Night Market, Kota Kinabalu
Night Market, Kota Kinabalu
Night Market, Kota Kinabalu
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Toru O
Setagaya, Japan1,931 contributions
Feb 2023 • Solo
Located near the ocean and sells fresh caught seafood. A great place to grab a bite and enjoy the local atmosphere. A haven for foodies looking for something new to try out. Get yourself a fresh mango juice or satay.
Written 23 February 2023
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Ajda76
Ljubljana, Slovenia51 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
Wonderful, colourful, wet and tasty. I loved it, also the kids, mostly we met locals enjoying their meal. The price of seafood is still quite high, regarding this is a local market - 18 rm per 100 g for tiger prawns, they are obviously pricey.
Written 7 August 2022
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krocchi
Singapore, Singapore1,356 contributions
Jul 2022 • Friends
This is a night market with lots of fresh produce vegetables and fruits. There are also cooked food available but it’s not the cleanest you can imagine. Lots of smoke from the BBQ too. But I’m sure the food taste good.
Written 16 July 2022
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sher88
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia578 contributions
Nov 2019
Visited during Raya 2019. Loads of stalls selling fresh produce and there is even another food section selling freshly grilled seafood. Food was ok but don't expect it to be very clean. Tourists beware as the fruits were seriously overpriced! I was surprised when a seller started talking to me in Korean trying to sell me mangoes that were crazy crazy overpriced! I pity the group of Korean tourists beside us as their tour guide was recommending them to buy the mangoes.
Written 20 October 2020
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TravelCritic98
Atlanta, GA12 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Wet/dry market during the day. About 4pm the food tables are setup. Suggest that you count the number of prawn or whatever when you order and pay. It's reasonably priced but value/food safety should be considered. If you never experienced before, than go have fun and enjoy.
Written 19 February 2020
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Princess_Ace
Singapore, Singapore12 contributions
Jan 2020
I was kind of lost when I was there for the first time. This place is very big. It divided into three parts: market that sells all kind of food and fruits, food section and handicraft. Local went there to do their marketing and meals. I think is a good place to have a peek of the local life.
Written 19 January 2020
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Melissa S
22 contributions
Dec 2019
waking into the seafood market is quite an experience - you're immediately accosted by multiple people trying to get you to eat at their tables. walk around first and make good decisions - we were offered extremely high prices for seafood at our first walk-around, and those prices went down on our second trip. we had tiger prawns one night - larger but not meaty, and opted for the smaller ones the second night. they'll bring your plates piecemeal, so know that you might get your fish first and your rice after you've finished the fish. the smoke from the grills can be very bad - try to sit further from those. and make sure to use lots of mosquito repellent.
Written 8 January 2020
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ffjan1810
Paris, France30 contributions
Dec 2019
After so many years - Sabahans have still not learnt - Kota kinabalu is as dirty as ever, the stench at the water front is horrible and worse still you can see boats being repaired in the waterfront thus polluting the water even more
Written 31 December 2019
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G2Kpauly
Melbourne, Australia1,774 contributions
Dec 2019 • Solo
I enjoyed a quick walk around this market and got sucked into a dinner of squid and rice which wasn't bad value.
Written 17 December 2019
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brentwallace
Hong Kong, China51 contributions
Nov 2019
Night markets are great for picking your seafood and getting it prepared any way you like. This one is no different, but I would say it is a little more expensive (maybe we got the tourist price) but still way cheaper than a hotel.
Written 5 November 2019
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noora m
1 contribution
Where can I get fresh seafood to buy for my self-bbq dinner? Will land at KK around 4pm
Misfer Aldawsari
Dammam, Saudi Arabia36 contributions
Yes. You can go to KK Filipino Market (Fish market). There you can buy all fresh meat, seafood and vegetables.
lennyNewcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK4 contributions
Where is the night market located?
alyson e
37 contributions
Hi Lenny, we were staying at the Horizon Hotel and the night market was on the promenade parallel with this. Hope this helps.
TexasTraveler2014
Lake Jackson, TX86 contributions
I am wondering how common it is to get sick from street food for a westerner?
Lina E
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2,562 contributions
Hi, I am afraid,nobody has done a survey to measure that,however I didn't get sick and neither any of my friends.Food is well cooked so my advice avoid salad and raw fish and enjoy your vacation😊
hi,
are they still open around 2 or 3am on a weekend? would you know? our flight from the philippines to KK is at night. we'll arrive there at 1am. we're not sure what to do while waiting for sunrise other than sleeping. thanks!
Ola_Jarosz
Metro Manila, Philippines4 contributions
hi:) did you find out? we r flying from the philippines at 1 am too this weekend and we r wondering :)
NIGHT MARKET, KOTA KINABALU - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
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- Hotels near Night Market, Kota Kinabalu:
- (0.07 km) Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu
- (0.11 km) Step in Lodge
- (0.11 km) Nana Marina Court
- (0.11 km) Imperial International Hotel
- (0.11 km) Marina Court Resort Condominium
- Restaurants near Night Market, Kota Kinabalu:
- (0.10 km) Favola Restaurant
- (0.14 km) Seng Hing Coffee Shop
- (0.11 km) Latest Recipe
- (0.19 km) Gusto Food & Wine
- (0.11 km) Santan
- Attractions near Night Market, Kota Kinabalu:
- (0.04 km) Filipino Market
- (0.11 km) Land Below The Wind
- (0.15 km) Kadaiku
- (0.11 km) Rafflesia Spa
- (0.11 km) SCOOTER RABBIT