Lepau Restaurant
Lepau
An indigenous restaurant featuring Iban, Bidayuh, Kelabit, and other tribal flavors in a longhouse-style setting, famous for bamboo chicken and cassava leaf fried rice.
Named after the Kayan word for a temporary farm hut, Lepau specializes in "tribal fusion" cuisine, blending flavors from the Iban, Bidayuh, Kelabit, Kayan, and Melanau communities. Signature dishes include bamboo chicken and Itun Uvek fried rice (cooked with chopped cassava leaves), alongside stir-fried anchovies with fermented durian paste, fish with sour eggplant, stir-fried ginger flower, and Bario rice. It is ideal for sharing in groups and is about a 20-minute walk from the Waterfront. There is no air conditioning, so it can get a bit stuffy on hot afternoons. Diners without reservations have been turned away at dinner, so weekend bookings are recommended. The average bill is around RM35–60 per person.
Opening hours
Mon–Sat 11:00–14:00, 18:00–22:00, Closed Sundays (Hours may vary on some platforms)
Nearby sights
- Top Spot Food Court
- Fort Margherita
- Carpenter Street & India Street
- Sarawak Textile Museum
- New Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building
- Borneo Cultures Museum
- Kuching Waterfront
- Kuching City Mosque