Food at Kuching Sarawak Borneo Malaysia

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Kuching Sarawak is one of the heavens for food in Malaysia. You’ll get all sort of variety of delicious local Malaysian dishes. During my trip to Kuching Sarawak, I got really carried away and bloated myself with all sort of food. Below is a short list of some of the food that I tried and recommend that you do too. They can be commonly available anywhere in Kuching town, but some of the dishes are only best if consumed at the recommended outlets.

TopSpot Seafood Food Court

This is the first place that you’ll have to visit for fresh and tasty seafood dishes. There are many stalls available here, but I and many other travel writers would recommend that you feast at ABC Seafood Restaurant. 2 must try dishes that you don’t usually get in other parts of Malaysia is the Midin (a wild fern dish) and Umai (a jellyfish and fish dish). Price is generally cheap here when compared to other seafood restaurants.

Midin at ABC Restaurant TopSpot Seafood

Umai at ABC Restaurant TopSpot Seafood

Premier 101 Kuching Sarawak

It took me a few days to find this night hangout area. This is the gateway to the food heaven in Kuching Sarawak. Roughly at about 6pm onwards, this office and shoplot area converts to an open air food stalls area that serves anything from Malay, Chinese and Indian dishes. Some of the unique dishes that I tried here is their Fried Durians, Pork Satay and Fried Burgers.

Premier 101 Food Court in Kuching

Pork Satay at Premier 101 Kuching Sarawak

Pork Satay at Premier 101 Kuching Sarawak

Fried Durian at Premier 101 Kuching Sarawak

The Junk Kuching Sarawak

Simply named The Junk, a hangout place for a lot of foreign guest. They are famous for their western dishes and if you’re there with a bunch of friends do try their Fisherman’s Basket. The Junk is placed in the middle of a row of old shop houses on Wayang Street near the Kuching city center. It is of walking distant from most of the hotels there. The unique thing about the Junk Restaurant is that at night, there is a Karaoke Lounge and a Bar at the back of the restaurant and they are open till late. There is a pool table at the bar too.

The Junk Restaurant and Bar Kuching

Lamb Shank at The Junk Restaurant and Bar in Kuching

Sarawak Laksa

Unlike the Assam Laksa and Penang Laksa, the Sarawak Laksa has a taste of it’s own. Both sourish and spicy at the same time with a curry like zest to it give this dish a in my must try food in Sarawak. They are usually served in the morning as early as 6am so you’ll have to be early to get a good bowl. I tried the Sarawak Laksa at 2 spots, the tastier one was at Green Hill Corner Restaurant and the other was at the Sarawak Cultural Village.

Green Hill Corner Restaurant in Kuching

Sarawak Laksa at Green Hill Corner Restaurant in Kuching

Sarawak Laksa at Green Hill Corner Restaurant in Kuching

Sarawak Laksa at Sarawak Cultural Village

Kuching Kolo Mee

Kolo Mee comes from the Hokkien Chinese culture and is quite a famous dish in Kuching Sarawak. You may want to try them at multiple stalls because they taste quite different. Basically Kolo Mee consist of Egg noodles that are flash-boiled, then classically served with crushed garlic and shallot, minced pork or beef and white vinegar. Some of them come with sliced barbecue pork known as char siu or beef. Some of the stalls in Kuching serves the Kolo Mee with a pork soup that contains pork parts.

Kolo Mee (Noodles) with sliced char siu (barbecued pork)

Plain Kolo Mee (Noodles)

Pork Soup that is served with the Kolo Mee

Kuching Tomato Mee (Tomato Noodle)

This is another unique dish that I’ve yet to see in Peninsular Malaysia. The Tomato Noodle is basically a crispy deep fried noodles or ricecake strips served with tomato sauce, vegetables, and chicken. One place that you can have this dish is at Aroma Cafe on Jalan Tabuan. The Aroma Cafe have been featured on many food television programmes and is a chillout spot for famous artist.

Tomato Noodles at Aroma Cafe on Jalan Tabuan

Ayam Pansuh Sarawak (Chicken Pansuh Sarawak)

Ayam Pansuh is a dish that is widely available here in Sarawak and is basically chicken cooked in a bamboo with water, seasonings and tapioca leaf which later becomes a soupy dish. This dish is famous with the Iban and Bidayuh tribes here in Sarawak. The tapioca leaf can be hard to consume and do taste a little bitter.

Ayam Pansuh (Chicken) at Aroma Cafe on Jalan Tabuan Kuching

This is just a condensed list of the food that you must try during your short trip to Kuching Sarawak. There are many other interesting dishes that are not mentioned here because I’ve yet to try them. Will probably update this post on my next trip to Kuching.