Ever have cravings for meat dumplings and ikan bakar at the same time? Well, Kota Kinabalu apparently has enough people who have this unique combo from time to time to warrant a few of these gyoza + grilled fish restaurants.
Today let’s look at one of the most popular of them – Kedai Kopi New Mui Vui.
Restoran New Mui Vui, Kota Kinabalu
New Mui Vui restaurant is located at Hilltop, some 10 minutes away from the heart of Kota Kinabalu, and a stone’s throw from one of the most popular tomato soup fish noodle in town – Fatt Kee (it’s good, check it out!)
Like many local eateries in this part of the country, service isn’t looked at as an area of emphasis, so don’t take anything personally. Overall however, the restaurant is comfortable enough, and hygiene is passable.
The restaurant serves gyoza, grilled fish/squid/lamb/beef, fried chicken wings/quails, as well as a fried rice and a selection of different noodle. Do note that your dishes may not come all at the same time. Menu is linked below.
We ordered those dumplings to go with a plate of seafood fried rice, as well as grilled stingray and squid for dinner.
Those grilled fish and squid were actually pretty good, even though the chili sauce it came with wasn’t much to shout about. Fried rice too was rather delicious, as most seafood ingredients from KK are of rather good quality. The gyoza however, was pretty subpar if you ask me, but if you’re in KK and long for gyoza, this is one of the few places you can get some, so I guess it’s… OK-ish?
Next time I may just have chicken wings instead of gyoza.
Address:
New Mui Vui Restaurant
 2, Lorong Gunung Ulu Merak 2,
Taman Far East,
88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
GPS: 5.950502, 116.092648
Tel: Â 013-870 5781
Hilltop? That is where Kah Kiong ngui chap is! Best in the world. Fock Ping is there too, very nice dim sum.
suituapui: ooo I need to check that out!
Order gyoza, get boring gyoza. Order wor tip, get juicy delicious dumplings #realnews
Hodor: hahahah same thing different names!
Are those gyoza or wor tip? Looks more like Chinese-style wor tip to me. Not great chilli sauce = not great ikan bakar wor (even if it’s fresh) coz the chilli sauce is really important…it’s what makes or breaks the dish, no? 😉
eatwhateatwhere: i can’t really tell what’s gyoza what’s wor tip! LOL. Ikan bakar is in the fish!
with gyoza, grilled fish and maybe some chicken wings, only one more thing is missing – a splash of sake! 🙂
Sean: You’re not wrong! not at all!
Did you say gyoza? Mmm… I’m in!
Monica,
Yesssss.
The Malay name and the Chinese name totally different ler, I wonder why.
Choi Yen: that’s the beauty of it, I guess? lol.