🍜Mee Goreng Mamak

#8 Mee Goreng Mamak in Malaysia · 2026

Indo Cafe Tawau

🌶️🌶️🌶️ Berbaloi · Worth the Detour

☪︎ Muslim-friendlyRM8–RM20

An Indonesian-style café known for its Tawau pisang goreng and sweet soy-dark fried rice and noodles. It shows how much Tawau's food owes to Kalimantan and Sulawesi.

What to order
Pisang goreng, nasi goreng, mie goreng, rendang
Address
542, Jalan Bantu, Bandar Tawau, 91000 Tawau, Sabah
Area
Bandar Tawau, Tawau, Sabah
Hours
Mon–Sat 10am–8pm (check before you go)
Price
RM8–RM20 per person
Halal status
☪︎ Muslim-friendly (no pork/lard; certification not confirmed)

☪︎ Halal status shown here is based on public sources and may change. Please check that the restaurant holds a valid JAKIM (or state religious authority) halal certificate before dining — look for the certificate on display or verify at myehalal.halal.gov.my.

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Also in Tawau

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🍚 Nasi Lemak · Bandar Tawau, Tawau, Sabah

☪︎ Muslim-friendlyRM6–RM15Since 1979

breakfastTawau signatureMuslim-run

Order: Nasi kuning with sambal tuna or rendang ayam, roti kahwin

The name Tawau gives for nasi kuning, the turmeric coconut rice from the Indonesian side of the town's family tree. It has been serving since 1979; locals order the tuna sambal set with kopi for breakfast.

🐖Sang Nyuk Mee
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🐖 Sang Nyuk Mee · Fajar Complex, Tawau, Sabah

🐖 Non-halalRM6–RM10

Order: Tawau-style sang nyuk mee dressed in soy and lard

Tawau is where many say sang nyuk mee was born, and Hing Lee is the town's long-running standard-bearer. Noodles slicked with soy and lard, a side bowl of pork, meatballs and innards — small portions, big flavour.

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🐖 Sang Nyuk Mee · Kuhara Commercial Centre, Tawau, Sabah

🐖 Non-halalRM10–RM18

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Order: Sang nyuk mee, mixed-pork deluxe with kidney, intestine, tendon and meatballs

Tawau is where sang nyuk mee started, and this second-generation shop does a properly loaded mixed-pork version, prepped fresh each morning. Ask for it dry with the broth on the side.

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