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Seng Hing Coffee Shop, Kota Kinabalu: A Sinsuran Kopitiam Known for Laksa and Tuaran Mee

A light-blue bowl of opaque orange-red broth with several large prawns curled in it under a heap of coriander-like leaves, with a pale-blue spoon and chopsticks on a small dish above the bowl.
A bowl of big prawns in orange-red broth under a pile of coriander-like leaves.
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Seng Hing Coffee Shop (成兴茶餐室) is a kopitiam, or Chinese-style coffee shop, in the Sinsuran Complex in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. iPack Travel, a Singapore travel blog, lists Kuching laksa, a coconut-milk noodle soup, and Tuaran mee, a stir-fried egg noodle dish from the Tuaran district, among Seng Hing's highly popular dishes.

Prawns in orange-red broth at Seng Hing

The cover photo shows a light-blue bowl of opaque orange-red broth with several large prawns curled in it, under a heap of leaves and stems that look like coriander.

A June 2026 Google review shown on Wanderlog calls Seng Hing's Sarawak laksa rich in coconut milk and savory from belacan, a fermented shrimp paste. The same review names the tom yum laksa, also rich with coconut milk and served with very big prawns, as the favorite dish. The orange broth and big prawns in my photo could match either dish, but the photo does not show which dish this is.

Tuaran mee and the lihing version

Tuaran mee (斗亚兰面) comes from the Tuaran district, north of Kota Kinabalu, and iPack Travel's writer calls it a must-try when visiting Sabah. The same post says Seng Hing also stir-fries it with lihing, a locally made glutinous rice wine, and that the shop uses its own house-made wine. The June 2026 review describes Seng Hing's Tuaran mee as savory and springy, with a charred wok flavor, served with char siu, siobak (roast pork) and sausage.

The Fresh Soya Milk bottle and the LAKSA sign

An iced glass of white drink with a yellow straw beside a bottle labeled Fresh Soya Milk, with a brown LAKSA sign and a stall counter behind them.
An iced glass of white drink beside a Fresh Soya Milk bottle, with a LAKSA sign behind.

In my second photo, an iced glass with a yellow straw holds a white drink, and the bottle beside it is labeled Fresh Soya Milk, so the drink looks like soy milk. Behind them, a brown sign reads LAKSA next to a photo of a bowl.

Before you go

  • Seng Hing Coffee Shop's hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, according to iPack Travel's post of May 2024, updated in September 2024. The Wanderlog listing shows the same hours.
  • A March 2026 Google review shown on Wanderlog says parking near Seng Hing is very difficult, advises going early and warns that parking tickets are enforced quickly.
  • Reviews of Seng Hing are mixed: a December 2025 Google review shown on Wanderlog found the Kuching laksa too sweet, while the June 2026 review found the Sarawak laksa rich and savory.
  • My photos date from December 2017, so the dishes and prices at Seng Hing Coffee Shop may have changed since then.

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