Madam Tang’s was listed as one of the past winner of best Sarawak Laksa in Kenny Sia’s Hawker Food Award. Unfortunately, I beg to differ after trying out their dish at their newly opened stall at The Spring Shopping Centre. It was not only pricey at $5.80 for a regular bowl but it was TOO OILY for my liking. Trust me, I’m such a huge fan of Sarawak Laksa that 99% of the time, I will finish every drop of the soup but I could not even finish half the soup this time. Furthermore, I hated that they used boiled egg cut in half instead of the usual shredded omelette.

My rating : 2 out of 5

Lee Coffee Shop, located at Jalan Setia Raja, opposite to the Stutong Wet Market is a coffee shop I frequent due to the Kan Pua Mee, which I consider as one of the best in Kuching. If you’re trying them out for the first time, I would recommend you to go on week days. Weekends are usually very packed.

Besides Kan Pua Mee, the Char Kueh is also good (right side stall in the picture above). There are also stalls selling Roti Canai, porridge, kolo mee, mee curry, laksa and ham & egg sandwiches.

My rating for this Kan Pua Mee is 4 over 5

Since Kan Pua Mee is a Foochow cuisine, I asked one of my Foochow colleague to recommend the stall that he considers sells the best Kan Pua Mee in Kuching. So, off we went to a coffee shop located somewhere after Sebor office, Pending area. It’s the first left turn after Sebor, at the very end of the road. The shop’s name is in Chinese and coming from a banana, the translation is “Syn Hung Yang“.

I thought it was too dry for my liking but the portion of the noodle was huge compared to the one at Chopstick. The ingredient that gives the “Oomph” to a Kan Pua Mee is the lard which was not really identifiable when I tasted it.

My rating : 2.5 out of 5

Kan Pua Mee is dish which hails from Sibu, Sarawak and is a favourite among the Foochows. It’s also one of my favourite breakfast meal even though I’m not a Foochow. The one you see below is the plain option - you can ask the hawker seller to add black sauce to the noodle. The noodle also comes with chilli sauce on a separate saucer but I’ve no idea why since I never used it myself. I actually like the mee in its original taste.

Once again this is from Chopstick at Yoshi Square, Pending. One of the best in Kuching and perhaps one of the more expensive kopi tiam (coffee shop) price at $3 per plate. Regular ones usually cost $2.50-$2.80 per plate. Yet, that does not put off customers as the regular waiting time is 20 minutes to 1/2 hour.

Verdict : 4 out of 5

Located at Jalan Tun Jugah, within Premier 101,Kuching,  this is a non halal Chinese Restaurant. I’ve eaten here a couple of times but there are limited dishes in the menu and if it is a peak period, I would not recommend going there as when the resturant is full, it can be quite cramped.

My ratings:

FOOD - 6 out of 10

ENVIRONMENT - 6 out of 10

SERVICE - 5 out of 10

Here’s a look at some of the dishes we ordered:

Chicken Ginseng Soup

Braised Tofu With Minced Meat

Butter Prawn (Minus The Shell)

Brocolli In Oyster Sauce

Steam Boat is considered one of the more popular dish in Asia where a variety of ingredients are cooked in a simmering pot of broth at the table, similar to a fondue.

A typical Chinese steam boat ingredients include thinly sliced meat, leafy vegetables, mushrooms, tofu, noodles or seafood. Depending on the country, steam boat food can either be eaten with a dipping sauce, or sometimes as a soup. By using steam boats with two partitions (pictured above), you can even have two types of soup - usually one spicy and one non spicy.

If you are visiting Sarawak, Malaysia, you should stop over in Kuching city for the delicious seafood. One of the most well known seafood eatery is located at Top Spot, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman. The food court comprises of several seafood stalls, drink stalls, stalls selling local food like satay, western food stalls and more.

Here’s a peek at the seafood dishes ordered from one of my favourite stall called “ABC“:

Black Pepper Crab

Fried Oyster Crispy Omelette Style

Fried Sotong

Buttered Prawn