Best Steamed Fish in Kota Kinabalu

If you're in the mood for some amazing seafood, then Welcome Seafood Restaurant is definitely a choice worth considering. Once you've entered the restaurant, you'll be greeted by a whole load of seafood swimming in their own respective tanks - waiting to be cooked and devoured. From crabs to prawns, fishes to shells, they have it all. As for their steamed fish, it's incredibly fresh and well cooked with a dash of soy sauce and ginger.

Dining on a chalet is what Gayang Seafood Restaurant is all about. Yes, deliberately building a structure on which they breed, while feasting the heck out of them truly is quite fun. It makes the entire dining experience a whole lot more, let's just say pleasurable. Plenty to choose from, all done rather nicely - especially the steamed fish, having a feast here certainly will increase your cholesterol level. 

Hua Hing Seafood Restaurant is another great place to increase your cholesterol level. With so many types of fishes, crabs, prawns, lobsters, and clams to choose from (not forgetting the various styles you can pick afterwards), it truly is a haven for seafood lovers. Their signature steamed fish with ginger and soy sauce too may be simple, but it's well packed with flavour, texture and of course, the essence of the sea.

Kampung Nelayan is a restaurant that truly fits the name. Design-wise, the place represents the old fashioned fisherman's home by the sea - with massive use of timber and natural ventilation. They offer a huge variety of seafood dishes and their respective style of cooking, with the steamed fish being one of the local's favourite. Apart from the generous soy sauce, the fishes used are incredibly fresh, plump and succulent. 

Overlooking the scenic view of the ocean, Port View Seafood Village has been another popular place for seafood. With multiple glass container stacked upon each other, it truly is a great view indeed. Different sorts of fishes, both from small to large, clams, prawns of different sizes and many more can be seen here. Like many other seafood restaurant, you can choose the type of fish you like and have them done it your way - one of which is recommended would be steamed. 

For the regulars, it's known that you can order a whole piece of fish and dump it in your steamboat, for those who are new - voila! Furthermore, the essence of the soup will be nicely soaked within the fish, thus giving it all that flavour it needs. It's not exactly a steamed fish, but it does have similar traits. After all, it's not entirely submerged within the broth. 

Going into Ocean Seafood Village is similar to kids being allowed in Toy R' Us by their parents - just that the air is slightly fishy as compared. Anyway, the restaurant itself has a huge area dedicated fish tanks, where you'll find an extensive variety of fishes, crabs, prawns, and various shell fish. Simply pick the type of fish you want, choose the size according to your budget and indulge. It's fresh, it's flaky and it's undeniably delicious.

If you're a fan of fish head, or steamed fish in general, then Kantin Friendly is definitely well worth the visit. Among so many available dishes, their steamed fish head is one of the most popular. It comes in a steel pot filled with vermicelli, ginger, Chinese fungus, herbs and of course, the broth itself. Soaking up all the flavours, the fish head is also incredibly tender and flaky - great to go with some rice, or simply have it on its own. 

Wan Wan Restaurant is a casual coffee shop that is famous for its use of fish in every dish. Everything, from the noodles to the snacks, are done with different parts of the fish. If you're looking for steamed fish, you can opt for the fish head, which is incredibly affordable but the portion is fairly small. Having said that, it is still a good way to enjoy some steamed fish head and try something else as well.