Best Seafood Restaurants in Kota Kinabalu

Located in Seri Selera Kampung Air, Suang Tain Seafood Restaurant is another seafood place you should not miss out. It is one of the longest established seafood restaurants in town which has been serving local and international customers for over 34 years. They are popular with their cooking styles and wide variety of live seafood which includes fish, crabs, squid and prawns, that it is not possible for you to try out all their good dishes in one visit. Their seafood dishes have left locals and tourists drool and crave for more seafood. It's fresh, it's affordable and it's delicious - what else can you ask for?

Welcome Seafood Restaurant is a great place to be if you're in the mood for some fresh seafood. Upon entering, you'll be greeted by glass aquarium stacked above one another with each of them occupying at least one species, totalling in more than 30-40 options for seafood. They're all alive so do not worry about the freshness.

Gayang Seafood Restaurant is a rather nice place to be. It is after all, a water chalet that is incredible in size and variety. Throughout the night, you'll find there will be hundreds of people, feasting and enjoying themselves with a series of crabs, fishes, prawns, oysters, and pretty much everything else. It is recommended to come here with a group of people so you can try out more stuffs.

Kampung Nelayan Floating Seafood is a restaurant that stays true to its identity. Designed like a traditional Malay house, Kampung Nelayan spots a great place for the locals and tourists to enjoy a good selection of seafood. They also offer a wide variety of cooking styles to compliment the freshness of the seafood, making sure that most of the customers enjoy what they've ordered. 

If you're looking for a place to celebrate an occasion with a large group of people, Jaws Seafood Restaurant is highly recommended. Mainly because they have the capacity to fill in that many people, and their seafood is fresh as well. Simply choose what you like and have it done your way. Each dish is most likely to be done quite nicely, if not, simply send them back and have them replace your order.

Portview Seafood Village is a great place for some awesome seafood, especially with their scenic view of the ocean. They are also one of the other restaurants with glass aquarium stacked upon one another. It is a glorious view indeed. Oh, yes. Their method of cooking too is commendable, with most of the natural flavours being well preserved instead of being overly done. 

Ocean Seafood Village is definitely a sight to behold. With an abundance of glass aquariums taking up a good portion of the space, skimming through area would feel a lot like a kid scouting for toys in a toy shop, or girls looking to purchase clothes. They're all alive, which proves its freshness alongside a series of methods to compliment. Good flavour, quick service but relatively expensive. However, it's all worth once you've tried it out. 

Planning to have an early retirement through the increase of your cholesterol? Then you've come to the right place. With the amount of seafood options to choose from, it'll be odd to not see someone suffer from over-indulgence. On top of that, Hua Hing Seafood Restaurant offers a variety of cooking style and methods to suit to your own personal needs. Seafood items are fresh and definitely worth going for!

Windbell Seafood Restaurant is located just minutes away from the Kota Kinabalu International Airport at Kampung Aru. This recently renovated restaurant poses a great place for customers of large groups to hold dinners and event in a cozy, comfortable and clean environment. Coupled with their series of fresh seafood and steamboat, it's easy to see why they're always packed.

New Luyang Seafood Restaurant has been a popular place for those who seek awesome crabs. Of course, they also do offer various other seafood dishes but the crab is definitely one of the more popular ones. It packs in a whole lot of flavour with its own respective style of cooking, alongside the taste of freshness from the crab itself - finger licking here would be considered normal.