#31 Buffet in Malaysia · 2026
Tanjung Ria Kitchen, Hyatt Regency Kinabalu
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Berbaloi · Worth the Detour
Downtown KK's best-known hotel buffet, set right on the waterfront strip, with open kitchens turning out Sabahan seafood, Asian classics and Western roasts. A dependable choice for festive and family dinners in the city centre.
⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
- What to order
- Open-kitchen buffet with Sabahan seafood and local favourites
- Address
- Hyatt Regency Kinabalu, Jalan Datuk Salleh Sulong, 88991 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
- Area
- City Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
- Hours
- Daily breakfast, lunch & dinner (check before you go)
- Price
- RM88–RM188 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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