#76 Seafood Restaurant in Malaysia · 2026
Otak-Otak Cheng Boi
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Berbaloi · Worth the Detour
Muar's otak-otak is thicker and spicier than the Nyonya kind, grilled in coconut leaf over charcoal. Cheng Boi is a long-running local maker to buy by the dozen for the drive home.
⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
- What to order
- Charcoal-grilled otak-otak (fish and prawn)
- Address
- Jalan Bentayan, Taman Sri Emas, 84000 Muar, Johor
- Area
- Taman Sri Emas, Muar, Johor
- Hours
- Daily (check) (check before you go)
- Price
- RM10–RM30 per person
- Halal status
- 🐖 Non-halal
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