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sweet & sour prawn rice

Sam Pok Restaurant is a newly open eatery that served Chinese and Western cuisines, and this place do not serve pork. Since it opening about 3 months ago, early 2008, Sam Pok has already built up a healthy customers based. This restaurant has a very pleasant atmosphere, may be it is because of the warm lightings and also may be it is the spacious environment, which give customers a very relaxing mood. The furnitures of Sam Pok Restaurant also play a fairly important part in making this place so inviting. The tables and chairs are all made of wood which add to the natural feel of the place and the walls are all painted and tiled in earthly colours.

mix seafood grilled

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tanjung aru beach and the islands

Tanjung Aru Beach is the jewel of Kota Kinabalu City. Located just a few kilometers south of the city, this beach is the most famous hang out area for KK Lites. The First beach is nestled in between the Prince Philip Park and the Tanjung Aru Golf Club, along the 3km long and sandy Tanjung Aru Beach. People have been coming to Tanjung Aru 1st beach for decades, especially on public holidays and for night outings. Late afternoon is one of the best time to be here for a drink, and enjoy the cool sea breeze blowing, especially from December to March, and also be enchanted by the best show nature has to offer, the sunset at Tanjung Aru Beach.

outdoor cafe

With cafes, restaurants and numerous stores that sell plenty of local delicacies and lots of mouth watering tit bits, there are a lot of things to eat and drink at Tanjung Aru First Beach. The cafes and restaurants also cater to a wide range of customers from the budget conscious ones to the big spenders, which just about satisfy every one’s pockets. This is one of the best places in KK to have coconut drinks, and also not forgetting the delicious sweet corns and tasty steamed ground nuts. A coconut is priced at RM 3, and when one finishes the drink, do not forget to ask the coconut sellers to break open the coconut to savour the sweet coconut meat inside. The steamed sweet corn is RM 1 each, and the steamed ground nuts start from a minimun RM 1 per packet.

coconut drink

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lamb shank

Upperstar Cafe & Bar has a humble beginning with just one ground floor shop opposite to Burger King at the Segama Commercial Centre, this establishment has grown quite a lot since then. Upperstar Cafe & Bar used to cater for the big party crowds that invade Shenanigan at Hyatt hotel, and Cocoon just a few meters away. Both Cocoon and Shenanigan are the top clubbing destinations in Kota Kinabalu. With Upperstar businesses soaring, today Upperstar has increased its floor space with two more shoplots, one immediately on the upper floor and the other one just on top of Burger King.

upperstar damai

Upperstar is so popular these days that it even has its own fans base, which is very true. When Upperstar opened a new branch in Damai, Luyang, Upperstar Pepper Grill & Bar is just as crowded as in the old one in KK. Upperstar Pepper Grill & Bar is especially popular with the young adults from 20s to 30s, may be Upperstar has a more modern approach to life that makes it so appealling to these young adults. Upperstar caters mainly simple western cuisine and some local delights.

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philip garden chalets

Perched at the foothill of Mt. Kinabalu, Kundasang is famous for its temperate vegetation, and has a sizable farming community in and around this area. The Kundasang market with its many stalls are situated along the Kundasang- Ranau road, and it is here that most of these farmers sell their vegetables. Produces that are common at the Kundasang market include vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, mushroom, leek, beet root, Chinese cabbage, carrot and many more.

With an average altitude of five thousand feet above sea level, Kundasang has a temperate climate and enjoys a much cooler weather compared with Kota Kinabalu. Kundasang areas also have a fantastic scenic view of Mt. Kinabalu. Many entrepreneurs have banked on this two unique factors and start building chalets, hotels and rest houses at Kundasang. Today there are many chalets, hotels and even resorts to choose from at Kundasang area, from budget to the high end markets all are being catered for.

vegetable garden below

Mt. Kinabalu and its jagged peaks

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fried wet tenom men

Noodle is the second most important stable food in Malaysia, after rice. Malaysia with its multi-racial communities, is a heaven for noodle lovers. There are many kinds of noodles to choose from in Malaysia and so it is in Kota Kinabalu. The noodles can also be prepared in many different styles and ways. The most common noodles are the medium round bright yellow type, next is the slim type that comes with a dull yellow colour, both are mass produced in the factories.

kon lau men with choon kian

For the best noodles then one needs to search for home make noodles, that come with an unique flavour, and much more crunchy. These noodles are also made with less or no preservative at all. Kota Kinabalu is blessed with a few of these noodles namely Beaufort Men, Tenom Men, Tuaran Men, and Tamparuli Men, just to name a few. ‘Men” is a Hakka word for noodle. Hakka is a Chinese dialect from southern China.

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