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If you ask KKLites to have lunch or dinner at Kota Kinabalu Central Market, many of them will wink at you for even suggesting the place. For a long time now and for many of us, dirty, dark alley, hot and a very run down place are projected in our mind when thinking of or talking about the eateries on the first floor of Central Market. Some of us even swears not to go there ever.

But now all that has changed, and thanks to a Korean couples now we found a grade “A” restaurant right at the north end on the first floor of Central Market. The place was extensively renovated just a few months ago and it looks like something you see in Asian Food Channel (Astro’s programme) “Restaurant Makeover”. Starting with a new name, new design and look, air-condition, fully tiles, classy tables and chairs, plus a new menu on foods, everything here is brand new. Now is the time to revisit the age old Central Market and enjoy a good meal and posh atmosphere at this new restaurant, Opulence Point. This restaurant also has a good view of the fish market and the waterfront below.

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cinnamon and mocha ice blended plus today’s brew

In the year 2000 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, in short Coffee Bean, opened it’s first outlet in Damai Commercial Centre and it is also the first branded cafe company to establish itself in Kota Kinabalu. KK Lites response to the then new Coffee Bean Damai was overwhelming, for the next six months every night whether inside or outdoor the cafe was always packed with people. Since then KK Lites get to know new terms like Mocha, Iced Blended, Latte, and Expresso very well. Today other cafe brands like Starbucks, Oldtown, The Old Station Kopitiam and San Francisco have expanded their operation into Kota Kinabalu, and the crowds at Coffee Bean Damai has calmed down, and finding a table is so much easier nowadays.

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tenom coffee ice blended vanilla & tenom white coffee mocha 

Tenom Station is a new cafe at City Mall. This cafe is named after the famous Tenom train station which was first opened to the public in 1905. To date Sabah is still the only place that has a railway system in the whole of Borneo. Sabah traditional coffee and the Colonial food are the specialities at Tenom Station. And the interior of this classic cafe has some details that resemble the old Tenom train station. The coffee powder used in this cafe comes direct from Sabah’s most famous coffee plantations in the interior town of Tenom.

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iced blended mocha & Iced blended mango passion fruit

Coffee was first discovered in the highland of Ethiopia, and was first consumed in the 9th century. From Africa it is spread all over the world, and today this black beverage is one of the most popular drink around. For many people a cup of coffee is their first drink, after getting out of bed from a good night sleep. Because of the undiminishing demand for better coffee, brewing high quality coffee has become a big global business.

starbucks at warisan square

Starbucks Coffee opened its first cafe in Seattle, USA in the early 80s, and today it has become almost ubiquitous, Starbucks Coffee can be found at every major cities in the world. In 2008 Starbucks Coffee opened it’s 100th outlet In Malaysia, what a mile stone, and in Kota Kinabalu along there are five Starbucks Coffee outlets. KK Lites need not go far to have a good caffeine fixed.




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