Pizza (pronounced in Italian: ['pit.tsa]) is the name of an oven-baked, flat, generally round bread that is usually covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based sauce and often mozzarella cheese, with other toppings added according to region, culture or personal preference. While originating as a part of Neapolitan cuisine, the dish has become popular in many different parts of the world.

There are many excellent Italian restaurants around Sabah from which one can have a lip-smacking pizza experience. Try these local authentic Italian restaurants to taste for yourself:

Bella Italia
Jesselton Hotel Ground Floor 69,
Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu
Business hours: Open daily from 6:00am to 11:00pm (last order at 10:30pm)
Telephone number: 088-313366

Little Italy
Ground Floor, no. 23, Hotel Capitol,
Jalan Haji Saman (opposite Wisma Merdeka)
Business hours: Open daily from 10am to 11.30pm
Telephone number: 088-232231


Western / Continental

To those in favor of Western foods such as steaks, grilled and baked seafood and chicken, salads and pasta, Sabah has numerous Western and continental restaurants to choose from-offering options from sandwich breakfast to hearty puddings and desserts.

For a delicious square Western meal, drop by one of these restaurants any day:

Brass Monkey
Address: Lot No. 1-0, Lorong Lintas Plaza 4, Lintas Plaza, Luyang
Business hours: Open from 5pm - midnight, weekdays, 5pm - 1am
Telephone number: 088-261543

Other location:
Brass Monkey Deli Seoul, Block F, Ground Floor, Lot F-G-1a, Plaza Tanjung Aru
Business hours: Open 11.00am - 9.00pm
Telephone number: 088-247403

Atlantis International Bistro
Address: Lot 10 & 11, The Waterfront
Business hours: Open daily from 12:00noon - 12:00am, weekends 12noon - 1:00am
Telephone number: 088-270291

The Mediterranean Bar & Restaurant
Address: First Beach, Aru Drive, Off Jalan Mat Salleh, Tanjung Aru
Business hours: Open daily from 11am - 2pm and 5pm - 11pm
Telephone number: 088-269532