Top-Rated Food
in Sabah

165 ★4.5+ spots mapped across Sabah — 141 restaurants and 24 stalls. Ratings, hours, and directions sourced from Google.

Sabah has 165 top-rated food spots mapped on Makan Guru — 141 sit-down restaurants and 24 street-food stalls. Every entry sits at ★4.5 or higher on Google. The average across all Sabah listings is ★4.7.

The densest food neighbourhoods are Kota Kinabalu (40), Pusat Bandar Kota Kinabalu, Kota Kinabalu (18), and Inanam, Kota Kinabalu (6). Together they account for roughly 39% of the spots mapped in Sabah — a useful starting point if you're new to the area or planning a food crawl.

Shiang Lung Seafood 祥龙海味-沙巴燕窝 海参花胶 in Penampang, Kota Kinabalu currently leads Sabah's rankings (★5.0 from 298 reviews). Other consistently top-rated picks include FlavorCuisine, KK Garden Seafood Restaurant • Sedco, and Traditional Fried Pork Kuey Teow.

By cuisine, Sabah skews toward Chinese Restaurant (16), Asian Restaurant (7), Seafood Restaurant (7), and Fast Food Restaurant (7) — a quick read on what locals actually queue for.

Below you'll find the full directory grouped by neighbourhood, plus a quick list of the highest-rated spots overall. Tap any place for hours, phone, and directions.

TOTAL
165
RESTAURANTS
141
STALLS
24
AVG RATING
★ 4.7

Top-rated spots

Shiang Lung Seafood 祥龙海味-沙巴燕窝 海参花胶
★ 5.0
Penampang, Kota Kinabalu · 298 reviews
FlavorCuisine
★ 5.0
Likas, Kota Kinabalu · 54 reviews
KK Garden Seafood Restaurant • Sedco
★ 4.9
Pusat Bandar Kota Kinabalu, Kota Kinabalu · 5,756 reviews
Traditional Fried Pork Kuey Teow
★ 4.9
Kota Kinabalu · 3,836 reviews
亞燕古早味炸肉 AH YEN TRADITIONAL FRIED PORK
★ 4.9
Inanam Capital, Kota Kinabalu · 2,624 reviews
Marrybrown Tawau
★ 4.9
Tawau · 2,334 reviews
Thai Spoon Kitchen & Cafe
★ 4.9
Tawau · 1,845 reviews
蜀大侠火锅 Shu DaXia Hotpot @ 亚庇区 Kota Kinabalu
★ 4.9
Pusat Bandar Kota Kinabalu, Kota Kinabalu · 1,778 reviews
A1 Chicken Rice Elemen
★ 4.9
Menggatal, Kota Kinabalu · 1,745 reviews
Dojo Nanyang Kopi House (Singgahmata Point)
★ 4.9
Lahad Datu · 1,063 reviews
4Fingers Crispy Chicken T2 Tawau
★ 4.9
Tawau · 1,036 reviews
DOJO UTARA
★ 4.9
Tawau · 1,025 reviews

Cuisines in Sabah

Chinese Restaurant 16
Asian Restaurant 7
Seafood Restaurant 7
Fast Food Restaurant 7
Japanese Restaurant 5
Thai Restaurant 5
Family Restaurant 3
Sabahan 3

All spots in Sabah, by area

Kota Kinabalu

40 spots

Pusat Bandar Kota Kinabalu, Kota Kinabalu

18 spots

Inanam, Kota Kinabalu

6 spots

Tawau

6 spots

Lahad Datu

5 spots

Bandar Tawau, Tawau

4 spots

Penampang

4 spots

Sandakan

4 spots

Tuaran

4 spots

Kundasang

3 spots

Penampang, Kota Kinabalu

3 spots

Ranau

3 spots

Bandar Indah, Sandakan

2 spots

Gaya Street, KK

2 spots

Kampung Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu

2 spots

Keningau

2 spots

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

2 spots

Lintas Plaza, Kota Kinabalu

2 spots

Luyang Commercial Centre, Kota Kinabalu

2 spots

Taman Southern, Kota Kinabalu

2 spots

Aeropod Commercial Square, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Api-api Centre, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Asia City, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

BANDAR UTAMA, Sandakan

1 spot

Bandar Papar, Papar

1 spot

Bandar Putatan, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Bandar Putatan, Penampang

1 spot

Damai, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Donggongon

1 spot

Fajar, Tawau

1 spot

Grand Industrial Centre, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Inanam Capital, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Inanam, KK

1 spot

Kampung Air, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Kampung Likas, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Kampung Limbanak, Penampang

1 spot

Kampung Tompugiwis, Kundasang

1 spot

Karamunsing Complex, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Kinarut

1 spot

Kobusak Commercial Center, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Kolombong, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Kota Marudu

1 spot

Lebuh Raya Sutera, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Likas, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Lintas, KK

1 spot

Lintas, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Menggatal, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Metro Town, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Papar

1 spot

Pekan Kundasang, Kundasang

1 spot

Pekan Kundasang, Ranau

1 spot

Pekan Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Sandakan, Sabah

1 spot

Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Sepilok, Sandakan

1 spot

Sutera Avenue, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Taman Beauty Garden, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Taman Che Mei, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Taman Foh Sang, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Taman Fraser, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Taman Guan Soon, Tawau

1 spot

Taman Hiburan, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Taman Indah Permai, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Taman Kepayan Ridge, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Taman Mat Salleh Phase 2, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot

Tenom

1 spot

Zone 3 Commercial, Sandakan

1 spot

kuala Inanam, Kota Kinabalu

1 spot
// only the good stuff

★4.5 floor, no exceptions

Every listing is re-checked against Google. Spots that drop below ★4.5 are pulled from the map.

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