Gun Ba @ Peppermint - Jalan Gaya

I think the Peppermint chain is now the only Vietnamese food outlet in KK, which is a shame, but on the plus side the food is very good! It was a hot day in the city today and I was contemplating sweating over my regular pick of raw beef pho when Gun Ba caught my eye. Gun Ba or cold chicken noodles is basically a kind of Vietnamese salad. Cold rice noodles topped with shredded carrot, cucumber and beansprouts, a piece of marinated, fried, boneless chicken with hints of lovely lemongrass and a tasty spring roll. This comes with a dressing of sweet chilli sauce mixed with fish sauce, I added some of this along with some extra soy and chilli sauce. In my opinion some lime juice and fresh herbs would have made this so much better, none the less it was still pretty good and a perfect light lunch on a very hot day!

Peppermint is easily located along Jalan Gaya. It's also a great place to sit and watch the world go by!

 

The Bill : 1x Gun Ba, 1x Ice Lemon Tea = 12 MYR

For a taste of Vietnam in Borneo, head to Peppermint!

Bella's Breakfast @ Bella - Jalan Gaya

Breakfast @ Bella? Not everyone's first go to breakfast destination, certainly not mine, but if the breakfast set is going to continue then it may well be a regular spot for me. My pick of asam pedas beef mee goreng was top notch! The noodles were cooked perfectly with egg, spring onion and green veggie and the slightly spicy topping of beef  with hints of lemongrass was delicious! I truly enjoyed my breakfast this morning, the set also comes with tea or coffee, a great start to the day! Along with the 6 dollar set menu there's also another menu available with some western breakfasts and yummy looking pancakes.

Bella is a landmark along Jalan Gaya.

 

The Bill : Bella's Breakfast = 6.95 MYR

Breakfast @ Bella's now there's a turn up!

Pasta @ Pasta Pasta - Jalan Gaya

Yet another new eatery in the heart of KK! With a new eatery comes more choice and as the name 'Pasta Pasta' suggests, you guessed it pasta is most definitely on the menu! Love the concept here, there's several pastas to choose from, choose one then choose a sauce, finally add a topping, simple. All dishes come in at 6.50 MYR, unless of course you want extra topping which costs an extra dollar. The servings are deceptively filling, but I have to say too saucy for our personal taste. We both had linguine, I had the tomato sauce which was very tasty, with meatballs, now I thought they tasted a little weird, The Nibbler loved them - just goes to show how different personal taste can be!
 

The Little Nibbler had the pesto, again very saucy for pesto, with chicken and sausage, again pretty tasty. I don't think Pasta Pasta will rival other restaurants in the area offering pasta but I think for a quick lunch or a quick bite to eat, for price you can't beat it! I'm also enjoying this hole in the wall type establishment along with Chiwawa's in the area offering something different, quick and easy - great for a bite while on a night out on the tiles!

 

Funky food containers with a free recipe!

 

Pasta Pasta is yet another food choice along the changing face of Jalan Gaya.

 

The Bill : 2x Pasta, 1x Extra Topping, 2x Soft Drinks = 18 MYR

Pasta Pasta fits into the multi ethnic eating scene!

Ramen @ Yamagoya Restaurant - Jalan Gaya

Another new eatery for KK, Yamagoya Restaurant a Japanese franchise offering authentic Japanese Ramen. Some of the menu items are not available yet, possibly to be introduced at a later date. As I'm quite a spice lover I opted for the Tobanjan Ramen, the pork broth was quite spicy, not too much and came with three thin slices of pork, sliced onion greens and another vegetable that I can't quite remember, the noodles were quite unique and different from any I've eaten in KK. A very enjoyable bowl of noodles!
 

The Little Nibbler opted for Menma Ramen, again with the same ingredients but with the added extra of bamboo shoots, this time the broth was mild almost milky. Have to say we both really enjoyed the noodles and it's something a little bit different in KK's growing eating scene, we did however feel it was a little over priced, but then again a whole lot cheaper than eating in Japan!

 

Fried Gyozya were pretty tasty, filled with mince pork and vegetables, served with a dipping sauce.

 

Yamagoya Restaurant is located along Jalan Gaya in the old Wishbone premises. 

 

The Bill : 2x Ramen, 2x Green Tea, 1x Gyozya = 60.50 MYR

Japanese Raman in the heart of KK!

Mee Campur @ Fook Yuen Cafe & Bakery - Jalan Gaya

I really couldn't make my mind up today what I wanted for lunch, so I headed to one of my regular haunts to see what was on offer. Fook Yuen offers mix rice, mix noodles and baked goods at all of their branches. Today I opted for mix noodles, mee goreng topped with a fried egg and a sweet & sour chicken concoction (I originally thought it was curry). No complaints at all for this quick and easy lunch, tasty and satisfying!
  

This is Fook Yuen's Jalan Gaya branch.

 

The Bill : 1x Mee Campur, 1x Ice Lemon Tea = 7.40 MYR

If you can't make up your mind, Fook Yuen will do it for you!

Kuching Laksa @ Kedai Kopi Kinabalu - Jalan Gaya

I hadn't been back for laksa at Kedai Kopi Kinabalu since I first blogged it back in September of last year, so I wanted to make sure it was still good and up to scratch! I'm pleased to report it still gets the thumbs up and looking around it's a popular pick here too!

