Places to meet in Kuching

A stylish cafe on Jalan Padungan serving coffee, burgers and salads, one of several Bing! Coffee branches in Kuching.

A garden restaurant mixing Asian and Western dishes.

A cafe near Carpenter Street that brews Sarawak coffee beans alongside imported ones.

A family-run restaurant near Main Bazaar serving Sarawak laksa and regional dishes.

A long-running kopitiam near the waterfront known for kolo mee and Sarawak laksa.

A traditional kopitiam known for Sarawak laksa, kolo mee and popiah.

A cafe-restaurant inside the heritage Old Court House facing the waterfront, serving local and Western dishes and cakes.

A specialty coffee roaster and cafe that also runs coffee workshops and sells desserts and pastries.

A Padungan kopitiam known for pork leg rice.

A decades-old Chinese coffee house serving traditional coffee and kaya toast.

A public beach on the Santubong peninsula next to a resort and a shopping and dining complex, reached by road from Kuching.

An S-shaped pedestrian bridge across the Sarawak River linking the waterfront with the north bank.

A small gated neighbourhood recreation park with a flat jogging area and a children's playground.

A riverside promenade along the Sarawak River with food stalls and live performances in the evening.

A riverside promenade along the Sarawak River with landscaped areas, food stalls and views of the Darul Hana Bridge.

A large open public field in the old town, used for national day events and surrounded by heritage buildings.

A small park around a historic reservoir near the city centre, with jogging paths, a lake and shaded picnic areas.

A large free-entry botanical park on the north bank of the Sarawak River with walking paths, a pond and themed plant zones.

A forest reserve south of the city where semi-wild orangutans live and are fed at set times.

A large shopping mall opened in 2018 with an AEON supermarket, about 120 stores and food outlets.

A heritage shophouse street in the old town with cafés and eateries.

A two-building shopping mall on Jalan Song with a cinema, restaurants and shops.

A covered pedestrian street of heritage shophouses selling textiles, clothes and souvenirs.

The oldest street in Kuching, facing the river, with covered walkways and antique and handicraft shops.

A central Kuching shopping complex on Pearl Street.

A large weekend market complex selling local produce, jungle products, plants, handicrafts and snacks.

A bar-restaurant in Old Chinatown serving beer, wine and house-brewed tuak, with live bands in the evenings.

A bar on Jalan Tabuan with live music and outdoor seating; half of its meal profits go to orangutan rehabilitation.

An American sports-bar style venue on Jalan Padungan with pub food and live bands in the evening.

A Thai-style fusion restaurant at the front with a larger back bar that has live music or a DJ.

A Chinatown bar with a terrace and a wide beer selection.

A rooftop lounge on the fifth floor of The LimeTree Hotel with city views and an early-evening happy hour.

A relaxed bar and bistro at Padungan Arcade that donates half of its profits to an orangutan conservation project.

A living museum at the foot of Mount Santubong with traditional longhouses and cultural performances of Sarawak's ethnic groups.

A multi-screen Golden Screen Cinemas cinema inside CityONE Megamall.

A 42-lane tenpin bowling centre on the second floor of the E-Mart complex in Batu Kawa.

A TGV Cinemas multiplex with an IMAX screen inside Vivacity Megamall.

A flexible coworking and meeting space operated by Spaces in the Chen Ling Tower of The Podium.