#27 Ice Cream & Gelato in Malaysia · 2026
Phileo Gelato
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Berbaloi · Worth the Detour
A small gelato shop with a near-perfect rating; KK's best-reviewed scoop.
- What to order
- Handmade gelato
- Address
- Block D, Lot 6, Lorong Pusat Komersial 88/2, 88 Market Place, Taman Kepayan Ridge, 88200 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
- Area
- Kepayan, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
- 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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cheesecake
Order: Cheesecakes
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Order: Herbal pork rib and knuckle bak kut teh with yau char kway
KK's undisputed BKT address, opposite the old Jesselton Hotel, with tables filling the moment it opens in the afternoon. A peppery-herbal claypot loaded with ribs, tails and innards — pair with fried dough and rice.
⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
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