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Lok Lok $
(7D Jln Ban Hock; mains RM5; 6pm-3am)
This hugely popular nocturnal eatery spe-
cialises in
lok lok
, skewers (eg of fish, prawn, cuttlefish or bean curd; RM1.50 to RM2
each) that are either boiled or deep fried and eaten with sweet, sweet-and-sour,
belacan
or
satay sauce. Also serves
rojak
and traditional mains such as curry chicken. Ideal for a late
- or late-late - meal.
MALAY
Kampung Boyan Hawker Centres $
(Jln Tunku Abdul Rahman; meals RM4.80-16, hawker centres mains RM3-4; evening,
hawker centres 11am-midnight)
What could be better than a romantic evening stroll along
the river accompanied by a bite to eat? Or you can take a ferry across the river to Kam-
pung Boyan, whose new promenade has two tent-roofed hawker centres.
MALAY
LAKSA LUCK
Borneo's luckiest visitors start the day with a breakfast of Sarawak laksa, a tangy noodle soup made with coconut
milk, lemon grass, sour tamarind and fiery
sambal belacan
(shrimp-paste sauce), with fresh calamansi lime juice
squeezed on top. Unbelievably
lazat
('delicious' in Bahasa Malaysia)!
Jubilee Restaurant $$
(49 Jln India; 6.30am-5.30pm or 6pm)
A fixture in the heart of Kuching's Indian
Muslim district since 1974. Halal specialities include
nasi briyani
[sic] (rice with chicken,
beef or lamb; RM6 to RM7) and
roti canai
(flatbread with egg and/or cheese; RM1 to
RM2.60). The cook hails from Madras.
INDIAN
