Guidebook for Kota Kinabalu

Rene & Tessa
Rene & Tessa
Guidebook for Kota Kinabalu

Essentials

It's a 15 minute walk down the main highway.
Giant Likas
It's a 15 minute walk down the main highway.

Food Scene

24 hours, cheap Malaysian food, we go here if want to get some Roti Canai - Kosong or Telur, and some curry.
Bismillah Curry House
Lot 8, No 15 Jalan Likas
24 hours, cheap Malaysian food, we go here if want to get some Roti Canai - Kosong or Telur, and some curry.
Sabah's favourite fast food restaurant. Don't bother with the burger or Original Recipe. Buy Hot and Spicy...it doesn't exist outside Malaysia, and makes KFC actually taste good!
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KFC
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Sabah's favourite fast food restaurant. Don't bother with the burger or Original Recipe. Buy Hot and Spicy...it doesn't exist outside Malaysia, and makes KFC actually taste good!
24 hours restaurant serving inexpensive Malaysian Chinese food. You'll need to get here by Grabcar or taxi.
Wee Kee Roast & BBQ Restaurant
25 Lorong Kukang
24 hours restaurant serving inexpensive Malaysian Chinese food. You'll need to get here by Grabcar or taxi.
Pork burgers! Yum!
Pusas™ | The Smokehouse
Pork burgers! Yum!
Good Malaysian Chinese Food from a chef that used to work at a 5 star resort. Recommended!
Chef Tan's
Good Malaysian Chinese Food from a chef that used to work at a 5 star resort. Recommended!
One of our favourite places for Pork Ribs!
CHUBS
Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman
One of our favourite places for Pork Ribs!
Local indigenous tribal food! You probably won't be able to find anywhere else that does it better! Plus they have a cultural dance every night at 7pm
D' Place Kinabalu
Local indigenous tribal food! You probably won't be able to find anywhere else that does it better! Plus they have a cultural dance every night at 7pm
Cheap and good seafood.
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Welcome Seafood Restaurant
Jalan Asia City
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Cheap and good seafood.
Our favourite Thai restaurant.
HanaTour Malaysia
13 Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens
Our favourite Thai restaurant.
Fantastic Indian restaurant but not cheap!
Mother India Restaurant
Fantastic Indian restaurant but not cheap!
Great coffee house if you want to avoid Coffee Bean and Starbucks!
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October Coffee Gaya
13 Lorong Dewan
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Great coffee house if you want to avoid Coffee Bean and Starbucks!
On top of Al Fresco is a separate restaurant called Ferdinands. The best fine dining restaurant in Sabah. Expensive but worth it for a special occasion!
Al Fresco
1 Sutera Harbour Boulevard
On top of Al Fresco is a separate restaurant called Ferdinands. The best fine dining restaurant in Sabah. Expensive but worth it for a special occasion!

Sightseeing

The famous floating mosque, known for its architecture and picturesque setting!
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Mesquita da Cidade de Kota Kinabalu
Jalan Teluk Likas
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The famous floating mosque, known for its architecture and picturesque setting!
Filipino Market, Handicraft market, Night market, Fruit Market all in one area.
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Mercado Filipino
Jalan Tun Fuad Stephen
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Filipino Market, Handicraft market, Night market, Fruit Market all in one area.
Sunset views!
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Kota Kinabalu Waterfront
Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens
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Sunset views!
Views of the City!
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Torre do Observatório de Signal Hill
78 Jalan Asrama
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Views of the City!
Boats to the Islands!
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Jesselton Point
Jalan Haji Saman
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Boats to the Islands!

Entertainment & Activities

Clean and easy to get to. Bring an extra layer because it can get cold inside the movie theatre.
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GSC (Suria Sabah)
Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens
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Clean and easy to get to. Bring an extra layer because it can get cold inside the movie theatre.
Jogging track around a lake, the Sabah Indoor Climbing Centre and a couple of Swimming Pools!
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Likas Sport Complex
Jalan Kompleks Sukan
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Jogging track around a lake, the Sabah Indoor Climbing Centre and a couple of Swimming Pools!
Golf driving range...one of our first guests went here every day!
Likas Golf Club
Jalan Istiadat
Golf driving range...one of our first guests went here every day!
Apparently, it's popular.
Green Connection
2 Jalan Tuaran
Apparently, it's popular.

Parks & Nature

A beautiful walk by the sea, with a view of Mt Kinabalu in the morning and the sunset in the evening, with the lights of the floating mosque coming on at night.
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Tanjung Lipat Jogging Track
Jalan Tanjung Lipat
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A beautiful walk by the sea, with a view of Mt Kinabalu in the morning and the sunset in the evening, with the lights of the floating mosque coming on at night.
Take the stairs going up the hill, behind the apartments at the end of our road. When you get to the next block of apartments, take a left and hike up the hill for a lovely view of the surround areas.
Likas Hill Climbing Path
Jalan Tuaran
Take the stairs going up the hill, behind the apartments at the end of our road. When you get to the next block of apartments, take a left and hike up the hill for a lovely view of the surround areas.
Popular with bird-watchers!
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Kota Kinabalu Wetland Ramsar Site
Off Jalan Bukit Bendera Upper
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Popular with bird-watchers!

Arts & Culture

See the cultures of the 5 largest indigenous tribes - rice farmer Kadazan-Dusun, the longhouse resident Rungus, the hunters and fisherman Lundayeh, the cowboy and sea gypsies Bajau, and the famously feared headhunting tribe Murut.
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Mari Mari Cultural Village
Jalan Kionsom
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See the cultures of the 5 largest indigenous tribes - rice farmer Kadazan-Dusun, the longhouse resident Rungus, the hunters and fisherman Lundayeh, the cowboy and sea gypsies Bajau, and the famously feared headhunting tribe Murut.
Historical culture as well as traditional house reconstructions. Well worth going to on a rainy day!
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Sabah State Museum
Jalan Muzium
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Historical culture as well as traditional house reconstructions. Well worth going to on a rainy day!
It's pretty much one of the only art galleries in Sabah, and is often used for concert performances.
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Sabah Art Gallery
14 Jalan Shantung
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It's pretty much one of the only art galleries in Sabah, and is often used for concert performances.
Many of our guests like hiring a motorbike and ride out here to check out the buildings.
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University Malaysia Sabah
Jalan UMS
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Many of our guests like hiring a motorbike and ride out here to check out the buildings.

Drinks & Nightlife

French wine and pretty good food. A bit pricey though.
GRANDCHAMP's Cave & Shop KK
French wine and pretty good food. A bit pricey though.
Next to the other winery. Lots of international wines and great food! Love it!
Meet+Wine
1 Jalan Signal Hill Park
Next to the other winery. Lots of international wines and great food! Love it!
Great live music, food and drinks!
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The Shamrock Irish Bar
1664 Jalan Tun Fuad Stephen
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Great live music, food and drinks!
Lovely setting, with a sunset view! Some of the food is pretty good, but mostly go for the view.
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Kuta Bistro
Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens
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Lovely setting, with a sunset view! Some of the food is pretty good, but mostly go for the view.