Kota Kinabalu: what to see and where to eat

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452,058 people live here

Nearest airport: Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kota Kinabalu (BKI), about 5.15 km from the centre

Distances are straight-line and the walking time is an estimate, not a route.

Things to see

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  Manukan,_Mamutik_&_Sulug_-_Happy_Islands.jpg: Thien Zie Yung derivative work: Teofilo (talk) / CC BY 2.0

  Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park

  national park in Malaysia

  national park

  Getting there Rumah Pangsa Bus Stop, about 5.71 km away

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  CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0

  Sabah Museum

  museum in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

  museum

  Getting there Wisma Kewangan, about 5 min on foot

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• Atkinson Clock Tower

  clock tower in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

  historic site

  Getting there Airport Bus, about 3 min on foot

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  CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0

  Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu

  church in Sabah, Malaysia

  cathedral

  Getting there Sacred Heart Cathedral, about 1 min on foot

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  CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0

  Petagas War Memorial

  Park dedicated to victims of World War II

  memorial park

  Getting there Airbus - Buses To City Center, about 7 min on foot

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  CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0

  St. Michael's Church, Penampang

  church in Sabah, Malaysia

  church building

  Getting there Bus stop, about 6.48 km away

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  CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0

  Double Six Monument

  memorial to the airplane crash

  monument

  Getting there Grace Court, about 4 min on foot

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  Stefan Fussan / CC BY-SA 3.0

  Pu Tuo Si Temple

  Malaysian Buddhist temple

  Buddhist temple

  Getting there Tokong Quan Yin BT 5, about 1 min on foot

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  CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0

  Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum

  museum in Kota Kinabalu District, Sabah

  museum

  Getting there Sacred Heart Cathedral, about 5 min on foot

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  CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0

  Peak Nam Toong Temple

  Chinese temple in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

  temple

  Getting there Wisma Kewangan, about 20 min on foot

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• Tun Datu Mustapha Memorial

  state memorial in Sabah, Malaysia

  memorial park

  Getting there Putatan, about 22 min on foot

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  CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0

  North Borneo War Memorial

  war memorial in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

  war memorial

  Getting there Rumah Pangsa Bus Stop, about 4.71 km away

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Places to eat

• Le Berries Gaya Street

  Food: cake, coffee shop, coffee, tea, cafe

  Mo-Su 11:00-19:00

  Kota Kinabalu

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• Living Springs

  Food: chinese

  Mo-Sa 11:30-14:30, 18:00-22:00; Su off

  Kota Kinabalu

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• Recipes House

  Food: japanese

  Mo-Su 09:30-21:30

  Kota Kinabalu

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• Yee Fung Laksa

  Food: malaysian, chinese

  Mo-Fr 06:30-18:00; Sa-Su 06:30-16:00

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• mizumizu coffee

  Food: cake, coffee shop

  Mo, We-Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 08:00-18:00

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• Alis Fried Chicken

  Food: chicken

  Mo-Su 10:00-21:00

  Tanjung Aru

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• Bulatan Cafe

  Food: coffee shop

  Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

  Tanjung Aru

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• Damn Good Burger

  Food: burger

  We-Mo 12:00-23:00

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• El Centro

  Food: breakfast, burger, mexican, pizza

  Su-Th 08:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 08:30-00:00

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• Fatt Kee Seafood Restaurant

  Food: chinese, seafood, noodles

  Mo-Su 07:00-15:00

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• Feng Yuan

  Food: chinese

  Sa-Su 07:30-21:30; Mo-Fr 07:30-21:30

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• Fumi Izakaya

  Food: japanese

  Mo-Su 12:00-22:00

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• GHIN

  Food: japanese

  Mo-Fr 11:30-22:00

  Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

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• How Lee Coffee Shop

  Food: chinese, noodles

  Mo-Su 18:00-03:00

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• Howdy Grillhouse

  Food: american

  Mo-Su 11:00-23:00

  Kota Kinabalu

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• Kah Hiong Ngau Chap

  Food: beef bowl, noodles, asian

  Mo-Su 07:00-15:00

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• Kedai Kopi Hin Loi 興來茶室

  Food: chinese, tea, chicken, noodles, asian, malaysian, breakfast, coffee shop, curry, local

  Mo-Su 06:00-21:00

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• Keng Wan Hing

  Food: chinese

  Mo-Fr 05:00-17:00; Sa-Su 05:30-13:00

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