Restaurants in Brunei Darussalam
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Pasar Gadong
Brunei’s most famous night market, Pasar Gadong is a bustling marquee of munch parked near the big shopping centres in Gadong. Vendors offer every cooked comestible imaginable, from satay and barbecued fish to chicken wings and kueh melayu (sweet pancakes filled with peanuts, raisins and sugar), though quality varies widely. Annoyingly there’s nowhere to sit, so you will either have to eat on your feet or take your grub elsewhere.
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Ayamku Restaurant
Brunei’s answer to KFC, this is one of the cheapest places in town to get a meal. You can get a big piece of fried chicken, some rice and a drink for about B$3. And the chicken is surprisingly good. One note: this may be purely coincidental, but many of the diners here seemed remarkably plump for Southeast Asians.
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Hau Hua
This surprisingly good Chinese restaurant does all the standard Chinese dishes and a few lesser-known ones, like broccoli with crab meat. There is an excellent drink menu that includes daily changing specials and good fresh juices.
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Hajah Halima Restaurant
This popular and friendly Indian Muslim place has just about everything the traveller could ask for: good coffee, tea, fresh juice and rotis in the morning; and great nasi biryani (spiced rice) and set meals for lunch and dinner, not to mention great mee goreng and murtabaks (roti stuffed with meat or vegetables). It's the best of the three similar joints on this part of Jalan Sultan.
There is no sign - look for the blue paint around the entrance. It's almost directly opposite the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
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Frattini's Restaurant
Frattini's is one of the few restaurants in BSB to take advantage of the fine riverfront view. It is, without a doubt, the only Italian/Thai restaurant that we've ever come across (yes, we are suspicious of that combination, too). Despite the strange pedigree, it's a good place for a romantic dinner or when you just can't stand another plate of chicken rice or mee goreng. Stick with Italian standards like pasta and salad and you won't go too far wrong.
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R.R. Max Cafe
The first restaurant in the row of shops on your right as you walk from the boat jetty to the information centre, this simple kedai kopi (coffee shop) serves a surprisingly good plate of fried noodles (ask for mee goreng basah - fried noodles in sauce - with prawns) and good hot or iced tea to wash it down with.
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Hing Nam Foong
A good little Chinese kopi tiam (coffee shop) with an English menu (remember that 'mee' means noodles and it will all make sense). We really liked the char shui po (steamed buns with pork) here - they're stuffed with more char sui than usual and they go very well with a steaming cup of tea.
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Restoran Hijrah
Escape the balmy air at Restoran Hijrah, a kedai kopi (coffee shop) up the road from the boat wharf. The menu offers a good mix of Chinese and Malay flavours, including the region’s famous udang gallah (river prawns) and steamboat meals (B$12 to B$16, minimum two people).
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Riverfront Satay Stalls
This collection of satay and drink vendors right on the riverfront offer one of life's great combinations: satay and fresh coconut juice. This is a great place to watch the sunset - when the colours really start working, why not jump into a waiting water taxi and enjoy the view from sea level?
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Port View Café
Not the most original name, but sure enough, the split-level Port View does indeed gaze out over the water towards Kampong Ayer. The downstairs cafe menu includes simple Western, Chinese and Malay dishes, while upstairs is a little more expensive and features Thai, Chinese and Japanese food.
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Taman Selera
It’s not much to look at, but this night-time food spot, across from the Terrace Hotel, offers everything from burgers and noodles to seafood and traditional Muslim dishes (halal, curries etc). The ‘smooters’ (B$2) at stall four are a damn good approximation of a real ice-cream milkshake.
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Nyonya Restaurant
The wide-ranging menu and bistro-style air-con chic accentuate the appeal of this popular place on the Yayasan’s central courtyard. As well as steak, soup, sandwiches, seabass, and Indian, Chinese and Malay dishes, there’s a good-value selection of pasta (B$3 to B$7.80).
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Glo Food Court
Strut past large plastic aquariums full of the daily catch and choose from an array of food stalls – each one with plate polaroids for the uninitiated. Grab a chair amid the cafeteria-style seating and enjoy your cheap grub while taking in the views of the royal barge.
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Aminah Arif
Aminah Arif is synonymous with ambuyat – Brunei’s signature dish. If you’re up for trying a bowl of wiggly white goo, then this is the place. Aminah’s daughter has opened up her own restaurant, Seri Balai Food House, next door, and uses the same family recipe.
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Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Travellers and expats alike are drawn like moths to the invisible waves of wi-fi and the aroma of good coffee emanating from this downtown caffeine emporium. Drop by in the afternoon and you'll run into about half of the western tourists in BSB at any one time.
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Kianggeh Food Court
Take in the sunset views over Kampong Ayer while devouring scrumptious local dishes like savoury satay sticks and a big bowl of soto (noodle soup) with chicken and yellow noodles. Swing by in the morning for some roti canai (flaky flat bread).
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Villa Mauri
Brunei’s best tribute to the Bootland, Villa Mauri’s menu reads like a poem: risotto Milanese,linguine alla pugliese, farfalle al salmone affumicato. Chequered tablecloths further enhance the Mediterranean vibe – too bad there’s no wine list…
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Shopping, Jalan Pretty
There are several simple restaurants in the shopping area along Jalan Pretty. To get there from the bus station, walk through the adjoining taxi station (keeping HSBC bank on your left) and you will see it on your right. It's not more than two minutes' walk.
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Zaika
This dimly lit northern Indian restaurant is the place to go for a proper sit-down meal in BSB. They kitchen does well with favourites like shish kebab, naan and standard curries, but their attempts at more creative dishes are less successful.
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Nur Wanita
A fantastic new restaurant in the Kiarong area, this chic venue serves authentic dishes from Northern Thailand. It’s exceptionally popular during lunch when nearby office monkeys swing by to transport their tastebuds.
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Morning Market
Diagonally opposite and slightly up the street from the Sentosa Hotel, this interesting little market is a good place to eat breakfast. It's divided into halal and nonhalal (ie Chinese) sections.
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I-Lotus
You’ll need a cab or a very keen sense of direction to find this posh Chinese restaurant, but you’ll be glad you put in the effort.
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DeRoyalle Café
Like it's direct neighbour, the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, this cosy little coffee-shop is a good place to kick back and relax with a magazine. If you're in a hurry, however, we suggest their more famous next-door neighbour, as the staff here is well meaning but slow. There's also wi-fi.
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