#18 Curry Laksa in Malaysia · 2026
San Da Gen Kopitiam
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Berbaloi · Worth the Detour
A heritage-style kopitiam in old Sandakan that's become a must-stop for its UFO tarts and traditional laksa. Old-town atmosphere, breakfast crowds, and a laksa that lives up to the hype.
- What to order
- Traditional Sandakan laksa and UFO tarts
- Address
- Lebuh Dua, Pusat Bandar Sandakan, 90000 Sandakan, Sabah
- Area
- Sandakan Town, Sandakan, Sabah
- Hours
- Mornings to afternoon (check before you go)
- Price
- RM8–RM15 per person
- Halal status
- 🐖 Non-halal
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Order: Steamed grouper, big oysters, butter prawns, crispy seafood noodle
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D72 Sim-Sim Seafood Restaurant
🦀 Seafood Restaurant · Kampung Sim Sim, Sandakan, Sabah
over the watersea view
Order: Fresh catch cooked over the water
A stilt-village seafood restaurant at Sim Sim with the best rating on Sandakan's waterfront.
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