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Payung Cafe, No.20F Lanang Road (behind Kingwood Cineplexes
Hotel), serves a variety of local, Indonesian, Malay and King’s Trioplex, Sarawak House Complex, includes a
Nyonya dishes. trdiional widescreen large cinema. Tel: 321166.
Islamic Nyonya Kafe, 141 Jln Kampung Nyabor, serves a Star Cineplex, 6 Jln Ramin, Tel: 334552.
variety of tasty Malay food and is justly famous for the
lagest roi canai in the Rejang Basin.
SHOPPING
Western
Sugar Bun are all
McDonalds, KFC and local chain
represented in Sibu, and can be found in the major
shopping malls. Sugar Bun also has an outlet on Jln
Pedada with an atached gelateria (ice cream parlour).
Malaysian fusion and cake franchise SecretRecipe is at
Lorong Pahlawan 9. For more upmarket western dining,
the best bet is to choose from the cofee houses in
Sibu’s leading hotels or the outlets listed below.
Ark Café, Rejang Esplanade, has a ine river front
locaion and serves a variety of western, local and Thai
dishes. Evenings only.
Breadsense, 20 Jalan Morshidi Sidek. Busy bakery Sibu is an excellent place to buy Borneo arts, crats
serving baguetes, sandwiches and light meals. Dayime and curios. Paricular items to look out for are Iban
and early evening. pua kumbu (hand-woven rugs), wooden hornbill
Café Café, 10 Jalan Chew Geok Lin (near pagoda), carvings used in rituals, and silver jewellery, Orang Ulu
serves an interesing mix of western and Nyonya dishes. beadwork and woodcarving, and Penan blowpipes and
The Litle Roadhouse (see below). mats. The best places to get a good bargain are the Sibu
Central Market and Night Market stalls, where you are
ENTERTAINMENT usually buying direct from the producer. Also try Chop
Kian Huat, 8 Jln Tukang Besi (entrance on Jln Market,),
As this guidebook has been produced with tourists in which has a good selecion of Iban silver jewellery, and
mind, we have not included places that concentrate on Chai Chiang Store, 5 Jln Central. Visitors travelling by
road should check out the Durin Handicrat Shop, a
lavish business entertainment or where female visitors one-stop handicrat centre for the Central Region, 35
would feel uncomfortable. Socialising in Sibu is also km from town a few minutes from the Durin Bridge exit.
done in restaurants and cofee shops.
For more general shopping, the main malls in town are
Green Lounge, RH Hotel. Plush musiclounge with
in the lower loors of Wisma Sanyan, and the Sarawak
quality livebands. House Complex on Jln Kampung Nyabor. The best
K-Pop Karaoke, Tanahmas Hotel. Upmarket cocktail bookstore is probably Premier Bookstore in Wiama
lounge with open karaoke and private karaoke rooms. Sanyan. Budget fashions and household goods can
Kaban Lama, Persiaran Brooke. Friendly Iban karaoke be found at the Night Market, and in dozens of small
bar with occasional live music. shops around town. More malls can be found outside
Litle Roadhouse, 4 Jln Causeway. Friendly upstairs pub the old town centre, including Delta Mall (Jln Pedada),
with a pleasant balcony area for observing the street Medan Mall (Jln WongKing Huo) and Star Megamall
life below. Also serves inexpensive steaks and other (Jln Tuanku Abdul Rahman).
local and western dishes.
MC Karaoke Pub, 20 Jln Sanyan, is where the local darts SPORTS & RECREATION
fanaics hang out. Prepare to make friends and lose
heavily. All major hotels have itness centres. There are public
Pelangi, Jln Wong Nai Siong, above Sarawak Hotel. swimming pools at Jln Delta and Bukit Lima Sports
Scrufy but cheap and friendly Iban karaoke pub, Complex (take a taxi). Good jogging trails can be found at
where tone deaf singers and karaoke novices will feel the Sungai Merah Heritage Walk, Bukit Aup Jubilee Park
welcome. and Kuien Garden in Bukit Lima Forest Park (take a taxi)
The Queen, Jln Tukang Besi. This exoic cocktail lounge
atracts a friendly and diverse clientele. Hotels, travel agents and ishing tackle shops can
Sangkai Temuai, Jln Tukang Besi. Upmarket Iban arrange ishing trips, either ishing for Borneo masheer
karaoke transforms into bouncing dance club ater (empurau) on the Rejang and its tributaries or deep sea
midnight. game ishing (esp. marlin) of the coast near Mukah.
