#21 Fine Dining in Malaysia · 2026
Lepau Restaurant
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Berbaloi · Worth the Detour
The best place to taste Sarawak's indigenous cooking presented with care; hugely popular with visitors.
- What to order
- Modern Orang Ulu and Dayak cuisine
- Address
- 99, Jalan Ban Hock, 93100 Kuching, Sarawak
- Area
- Jalan Ban Hock, Kuching, Sarawak
- Price
- RM40–RM90 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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