Kedai Kopi Kinabalu is located just off Jalan Gaya behind Fong Ip Cafe.

The Bill : 1x Laksa, 1x Teh C Ping = 9 MYR

Still a great laksa, though I think I got over charged?!?

Western Food @ Party Play Lifestyle Cafe - Jalan Gaya

Party Play are well placed in KK, but for me their Jalan Gaya branch is favourite, though I have to admit I've never set foot in 'Playground' at City Mall. Party Play Jalan Gaya occupies an old Chinese shop house with modern decor and live music, it's a great place to eat, drink, relax and catch up with friends. Tonight I opted for their club sandwich, a double decked messy affair with chicken, cheese, salad, fried egg and turkey ham, all bursting to escape the confines of their three layers of bread. Nacho chips come as a side, as well as Party Play's side salad, dressed with sesame that comes with everything!?! This would be my only complaint. I also ordered some waffle chips and extra mayo (which does cost extra).

Fish n Chips for The Little Nibbler, 2 pieces of fish fillet in a nice crispy batter served with chips, a dip and lemon slice, oh and of course that sesame dressed salad.

Party Play is easily located along Jalan Gaya.

The Bill : 1x Club Sandwich, 1x Fish n Chips, 1x Waffle Chips, 1x Mayo, 1x Calamansi Juice, 1x Ice Lemon Tea = 63.10 MYR

Good food, great surroundings, that's Party Play @ Jalan Gaya!

Malaysian Portuguese Soul Food @ Cristao Cafe & Grill - Jalan Gaya

Cristao Cafe & Grill was brought to my attention by reading the freely distributed 'Delicious Sabah' found in many of the restaurants around town. Cristao serves Malaysian Portuguese fusion food, and if you like heavily spiced food I think you'll love Cristao Cafe & Grill.
 

I'm a sucker for hand me down recipes so anything with Auntie, Mom's or Granny in the title is going to catch my attention! So here we have Granny Meatball Curry, thankfully not made from Granny but ground beef and spices, I possibly had only one or two balls in my curry but fear not the balls had cooked down into the sauce giving a very meaty and very spicy curry. A cucumber and tomato salsa or salad are served as a side along with something called krill fritters and of course rice, which I have to say unfortunately was a little hard and dry on my visit, topped with a sunny side up. A very spicy and filling meal indeed!

The Little Nibbler opted for the Pulled Pork Burger. There seems to be a bit of a surge in pulled pork around KK at the moment, there's actually a 'Pulled Pork Triangle' around Jalan Gaya! Anyway back to the burger, Cristao's pulled pork is a very spicy affair, packed between a poppy seeded bun and salad, served with vegetable crisps and red cabbage salsa, definitely one for the meat lover.

Cristao Cafe & Grill is located just off Jalan Gaya where BB Cafe resides.

 

The Bill : 1x Granny Meatball Curry, 1x Pulled Pork Burger = 35.20 MYR

Cristao Cafe & Grill is for the spicy food lover inside!

Breakfast @ Bomber's Burgers - Jalan Gaya

A burger for breakfast maybe a little strange for some people but for me, this morning, it was awesome! Last time I was in Bomber's Burgers the Barry James breakfast set caught my eye, now I have no idea who Barry James is but let me tell you, his burger is pretty dang tasty!!! Bomber's meaty beef patty is topped with beef bacon, sits on scrambled egg with chicken sausage, onion, lettuce and tomato, served between a bread roll and a nice serving of buttery hollandaise sauce comes on the side. This breakfast is strictly for hungry meat lovers!

Chorizo & Eggs for The Nibbler's breakfast, chunks of beef chorizo in perfectly scrambled eggs served with a choice of country style potatoes or hash browns, actually ordered the hash browns but got country style, never mind these were tasty enough but unfortunately on the cold side.

 Drinks selection of ice lemon tea and ice coffee which comes with the breakfast set.

 

Inside Barry James!

Bomber's is easily located along Jalan Gaya, though parking is another matter, even more so on Sundays!

The Bill : 1x Barry James Breakfast Set, 1x Chorizo & Eggs, 1x Ice Lemon Tea = 28 MYR

Get yourself a meaty breakfast with Barry James @ Bomber's!

Laksa @ Kedai Kopi Yee Fung - Jalan Gaya

Back to an old and very reliable favourite today for a late breakfast of lovely Laksa. Kedai Kopi Yee Fung is probably world famous for their laksa and rightly so in my opinion, I can't say I've ever been let down by the food quality or taste here! Yee Fung's laksa is quite mild in flavour with the added option of belacan sambal to spice things up a bit along with a zesty squeeze of calamansi. Shredded chicken and omellette, prawns and sliced beancurd puffs are drenched in hot laksa soup along with rice noodles, quite simply a breakfast of champions!

 

 

Yee Fung's 3 dishes of Laksa, Ngau Chap and Claypot Chicken Rice.

 

Yee Fung is pretty much an institution along Jalan Gaya.

 

The Bill : 2x Laksa, 2x Lemon Kitchai Ping = 16 MYR

Great Laksa, Great Drinks, Great Yee Fung!