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Eating and nightlife
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Local
specialities
such as wild boar and deer sometimes crop up on Chinese menus; in addition, Kuching has its own
laksa,
a rich soup where rice vermicelli is combined with shredded chicken, prawns and beansprouts in a spicy coconut gravy. The city's best
bar
is
De Tavern,
a Kayan-run watering-hole opposite the
Hilton
on Jalan Borneo. Should you develop a taste for
tuak
(rice wine), try the range at the
Telang Usan Hotel
's
Dulit Terrace and Tuak Bar.
Choon Hui Cafe , Jl Ban Hock. Storming laksa and filling kolok mee (noodles, Kuching-style) make this plain coffee shop near Kuching's Hindu temple a huge breakfast-time hit. Denis' Place , 80 Main Bazaar. Western-style cafe-bar with superb international cuisine, coffee and pastries. Jubilee Restoran , 49 Jl India. Excellent Malay restaurant serving tasty kacang goreng (peanuts in fish paste) and sayur (green beans in chilli and lemon). Full meals from RM8 for two. Minangkabau , 168 Jl Chan Chin Ann. Excellent Indonesian restaurant with a range of unusual dishes like chilli-hot fish curries and beef rendang. RM10-15 for two. Nam Sen , 17 Jl Market. Lovely old coffee shop, complete with marble tables and "No spitting" signs. Handy for snatching an early-morning coffee or noodle soup before catching a bus. National Islamic Cafe , Jl Carpenter. Serves halal (Islamic) food, curries and unleavened bread from mid-morning until about 9pm. Very popular and inexpensive at RM3-4 a head. Red Eastern Seafood , Jl Ban Hock. Popular steamboat place.
See Good
, Jl Ban Hock, beside Telang Usan Hotel. Fantastic Chinese restaurant; don't shirk the bamboo clams. It has the best selection of wine in Kuching, and although it's slightly pricier than some (RM60 for two) it's worth every sen. Other useful information
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