Top restaurant recommendations from locals
Fast Food Restaurant
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“If you are looking for a place that has it all, then IMAGO Shopping Mall is a great place! This shopping mall is located in Kota Kinabalu city centre, about 10minutes drive from the airport. Besides shopping, it also features a movie theater, kids games and rides, food, souvenirs and so much more, making it one of the MUST visit place in KK! Monday 10am-10pm Tuesday 10am-10pm Wednesday 10am-10pm Thursday 10am-10pm Friday 10am-10pm Saturday 10am-10pm Sunday 10am-10pm ”
- 54 locals recommend
Restaurant
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“KK is famous for fresh seafood. And this place has Cheap and tasty seafood. Look for the Green signage for serve no pork ”
- 38 locals recommend
Asian Restaurant
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“Apart from their very strategic location in the heart of the city centre, the food is excellent. Especially recommended is the Claypot Chicken Rice. Just remember there is usually a large crowd here and you have to wait for a table. ”
- 18 locals recommend
Italian Restaurant
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“Personal favorite restaurant for Italian cuisine. Very popular venue for a romantic date or a family dine in.”
- 16 locals recommend
Chinese Restaurant
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“NON HALAL Yu Kee Bak Kut Teh (佑记肉骨茶) is the most crowded restaurant in Gaya Street of Kota Kinabalu city after office hours, and throngs of local and tourists come to try their famous Bak Kut Teh (肉骨茶 in Chinese), which is pork and organs simmered for hours in soup of herbs and spices (such as star anise, cinnamon, cloves, dang gui and garlic). The broth has nice aroma of traditional herb and the soup is thick and rich in meat sweetness. Once it enters your mouth, your body will send you a rewarding signal to tell you that it’s nutritious stuff. ”
- 17 locals recommend
Japanese Restaurant
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“The latest Shopping Mall in KK city, Starbucks, Hardrock, Nando's, and many more”
- 7 locals recommend
Restaurant
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“Fusion food at reasonable prices. Great drinks esp mango mambo and mango smoothie”
- 5 locals recommend
Seafood Restaurant
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“Dry or Soup noodles Highly recommend to order the fried fishcakes to share They do serve seafood tom yum noodle soup if you are a spicy fan”
- 15 locals recommend
Halal Restaurant
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“Local delicacies such as Roti Kahwin, Teh tarik, dim sum station and etc. It is very quaint with old style furniture and decoration. Blend in with the locals here. ”
- 8 locals recommend
Asian Restaurant
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“We are famous for our ‘Sang Nyuk Mee’, pork meat and balls noodle soup with black sauce noodle. This is our local’s favourite. ”
- 8 locals recommend
Seafood Restaurant
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“It is not Sabah without the Seafood and the freshness and cleanliness is important ”
- 14 locals recommend
Asian Restaurant
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“Local's favourite spot for local delicacies and you might witness the most beautiful sunsets while you're having you're dinner here.”
- 5 locals recommend
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“SOULed Out Kota Kinabalu is located in Imago Mall where it offers a lively, water-side location where to enjoy food, drinks and live music. At SOULed OUT Kota Kinabalu hugs have literally sprouted wings, soared across the South China Sea and landed in Kota Kinabalu. Or so they say. It’s the 4th SOULed OUT’s outlet in Malaysia and they’re ready to serve up some lip-smacking delicious food and drinks that’s interesting, delightful and, of course, thirst quenching. Find them in Imago KK Times Square Shopping Mall, where SOULed OUT has been specifically engineered for chilling out, for locals as well as travellers.”
- 5 locals recommend
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“Nice environment with combination of western and local food. The beer is cheap!”
- 4 locals recommend
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“Great local cuisine combined with western cuisine. Great sunset view is a plus!”
- 3 locals recommend