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On our Mt. Kinabalu Hiking trip, we took the opportunity to dine at perhaps the most popular Kadazan restaurant in town on the last day of our visit. The reason is simple, D’Place is located at Kepayan Perdana, which is just a few minutes away from KK International Airport, most strategic place for dinner prior to flying back since KK traffic can get quite horrific and requires a bit of management at times.

Update 28/11/2016: Moved to 2.01&2.02 2nd floor, Plaza Shell, from 12/12/2016

D’Place Kinabalu, a short drive from KK Air Port

The restaurant itself is easy to miss if you’re not familiar with the area as it is actually located on upper floor and does not have very visible signage from the most common angles. Alas, we found it, and fortunately parking isn’t too big of a hassle.

Haze and I had the pleasure of having my colleagues Kelly & Zureen joined us for dinner, which made the occasion that much better.

part of Kadazan Set A

D’Place serves no pork, and while you can order each dishes separately, most people ended up with their sets.

We ordered Set A, Set B, and Gulu Gulu Set to be shared among the four of us. Each of the sets are priced at RM 20.90 and comes with a free traditional drink.

These are what the sets have:

Set A:

• Pinasakan Bangusan
• Linopot
• Sayur Kampung
• Bambangan Om Tuhau
• Talur Masin
• Ikan Masin Masak Lada Putih
• Hinava
• Lada Belacan
• Sambal Ikan Masin

Set B is the same thing but with Basungan Guring in replacement of Pinasakan Bangusan

pinasakan basungan, linopot, sayur kampung etc

The Gulu Gulu Set has the following:

• Linopot Rice
• Bambangan, Tuhau
• Hinava
• Sayur Kampung
• Bosou/Nonsom Sada (fermented fish with rice)
• 1 Sup Pinasakan
• Sambal Belacan
• Ikan Masin Asam Limau
• Jantung Pisang Tumis

this is the gulu gulu set

Feel free to google on what these funny words mean and what the ingredients actually are. They mostly tastes slightly salty and sometimes slightly gamey though not in a bad way. The sambal was most excellent, and we did enjoy the various preparation of smallish fishes that went well with the rice served.

It was an certainly an interesting experience but at the same time it’s not difficult to see why the cuisine does not gain wide spread popularity. Personally I prefer Sinalau Bakas anytime.

Zureen, Kelly, KY, Haze

One thing that I do regret not trying is the sago worms (butod). You can have it here either alive or deep fried at RM 12.90 for 8 pieces. Since this is a delicacy in Kadazan cuisine, I’ll make sure I do that the next time!

Address:
D’Place Kapayan Perdana
Lot E36-2 Block E,
Kepayan Perdana Commercial Centre,
Jalan Cybercity,
88200 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
GPS: 5.919138, 116.062750

Address:
D’Place Kapayan Perdana
2.01&2.02 2nd floor, Plaza Shell
29, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman,
Pusat Bandar Kota Kinabalu,
88000 Kota Kinabalu
GPS: 5.977140, 116.074755
Tel: 016-833 2381