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Why Sembulan Lobster Is on Our Top 50 Seafood Worldwide
Sembulan Lobster, under Sembulan team's direction, is ranked #47 on our Top 50 Seafood Restaurants Worldwide. The seafood style: Malaysian Sabah lobster.
The signature catch: Sabah lobster (steamed, garlic, butter), prawns. The sourcing: Sabah Bornean coast sourcing; live-tank.
The oyster program: Limited oyster program; lobster focus. The raw bar / grill technique: Live-tank Sabah lobster preparation.
The award lineage: Borneo institution.
How to Order at Sembulan Lobster
The booking lead time: Walk-in. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's own booking line where applicable; institutional walk-in oyster bars accept no reservations and run a queue from opening.
Order what came in that morning. The kitchen's strongest expression at Sembulan Lobster is the Sabah lobster steamed. The Malaysian Sabah lobster register is structural; the sourcing and the technique are what reward the booking effort.
The dress code: Casual. The dinner spend: 200 to 400 MYR per person at dinner. The kitchen at Sembulan Lobster is rated 9/10 for food and 9/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why Sembulan Lobster Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"Kota Kinabalu's Sembulan seafood institution. The most consistently photographed Malaysian lobster restaurant in Borneo; the live-tank Sabah lobster anchors the menu."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 9/10, ambience at 9/10, and value at 9/10. The Malaysian Sabah lobster register is structural; the sourcing standard and the regional seafood tradition produce the meal that rewards the pilgrimage.
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