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dry noodle with prawn and minced fish

Located along Jalan Tuaran and about one and half mile away from Kota Kinabalu, Kedai Restoran Kuo Man is no doubt one of Kota Kinabalu best noodle houses. Established more than 30 years ago, this little shop at Sunny Garden has been the talk of town for years for it’s wonderful home made noodle.

Every day during breakfast and lunch time, these faithful clients of Kuo Man always jam packed the ground and first floor of this little intermediate shop. Other than the famous home made noodles, many customers also come for Kou Man’s tasty minced fish slices and the mouth watering beef triplets.

dry noodle with beef triplet

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cascading aquariums

Sabah, also known as The Land Below The Wind, is the northern most state of Malaysia. Situated at the northern part of the Borneo Island, two third of Sabah’s border is made up of coastal land. The west coast of Sabah is washed by the waters of South China Sea, and the north-Sulu Sea and while the east coast-the Celebes Sea.

With its unique geographical location and the many islands surrounding Sabah, corals and a vast ecosystem of wetlands have enriched it surrounding with abundant of marine life. With all this natural element in place, fishermen in Sabah are constantly supplying the local markets with plenty of fresh seafood.

Live Fish, Lobster and Prawn

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handicraft market

Before the arrival of the supermarkets and hypermarkets chains, the Kota Kinabalu markets are the most important markets for supplying fresh produce, vegetables, and seafood. Most of the daily consumption commodity for KK Lites can be found here. Even till today it is still very busy and buzzing with life. Many restaurants, kopitiams, and canteen- operators do their daily shopping for fresh ingredients at these markets regularly, if not daily. Even household aunties come and sort after fresh produces for their family daily meals.

dry salted fish and dry small prawn

Kota Kinabalu Markets are made up of five main buildings, the largest is the Central Market, immediately opposite the KK Plaza on Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens. Sandwich between the Central Market and the sea, is the Fish Market, which is painted with maroon on the outside. And next to the Central Market along Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens are three smaller markets namely the Fruits Market, Handicraft Market, and the Dry Sea Product Market.

hand made crafts and souvenirs

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