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| INDEX | ACCOMMODATION | AROUND KUCHING | EATING OUT | NATIONAL PARKS | TRAVEL | RENT-A-CAR |
| Foods in Tawau | Eating Out in Kuching | Jalan Petaling of Kuala Lumpur | Popular Foods of Sibu |
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EATING OUT
| Jalan Song Food Court Three major food courts packed into one food mall, this place is always decked out like the 1Utama of food courts in Kuching. Open at night and the only way to get there is by car/taxi. This is the place to try a bit of everything that Kuching has to offer. |
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Being half Indian myself, I find that I cant live without having a
bite of some spicy food and not forgetting the many Indian dishes too, such
as the ever famous 'roti canai', tosai, murtabak, naan, and so so so many
more..
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Li Garden, 1st Floor, Hock Lee Centre, Tel: 340785.
Famous for its Peking Duck and other high-quality Cantonese dishes served for lunch and dinner. Booking essential in the evening. Li Garden Restaurant (1 & 2nd Floor, Hock Lee Centre) |
| Kuching offers an exciting range of culinary styles and dishes.
Experience glorious local food at coffee shops, hawker centres
and air - conditioned food courts, all serving mouth - watering
options. A 'must try' Sarawaklan specialties Include Sarawak
Laksa, KolokMee, Manok Pansoh (chicken cooked In bamboo),
Umel (marinated raw fish), Midin and Paku (crispy jungle fern). Kuching has a reputation for its smorgasbord of gastronomic local fare. Just ask any locals around town and they'll be glad to point out to you the best places to grab a bite of must-have Sarawakian delicacies that truly distinguish the Malaysian State's multi-cultural culinary delights. |
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Kolo Mee Kolo Mee of Kuching is worth a try. Cooked to perfect softness and coated with an effective bland of oil and vinegar, it is savoury and piquant. Kolo mee or 'koh-loh mein' (egg noodles, flash-boiled and then served with sliced roast pork), This noodle dish comprised of dry egg noodles, which have been quickly blanched and tossed with seasoning such as shallot oil, pork oil and vinegar/ before it's topped with generous servings of sliced char-slew (barbecued pork), minced pork or beef and some leafy greens. Other variants of toppings include prawns, cuttlefish, pork ball and even wanton dumplings. A bowl of this hearty dish usually starts from RM2.50 and can be found practically everywhere in kopi Ham (coffee shops) and hawker centers. A few of Kuching's popular Kolo Mee can be found at KY Cafe (Sekama Road), #40 Teck Huat (Open Air Market), Ah Ping Mee Stall (Siang Siang Food Court, Tabuan Jaya), Min Kuan (Carpenter Street), Sin Lian Shin (Green Road) and Ah Pi Kolo Mee (4th Mile Expert Food Court). |
| Kuching Laksa (Sarawak Laksa) Kuching Laksa (a spicy curry soup base served with rice vermicelli) Spicy coconut belacan (fermented prawn paste) - based broth is poured over ingredients comprising of beehoon (thin rice vermicelli), prawns, shredded chicken, omelette strips and taugeh (bean sprouts), the mouth-watering Sarawak Laksa is a must-have for first-time visitors of Kuching. Once served, it is best to enjoy it while the dish is still piping hot. For those who would like an added zing or heat, squeeze some lime juice and add belacan to the your bowl of laksa which is readily available for breakfast, lunch and even dinner at most kopi Ham (coffee shops), hawker centres and even hotels. The aromatic Sarawak Laksa is available at Chong Choon Cafe (Abell Road), Foody Goody (Stutong Road), Chong Hui (Ban Hock Road), Spring Cafe (Palm Road) and Barett's Laksa (Bormill Estate). Manok Pansoh On the other hand, the State is also known for some traditional dishes made popular by the indigenous people of Sarawak. One of these dishes includes the popular Manok Pansoh which has become a regular dish item at various social functions around town. Originating from the Ibans - the largest ethnic group in the State, Manok Pansoh or Ay am Pansuh (which literally means Bamboo Chicken) is cooked whereby chunks of chicken pieces are stuffed into a bamboo along with other ingredients such as lemongrass, tapioca leaves, mushrooms and even the optional rice wine, and cooked over an open fire. Through this method of cooking, the bamboo seals in the flavours and imparts a distinctive aromatic flavour to the tender chicken pieces. To try this tantalising dish for yourselves, Manok Pansoh is available at Aroma Cafe (Tabuan Road), The Cottage (Bukit Mata Road), Nori 10 Cafe, My Village Baruk (Kampung Boyan) and various hotels in Kuching. |
