THE BEST Restaurants in Kota Kinabalu
From street food to fine dining — discover the best restaurants in Kota Kinabalu with curated picks, local tips, and free itinerary planning tools.
🍽️ Restaurants in Kota Kinabalu
- Welcome Seafood Restaurant — A bustling seafood restaurant with tanks of live fish, crab, and lobster — a KK institution.
- Sedco Square Seafood — A seafood restaurant in Kota Kinabalu serving fresh catches from the local waters.
- Upperstar Cafe — A popular restaurant-bar in the city center serving Western and local dishes with live music.
- Little Italy KK — A long-running Italian restaurant in the city center with wood-fired pizzas and pasta.
- Salut Seafood — A waterfront seafood restaurant north of the city with fresh catches and sunset views.
- Kedai Kopi Yee Fung — A restaurant in Kota Kinabalu serving local and international dishes.
- Filipino Market seafood stalls — The seafood stalls at the Filipino Market, grilling fish and prawns on open charcoal fires.