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Kuching’s other signature noodle dish. Try it at Min Joo Seafood
(Jln Carpenter), Sin Lian Shin (Jalan Geen) and dozens
of other spots around town. The best bet for pork-free Kuching has superb seafood. The steamed pomfret and
kolo mee is Mohammad Lim’s stall at Ting Café, Taman manchong ish are unmissable. Assam prawns, sambal
Sri Sarawak. prawns and slipper lobster are other local favourites.
One dish that you are unlikely to ind elsewhere is
Umei, a spicy salad of raw marinated ish, limes and ambal (bamboo clam), which is usually cooked as a
shallots, is the tradiional dish of the Melanau people, mild dry curry or steamed in Chinese wine. Unusual
and is oten found at hotel bufets or Malay food stalls. appearance (looks like a worm in a bamboo shell!) -
Local vegetables are served widely, paricularly the but tastes superb. None of the restaurants listed below
two types of crispy jungle fern, midin and paku. Good serve pork.
local venison (ask for deer meat) is available from some
Chinese restaurants. Manok pansoh (chicken cooked in See Good, of Ban Hock Road, opposite Hua Kuok Inn.
bamboo) is a great Iban delicacy, as is babi panggang Tel: 251397/012-8832629. Probably Kuching’s most
(grilled 3-layer pork belly). Both are usually on the popular seafood restaurant, See Good’s cooking style is
menu at Tanju Bistro and The Dyak. robust rather than fussy, with strong-lavoured sauces
M-Bar & Bistro at The Ranee, Main Bazaar. Although and lots of herbs. Friendly hosts the Kong family will
happily guide you through the extensive menu, and
they serve great tapas and internaional dishes, the can make some interesing suggesions. Also has the
main atracion here is the authenic naive Sarawak biggest (and cheapest) selecion of wines in Kuching.
cuisine, including chicken-in-bamboo, jungle ferns
Open 12 midday - 10.30 pm. Closed 4th and 18th of
and ish specialies. A selecion of “true blue Borneo every month. Come before 6.30 or around 9 to be sure
specials” are only ofered when fresh ingredients are of a table.
available straight from the rainforest. Kitchen open
6 - 11 pm. Tel: 258833. Top Spot Food Court, Jln Bukit Mata, probably ofers
st
Tanju Bistro, 1 Floor, Lrg the widest choice of seafood outlets in all of Borneo.
Upland 1, Simpang Tiga Set in landscaped surroundings on the breezy top loor
(opposite The Spring), is of a car park, there are well over a dozen al-fresco
the world’s irst Dayak restaurants here ofering Malay seafood, Chinese
Gastropub, where you seafood, seafood curries, claypot seafood, satay, and
can sip imported beers of course more seafood. The fresh ish and crustaceans
and exoic cocktails while are displayed for you to take your pick (as seen on
feasing on Sarawak Discovery Channel). Unusual and very, very popular. 12
longhouse food. Try the wonderfully named “eternity am - 11 pm daily. All stalls open 6pm -10 pm.
pork”, sago worms, chicken with fermented durian and
many less challenging but equally authenic dishes. Batu Lintang Food Centre, tucked away behind juncion
They also have grills and pasta for the less adventurous. of Jln Batu Lintang & Jln Rock. The stalls here serve
RM 40-50 for 2, or come at lunchime for the bargain Kuching’s cheapest seafood. Evenings only. Be prepared
RM 5 dayak bufet. Open daily 12 midday - 1 am. Tel: to wait for a table.
241880. Benson Seafood, Of Jln Abell. Tel: 255262. Well-
established riverside restaurant serving a full range of
Absolute Tribal - see Thai secion. Excellent manok pansoh, Sarawak seafood. Very popular at weekends.
dabai fried rice and Sarawak laksa, amongst others. Buntal Seafood Village - see Damai & Santubong, page 14.
The Dyak, corner of Jln Mendu / Jln SimpangTiga. The Colony Seafood, Jln Chan Chin Ann. Simple cofee
Pioneering ine dining restaurant focusing exclusively shop serving good-value seafood by the river.
on Dayak cuisine. Try the chicken in tapioca leaves, Open-Air Market - see Food Centre lisings, page 37.
with tuak ice cream for dessert. 6-10 pm daily, booking Padungan Bay, JlnPetanak. Good selecion of dishes. The
advised. Tel: 234068. biter gourd omelete is unusual and delicious. 6 - 10 pm.
Tribal Stove, Taman Sri Sarawak (opp. Hilton). The only Pending Seafood Centre, Jln Simen Raya in Kuching Port
pork-free tribal restaurant in Kuching, serving authenic industrial area. A wide range of stalls selling seafood
Kelabit food from the Bario Highlands. Open for lunch & and local specialiies. If you go by taxi arrange a pick-
dinner. Tel: 234873. up ime.
Also check out the Dayak food stall at Delight Food Rock Road Seafood, 2nd Mile, Jln Rock, Tel: 241575.
Court, King’s Centre, Simpang Tiga (lunchimes). Popular outlet where you select your dinner from the
tanks lining the walls. Take a taxi. Booking advisable.
