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“Local kuih and butter cupcakes to die for”
Review of Bits & Bites

Bits & Bites
Ranked #1 of 7 Bakeries in Kota Kinabalu
Cuisines: Malaysian
Description: Delicious pastries and cupcakes...it is a handmade using a family recipe. The number 1 with Kota Kinabalu and Sabah residents. Famous for puffs, sardine rolls, marble cupcakes. Jam tarts and chocolate cookies are on custom order only for festive holidays. You must pre-book 1 month ahead...very popular and everyone in town knows the place.
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Description: Delicious pastries and cupcakes...it is a handmade using a family recipe. The number 1 with Kota Kinabalu and Sabah residents. Famous for puffs, sardine rolls, marble cupcakes. Jam tarts and chocolate cookies are on custom order only for festive holidays. You must pre-book 1 month ahead...very popular and everyone in town knows the place.
Reviewed 24 March 2016

It's tiny little shop in Wisma Merdeka - but man, the kuih is just amazing. Sabahans living elsewhere in Malaysia often buy back boxes of the unassuming looking cupcakes, because it's the taste of many happy childhoods.
The system is queue to order the kuih/local cakes (or just point), and then queue again to pay at the cashier. If you end up at the cashier before you put your kuih order in, you will be shooed away to the other queue.

There are a couple of tables squished in, but hardly any one eats in - best to order out, cross the road facing the sea and eat with the view of the ocean.

Date of visit: February 2016
Thank Pep G
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Reviewed 22 March 2016

The cakes especially the Malay traditional 'kuih-muih' are really delicious. Only draw back, the way the cakes are stack up without proper covering when being carted to the shop. Also the attitude of some of the staff, not so welcoming.

Date of visit: June 2015
Thank MaryannChew
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Reviewed 29 February 2016

Many assortment of foods or kueh to be had here. The food are freshly made everyday and my mum personally loves to go here after shopping at Wisma Merdeka. Highly recommended!

Date of visit: July 2015
Thank tashashawal
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Reviewed 8 November 2015

Nice and moist cupcakes. Price is reasonable. They have a variety of kuih as well. Nice for high tea, with hot cup of coffee.

Date of visit: November 2015
Thank LoveFoodTraveller
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Reviewed 6 August 2015

Craving for something to eat but not too expensive? Come here and get it as all these "kuih-muih"/ Malaysian snacks are locally made and in great varieties of choices for you to choose. It's better if you make it there earlier as you can choose whatever snacks you want for snacks whenever you want.

Kudos!!!!

Date of visit: August 2015
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Thank thamkimleng
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