Kota Kinabalu is the capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It has gathered a lot of authentic food shops that are full of praise. This guide summarizes all kinds of food shop strategies, and food lovers must see it!
Daqilai Seafood Restaurant (Asia City)
[Address] G15-18, G/F, Komplek Asia City | Phase 2A, Jalan Asia City, Kota Kinabalu; in Asia City, walk about 25 minutes from Hotel 63.
[Business hours] It seems to be open from 12 noon.
[Ordering] The way of ordering a meal is to occupy a table first, take your table number plate or remember the table number to order seafood. The waiter who orders can speak Cantonese and Mandarin, which is very convenient to order. The waiters who order food are very busy, and they have to come across.
[Reminder] Be sure to go early, otherwise the delicious seafood will be lighted up. We highly recommend the baked tiger prawns with wet cream. The signature dish here is more expensive. The price varies according to the size of the tiger prawns. We ordered 50 MYR each. Although the price is much more expensive than the seafood market, it tastes real It's awesome.
[Recommendation] We strongly recommend the fried elephant nose snails with green onion and ginger. They are very, very delicious, clean and chewy, at least a catty, 50 MYR per kilogram, the shell is relatively large, and one kilogram can be eaten for two people; Fried crab with egg yolk is much inferior to the baked tiger prawns with cream, but the taste is also good, 30 MYR for two; tofu is relatively average, not recommended.
[Netizen suggestion] Recommend conch, don't try to boil snails lightly, the fishy smell will be more serious; grouper: the taste is similar to the domestic, very expensive, you can avoid it.
Daqilai Seafood Restaurant (Asia City)
·One of the most famous local seafood restaurants, located in Asia City. · There are many Chinese waiters in the store, communication is barrier-free, business is very prosperous, and the taste will naturally not disappoint. · Creamy tiger prawns, sweet-scented crabs, mantis prawns, and ginger onion elephant trunks are all must-try signature dishes.
Hua Hing Seafood Restaurant (Hua Hing Seafood Restaurant)
[Address] Lot 4 Block B, Sedco Square, Jalan Laiman Diki, Kampung Air, 88000 Kota Kinabalu.
[Introduction] This seafood is quite rich. That is, the price may be a little bit more expensive, but no tax is charged. The big tiger prawns cost 45 MYR each.
[Dishes] The creamy tiger prawns taste good, slightly greasy than the big eggplant. I prefer the flavor from the big eggplant. My husband refines the taste of Huaxing. We chose the small one, 6 pieces for about 45 MYR . In addition, the salt and pepper mantis shrimp is very delicious. The mantis shrimp is the XXXXXXL version of the shrimp woman, 20 MYR/100g. A mantis shrimp is as long as the forearm, and one is about 80 MYR. Each is kept in a large coke. Inside the bottle, the meat is delicious, and the large pieces of meat are delicious. Stir-fried Sabah scallops are also delicious. "Sun Moon Shell" is also called "Sun Moon Snail", "Strap Snail", "Flying Snail", etc. It is like a small flying saucer in the water, and it moves very fast. Scallops are much more delicious, 8 MYR/100g, at least 300g. The abalones are also very good, big, and very thick, about 30 MYR for two. Zebra snails are relatively general, not recommended, 5 MYR/100g, about 30 MYR per piece.
Huaxing Seafood Restaurant
· Located in a seafood stall, a well-known local seafood restaurant. ·Huaxing has been mentioned in many travel notes, and its reputation is very good. The price-performance ratio of other seafood restaurants is quite high. ·Recommended dishes: coconut pudding, tiger shrimp, white pepper crab.
Wet Market
[Address] At the end of the sky bridge towards the sea, there is the Central Vegetable Market. Behind the Central Vegetable Market and closer to the sea is the wet market. There are many stalls selling seafood and the price is very cheap.
[Recommendation] It is recommended to go as early as possible and choose more options. Tiger prawns are only small when they are late.
[Price] Tiger prawns (large), 70 MYR/KG, flower crabs, 18 MYR/1KG, about 20 RM a catty of large crabs, there are about two per pound, grouper 20 MYR/kg.
[Processing] After buying seafood, you can find Longfeng economic rice stall to process seafood on the second floor of the Central Vegetable Market. When buying, pay attention to your own selection, in case the fresh and not mixed together.
Central market
The Central Market is definitely a place I have to recommend. There is actually a small commodity market inside. The merchants are all locals or Indonesians. The market can bargain. There are many stall owners who understand Chinese. Although it is not much different from the domestic small commodity market, you can buy souvenirs in it. , Gifts, postcards are absolutely the best. It's really cheap and very distinctive. If you want to send postcards to your friends when you travel, you can go there to buy 0.8 MYR and 0.5 stamps. Then find a coffee shop inside and finish writing. There is a mail box outside the Central Market gate that can be sent directly. You don't need to go to the whole city to find mail, so it is very convenient. There is a grandma’s family-renowned Nyonya cuisine in Central Market. Although it is Chinese, the taste is particularly authentic Southeast Asia. There is also a cafe called OLD TOWN WHITE COFFEE which is also highly recommended. Here, you can use your card to sell wood carvings and tin ware, but you'd better ask for UnionPay channel-it seems that the locals are used to using Visa. If the cash is not enough, it doesn’t matter. There are UnionPay ATMs in the market. It’s OK if the stall owner takes you there.
