Pinggai Cafe - Kuching, Sarawak

Ryan H.

Lovely cafe serving native Dayak cuisine. We had a platter which allowed us to sample many dishes including char siew and papaya flowers which, despite being extremely bitter, went down very well with the local Bario rice.

We also had Dayak classics like the wild jungle fern, and Tempoyak (fried fermented durian) with pork.

Federica A.

Abbiamo pranzato in questo piccolo ristorante davvero carino,curato negli arredi, cubo cucinato al momento, piatti tipici, prodotti freschi e molto molto buoni e saporiti. Personale gentile, accogliente che ti spiega i loro piatti in modo chiaro. Consigliato!

N J.

This is food of my DNA. Kuching has surpassed all other Borneo cities and towns in offering authentic native cuisine in exceptionally curated details. The food here is beyond excellent. Look the menu up online. I do it no justice by talking about it. You need to come to Kuching to experience this delightful little cafe. However their toilet sucks. It's made for dwarfs. And in the afternoon as you walk in there is a smell of poop. They need to work on extractors. They lose points on these things alone. The chef however is amazing.

Gilbert G.

As a dayak, one of the best approved place to get dayak food. Had a mouthgasm eating these. Bit on the sweeter side, need chilli just to balance the sweetness.. overall, amazing experience. The fried rice is amazing as well with just the right amount of wok hei to give its smokiness flavor.

Arthur M.

Undoubtedly the best cafe to serve Dayak Char Siew in town. Serving you a handful amount of unique Dayak menu around. Filled with the delicious taste of the local ingridients in every dish served. You wouldn't forget any single bite you have here as I am a repeating customer to this cafe. The drinks also come with a huge range of drink coming from the signature Dayak drinks, Dayak alcohol, canned drinks, and their signature coffee series. For sure, any single drinks would slough off those thirst of your throat, especially the Honey Longan. The atmosphere is really suitable for those love birds who are looking for a special time together or who planned to bring their family during holiday and have quick lunch. As for improvements, I wished they would provide a larger toilet as the current toilet is quite small considering I am onfly 5ft 7". Would be great also if they extend their service hours as they will be closed by 3pm.

Shivashakti S.

Come and experience the Sarawakian ethnic cuisine at Pinggai Cafe! Amazing food.

Irene C.

First time visiting this cozy restaurant that served local cuisine. Located down town Kuching city. Ordered the char siew fried rice and other few dishes recommended by the staff. Highly recommended!

Anastasia

The restaurant serves local sarawak food for breakfast and lunch (open until 3.30pm, no dinner time!).
The food is very good, we took braised pork, pork soup with leaves, fried ferns and mango salad, all delicious. Prices are reasonable.
A shortcoming is their hard to understand menu (for foreigners I suppose) where most items don't have any explanation, just a (local?) name. The waiter couldn't explain much to us what they are either. They could at least add a picture of the food items so customers know what the foods are.
The restaurant's decorations are lovely, nice ambiance.