Shopping
Kota Kinabalu has a surprisingly high mall-count considering its modest size. Although it’s not ready to compete with cities like Kuala Lumpur, there are enough bargains and surprises in the shops for you to not totally shun the Sabah shopping experience.
1Borneo, Centrepoint, Wisma Merdeka, Warisan Square, KK Plaza, Asia City and Suria Sabah Shopping Centre are some of Kota Kinabalu’s prominent shopping centres with yet more being built.
The Sabahbah.com shopping guide shows you a list of the interesting and popular destinations for your shopping safari in Kota Kinabalu and Sabah.
Kota Kinabalu
Type: Shopping Centre
Open: 10:00 - 22:00
Shops: 400
Parking: Yes
Parking Spaces: Insufficient
Good For: Clothing, Food
1Borneo Leisure & Lifestyle Hyper Mall
Expect a big mall with brand name shops.
1Borneo Leisure & Lifestyle Hyper Mall is Sabah’s largest shopping mall and is located about 10km away from the city centre.
Type: Complex
Open: 10:00 - 22:00
Shops: 200
Parking: Yes
Parking Spaces: Ample
Good For: Arts & Crafts
Asia City Complex
Expect lots of driving, great prizes and getting to know Kota Kinabalu city.
The Asia City Complex is a combination of shop lots, offices, a mall and yet another nearly-completed-shopping centre.
Type: Shopping Centre
Open: 10:00 - 20:00
Shops: 250
Parking: Yes
Parking Spaces: Insufficient
Good For: Computers, Furniture
Karamunsing Shopping Centre
Expect congestion inside and outside the mall.
Karamunsing Shopping Centre is one of Kota Kinabalu’s oldest shopping centres, but ongoing renovations over the last few years have kept it relevant.
Type: Shoplots
Open: 10:00 - 20:00
Shops: 50
Parking: Yes
Parking Spaces: Ample
Good For: Food
Harbour City Kota Kinabalu
Expect a few restaurant, a hotel and a 7-11.
Harbour City the first completed piece of what promised to be an interesting development puzzle, but may be suffering a bit of neglect.
Type: Complex
Open: 09:00 - 23:00
Shops: 100
Parking: Yes
Parking Spaces: Sufficient
Good For: Nightlife, Food
KK Times Square (Phase I)
Expect nightlife, food and cheap'ish hotels.
KK Times Square is an office development located on the fringe of Kota Kinabalu's central business district, a brisk 20-minute walk form Centre Point Shopping Centre.
Type: Shopping Centre
Open: 10:00 - 22:00
Shops: 300
Parking: yes
Parking Spaces: Ample
Good For: Movies, Clothing, Food
Suria Sabah
Expect plenty of parking and the newest GSC in Kota Kinabalu
Suria Sabah Shopping Mall, or Suria KK as it’s sometimes referred to, is easily identified by its salad-bowl design.
Type: Shopping Centre
Open: 10:00 - 20:00
Shops: 50
Parking: Yes
Parking Spaces: Sufficient
Good For: Coffee, Clothing, Donues
Warisan Square
Expect Starbucks, donuts and clothing & shoe brands.
Warisan Square was quite revolutionary when it was new, known for upmarket brands, wide open spaces and a quality feel.
Type: Mall
Open: 10:00 - 20:00
Shops: 100
Parking: Yes
Parking Spaces: OK if not busy
Good For: Giant
Megalong Mall Penampang
Expect a very long mall.
Megalong Mall Penampang is located in Donggongon, which is one of Kota Kinabalu's suburbs, around 20 off-peak minutes drive away from Kota Kinabalu.
Type: Mall
Open: 10:00 - 22:00
Shops: 200
Parking: Yes
Parking Spaces: Insufficient
Good For: Giant, coffee, food
City Mall Kota Kinabalu
Expect thumping sounds with which to see in the new year.
City Mall Kota Kinabalu is located on Jalan Kolombong, about a 15 minute taxi ride from the centre of town.
Type: Complex
Open: 10:00 - 20:00
Shops: 126
Parking: yes
Parking Spaces: 400
Good For: food
Karamunsing Capital
Expect lots of restaurants and more parking on the roof.
Karamunsing Capital is not all that old and already enjoys pretty high, if not full, occupancy.
Type: Mall
Open: 10:00 - 18:00
Shops: 50
Parking: Yes
Parking Spaces: Sufficient
Good For: Food
Tanjung Aru Plaza
Expect a relatively quiet mall with but a few options for tourists.
Tanjung Aru Plaza is located just outside the township of Tanjung Aru, which in turn is on the outskirts of Kota Kinabalu, near Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Terminal 2.
Type: Shopping Centre
Open: 10:00 - 21:00
Shops: 400
Parking: Yes
Parking Spaces: 1380
Good For: Most things
Centre Point Sabah
Expect a busy shopping centre with food, entertainment & shopping.
Centre Point Sabah might not be Kota Kinabalu’s newest or most beautiful shopping centre, but it’s undoubtedly the busiest and most convenient in town.
Type: Shopping Centre
Open: 10:00 - 18:00
Shops: 30
Parking: Yes
Parking Spaces: Sufficient
Good For: Parking
KK Plaza
Expect nothing too exciting.
KK Plaza shopping centre is located in the centre of Kota Kinabalu, right opposite the fish and central markets and behind the city's main post office.
Type: Shopping Centre
Open: 10:00 - 22:00
Shops: 300
Parking: Yes
Parking Spaces: 700
Good For: money changers, tailors, food
Wisma Merdeka
Expect some deals and bargains in a labyrinth of shopping.
Wisma Merdeka is one of Kota Kinabalu's more established and successful shopping centres, within spitting distance from most hotels.