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Plate of tamparuli fried noodles with egg and char siew at Weng Foh, Damai Kota Kinabalu
Best Food
Best Tamparuli Mee in KK: Weng Foh, Damai

Fried noodles with egg, char siew and egg rolls. Better than the original in Tamparuli, no drive needed.

Plate of tenom mee in silky egg gravy with char siew at Towering Tenom Mee, Kota Kinabalu
Best Food
Best Tenom Mee in KK: Towering Tenom Mee

Fried noodles in silky egg gravy with fatty char siew. Hidden from tourists, packed with locals. Cheap and big portions.

Plate of crispy fried guo tie potstickers at Ching Jie Dumpling, Foh Sang Kota Kinabalu
Best Food
The Best Guo Tie and Dumplings in Kota Kinabalu: Ching Jie, Foh Sang

Crispy wrapper, juicy pork, fried to order. A locals-only stall inside Kai Shun. RM12 for ten.

DESAMOO soft serve ice cream at DESA Fresh Mart Damai Plaza Kota Kinabalu
Best Food
DESA Ice Cream is Now in KK. No Kundasang Drive Required.

DESAMOO soft serve at DESA Fresh Mart, Damai Plaza Luyang. Highland dairy ice cream, now 5 minutes from town.

Panoramic view of Kota Kinabalu city from the summit of Bukit Padang
Things To Do
Hiking Bukit Padang: The Free Hike Right in the Middle of KK

Free entry, 40 minutes to the top, real forest the whole way. And that view of KK city when you get there.

Andrew Wong Hainanese Chicken Rice stall at Damai Plaza, Kota Kinabalu
Best Food
Andrew Wong Hainanese Chicken Rice: The Best in Kota Kinabalu

Hidden in Damai Plaza. Massive portions, juicy chicken, and a ginger sauce worth the drive.

Imago Shopping Mall atrium, KK Times Square
Things To Do
The Best Shopping Mall in Kota Kinabalu: Imago

Clean, well managed, great brands and solid food. The only mall answer you need in KK.

AST Sports Centre badminton shop in Kota Kinabalu
Sports
The Best Badminton Shop in KK: AST Sports Centre

Decades in the game. Cheapest prices. Best stringing in KK. Right next to the Foochow courts.

Above the clouds on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah
Things To Do
I Climbed Mount Kinabalu. Here's Everything You Need to Know.

Booking, training, Kampung Adidas, and what it actually feels like standing at 4,095m.

Yu Kee Bak Kut Teh spread with pork belly, meatballs and yau char kwai
Best Food
The Best Bak Kut Teh in Kota Kinabalu: Yu Kee

Deep herbal broth, fall-off-the-bone pork, free soup refills. Yu Kee on Jalan Gaya is the answer.

Sasa Seafood Restaurant exterior in Penampang, Kota Kinabalu
Best Food
Sasa Seafood Restaurant: Best Seafood in Kota Kinabalu?

Fresh from the tank, cooked fast, priced right. Around RM40 per head for a full spread.

Bowl of clear beef soup at Yii Siang with tender beef cuts
Best Food
Yii Siang Beef Noodle, Inanam: Best Beef Noodles in KK

RM14 for a huge bowl of clear beef soup. Proper toppings. Yii Siang has been doing this right for years.

SabahWebs web design and SEO studio homepage, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Lifestyle
Sabahans Building Things Worth Knowing

A 24-hour clinic, a scaffolding supplier, an eco-tour crew, and a KK web design studio. Locals doing real work.