Woo! Cafe Coffee
Coffee
- RM20 - RM50 per pax
Woo! Cafe on Jalan Dewan, Kota Kinabalu, offers good coffee and a lovely setting overlooking the stairs up Signal Hill
Fung He Porridge and Noodle Roast Pork Wantan Mee
Wantan Mee, Street Food
- Under RM20 per pax
Back at Fung He Porridge and Noodle, formerly Pak Ka Lok, for pork porridge but it was the roast pork wantan mee that was the star
Tanjung Ria Kitchen Signature Oxtail Assam Pedas
Malaysian
- RM50 - RM100 per pax
Tanjung Ria Kitchen at Hyatt Regency Kota Kinabalu serves a generous RM78 Oxtail Assam Pedas with spicy gravy and excellent service
The Mosaic Cafe Oxtail Assam Pedas Pie
Pie
- RM20 - RM50 per pax
The Mosaic Cafe at Hyatt Regency Kota Kinabalu sells an RM25 Oxtail Assam Pedas Pie with flaky, buttery pastry and a generous filling
Dinner at Pound Jesselton Mall
Western
- RM50 - RM100 per pax
POUND at Jesselton Mall, Kota Kinabalu, impressed with friendly service and a welcoming venue
Enso Teppanyaki Jesselton Mall Fire Show
Japanese, Teppanyaki
- RM100 - RM200 per pax
Enso Teppanyaki Jesselton Mall delivered a fiery cooking show and good service, but the bluefin tuna tataki and tofu were the meal's highlights
Cafe On Fifty5 Peanut Butter and Chocolate Gelato
Gelato
- Under RM20 per pax
Cafe On Fifty5 Kota Kinabalu serves gelato inside Tong Hing supermarket. We tried peanut butter and chocolate for RM14.90
Pynk Cafe Nasi Lemak Linopot
Nasi Lemak Linopot
- RM20 - RM50 per pax
Our first meal in Kota Kinabalu was linopot with ayam berempah at Pynk Cafe. Jen loved the rice, while the bambangan caught my attention
ZUS Coffee KLIA Nasi Lemak
Nasi Lemak
- Under RM20 per pax
Santan Pak Nasser’s Nasi Lemak at ZUS Coffee KLIA Terminal 1 is a decent pre-flight meal, with a savoury and spicy sambal
Lunch at Auntie Sim Kitchen
Cantonese
- RM50 - RM100 per pax
A very good five-person lunch at Auntie Sim Kitchen Damansara Uptown with signature tofu, tong po yuk and chicken rice
New Hao Yue Lou Fried Rice
Fried Rice
- RM50 - RM100 per pax
Dinner at New Hao Yue Lou SS4 was going reasonably well until two plates of fried rice at the next table prompted us to order one
Tartine Saigon Breakfast with a Quiet View
Big Breakfast
Tartine Saigon is a hidden fourth-floor cafe where the big breakfast is alright, but the quiet setting and city view are the real draw
Ngoi Saigon Fried Wontons
Vietnamese
Lunch at Ngoi Saigon was seafood glass noodles in a claypot and crisp fried shrimp and pork wantan, with the wantan my pick
Hủ Tiếu Hồng Phát Bến Thành Pork Liver Pâté Puff
Pastry
The pork liver pâté puff was the standout from our Hủ Tiếu Hồng Phát Bến Thành takeaway, with crisp flaky pastry and a rich savoury filling
Tan Hai Van Ho Chi Minh City Bill Shock
Chinese
- RM50 - RM100 per pax
Chiefeater VK's dim sum meal at Tan Hai Van Ho Chi Minh City was overshadowed by a bill containing dishes that he did not order
The Gem at Bánh Mì Mẹ Ỉn Is Their Service
Banh Mi
Bánh Mì Mẹ Ỉn serves a generously filled Original Banh Mi, but it was Minh's thoughtful service that made our visit memorable
Serene Lunch at the Independence Palace Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnamese
A Vietnamese lunch beside Independence Palace became memorable less for the food than for the remarkably green and peaceful surroundings
Cocotte Ben Thanh Escargots
French
Cocotte Ben Thanh served excellent Escargots de Bourgogne, while the French onion soup and steak were less convincing for Chiefeater VK
Hủ Tiếu Hồng Phát Bến Thành Wantan
Wantan
Hủ Tiếu Hồng Phát Bến Thành served a wantan that reminded me of Penang, with a tasty filling but a noticeably thick dumpling skin
The Suhu Kedah Jawa Mee and Nasi Kunyit Kapitan Curry Ayam
Mee Jawa
- RM20 - RM50 per pax
Chiefeater Hedges Liang tried Kedah Jawa Mee, Mee Mamak Goreng and Nasi Kunyit Kapitan Curry Ayam at The Suhu in George Town
Izakaya Unatoto Bến Thành Nishin Kazunoko
Japanese
Izakaya Unatoto Bến Thành is known for unagi, but it was the Nishin Kazunoko, cold soba and sour plum Sapporo that we enjoyed most