{"id":73762,"date":"2026-07-14T19:52:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/?p=73762"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T12:05:07","slug":"things-to-do-in-city-square-jb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/blog\/things-to-do-in-city-square-jb\/","title":{"rendered":"City Square JB in 2026: What’s Open & Is It Worth Visiting?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What to know before you cross the Causeway<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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City Square is the mall most Singaporeans hit first in JB. It sits right by the customs checkpoint, connected to JB Sentral, and for years it was the default stop for a quick shop, a cheap movie and a foot rub before heading home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What some people might now know is: City Square JB is in the middle of a major renovation that runs to the end of 2027, with whole upper floors boarded up and a few of its best-known tenants closed for the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s still open, and still worth a stop for the right reasons. But if you’re picturing the busy, full-floors mall you remember, adjust before you cross. This year, that means knowing what’s still open, what’s gone, and where to go instead if it feels too quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Highlights<\/strong><\/th>Details<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
In short<\/strong><\/td>Mid-renovation until 2027. Still the most convenient mall by the Causeway, best now for food, a foot massage and a quick errand, not a big shopping day.<\/td><\/tr>
Location<\/strong><\/td>106-108 Jalan Wong Ah Fook, right beside JB Sentral and the JB CIQ<\/td><\/tr>
From Singapore<\/strong><\/td>About a 5 to 10 minute covered walk from the JB CIQ, through JB Sentral<\/td><\/tr>
Hours<\/strong><\/td>10 AM to 10 PM daily (some floors closed for works)<\/td><\/tr>
Don’t miss<\/strong><\/td>Din Tai Fung, Hock Kee kaya toast, a cheap Thai massage<\/td><\/tr>
Skip if<\/strong><\/td>You came for Uniqlo or a movie, both closed for the revamp<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udc9c Stay Up To Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 R&F Mall JB: Is It Worth Visiting? Shops & Food<\/a>
\u2013 Horizon Mall JB: Opening Date & What to Expect<\/a>
\u2013 RTS Link Singapore\u2013JB: Fares, Stations & Opening<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. What’s Happening to City Square JB?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Is City Square JB Still Worth Visiting?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How to Get to City Square JB<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Where to Eat at City Square JB<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. What Shops Are Still Open<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Massage and Beauty<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. What’s Closed at City Square JB<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Better Malls Near City Square JB<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Hours, Parking and Paying in Ringgit<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. FAQs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    What’s Happening to City Square JB?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Image Credits: City Developments Limited<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    City Square is being rebuilt around you. In November 2025, owner Allgreen Properties announced a full revamp and expansion, and the works are now well underway, with completion targeted for the end of 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The scale is real. The mall is growing from 247 shops to more than 300, and the plans add a 15,000-square-foot kids’ adventure park, a 41,300-square-foot health and wellness hub, a reworked food precinct and themed floors for fashion, tech and lifestyle. A hotel-apartment tower goes up above the mall after that, around 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    For now, though, you’re visiting a construction site with a mall attached. Recent walkthroughs show scaffolding filling the central atrium, upper floors boarded up, and a run of shutters down where tenants have moved out or paused. The mall stays open the whole time, and the basement and ground-floor food keep trading, but the top levels are patchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    So think of 2026 as the awkward in-between. The bones of a much better mall are going in, and until they’re done, City Square is running at half strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    At a glance: what’s open, what’s closed (2026)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Still open<\/strong><\/th>Closed or moved for the works<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Food:<\/strong> Din Tai Fung, Hock Kee, Korean BBQ, Empire Sushi, Penyet Express, chendol, Gong Cha<\/td>Uniqlo, Cotton On, Sushi King, Oriental Kopi (reopens ~Sept), Mixue<\/td><\/tr>
    Shops:<\/strong> Padini, Machines, H&M, Levi’s, Adidas, Decathlon<\/td>mmCineplexes (the cinema)<\/td><\/tr>
    Wellness:<\/strong> Thai Odyssey, Siam Oasis, Javanese massage<\/td>Laser Battle (moved to R&F), Queen Karaoke, KyoChon, most nail bars and hair salons<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    \ud83d\udcd6 Related Guide: Building a full day across the border? Our 27 things to do in JB on a weekend getaway<\/a><\/strong> maps out where a City Square stop fits.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Is City Square JB Still Worth Visiting?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Honest answer: yes, but for food and convenience, not shopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    What still works is the location. City Square is the closest big mall to the checkpoint, so it’s an easy first or last stop on a JB day, and the food holds up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Image Credits: Trip.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The basement and surviving floors have kopitiams, Korean barbecue, sushi, dessert and a full bubble-tea lineup, most of it cheaper than the same brands at home. Add a Thai foot massage, and you’ve got a solid two-hour stop without going anywhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    What doesn’t work anymore is a shopping day. Uniqlo and Cotton On are shut for the works, the cinema and karaoke are gone, and the upper fashion and beauty floors are where the renovation shows most, with more shutters than shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    So it comes down to why you’re crossing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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