Cafe-hopping in JB increasingly popular among young S'poreans

Customers at Keijometo, a cafe near the popular Taman Sentosa area in Johor Bahru. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Customers at Keijometo, a cafe near the popular Taman Sentosa area in Johor Bahru. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Miss Ang Jing Jia (left), a cafe worker at Soil JB, with customers on Sept 23, 2022. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE - Cafes in Johor Bahru are now a booming business as young Singaporeans flock across the border just to visit them.

Cafe hopping, which involves visiting multiple cafes, has become an increasingly popular activity since the border reopened in June.

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