Best Laksa in Kota Kinabalu

By the look of it, you would probably think that it will taste like Sarawak Laksa. However, this one has a hint of sour zest to it and a very strong curry powder flavour. Once you take a sip, it will bring back memories of Baba Nyonya’s cuisine. The dish looks pretty darn delicious with huge prawns. Again, this one is also different from the laksa served in West Malaysia. It has a sour taste and more like a fusion of curry powder and coconut milk.

The very famous dish of Kedai Kopi Yee Fung is the Yee Fung Laksa. If you are not familiar with Sarawak laksa, they look exactly like curry mee and taste basically the same. However, you can’t deny its delicious flavour – very creamy, not-too-spicy, and soupy noodle dish that comes with prawns. The bowl is packed with sprouts, strips of egg, shredded chicken and tau fu pok makes you feel like you’ve been given a warm hug. If you’re wondering, tau fu pok is deep-fried tofu that has a solid and chewy texture. With the right amount of coconut milk and extra sambal, you will never go wrong with this one.

Kedai Kopi Sin Houng Kee is one of the famous restaurants in Kota Kinabalu that serves flavourful Yu Chap – an exotic dish that you can only find in Sabah. This dish consists of fish lips, fish stomach, fish skin, fish head, fish puff and assorted fish cakes, drenched in flavourful fish broth. This unique and exotic Fish Noodle one of Sabah’s precious gems. However, this place is also popular for its delicious Laksa. The ingredients used in the dish is fresh makes it the secret ingredients of this restaurant. Sipping the broth will give you a very nice sweet, toothsome and refreshing taste. The bowl is served with your own selection of noodles. It is simply a bowlful of tasty goodness.

Rafflesia Chicken Hut is a halal restaurant that offers an extensive range of chicken based delicacies at a very affordable price. Some of the popular dishes includes pandan leaf chicken, chicken curry, black pepper chicken, lemon chicken, spicy chicken, steamed chicken and the most popular – RCH Roasted Chicken. However, the Curry Laksa served here is the one that stands out the most. The broth comes in thick, amazingly rich and creamy texture. The bowl is packed with noodle, long bean, bean curd puff, chicken, prawn and bean sprouts. The unique flavours that the dish gives will keep you coming back for more. Don’t forget to ask for chilli condiment for extra ‘ummphh’!

Legend Coffee Tea is located near Gaya street and offers up to 30 local food selections that includes laksa, curry laksa, honey spareribs vegetable rice, pork chop, club sandwich, and so much more. Another famous item here is the Hong Kong style Milk Tea that has a very unique and great taste to it. They also sell one of the best Laksa in Kota Kinabalu. With its rich red colour and aromatic scent, you can imagine how good the dish is. Packed with wonderful ingredients with just the right amount of sourness, this one should definitely a must-try bowl whenever you are in KK.

If you are obsessed with laksa and it happens that you are in Kota Kinabalu, you should dine at Kedai Kopi K.S that serves amazing tasting Kuching Laksa. Once you have tried the laksa, you will surely revisit for more. The dish comes in three portions that you can select from – small, medium and big. This is such an ideal feature for people with little tummy or of course people with bigger appetite. Shredded chicken, juicy prawns, and omelette is added to the bowl to enhance its already delicious and spicy flavour. This place is almost packed most of the time which shows that Kedai Kopi K.S is no secret to the good people of KK.

Fong IP CAFÉ offers various ‘economy’ Malaysian meal including fried rice, fried noodles, and little dim sum-esque types of items. Apart from that, you can also order other set menu such as American-styled breakfast, kon loh mee (dried sauce style noodles) and the ever-so-popular Curry Laksa (spicy seafood type of Malaysian noodle soup dish!) and Nasi Lemak (coconut rice with curry and other side pairing). The laksa taste different from the ones in peninsula Malaysia which taste delightful and not spicy. The bowl is filled with three medium prawns, few slice of fresh butter fishes, slices of omelette served with curry laksa soup. Apparently, you have to try the dish in three separate ways – by itself, with the sweeter chili paste, then all together with the hot sauce. Interesting!