🛍️ Major Shopping Malls in Johor Bahru - Overview & Comparison


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Bus J15 Mid valley to jb sentral

Bus J21 Maximum fare from Hub Permas Jaya to JB Sentral is RM 2.70 (go to aeon permas jaya and opp Renaissance Johor Bahru Hotel)


Maximum fare from SOGO Mid Valley to JB Sentral is RM 1.70.




🏢 1. The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey (5227.KL)

Location: 1, Persiaran Southkey 1, Southkey, 80150 Johor Bahru

Attached Hotel: 🏨

St. Giles Southkey Hotel
575 rooms

28th floor

(shares parking, flat RM5/day for hotel/event guests)

Cinema: 🎬 GSC Cinema (Level 3 - Mezzanine)

🛋️ 18 Halls

🎟️ 1,686 Seating Capacity


Anchor Tenants:

🛍️ SOGO (Levels G, 1, 2)

🧰 Harvey Norman (LG level)


Events: Mid Valley Exhibition Centre (Level 3)

Parking:

🅿️ 5,000 Bays

💳 Cashless: Credit/Debit/Touch 'n Go


Accessibility:

📍 Near Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL), Tebrau Highway, Jalan Bakar Batu

🚗 5-min drive from JB CIQ / Causeway


Shortcuts:

🛣️ Kampung Bakar Batu to Permas Jaya




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🏢 2. Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru (5338.KL)

Location: Jalan Skudai, Taman Bukit Mewah, 81200 Johor Bahru

Opening: 2017

Attached Hotel: 🏨 Hyatt Place Johor Bahru

Cinema: 🎬 GSC Cinema (Level 7)

🛋️ 16 Halls

🎟️ 2,137 Seating Capacity (largest in Johor)


Anchor Tenants:

🛒 Village Grocer (premium supermarket)

🛍️ Parkson (200,000 sq ft)


Parking: Multi-level

Claim to Fame:

🏢 Larger than Singapore’s VivoCity (1.5 mil sq ft)

🏙️ Integrated with residential and commercial units


Shortcuts:

From Taman Ungku Tun Aminah via Jalan Danga Sutera utama

🚗 6-min drive from





🏢 3. KSL City Mall

Opened: December 2010

Net Lettable Area (NLA): 775,000 sq ft

Occupancy Rate: Over 90%

Adjacent Hotel: 868-room hotel (opened April 2012)

Occupancy Rate: ~70% in 2013, increased to ~75% in 2014





Location: Taman Abad, Johor Bahru

Nearby Hotels: 🏨 KSL Hotel, 🏨 Holiday Villa, 🏨 Novotel Johor Bahru

Cinema: 🎬 GSC Cinema

🛋️ 8 Halls

🎟️ 1,378 Seating Capacity


Inside this mall:

🏪 Lotus’s Supermarket


Claim to Fame:

🛏️ 3 Major hotels


KSL Hotel,
Novotel Hotel,
Holiday Villa Hotel,
New York Hotel,
Grand Paragon Hotel ,
Crystal Crown hotel


within walking or driving distance!




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🧾 Additional Info

IGB REIT (5227): Owns Mid Valley Megamall & The Gardens; potential injection of Mid Valley Southkey into the REIT still pending.

WCT Holdings Bhd (9679):

Paradigm Mall JB developer; received approval to list Paradigm REIT (5338) (Mar 2025).


KSL (5038.KL)




Paradigm REIT Initial Portfolio:

Bukit Tinggi Shopping Centre: 1,000,950 sq ft (GLA)

Paradigm Mall PJ: 680,177 sq ft (NLA)

Paradigm Mall JB: 1,291,165 sq ft (NLA)




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### 🔄 Quick Comparison Table

Mall	Opening Year	Cinema Halls	Cinema Capacity	Attached Hotel	Parking Bays	Anchor Tenants
Mid Valley Southkey	23 April 2019	18	1,686	St. Giles Southkey Hotel	5,000	SOGO, Harvey Norman, Exhibition Hall
Paradigm Mall JB	2017	16	2,137	Hyatt Place JB	Multi-level	Parkson, Village Grocer
KSL City Mall	2010	8	1,378	850 rooms KSL Hotel	-	Lotus's, various retail outlets

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### ✅ Conclusion
- **Best for Cinemas Capacity **: 🎬 Mid Valley Megamall Southkey JB (Largest seating because it have 18 halls )


- **Most Convenient for Travel/Access**:
🚗 Mid Valley Southkey (Near Jb CIQ, 3 highways , Jalan Bakar Baru, Jalan Tebrau, EDL )

Bus T21
Permas Jaya <> JB Sentral


KSL City Mall have public bus

Bus F100
KSL City Mall <> JB Sentral


- **Best Hotel Integration**: 🏨 KSL City Mall (3 hotels side-by-side!)

🚧 **Note**: Always check current traffic and parking availability on Google Maps.

📍 [Google Maps: Mid Valley Southkey](https://maps.app.goo.gl/XsMzxgeHa5uGVsLu8?g_st=ac)
📍 [More info on Paradigm Mall](https://www.wct.com.my/images/projects/paradigm-mall-jb.jpg)
























🚧 Note: Always check current traffic and parking availability on Google Maps.

📍 Google Maps: Mid Valley Southkey 📍 More info on Paradigm Mall

This post has been edited by plouffle0789: Nov 25 2025, 04:59 PM

Mid Valley Southkey > IKEA > Paradigm Mall JB period

MidValley mall is the biggest? I thought it is paradigm mall. But in terms of better shopping experience midvalley is better.

first Parkson is not Parkson Holiday Plaza meh

merlin tower is the best mall in JB.

This post has been edited by plouffle0789: Yesterday, 08:55 PM

Why? What they want?

Your money




2023 March 9 video

This post has been edited by plouffle0789: Nov 8 2024, 07:36 AM

Johor Maju !!

They provide any service?

Should be massage



2023 Feb 2 video









2023 March 9 video

M snooker





Roti kosong seems nice




This post has been edited by plouffle0789: Nov 8 2024, 07:57 AM

I remember that there was more than 1 parkson in Johor for a long time

Toppen Ikea Aeon jusco?

All nearby walking distance 10mins.

midvalley southkey is nice..but they also primary targeting sinkie and not local...

Mall management or the shop inside mid valley JB?

both ba....the mall is nice mean the management is doing a good job and i think it is also necessary to attract sinkine. very crowded also especially weekend because you know sinkie come in during weekend. i sometime see fb people post they jam at the car park 2-3hours just to exit

The 5,000 parking slots in the mall also cause traffic jams.Haiz

Traffic congestion occurs mainly due to road jams outside the mall?

This post has been edited by plouffle0789: Nov 8 2024, 08:14 AM

midvalley southkey should have been in near the bridge but instead they put RF mall there

We already have JB City Square near the JB Customs.

The city area already has enough cars to cause traffic congestion.

city square should be a apartment condo or high class hotel