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(Jln Carpenter), Sin Lian Shin (Jalan Geen) and dozens
of other spots around town. The best bet for pork-free Kuching has superb seafood. The steamed pomfret and
kolo mee is Mohammad Lim’s stall at Ting Café, Taman manchong ish are unmissable. Assam prawns, sambal
Sri Sarawak. prawns and slipper lobster are other local favourites.
One dish that you are unlikely to ind elsewhere is
Umei, a spicy salad of raw marinated ish, limes and ambal (bamboo clam), which is usually cooked as a
shallots, is the tradiional dish of the Melanau people, mild dry curry or steamed in Chinese wine. Unusual
and is oten found at hotel bufets or Malay food stalls. appearance (looks like a worm in a bamboo shell!) -
Local vegetables are served widely, paricularly the but tastes superb. None of the restaurants listed below
two types of crispy jungle fern, midin and paku. Good serve pork.
local venison (ask for deer meat) is available from some
Chinese restaurants. Manok pansoh (chicken cooked in See Good, of Ban Hock Road, opposite Hua Kuok Inn.
bamboo) is a great Iban delicacy, as is babi panggang Tel: 251397/012-8832629. Probably Kuching’s most
(grilled 3-layer pork belly). Both are usually on the popular seafood restaurant, See Good’s cooking style is
menu at Tanju Bistro and The Dyak. robust rather than fussy, with strong-lavoured sauces
M-Bar & Bistro at The Ranee, Main Bazaar. Although and lots of herbs. Friendly hosts the Kong family will
happily guide you through the extensive menu, and
they serve great tapas and internaional dishes, the can make some interesing suggesions. Also has the
main atracion here is the authenic naive Sarawak biggest (and cheapest) selecion of wines in Kuching.
cuisine, including chicken-in-bamboo, jungle ferns
Open 12 midday - 10.30 pm. Closed 4th and 18th of
and ish specialies. A selecion of “true blue Borneo every month. Come before 6.30 or around 9 to be sure
specials” are only ofered when fresh ingredients are of a table.
available straight from the rainforest. Kitchen open
6 - 11 pm. Tel: 258833. Top Spot Food Court, Jln Bukit Mata, probably ofers
st
Tanju Bistro, 1 Floor, Lrg the widest choice of seafood outlets in all of Borneo.
Upland 1, Simpang Tiga Set in landscaped surroundings on the breezy top loor
(opposite The Spring), is of a car park, there are well over a dozen al-fresco
the world’s irst Dayak restaurants here ofering Malay seafood, Chinese
Gastropub, where you seafood, seafood curries, claypot seafood, satay, and
can sip imported beers of course more seafood. The fresh ish and crustaceans
and exoic cocktails while are displayed for you to take your pick (as seen on
feasing on Sarawak Discovery Channel). Unusual and very, very popular. 12
longhouse food. Try the wonderfully named “eternity am - 11 pm daily. All stalls open 6pm -10 pm.
pork”, sago worms, chicken with fermented durian and
many less challenging but equally authenic dishes. Batu Lintang Food Centre, tucked away behind juncion
They also have grills and pasta for the less adventurous. of Jln Batu Lintang & Jln Rock. The stalls here serve
RM 40-50 for 2, or come at lunchime for the bargain Kuching’s cheapest seafood. Evenings only. Be prepared
RM 5 dayak bufet. Open daily 12 midday - 1 am. Tel: to wait for a table.
241880. Benson Seafood, Of Jln Abell. Tel: 255262. Well-
established riverside restaurant serving a full range of
Absolute Tribal - see Thai secion. Excellent manok pansoh, Sarawak seafood. Very popular at weekends.
dabai fried rice and Sarawak laksa, amongst others. Buntal Seafood Village - see Damai & Santubong, page 14.
The Dyak, corner of Jln Mendu / Jln SimpangTiga. The Colony Seafood, Jln Chan Chin Ann. Simple cofee
Pioneering ine dining restaurant focusing exclusively shop serving good-value seafood by the river.
on Dayak cuisine. Try the chicken in tapioca leaves, Open-Air Market - see Food Centre lisings, page 37.
with tuak ice cream for dessert. 6-10 pm daily, booking Padungan Bay, JlnPetanak. Good selecion of dishes. The
advised. Tel: 234068. biter gourd omelete is unusual and delicious. 6 - 10 pm.
Tribal Stove, Taman Sri Sarawak (opp. Hilton). The only Pending Seafood Centre, Jln Simen Raya in Kuching Port
pork-free tribal restaurant in Kuching, serving authenic industrial area. A wide range of stalls selling seafood
Kelabit food from the Bario Highlands. Open for lunch & and local specialiies. If you go by taxi arrange a pick-
dinner. Tel: 234873. up ime.
Also check out the Dayak food stall at Delight Food Rock Road Seafood, 2nd Mile, Jln Rock, Tel: 241575.
Court, King’s Centre, Simpang Tiga (lunchimes). Popular outlet where you select your dinner from the
tanks lining the walls. Take a taxi. Booking advisable.
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