2026 Guide · Johor
Updated October 2026 · 4 spots
Mersing is the jumping-off point for Tioman and the Johor islands, and its food is East Coast in spirit: keropok lekor, grilled satar and nasi dagang from Terengganu-rooted families, plus Chinese seafood restaurants fed by the fishing port. Eat seafood the night before your ferry and buy keropok on the way out.
Known forkeropok lekorsatarseafoodnasi dagangferry-day breakfasts
⚡ Quick answer
Top of the list in Mersing: Loke Tien Yuen Restaurant (乐天园) for Seafood Restaurant, Mersing Seafood Restaurant for Seafood Restaurant and Keropok Haji Putih for Keropok Lekor.
🦀 Seafood Restaurant · Pusat Bandar, Mersing, Johor
old-schoolnear jetty
Order: Steamed catch of the day, sweet and sour pork, butter prawns
Mersing's best-known old Chinese restaurant, the place ferry travellers have been sent to for decades. Ask for whatever the boats brought in that morning, steamed simply.
🦀 Seafood Restaurant · Pusat Bandar, Mersing, Johor
large groupsfamily dining
Order: Salted egg squid, steamed grouper, curry prawns, squid with century egg
A big, busy Chinese seafood hall that fills with island-bound groups. Fresh fish and squid at fair prices, and the salted egg squid is the crowd favourite.
🍢 Keropok Lekor · Mersing Kanan, Mersing, Johor
buy homelocal snack
Order: Fresh keropok lekor, keropok keping, fish crackers
Mersing's keropok tradition came down from Terengganu fishing families, and this is the shop tourists stop at on the way home. Fry-to-order lekor with chilli sauce, plus packs of crackers to take back.
⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
🍞 Kopitiam Breakfast · Pusat Bandar, Mersing, Johor
breakfastnear jetty
Order: Kopitiam breakfast, local noodles
A town-centre coffee shop that shows up on traveller and local lists alike, handy for breakfast before the boat. Rated around 4.2 by visitors.
⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
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