| Kuching has a great deal to offer the adventurous gourmet. As well as typical Malaysian and Western fare, there is a whole range of local delicacies worth trying - see Sarawak Specialties. There were more than a thousand food outlets in Kuching. We strongly recommend those visitors who have a little time get out and about in Kuching's suburbs and make own dining discoveries. Those who like Malaysian food you could discover some best Malay food in Kuching City. |
| COFFEE SHOPS Coffee-shops with their attendant food-stalls are dotted all over town. Some of the most interesting and traditional ones are found around Jalan Carpenter, Main Bazaar and Padungan Road, The coffee shops on Lebuh Temple are conveniently located near the budget hotels on Jalan Green Hill, and serve a wide selection of dishes, including good roasted chicken rice (Green Hill Cafe). At lunchtimes, many coffee shops serve economy rice, mixed rice, fast food or nasi campur. These are four different names for the same dish - a plate of rice with portions of meat, fish, curry and vegetables selected from the delicacies on display. Cheap (RM 3-5), delicious and very filling. |
| COFFEE BARS Bing, 84 Pandungan Road. Kuching's trendy cafe hangout. Stylish interior, serves a range of coffees, teas and light snacks. Air-con lounge area at front, open smoking area at the back. WiFi access. Tel: 421880. Black Bean, 87 Ewe Hai Street. Small cafe located in the heart of old Kuching offering Sarawak-grown coffee and a range of Chinese teas. Tel: 420290. 9.30 am - 6pm. Closed Sun. Café Cino in the Hilton serves up a range of continental coffees, specialty teas and fresh fruit juices, plus a variety of panini, bagels and sandwiches as well as freshly baked breads and pastries. WiFi access plus two PC terminals for customers' use. Coffee Bean - the Kuching branch of this international chain can be found on the terrace outside Sarawak Plaza. Deli Cafe, 88 Main Bazaar. Ground floor coffee bar and patisserie with an art gallery in the 1st floor. WiFi access. The Seattle Coffee & Tea Co, Merdeka Palace Hotel. Local branch of this famous chain, featuring a very wide range of freshly roasted coffees and freshly brewed teas served with cakes and pastries. WiFi access. |
| FOOD CENTRES These are the most popular eating places amongst locals. There is always a wide selection of value-for-money stalls and you can select food from as many as you like. If you are not familiar with a dish, just be adventurous and try it. Recently middle-class restaurants/cafes
are booming in Kuching, several of such outlets are established, each
competing hard in providing innovative dining atmosphere and food
presentation
Nasi Padang Selera Bunda Having lunch here is usually a jostle with others as the
place is quite crowded most of the days but the plus point is
that the food is great! With over 25 dishes of authentic
Indonesian style cooking to choose from, you can
understand why the crowd is here. Reasonably priced
too, the food is fresh, cooked daily by the experienced
chefs so quality is assured. Among the hot favorites are beef rendang, udang galah, asam pedas ikan,
sambal udang petal, kari kepala ikan, sotong tumis,
sayur nangka masak lemak, umai ikan, ulam-
ulam and many more. The nasi campur is priced
from RM5.50 depending on your choices and you
should try out as many as possible.
Tomato Mee (crispy noodles served with tomato sauce, vegetables, and meat)
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| CHINESE Kuching has a huge selection of Chinese food outlets, from simple noodle stalls to full-blown banqueting palaces. Many of them feature regular food promotions - see local press for details. Cafe Harapan, Harbour View Hotel. As well as the usual hotel coffee shop favorites, Cafe Harapan serves an interesting selection of Foochow-style noodle dishes originating from Fuzhou in Southern China. Fook Hoi in Jalan Padungan is an old-fashioned coffee shop, famous for its Sio Bee and Ha Kau (pork dumplings). Daytime only. Jong Siang Teng, 68 Carpenter St. Serves Hokkien-style pork leg rice and chicken rice. Daytime only. Juat Siang Cafe, 34 Carpenter St. Good beef noodle soup. Daytime only. King Top Cafe, Taman Sri Sarawak. Noodles, grills, satay, barbecued chicken and fish served until early morning. Also delivers to surrounding pubs. Life Cafe, 108 Ewe Hai Street, Tel: 411754.11 am-lOpm (closed Tuesdays). Chinese tea house serving inexpensive food (RM 4-6) plus wide range of coffees and teas. Good place to stop whilst exploring Old Kuching. Life Kopi Tiam, 8 Leboh Temple. Busy air-con coffee shop serving a variety of tasty claypot dishes, noodles and fried rice. Mornings to early evenings.
Lok Thian Restaurant (Kuching) Sdn Bhd
Well known and one of the oldest restaurant. Manu on Japanese, Thai, Chinese, and local cuisines. Price for Malaysians is considered a little above average.
