Nasi Kuning
Or yellow rice is an indonesian specialty that cannot be found anywhere else in malaysia. the rice is cooked with coconut milk and turmeric known as kunyit in malay, which in turn made the rice look yellow in colour. in tawau it is usually served with a piece of fish deep-fried in dried chilli sauce. this can be found in almost any malay restaurants or stalls around tawau but sometimes also sold in some chinese coffeeshops. to further enhance the taste, the rice is usually wrapped in banana leaves. price ranges from rm 0.40 to rm 3.00 per serving.
Kam Ling Seafood
25 sabindo open air seafood stall, tel: 089-756457, 016-8262511, 017-8982511, 019-8832511. contact mr wong to place reservation if you like to taste fresh seafood. dinner for 2 with fish and 2 dishes costs about rm35. you may like to try kam ling's very own kam kat lemon é秸æ 檬, lime lemon juice, rm3.10 drink after seafood to clear the heat.
Sabindo Hawker Center
Offers a variety of seafood stalls at sabindo centre. from chinese, malay and thai tomyam seafood stall, it is just located along the waterfront in town. the stalls offer very competitive prices for selective catch of the day.
Makanan Laut 101
Serves excellent crab and shellfishes with vegetables at incredibly low prices.
At night, numerous stalls set up around the town. Many sell
Sulawesi Soto Makassar
buffalo soup, a bugis specialty; pisang goreng fried bananas, ubi goreng fried tapioca, onde-onde glutinous rice with savoury taste roasted in banana leaves, kuih pandan pandan rice cake, karipap curry puff, kuih kacang peanut pancake spread with coconut jam, bubur chacaa dessert broth with tapioca, sweet potato and sago, etc.