All food, especially fresh seafood, is extremely well priced. But if you get the locals as a guide, they can show you some cheaper alternatives instead.
The most famous local dessert is "Coconut Puding", which you wouldn't be able to find in anywhere else. Good coconut pudings can be found in Pulau Labuan Restaurant with RM6 each.
BBQ chicken wings are a Labuan delicacy. They are cooked on skewers over smoky charcoal and wood barbeques. 6 chicken wings for RM9. The one of the best are sold at Kampung Sungai Keling, opposite Taman Sintee. Just a roadside stall.
Jelurut
Punjung
Pulut panggang
You may also want to try various local kuih - pastries or cakes - in the weekend market known locally as Pasar Tani (Saturday and Sunday) from morning till afternoon. Try kelupis and lamban (a food made from pulut rice and coconut milk that been wrapped by either coconut leaves for lamban or nyirik leaf for kelupis), jelurut (a sweet and creamy colored local kuih wrapped with nipah or coconut leaf) and batik cake.
Another common local food in Labuan is punjung. Made from rice flour, they are little cone-sized desserts with green jelly-like fillings wrapped in banana leaves. Don't forget to try pulut panggang, made from glutinous rice and dried shrimp. This pulut panggang then wrapped by banana leaves and grilled.
Butter milk crab at Anjung Ketam
Anjung Ketam. Located at Tanjung Aru. Tel +6 (087) 424 366. Pre-book is a must. One of the main attraction in Labuan. It is said that if you come to Labuan, it's a must to enjoy its crab delicacies. "Anjung Ketam", at Tanjung Aru (not that Tanjung Aru in Kota Kinabalu) is well-known for crab dishes. This food court consists of 4 stalls, all serving fresh crabs , lobsters and other seafoods. Advance bookings are advised, especially if you want your foods to ready by the time you come, and also some ingredients may have run out if you don't book early ahead. Some of the examples are crab curry, crab in butter milk, and just boiled crab (locals prefer this because they say it retains most of the crab taste). May cost you RM 15-RM 30 per person.
Terumbu Warisan. A floating seafood restaurant located just a few meters from Anjung Ketam. The main rival to Anjung Ketam nowadays. The crowds start to divert their attention to this well managed and great taste restaurant.
Mawilla Seafood Restaurant is one of the best restaurants in Labuan that serves seafood delicacies - fresh fish (which you can choose), prawn, lobster and squids. Try the Butter Milk Prawn and Nestum Prawn menu. Located at the sea shore of Labuan, near to Labuan International Sea Sport Complex and Labuan Waterfront Hotel. The price is reasonable. However, this famous restaurant can't fight the super famous Anjung Ketam in term of taste. Tel 087 422 125.
Manja Rasa Floating Restaurant. Located at Labuan International Sea Sport Complex. Tel +6 (087) 424 937. All you can eat steam-board buffet. Seafood and non-seafood. RM 20 per person. But the taste may not as good as other famous restaurants in Labuan.
Fishermen's Wharf. Located at Jalan Kemajuan at the Labuan Town. Tel +6 (087) 408 226. Seafood delicacies with Chinese style. No pork serve.
Deepsea Seafood Restaurant. A Malay seafood restaurant. Located at Jalan Merdeka next to Labuan International Ferry Terminal.Tel: +6 (087) 429 536. Serve lunch and dinner. Nice view of Victoria Bay.
Island Tomyam. A Thai and Malay style restaurant. Located at Kampung Batu Arang. Not far from Labuan Airport. Reasonable price. A very basic dinner may cost you less than RM 10 per person. 5pm-12.30pm daily.
Kedai Kopi Ceria behind Labuan Corporation Tower (Public Library) at the town center. Famous for its Soto Labuan. You may want to come there before or during lunch hour otherwise the extra-famous soto will be 'out of stock'.
Raff Restaurant. A nice Sarawak Malay restaurant located near to Chinese temple at Labuan Town.
Jalan Ujong Pasir. There are several Malay and Chinese restaurants in this area as well as a fast food restaurant, Chicken King. Also known by local as Utama Jaya area.
Medan Selera. A food court that located next to Grand Dorsett hotel and in front of Financial Park complex. Famous for its local delicacies such as BBQ chicken wing, satay, ABC and much more.
Tiara Seafood Restaurant. A fresh and exquisite seafood restaurant located at Tiara Resort. Tel 087 414 300. Fine ambiance. Lunch 10.30am-2.30pm and dinner 6pm-10pm. Halal.
Fratini's Restaurant. The one and only restaurant in the island that serve Italian cuisine. Located next to Tabung Haji building at the town center. Famous for it's pasta and pizza.
The Grill of Tiara Labuan Resort. An exclusive restaurant that serve western and Asian cuisine. Tel 087 414 300. Halal.
Victoria Brasserie of Grand Dorsett Hotel. Tel 087 422 000. Serve high quality western and oriental buffet dinner.
Lee Garden at the arrival floor of Labuan Airport. Chinese cuisine. No pork serve.
KFC. Located at Jalan Merdeka (24 Hours) across HSBC bank and the other one inside Financial Park complex (10am-10pm).
McDonalds. Located at arrival floor of Labuan Airport. 24 hours.Free Wi-Fi.Very good service.
Pizza Hut. Inside Financial Park complex and next to KFC.
Old Town White Coffee. Latest kopitiam at the arrival floor of Labuan Airport. 24 hours.
1901 Hot Dogs. Located inside Financial Park mall, next to bowling centre.
Nelson's. Located inside Financial Park mall, near Parkson Ria. Famous for it's corn cup and waffle.
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