Min Joo, corner of Carpenter & Bishopsgate St. Small but very popular coffee shop selling Chinese noodle dishes. At breakfast time the place is packed. Ming Heng Cafe, 6 Carpenter St (Next to Wah Tat Bank). This old-style Chinese
coffee shop is another popular breakfast hang out. A choice of laksa, chicken
satay and kolo mee. |
| Coca Restaurant Kuching -
restaurant specializes in Thai favorites. Started in 1957 in Bangkok as an 20 seat Cantonese restaurant in Bangkok in 1957, the Coca Group has grown into an Asia-wide chain with over 25 restaurants in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan Taiwan and Australia. The Kuching Coca Restaurant
serves a range of a la carte Thai dishes as well as its
steamboat specials. 1) The "Special" is priced at RM 13.80 ++ per person and suitable for those who just want a light lunch. It consists of 12 dishes plus steamed rice and Chinese tea. 2) The "Express" is a more extravagant affair and costs RM 18.80++ per person. For that you get 21 dishes and steamed rice. 3) The "Premium" (22 dishes plus steamed rice) priced at RM 23.80++ per person. The "Premium" is also available as a set dinner along with the "Supreme" - a monster steamboat meal of 23 dishes plus steamed rice priced at RM 29.80++ per person. Eat as much as you like and go
on ordering endless prawns, squid or whatever. This should not
be a problem for most gluttons but anyone with eyes bigger than
their mouth should remember that a fee of RM 4 per 100 gm is
levied on any extra food that is ordered but not eaten. |
| CONTINENTAL / WESTERN All major hotels serve continental cuisine, usually in their coffee houses. Diners ave a choice of a la carte or all-you-can-eat buffets. Most also feature high tea buffets on Saturdays or Sundays. Look out for food promotions advertised in the local press. Some coffee shops and food centers have stalls selling Western food. continental or American Breakfast is normally served in hotel restaurants, but most Chinese coffee shops will serve eggs with toast and jam or honey if you ask for them. Aha, Lot 326, Jalan Ban Hock. Tel: 414104. Inexpensive western food with a healthy eating slant, plus excellent juices and specialty coffees. Open all day. Merdeka Palace Hotel. Beccari's chef prepares authentic dishes from all over Italy, including proper Italian thin-crust pizza. The consistently food and friendly and efficient service add up to a very pleasant dining experience. Open 12 noon -11 pm daily. Bla Bla Bla, Tabuan Road (opposite Fata Hotel). Tel: 233944. Popular new restaurant with an interesting mix of Chinese and fusion dishes. Booking advised at weekends. 6 pm -11.30 pm. Closed Tuesdays. The Cottage, Jalan Bukit Mata Kuching, the biggest espresso machine in Sarawak, eastern grills and snacks, plus local specialties including pansoh manok (chicken ooked in bamboo) and tempoyak (fried fermented durian). Open 11 am -1 am food served until 10 pm). Closed Sundays Dulit Coffee House, Telang Usan Hotel, a pleasant terrace cafe serving generous portions of western and local food, including delicious French oxtail stew and the only genuine chicken kebabs in Kuching. Eagles' Nest, Jalan Bukit Mata Kuching, shares its kitchen with the next-door Cottage above) and offers the same tasty selection of food and wines. ani's Bistro, Jalan Chan Chin Ann. Asian and Western cuisine in a cafe-style environment. Jambu, 32 Crookshank Rd, Tel: 235292. Sprawling colonial style bungalow conceals stylish restaurant offering Mediterranean cuisine with local ingredients and modern Borneo cuisine" plus a rather pleasant garden terrace cum tapas bar for hilling out. Live jazz on Fridays (8.30 pm to late). 15 mins walk from city centre, or take a taxi. Open 5.30pm -12.30 am, closed Mondays The Junk, 80 Wayang St., Tel: 259450. Rustic Chinese ambience and Italian-influenced cooking. Chef George's signature dish, lamb shanks with smashed potatoes, is justifiably famous. 6pm -12.30 am daily. Booking advised at weekends, |
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SEA FOOD
Rock Road Seafood Restaurant Dinner is served at the Rock Road Seafood Restaurant, just the place for fresh, great tasting varieties of seafood. You pick out your choice of fish, prawns, lobsters and others and the open kitchen gives you full view of your dinner being prepared. Apart from the seafood, there are assortments of vegetable and meat dishes to choose from too and beverages range from soft drinks to wines and liquor. The restaurant also prides itself on serving food cooked in their natural juices so you can be assured that the sweet taste of your food comes directly from the fresh ingredients |
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INDEX of Kuching City April 06, 2012 10:09:48 PM |
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