#29 Japanese & Omakase in Malaysia · 2026
Sushi Zanmai Suria Sabah
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Berbaloi · Worth the Detour
The value pick for sushi in KK: busy, reliable and pork-free.
- What to order
- Affordable sushi and sashimi
- Address
- B-78 & B-79, Suria Sabah Shopping Mall, Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
- Area
- Suria Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
- Price
- RM30–RM70 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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