Sarawak
Freshly baked Chinese and Western-style pastries, cakes, mini pizzas and other easy-to-pack day-trip picnic fare or on-the-river snacks for the boat trip…
Must-see restaurants in Sarawak
Kuching
This lively bar-restaurant has a range of draught and bottled beers plus wine and cocktails. Also available are decent Western, Asian and fusion dishes…
Sarawak
Designed to be macaque proof, this cafeteria serves a varied and tasty selection of fried rice, chicken, fish, cakes, fresh fruit and packaged snacks…
Kuching
Under a large verandah and cooled by a fleet of helicopter fans, this cafe serves some of Kuching’s best Sarawak laksa. There are also stalls selling…
Sarawak
An old-time kopitiam (coffee shop) with laksa (RM7) in the morning and excellent nasi goreng (fried rice; RM5) and cheap cold beer (RM3 to RM5). Push the…
Zhun San Yen Vegetarian Food Centre
Kuching
A meat-free buffet lunch of Chinese-style curries, priced by weight, is served from 11am to 2pm (RM2.50 per 100g). When the buffet is over, you can order…
Kuching
A fixture in the heart of Kuching’s Indian Muslim district since 1974. Halal specialities include nasi biryani (rice with chicken, beef or lamb; RM10 to…
Sarawak
Bisaya, Lun Bawang and Iban stallholders sell jungle edibles, sausage-shaped Ba Kelalan salt and a dozen kinds of upland rice. The larger weekly tamu …
Sarawak
Several old-time kopitiam (coffee shops) can be found along Jln Maju. In the morning, locals gather to dine on Foochow specialities, read Chinese…
Miri
This simple canteen is one of Miri’s best North Indian eateries, serving up mouth-watering tandoori chicken (RM12), naan bread and mango lassi (RM5) as…
Sarawak
A street stall selling freshly made doughnuts and youtiao (fried Chinese churros) – perfect to bring on an upriver boat trip. Follow your nose to its…
Sarawak
Famous Mama does Mamak (halal Indian-Malay) cuisine and is a popular place for quick, cheap nasi kandar (rice served with side dishes of different curries…
Sarawak
A buzzing little place with pavement tables and views of the river that serves up tasty Indonesian fare, including nasi lalapan (rice, vegetables and tofu…
Sarawak
Opened in 2018, this outdoor food court features 40 stalls handily divided into a Malay side and a Chinese side. It's a breezy and cool spot to be after…
Sarawak
The park's canteen serves simple rice and noodle dishes. If you are staying in the park and would like to eat an evening meal at the canteen, inform staff…
Sarawak
If you've ever wanted to try fresh frog porridge (RM14), this is the place to come. Less-adventurous diners can choose from one of eight stalls selling…
Sarawak
A classy, old-school Chinese restaurant that locals flock to. Foochow specialities include sea-cucumber soup (RM10) and white pomfret (RM70 to RM80 for a…
Kuching
What could be better than an evening constitutional along the river, followed by a fresh fruit juice and a few sticks of satay?
Sarawak
Delicious satay and barbecue chicken are the highlights of this riverside night market.
Kuching
Cheap, tasty dishes to look for include laksa, Chinese-style mee sapi (beef noodle soup), red kolo mee (noodles with pork and a sweet barbecue sauce),…
Sarawak
Malaysia’s largest fruit-and-veg market has more than 1000 stalls. Upstairs, Chinese-, Malay- and Iban-run food stalls serve up local specialities,…
Sarawak
Stalls selling quick, flavoursome bites such as kolo mee (noodles cooked with pork lard; RM6), wonton mee (noodles with dumplings; RM6) and fresh juices …
Sarawak
Lundu's location at the edge of Sungai Stamin and just a few kilometres from the ocean makes for delicious fresh fish from both river and sea. This…
Sarawak
Malay and Chinese food stalls fill the upper floor of this blue-coloured fruit-and-vegetable market. The cone-shaped roofs of Pasar Utama and the next…
Sarawak
Owned by an Iban-Kenyah family, Crystal Cafe is a good bet for a simple meal of mee goreng (fried noodles; RM4), laksa Sarawak (RM5), nasi lemak ayam …
Kuching
A great place to try indigenous dishes such as ayam pansuh (chicken cooked in bamboo; RM10), fried tapioca leaves (RM6) and umai (a Sarawakian version of…
Kuching
Look behind the green, Milo-sponsored awnings for the half-a-dozen stalls that crank out porridge, laksa, and chicken, rice and noodle dishes. Popular…
Kuching
This North Indian restaurant, a Kuching fixture since 1994, sports a huge menu featuring tandoori chicken and naan as well as delicious mutton, fish and…
Sarawak
A good place to pick up snacks, fresh fruit and Malay favourites such as satay and nasi lemak – rice boiled in coconut milk and served with fried ikan…
Sarawak
Opposite the airport (on the other side of the runway from the terminal building), this relaxed cafe has chicken rice as its speciality. One of the cafe's…
Miri
Often packed with families tucking into a banquet of shared dishes, this breezy, open-air eatery specialises in Chinese-style dishes such as ‘braised…
Miri
Expat Indonesian oil workers in bright-yellow overalls flock to this tin-roofed shed for lalapan (tofu, tempeh, meat, spinach-like greens, raw cucumber…
Miri
Of the Chinese-food purveyors selling kari ayam (chicken curry), porridge and the usual rice and noodle dishes, stall 6 (open 3.30am to 10am) is…
Kuching
Reached by tambang (ferries; RM1) from the Waterfront Promenade, Kampung Boyan's two tent-roofed hawker centres offer cheap, tasty Malay dishes and…
Sarawak
Houses Limbang’s wet market, with an upstairs hawker centre where you can try the town's speciality, Limbang rojak (a mixed-vegetable dish with a thick,…
Sarawak
Makes Chinese-inflected baked goods, including sweet and savoury bread rolls, sandwiches, pastries and surprisingly tasty Belgian chocolate cake. Ideal…
Sarawak
A convenient food court with 10 stalls selling noodles, fried rice and cold drinks, as well as a stall selling excellent roti canai (flaky flat bread; RM3…
Sarawak
An outdoor food court a block behind Main Bazaar with nine stalls selling Kayan, Kenyah and Malay food. Look for Robina's stall selling delicious ginger…
Sarawak
An indoor food court off Jln Penghulu Nyanggau with Malay and Chinese stalls. A good, if gloomy, place for breakfast laksa or roti canai (flaky flat bread…
Kuching
All manner of soft and delicious bao (buns) filled with an array of flavours emerge from this squeaky-clean bakery. Great for food on the go.
