Dai pai dong 大牌檔

Da pai dang food stall is a type of popular open-air food stalls in Asia.

Features - Da pai dang food stall is characterized by its :
1) untidy atmosphere,
2) the lack of air conditioning,
3) a variety of low priced great-wok dishes.
4) operating on the roadside with foldable tables, chairs

5) One can order tailor-made dishes.
6) have to share tables with strangers when there is a shortage of seating.
7) Da pai dang do not provide set meals.
8) "Cross-stall ordering" is possible: for instance, when one is sitting and eating in a stall selling noodles, he or she can order a cup of milk tea from another stall, which may be several stalls away.

Da pai dang stalls can be roughly divided into 2 category;
1) Stalls operating in daytime
2) Stalls operating at night.

1) Da pai dang operate at night usually sell seafood and other more costly dishes.
2) The day-time Da pai dang, on the contrary, provide cheap foods.

WHERE	WHAT
Where to eat in Tawau?	What to eat in Tawau?
Hawker Stalls	Borneo Foods
Coffee house and Cafe	Indonesian Foods
Restaurants	Indian Foods
Kedai Makanan (Eatery/Food Shop)	Malay Foods
Foods Center	Chinese Foods
Dai pai dong 大牌檔	Japanese Foods
HALAL Restaurents in Tawau	Fast Foods
	EAT-ALL-YOU-CAN
	Italian Foods
	Seafood