There’s a never ending list of restaurants in Borneo, because thanks to Sabah’s extensive cultural diversity, food to Sabahans are like the weather to the British; they talk about it all the time. When you realise how many restaurants and varieties of food there are here, you know why.
Eating out in Kota Kinabalu includes local Indian, Chinese and traditional Malay food as well as Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai and Filipino food. Western food options are also in no short supply.
Restaurants in Sabah can be as casual as a quick bite at a roadside-stall, or as formal as a fine-dining restaurant at one of Kota Kinabalu’s 5-star resorts.
With the extensive list of Borneo’s eating out opportunities listed below, choosing your next restaurant is a couple of clicks away. Click on the headings to arrange the restaurants according to your preference.
| Cuisine | Name | Seats | City (km) |
Airport (km) |
Avg Meal* (RM) |
Alcohol | Pork | Closed |
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| Local & Western | First Beach Café Tanjung Aru | 70 | 1 | 10 | 25.00 | 
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| Chinese | Cube Restaurant & Wine Lounge | 70 | 7 | 3 | 40.00 |
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| Western | FireFly Bar & Grill's Restaurant | 40 | 9 | 1 | 30.00 |
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| Fusion | Atmosphere Revolving Restaurant | 120 | 16 | 6 | 50.00 |
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| Italian | Little Italy Italian Restaurant | 80 | 10 | 0 | 35.00 |
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| Japanese | Hana Japanese Restaurant | 80 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 | |||
| Indian | Spice Garden North Indian Cuisine | 60 | 7 | 3 | 30.00 |
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| Mediterranean | Mediterranean Bar & Restaurant | 60 | 3 | 5 | 40.00 |
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| Chinese | Ang's Hotel Restaurant | 60 | 10 | 0 | 20.00 |
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| Western | Mosaic at Hyatt Regency Kinabalu | 20 | 10 | 0 | 40.00 |
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| Thai | Mai Yai Thai Restaurant | 30 | 10 | 0 | 30.00 | |||
| Chinese | Moon Bell Restaurant | 30 | 10 | 0 | 25.00 | Mon |
