[2025 Kuching Restaurant] Travel Guide for Chong Choon Cafe (Updated Jul)

#celebratewithtrip Good local breakfast place, long queue but fast turn around. Many choices of food here. I can see a mix of races having their breakfast here. We came here for the Sarawak laksa, very tasty, just nice portion with huge prawns. However, its content has no shredded egg though. #kuching #couplestrip

3-day itinerary for Kuching, Sarawak, 🐊 Kuching, Sarawak Itinerary (3D2N) ⸻ 📅 Day 1: Explore the City & Culture • Morning: • Arrive at Kuching International Airport • Check-in at your hotel • Visit Kuching Waterfront (walk along the river) • Take a photo at Darul Hana Bridge • Afternoon: • Explore Sarawak Museum & Textile Museum • Walk around Carpenter Street and India Street • Evening: • Dinner at Top Spot Food Court (try seafood & midin belacan) • River cruise along Sarawak River (optional) ⸻ 📅 Day 2: Nature & Wildlife • Morning: • Visit Semenggoh Wildlife Centre (Orangutan feeding at 9am) • Afternoon: • Explore Borneo Cultures Museum (modern & air-conditioned!) • Lunch at Lepau Restaurant (authentic Dayak food) • Evening: • Relax at The Spring Mall or Vivacity Megamall • Try Sarawak laksa or Kolo Mee at Chong Choon Café ⸻ 📅 Day 3: Cultural Villages & Souvenirs • Morning: • Visit Sarawak Cultural Village (about 45 mins drive) • Watch cultural performance at 11:30am • Afternoon: • Lunch at Liman Curry House (halal Indian-Malay cuisine) • Shop for kek lapis, pepper, handicrafts at Main Bazaar • Evening: • Flight back or free & easy ⸻ 🏨 Accommodation Suggestions • Budget: Check In Lodge, Singgahsana Lodge • Mid-range: The LimeTree Hotel, Meritin Hotel • Luxury: Riverside Majestic Hotel, The Waterfront Hotel ⸻ 🍴 Must-Try Food in Kuching • Sarawak Laksa – Chong Choon Café • Kolo Mee – Noodle Descendants • Manok Pansoh (chicken in bamboo) – Lepau Restaurant • Layer Cake (Kek Lapis) – Mira Cake House or Dayang Salhah • Ikan Terubok Masin – Local shops near the waterfront ⸻ 📌 Tips • Transport: Use Grab for easy commuting • Weather: Hot & humid – wear light clothes & bring a hat • Souvenirs: Buy kek lapis before flying (check-in only) • Timing: Visit orangutan centre in the morning for best chance to see them • Language: Locals speak Malay & English, very friendly

#kuchingitinerary 📍 Day 1: Explore Kuching’s Culture & History 1. Sarawak Borneo Museum – One of the best museums in Malaysia! Explore Sarawak’s indigenous cultures, wildlife exhibits, headhunters, skulls and history. Suitable for family and kids as well! 🕰️Business Hours: open everyday 9am to 445pm 💰Average Price per Person: RM10 for malaysian adult 2. Lunch at KANTIN at Granary. The recommended dishes are rainforest fried rice with fried cauliflower (nasi goreng daun ubi), 🍍Nanasi(pineapple fried rice with chicken satay and floss), Kantin Kerabu. Not forgetting, kopi peng! Love the atmosphere and vibes here! 🕰️Business Hours: 10am to 10pm everyday except Monday 📍Address: 23, Wayang St, 93000 Kuching, Sarawak 3. After lunch, walk uphills towards The Marian Boutique Lodging House to have a bird eye view of Sarawak River and iconic Sarawak legislative building with Sarawak’s 99m tall flagpole which is the tallest one in the country and Southeast Asia!🇲🇾 4. Evening stroll along Kuching Waterfront to check out majestic Hana Darul Bridge 🌉 and drop by COMMONS by the journal group. Eatery for our feet to take a break 👣 well decorated cafe for cakes and drinks! Photo stop for pre wed and graduation! 📍Address: The Old Court House, Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg, Kuching, 93000 Kuching, Sarawak 📍 Day 2: More Food & Hidden Gems 1. Highly recommended Mee Sapi (beef noodles) at Haji Sepinang Sari Cafe – Expect queues, so order extra portions! (Tip: Try their beef satay too.) One bowl is definitely not enough, trust me! Slurps! 🕰️Business Hours: everyday till 1pm 📍Address: Lot 206 section II Ground FLR, Kampung Bandarshah, 93400 Kuching, Sarawak 2. Chong Choon cafe - Anthony Bourdain on Sarawak Laksa, the undisputed "breakfast of the gods. Curry based with coconut milk. 🕰️Business Hours: Half day everyday except Tuesday. 📍Address: 275, Jalan Chan Chin Ann, 93100 Kuching, Sarawak 3. To burn some calories, head back to kuching waterfront again to buy some souvenirs and lapis cake and also to visit this underrated Chinese History Musuem. Free entry! Interactive and get to know all the different Chinese Ethnics who migrated from China long time ago. Great pitstop to hide from scorching sun🌞 4. Carpenter’s street stroll - Kuching’s oldest lane, comes alive at dusk with temples, hipster cafes, and generations-old food stalls. Bar hop: Sip tuak (rice wine) at The Junk or craft beers at Drunk Monkey. 🍻 📸 at Tua Pek Kong Temple – Oldest Chinese temple in Sarawak 5. Dinner at Top Spot seafood foodcourt Wide varieties of food stalls including local native dishes such as umai (raw fermented fish), midin belacan (shrimp chilli paste vege), manok pansoh cooked in bamboo. (Chicken with bunga kantan and daun ubi soup based). #kuchingdiaries #kuchingcity #travel #museums #localfood #citydaytours #featured