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Hotel), serves a variety of local, Indonesian, Malay and King’s Trioplex, Sarawak House Complex, includes a
Nyonya dishes. trdiional widescreen large cinema. Tel: 321166.
Islamic Nyonya Kafe, 141 Jln Kampung Nyabor, serves a Star Cineplex, 6 Jln Ramin, Tel: 334552.
variety of tasty Malay food and is justly famous for the
lagest roi canai in the Rejang Basin.
SHOPPING
Western
Sugar Bun are all
McDonalds, KFC and local chain
represented in Sibu, and can be found in the major
shopping malls. Sugar Bun also has an outlet on Jln
Pedada with an atached gelateria (ice cream parlour).
Malaysian fusion and cake franchise SecretRecipe is at
Lorong Pahlawan 9. For more upmarket western dining,
the best bet is to choose from the cofee houses in
Sibu’s leading hotels or the outlets listed below.
Ark Café, Rejang Esplanade, has a ine river front
locaion and serves a variety of western, local and Thai
dishes. Evenings only.
Breadsense, 20 Jalan Morshidi Sidek. Busy bakery Sibu is an excellent place to buy Borneo arts, crats
serving baguetes, sandwiches and light meals. Dayime and curios. Paricular items to look out for are Iban
and early evening. pua kumbu (hand-woven rugs), wooden hornbill
Café Café, 10 Jalan Chew Geok Lin (near pagoda), carvings used in rituals, and silver jewellery, Orang Ulu
serves an interesing mix of western and Nyonya dishes. beadwork and woodcarving, and Penan blowpipes and
The Litle Roadhouse (see below). mats. The best places to get a good bargain are the Sibu
Central Market and Night Market stalls, where you are
ENTERTAINMENT usually buying direct from the producer. Also try Chop
Kian Huat, 8 Jln Tukang Besi (entrance on Jln Market,),
As this guidebook has been produced with tourists in which has a good selecion of Iban silver jewellery, and
mind, we have not included places that concentrate on Chai Chiang Store, 5 Jln Central. Visitors travelling by
road should check out the Durin Handicrat Shop, a
lavish business entertainment or where female visitors one-stop handicrat centre for the Central Region, 35
would feel uncomfortable. Socialising in Sibu is also km from town a few minutes from the Durin Bridge exit.
done in restaurants and cofee shops.
For more general shopping, the main malls in town are
Green Lounge, RH Hotel. Plush musiclounge with
in the lower loors of Wisma Sanyan, and the Sarawak
quality livebands. House Complex on Jln Kampung Nyabor. The best
K-Pop Karaoke, Tanahmas Hotel. Upmarket cocktail bookstore is probably Premier Bookstore in Wiama
lounge with open karaoke and private karaoke rooms. Sanyan. Budget fashions and household goods can
Kaban Lama, Persiaran Brooke. Friendly Iban karaoke be found at the Night Market, and in dozens of small
bar with occasional live music. shops around town. More malls can be found outside
Litle Roadhouse, 4 Jln Causeway. Friendly upstairs pub the old town centre, including Delta Mall (Jln Pedada),
with a pleasant balcony area for observing the street Medan Mall (Jln WongKing Huo) and Star Megamall
life below. Also serves inexpensive steaks and other (Jln Tuanku Abdul Rahman).
local and western dishes.
MC Karaoke Pub, 20 Jln Sanyan, is where the local darts SPORTS & RECREATION
fanaics hang out. Prepare to make friends and lose
heavily. All major hotels have itness centres. There are public
Pelangi, Jln Wong Nai Siong, above Sarawak Hotel. swimming pools at Jln Delta and Bukit Lima Sports
Scrufy but cheap and friendly Iban karaoke pub, Complex (take a taxi). Good jogging trails can be found at
where tone deaf singers and karaoke novices will feel the Sungai Merah Heritage Walk, Bukit Aup Jubilee Park
welcome. and Kuien Garden in Bukit Lima Forest Park (take a taxi)
The Queen, Jln Tukang Besi. This exoic cocktail lounge
atracts a friendly and diverse clientele. Hotels, travel agents and ishing tackle shops can
Sangkai Temuai, Jln Tukang Besi. Upmarket Iban arrange ishing trips, either ishing for Borneo masheer
karaoke transforms into bouncing dance club ater (empurau) on the Rejang and its tributaries or deep sea
midnight. game ishing (esp. marlin) of the coast near Mukah.
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