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Sim-Sim 88 Seafood Restaurant
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The classic Sandakan seafood experience: a stilt restaurant out over the Sim-Sim water village with live tanks and sea breezes. Pork-free, though not certified halal.
- What to order
- Steamed grouper, big oysters, butter prawns, crispy seafood noodle
- Address
- Kampung Sim-Sim, off Jalan Buli Sim-Sim, 90000 Sandakan, Sabah
- Area
- Kampung Sim-Sim, Sandakan, Sabah
- Hours
- 6.30am–3.30pm & 5.30pm–9.30pm (check before you go)
- Price
- RM40–RM100 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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