Coffee and camping chairs: Inside JB's roadside cafe scene and where to find them
- The latest wave of Johor Bahru cafes – late-night, alfresco with camping chairs, downtempo pop like Lana del Rey on speakers – caught fire around 2024, away from downtown.
- There are a few good reasons for it: These roadside cafes open late, downtown is anathema to the great outdoors, and the scene is, by and large, Malay and young.
- The scene has its roots in the COVID-19 lockdowns, when Gen Z began posting shots of camping chairs overlooking calming vistas.
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- The latest wave of Johor Bahru cafes – late-night, alfresco with camping chairs, downtempo pop like Lana del Rey on speakers – caught fire around 2024, away from downtown.
- There are a few good reasons for it: These roadside cafes open late, downtown is anathema to the great outdoors, and the scene is, by and large, Malay and young.
- The scene has its roots in the COVID-19 lockdowns, when Gen Z began posting shots of camping chairs overlooking calming vistas.
Sources: CNA