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but this unassuming, tile-floored cafe serves some of Kuching's most famously excellent
Sarawak laksa.
INDIAN
Lyn's Thandoori Restaurant $$
(Lot 267, Jln Song Thian Cheok; mains RM16-25; 9am-10pm Mon-Sat, 5-10pm Sun;
)
This North Indian place, a Kuching fixture since 1994, sports a huge menu featur-
ing tandoori chicken (of course!) as well as delicious mutton, fish and vegie options (al-
most 50 of them, including 22 types of
paneer
), all made with top-quality ingredients.
Situated 300m due north of one of Kuching's three Hindu temples.
Tribal Scoops $
(Block H, Jln Borneo; mains RM4.50-10; 10.30am-9.30pm Mon-Sat; )
A convivial
little slice of the Kelabit Highlands in downtown Kuching, this unpretentious restaurant is
a huge hit with Kelabit students with a hankering for some home cooking. Specialities in-
clude
labo senutuq
(shredded beef cooked with wild ginger and dried chilli) and
ab'eng
(shredded river fish). Dishes are prepared without MSG or - because it didn't exist in the
highlands in the old days - shrimp paste. A buffet lunch (RM16.50) is available from
11.30am to 2.30pm except Sunday. Situated across the street from the main entrance to the
Hilton.
DAYAK
Open-Air Market $
(Jln Khoo Hun Yeang; mains from RM3-4.50; 6am or 7am-5pm, some stalls to mid-
night)
Cheap, tasty dishes to look for include superb laksa (available from about 7am to
4pm), Chinese-style
mee sapi
(beef noodle soup), red
kolo mee
(noodles with sweet barbe-
cue sauce), tomato
kueh tiaw
(another fried rice-noodle dish) and shaved ice desserts (ask
for 'ABC' at stall 17). An ideal spot for breakfast before boarding the bus to Bako Nation-
al Park. Has two sections separated by a minivan parking area. The yellow tower was
once used as a fire lookout.
LAKSA
Bla Bla Bla $$
( 082-233944; 27 Jln Tabuan; most mains RM24-45; 6-11.30pm, closed Tue)
In-
novative, chic and stylish, Bla Bla Bla serves Chinese-inspired fusion dishes that - like
FUSION