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Port View Seafood Village: nice food with great view and traditional dance
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  • Hui-Hui
  • By Hui-Hui on May 16, 2007
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    Atmosphere Restaurant: Food Fare with a revolving View of KK!
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  • syetan
  • Updated By syetan on May 15, 2007
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  • Inside the restaurant - Kota Kinabalu
    Inside the restaurant
    by syetan, 2 more photos
    This restaurant (spelt @mosphere) is located on the 18th floor of the now named Tun Mustapha Tower (formerly the Yayasan Sabah building), the tallest building in Sabah. The restaurant revolves 360 degrees in 60 minutes. I went during the day and have been told to avoid dinnertime as the view is pretty much pitch black with a smattering of lights. Valet parking is available and I've been told that during weekends and holidays it's advisable to make reservations. I doubt public transport is available-take a cab. Also, I believe locals get 20% the bill as they can quite easily get a 'discount' card. Find a local, and go with them!

    I didn't go for the food!! Had the fish & chips-passable, but you shouldn't be going there for the fare-it's all about the view.

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  • Theme: Pan-Asian and Pacific Rim
  • Price: US$21-30    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: most expensive
  • Address: Tun Mustapha Tower, tallest building in Sabah
  • Directions: Likas Bay
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    everywhere: Hawker Stalls
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  • syetan
  • Updated By syetan on May 15, 2007
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  • Not 1 spot but many places all over the city, especially at night. Many people have their own favourites so I won't suggest any but you simply can't miss them, plus they can come and disappear all the time.

    Most stalls tend to be pork-free so as to attract the maximum number of people, though there are Chinese areas stalls usually serve pork. Usually the selection of food is very wide as there are quite a few stalls to choose from. You'll also have your usual chicken-wings and satay stalls.

    Food tends to be cheap (cash only) and quite delicious. Service tends to range from between rubbish to absolutely atrocious. Hygiene is a question of personal standards but I've never gotten sick from them. It's a must do, or you haven't really tried Malaysian food.

    Anything really-there are almost always quite good.

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  • Theme: Street Vendor
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: eveywhere
  • Directions: usually sprout around shopping centres, beaches and suburbs
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    Little Italy: Fancy a little Italian?
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  • happyhormones
  • By happyhormones on May 4, 2007
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  • Little Italy is in Hotel Capital - Kota Kinabalu
    Little Italy is in Hotel
    Capital
    by happyhormones, 1 more photos
    Wonderful pizza and pasta! Everything was so good in this place. It's opposite Wisma Merdeka, beneath Hotel Capital. This restaurant's won awards, so do have a meal there if you want good Italian food.

    I'm rating this about average for pricing because we ate at nice restaurants most of the time. If you compare it to cheap local fare (RM4-5/meal), then food here would be considered expensive.

    Carnivorous pizza was extremely tasty.

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  • Theme: Italian
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Directions: Find Coffee Bean in Wisma Merdeka and walk across to Hotel Capital
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    Port View Seafood Village: Excellent sea-food Restaurant
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  • Tedsocoa
  • By Tedsocoa on April 4, 2007
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  • The Port View Seafood Restaurant - Kota Kinabalu
    The Port View Seafood
    Restaurant
    by Tedsocoa, 4 more photos
    When you like to spend a happy evening in an excellent seafood restaurant, you could go here. You can choose your "own" sea food", lobsters, shrimps, big or small fishes; they will prepare all this, when you are looking to a real and amusing Malasian music and dance show.

    Deep fried seafish in a sweet/sour sauce with nasi goreng.

  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: Waterfront; Haji Saman Jalang, KK, Sabah
  • Phone: 088 538 178
  • Directions: Easy to find; just walk along the seaside boulevard.
  • Website: www.portview.com.my
  • Other Contact: fax; 088 538 170
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    Port View Seafood Village: Excellent sea-food Restaurant
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  • By Tedsocoa on April 4, 2007
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  • The Port View Seafood Restaurant - Kota Kinabalu
    The Port View Seafood
    Restaurant
    by Tedsocoa, 4 more photos
    When you like to spend a happy evening in an excellent seafood restaurant, you could go here. You can choose your "own" sea food", lobsters, shrimps, big or small fishes; they will prepare all this, when you are looking to a real and amusing Malasian music and dance show.

    Deep fried seafish in a sweet/sour sauce with nasi goreng.

  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: Waterfront; Haji Saman Jalang, KK, Sabah
  • Phone: 088 538 178
  • Directions: Easy to find; just walk along the seaside boulevard.
  • Website: www.portview.com.my
  • Other Contact: fax; 088 538 170
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    City Park Food Court: Cheap and Clean
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  • shintarojon
  • Updated By shintarojon on March 21, 2007
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  • Asam Manis Ikan - Kota Kinabalu
    Asam Manis Ikan
    by shintarojon, 1 more photos
    (last date visited - June 23, 2006)

    Lunch:
    a) Ikan Asam Manis - RM 1.20
    b) Nasi - RM 1.00
    c) Rice with salted egg & beef - RM 3.80
    d) Belimbing Juice - RM 3.00

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    (June 21, 2006)

    Lunch
    a) Rice and Liver - RM 2.00
    b) Carrot Juice - RM 3.00
    Total RM 5.00

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    (April 11, 2006

    Lunch
    a) Asam Manis Ikan (sweet & sour fish) - 1.20 MYR
    b) Nasi (rice) - MYR 0.80
    c) Sup Taufu Ayam (taufu soup) - MYR 0.20

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: least expensive
  • Address: resto near the bus terminal
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    Jothy's Banana Leaf Restaurant: Just delicious!
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  • ntm2322
  • Updated By ntm2322 on March 17, 2007
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  • The surrounding area of the restaurant is very elegant and on the right side of Api-Api Center you have the Promenade Hotel.

    Jothy restaurant is quiet, very clean and the staff very helpfull.

    Going there and not eating the banana leaf it is the same as if one goes to Roma and doesn't see the Pope. Banana leaf is a must and for an additional fun go bold and eat with your hands. I also tried the Chicken nasi biriyani and mango lassie. All of them were fantastic.

  • Theme: Indian
  • Comparison: about average
  • Directions: A 5-minute walk from the Centrepoint shopping centre, situated at 1/G9 Api-Api Center.
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    Restoran Sri Melaka: Malay Food Trip!!!
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  • theDreamCatcher
  • Updated By theDreamCatcher on March 14, 2007
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  • Welcome Dinner host by Riverbug and Trekkers Lodge - Kota Kinabalu
    Welcome Dinner host by
    Riverbug and Trekkers Lodge
    by theDreamCatcher, 3 more photos
    food was great. especialy the sayur (vegetables in garlic sauce). and the squid rings! heaven.

    Sayur with Garlic Sauce!!!!

  • Theme: Other
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Directions: not so sure but you can try this address 9 Jl Laiman Diki, Kampung Air, Kota KInabalu
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    Little Italy: Italian in KK!
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  • Tman777
  • Updated By Tman777 on February 22, 2007
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  • OK, so most people visiting here would eat seafood--right? Well, of course there is a great selection of seafood at reasonable prices but you can't (or, at least I can't) eat the same thing every meal. With that in mind, consider one Italian meal at Little Italy. The menu is reasonably priced, the service is outstanding, the wine list is acceptable, and the food is very, very good. My companion and I had pizza, pasta, carpaccio, and a nice Chianti. I'm sorry my pictures won't load properly--they're too large.

    The carpaccio and the pizza were both teriffic.

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  • Theme: Italian
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: In KK, out towards the University.
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