Sin Kee Bak Kut Tah (Sin Kee Bak Kut Tah)
[Address] No.26 Jalan Pantai, Kota Kina balu; Xin Kee is not easy to find. It is next to Gaya Street, exit from Hyatt and walk towards the Best Western Hotel. It is in the alley below. The brand of Xin Kee Bak Kut Teh Very small, not far from Hotel 63.
[Business hours] The business hours written on the Internet are: 16:00-23:00, but the door seemed to open when we passed by in the morning. According to netizens, if you come before 4 o'clock, you can only eat roast meat from Cantonese.
[Introduction] There are three most famous Bak Kut Teh in Sabah, You Kee, Xin Kee, and Jin Kee. The so-called Bak Kut Teh is actually like a domestic medicated diet, using medicinal materials to boil various parts of pigs. There are different opinions among the locals as to whether Xin Kee or You Kee is better. You can speak Chinese when ordering, and the menu is also Chinese. The taste is not bad, I feel that the taste of Chinese medicine is not as strong as in Singapore, and it is acceptable. 10.6 MYR per person. In addition, there is also a drink with seaweed bird's nest, 3.5 MYR.
Xin Kee Bak Kut Teh
·Malaysian-style Bak Kut Teh is a must-try for every tourist in Sabah, "Sin Kee" is one of the most famous Bak Kut Teh. ·Xinji Bak Kut Teh has two ways to eat it, dry and wet, the wet Chinese medicine tastes stronger, and it is usually eaten with pickles and fried dough sticks. ·The shop opens at 3:30 in the afternoon, and it is full of diners until 11 in the evening.
Kedai Kopi Yee Fung (Kedai Kopi Yee Fung)
[Address] 127 Jalan Gaya, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. On Gaya Street, Chinatown in Kota Kinabalu, at the archway of Gaya Street, near the Sunday market, on the middle road between Jesselton Hotel and Jesselton Pier. Turn right at Hotel 63 and walk straight to the end.
【Business hours】6:30-17:00
[Introduction] There are so many people, you have to wait at the peak of eating. The recipes are hanging on the wall. There are only three kinds of chicken claypot rice RM4.5, beef offal RM4, laksa large portion RM6, small portion RM4.5, pull tea RM2/cup, the taste is good, the price is the cheapest in the city center . The famous laksa, the taste is not too choking, acceptable, the soup has a slight curry taste.
[Recommended] Netizens recommend Yifeng beef offal and claypot chicken rice, which are delicious. We tasted laksa, beef offal and lacha. Laksa and beef offal were average. Lacha was delicious.
Yee Fung Tea Room
·The tea room, which has been in business for ten years, is a familiar dining place for the people of Kota Kinabalu. ·The taste is authentic, beef mixed noodles, curry laksa noodle soup and claypot chicken rice are the signature dishes here. ·The store is a bit rudimentary, but the price is cheap, and many people need to queue up.
FONG IP cafe
[Address] 100, Jalan Gaya, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah; located on Gaya Street.
[Recommendation] The most famous of his family is durian toast. Durian meat and butter are placed on toast. The coconut toast is also delicious, less than 5 MYR. There is also three-color milk tea, which is delicious, 4 MYR. In addition, the durian-flavored coffee is also very special, the durian flavor is very strong, you can taste it for 4 MYR. There are many kinds of staple foods, including pasta and meals. The fried noodles are very rich in color, the shrimps inside are so big, and the toppings for the meals are also very good. Laksa is also a feature of his family. Netizens recommended fried durian. We didn't eat it. It is said that the durian meat is icy, and the golden flour fried on the outside is hot, and the taste is twofold.
Feng Ye Restaurant
·The tea restaurant opened by overseas Chinese in Guangdong has a wide variety of snacks and is worth a visit. ·The waiter in the store can also speak Chinese, which makes communication easy. You can try a little bit for free before ordering, and order it if you think it’s good. It’s very user-friendly. ·The most famous ones in his house are durian toast and fried durian, which taste very good; Laksa is also his specialty, you can try it.
Fuyuan Tea Restaurant (Kedai Kopi Fook Yuen)
[Introduction] On Gaya Street, it is open from 6 in the morning to around 1 in the evening. You can also find supper after you and Xinji close. In fact, it is a Hong Kong-style tea restaurant in the form of a buffet. You take all the dishes and order drinks at the checkout counter. Only the tea and toast are ordered at the front desk. There is a place to pick up the food on the left. After the tea and bread are ready, the number will be displayed on the top display, and you can pick it up at the place where you can pick up the meal.
[Recommended] Be sure to eat their bread, the butter kaya flavored toast is delicious, 1.7 MYR. Iced tea is 3 MYR.