Project Smoked Dong

Project Smoked Dong (東) is the second outpost of the Project Smoked name, taking the original Taman Sentosa smokehouse's low-and-slow approach and reworking it into an Asian-smokehouse format in Taman Austin Perdana. The venue takes its name and branding from 東, the Chinese character for "east" — a nod to the Asian flavours layered through the smoked meat menu alongside classic American barbecue technique.

The beer programme is a genuine step up from a typical smokehouse tap list: the venue's own site claims the title of the first Johor Bahru restaurant to pour local and regional craft beer, naming Hong Kong's Young Master and Malaysia's own PaperKite among the breweries on tap, and it appears on Leyd Brewing's stockist list too. Taps line the gold-tiled bar, with wishbone-chair seating giving the room a sleeker, more contemporary feel than the original Sentosa location.