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Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)? ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)

Selera Selatan in Johor Jaya Rosmerah is one of Johor Bahru's best loved roti canai stalls (known as roti prata in Singapore).

Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)
Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)

Encik Fahrul's day is rather busy the moment he opens for business at 7am. His customers start streaming in immediately, many are regulars, filling up his little eatery quickly. Fahrul has been making roti canai for over 30 years, starting as his mum's helper at the stall. Now, he runs the stall with his wife and helpers.

Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)

My usual orders at roti canai places - 2 kosong (plain), 2 bawang (with onion) and 1 plaster (with egg on top). Today, I added a mee soto to try out. Total bill for all these with a glass of tea was about RM17 or RM18 (I can't remember exactly - I got change for RM20). Note: This was 2019 price.

Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)

The plain prata about 6 inches across was light and lightly crisp outside with a slight chewiness inside. The bread fried with peanut oil had flaky crisp dark brown patches and was not greasy.

I can taste a bit of wheat flour flavour in the bread (roti) - the kind in a wheat biscuit like Jacobs. The folds inside sponged up the curry dip well. The taste of wheat and mild sweet spicy curry combine very well.

Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)

The bawang (onion) version is filled with chopped fresh onions inside the folds.

Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)

The onion softens the roti's crisp slightly but adds soft onion crunch and sweetness to the bread.

Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)

Roti plaster with an egg stacked on top of the bread.

Selera Selatan's dahl is thick with lots of lentil. It is sweet with a bit of mild spice flavour. If you like your dip more spicy, spoon in some sambal which is spicy hot with anchovy flavour.

Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)

The roti plaster's runny egg makes the roti softer but adds an eggy taste to the bread.

Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)

Seeing many people ordering the soto ayam (spicy Indonesian style chicken soup) with paru (beef lung) add on, we ordered one too.

Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)

The soto ayam soup was nicely savoury spicy. They were rather generous with the add-on of boiled beef lung. The spongy lung have their strong characteristic taste which dominated the dish. Next time, I shall skip the add-on paru 😄

Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)
Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)

Recommended for you 👍 Still one of the top of my mind places to go to when I crave for roti canai in JB.

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Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)

Restaurant name: Restoran Selera Selatan   
Address: Jalan Rosmerah 2/13 (opposite Ang's Laksa), Taman Johor Jaya, Johor Bahru   
GPS: 1.534345,103.795089 🌐 1°32'03.6"N 103°47'42.3"E  Tel: 07 352 7080  
Hours: Roti canai from 7:00am till sold out (usually about 10:30am but sometimes by 9:00am). Selera Selatan serves nasi campur for lunch till 3:30pm. Closed on Saturday & Sunday.

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Date visited: 19 Jan 2019

Restoran Selera Selatan has JB's Best Roti Canai (Prata)?

Selera Selatan in Johor Jaya (Rosmerah) is my favourite place in JB now for roti canai (or prata in Singapore).

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The roti is so crispy it's almost like a cream cracker but thicker and more moist.

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Then, there is the spicy fish curry and sweet spicy sambal with lots of anchovy flavour to add spice to the savoury sweet crispy roti.

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Besides the roti kosong (plain), we had a roti telur (with egg). The egg yolk and white were spread between the folds of the crispy pan fried, slightly flaky bread. An eggy taste was added to the same savoury bread along with sweet spicy curry and sambal chili.

Yum yum.

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We also had a roti plaster - its two crispy roti kosong stacked one on top of another and then crowned with a fried egg with runny yolk. The eggy flavour is more pronounced than in roti telur and it has a more interesting contrast of textures. One of my favourite ways to eat roti canai.

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Friendly owner chef Encik Farul has been serving roti canai for over 30 years.

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Encik Farul's griddle is relatively dry as he uses peanut oil and only sparingly.

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The result is heart friendly crispy roti canai that tastes even better than those that are practically deep fried in a puddle of ghee or margarine.

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I unconsciously popped over to the next table because I couldn't resist taking a picture of these gorgeous sunny side up eggs. I am rude over zealous like that 😝

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👉 My favourite roti canai in JB now - plenty of spicy sweet flavours and a nice crisp without the grease. I love the runny eggs here too.

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Restaurant name: Restoran Selera Selatan 
Address: Jalan Rosmerah 2/13 (opposite Ang's Laksa), Taman Johor Jaya, Johor Bahru 
GPS: 1.534345,103.795089 /  1°32'03.6"N 103°47'42.3"E
Tel: +607 352 7080 ☎ +607 364 7441
Hours: Roti canai from 7:00am till sold out (usually about 10:30am but sometimes by 9:00am). Selera Selatan serves nasi campur for lunch till 3:30pm. Closed on Saturday & Sunday. 

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Written by Tony Boey on 21 Nov 2012, 7 May 2016 | Updated Apr 2023

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1 comment:

  1. i get annoyed when i order plaster / tampal goyang and get nonrunny yolks

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