Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah state in northeast Borneo, is rightly famous for its seafood. With a coastline of 1440km, Sabah has an abundance of sea creatures that can be turned into the most delicious dishes by skilled chefs. While it is cheaper to eat at the cities closer to the source (Sandakan, Kudat, Semporna, etc), Kota Kinabalu does have the most numerous seafood restaurants. For good and cheap seafood, make friends with the locals and beg them to take you to their favourite place. If not, you will just have to make do with what’s in the city centre and listed in the tourist brochures (no less tasty mind you, just more expensive).
*Ps. Please note that shark fin soup is banned in Sabah, and try not to order those rare (and expensive) fishes that are getting rarer and rarer.
For a rough figure of how much you are going to spend, here are the photos and price of the recent meal that I had with 2 friends.
Restaurant: Ocean Seafood Village (next to Promenade Hotel)
City: Kota Kinabalu
Telephone: 088-264701
Costs:
0.75kg king lobster RM210
1 plate Sabah Vegetable RM20
1 plate Crab Meat Fried Rice RM20
3 plates of peanuts and papaya appetizers RM6
3 pieces of wet towels RM1.8
2 bottles Tiger beer RM38
10% service charge RM29.58
6% government tax RM17.75
Total: RM343.15






















Prior to this sighting, the toad was last spotted in 1924



































