In Malaysia eating is a national pastime, and in Miri with its cafes, fine dining restaurants and quick-eat outlets, this is very easy. You can experiment with different cuisines too. Chinese, Western, Malay - they are all available around almost every corner.

Listed below in our Miri Restaurants Guide are some local suggestions for some great places to eat out in Miri. The diverse range of cuisines available throughout Miri will ensure that even the fussiest of palates will be satisfied. A great place to sample the food in Miri is in the Miri Shopping districts.

Food & Cuisine in Miri and Mulu

With the many restaurants in Miri you will be spoilt for choice. The foodie can choose from fast foods like pizza or hamburgers, Japanese sashimi, Thai noodles or tom yam.

Night owls can have a good time at the diverting joints along South Yu Seng and North Yu Seng Roads.

Seafood

With the South China Sea at hand, Miri is never short of seafood of all kinds. Be it shellfish or regular fish varieties, they are fresh and cheap.

Hawker Food

Vendors sell fresh food like ‘Marudi' kueh tiaw, Sarawak Laksa, kolok mee (dried noodles), various rice dishes and Chinese dim sum.

Malay Food

Being a Malay territory, local food is always available. Do not miss the satay, nasi lamek, mee goreng, and beef rending, among others. You can have all these at the stalls that are scattered along Jalan Permaisuri, Jalan Bendahara, North Yu Seng Road, Taman Salera, Sarberkas Commercial Centre and Taman Seroja.

Chinese Food

Authentic Chinese food can be had in Chinese restaurants in Miri. Cantonese, Teochow, Hakka and Foochow cuisine are also available. The freshwater fish tutu is a not-to-be-missed delicacy.

Western Food

The finest Western food is also available at restaurants in Miri. Try the fish and chips, steak and the continental food at establishments like Café Miri, Café Bavaria, Alfresco Side Walk Café and Sea Horse Bistro.

Other Cuisines

Miri also serves other cuisines like Japanese, Korean, Thai and Indian at many eateries in the city.

There are some open markets in Miri where local people from the villages around exhibit and sell their produce. Look around for a really unusual array of foods.

Exotic forest produce can be bought here. Jungle ferns (paku and midin), Terung iban (yellow and round sour eggplants), bamboo and palm shoots, various varieties of wild rice grown on the slopes of mountains, game meats (bats, snakes, wild boars), fresh water fish, crabs and prawns are some of the goods sold. Also available are exotic fruits like mangosteens, papayas, pineapples, jackfruits and langats.

Mulu local food

For a cold beer and some cheap eating, head for the local cafes and restaurants in Mulu. Here you can socialise with the locals. The menu is often made with locally available produce like ferns, meat and vegetables. Outside the park are restaurants that serve up filling meals of rice, vegetables and fish. For the cheapest food in Mulu there is nothing to beat the noodle stalls. Here you can have bowls of steaming noodles or a special treat of Foochow noodles fortified with generous chunks of chicken. At an Indian restaurant go no further than a plate of biriyani - chunks of meat served on a bed of fragrant rice. Here in Mulu you get the cheapest seafood anywhere in Malaysia.