Where to eat in Tawau :

1) Hawker stalls   2) Coffee house or cafe   3)  Restaurants

Hawker stalls are inexpensive places to eat, traditionally simple wooden stalls on the roadside, with a few stools to sit at. They serve standard Malay noodle and rice dishes, satay, Indian fast food like roti canai, plus more obscure regional delicacies. Most are scrupulously clean, with the food cooked in front of you. Avoid dishes that look as if they've been standing around, or have been reheated, and you should be fine. Hawker stalls don't have menus and you don't have to sit close to the stall you're patronizing: find a free table, and the vendor will track you down when your food is ready. You may find that the meal should be paid for when it reaches your table, but the usual form is to pay at the end. Most outdoor stalls open at around 11am, usually offering the day's nasi campur selection; prices are determined by the number of dishes you choose on top of your rice, usually about RM2-3 per portion. Hawker stalls generally close well before midnight. Seafood stalls at the Sabindo hawker centre is located along the waterfront of town centre. The stalls offer the lowest prices for fresh sea foods in Malaysia. “Makanan Laut 101” serves excellent crab and shellfishes with vegetables at incredibly low prices.

Coffee House or Café, usually run by Chinese or Indians. Few streets exist without a kedai kopi.  Most open at 7am or 8am; closing times vary from 6pm to midnight. Basic Chinese coffee houses serve noodle and rice dishes all day, as well as cakes. The culinary standard might not be very high, but a filling one-plate meal costs a couple of dollars. If available, full meals of meat, seafood and vegetables cost about RM5.

Restaurants are places for  particular delicacies found nowhere else, like shark's-fin dishes, bird's-nest soup, and high-quality seafood. In many restaurants, the food is not necessarily superior to that served at a good café or hawker stall - you're just paying for air-con and tablecloths. Tipping is not expected and bills arrive complete with service charge and government tax.

Malaysia shines with diversity, flavor
Diane Jackson August 8, 2014
Along the way, we explored a foodie paradise in which Chinese restaurants serving myriad pork dishes were next door to halal (think Muslim kosher) restaurants. Every experience in our two-week stay was marked by the incredible hospitality and warmth of the Malaysian people. http://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/local/your-travels/2014/08/08/malaysia-diversity-flavor/13775991/

What to eat in Tawau :

1) Seafood  2) Malay Food   3) Indian Food   4) Chinese Food 
5) Fruits  6) Japanese Food  7) Fast Food  8) EAT-ALL-YOU-CAN BUFFET 
9) Italian Food

Malaysian cuisine is influenced by a variety of ethnic groups, mainly Malay, Chinese and Indian. Each has a wide variety of gastronomic delights. When it comes to Malay cuisine, there are different specialties from each state. For example, the states bordering Thailand share a common affinity for spicy food.

What to eat in Tawau :

Satay | Roti Cani | Cendol |  Fish Head Curry | Tom Yam | Nyonya Food | Grilled Fish (Ikan Bakar) | Nasi Lemak | Fast Food KFC McDonald | Pizza Hut |

Eating out in Malaysia is a real gastronomic adventure. There is such a great variety; spicy Malay Food, a seemingly endless variety of Chinese food, exotic cuisine from North and South India, as well as Nyonya and Portuguese Food. Popular Malaysian dishes include satay, nasi lemak, rendang, roti canai, murtabak, laksa, chicken rice, and fried noodles. Western cuisine is also easily available. In addition, international fast food chains operate in major towns side by side with thousands of road side stalls and food bazaars.

What Fast foods are available in Tawau :

|  McDonald's  |  Pizza Hut  |  Burger King  |  Sugarbun |  KFC  |