Coffee trend is just picking up in Kota Kinabalu. Listed are cafes recently visited by me and my friend. (All our reviews are independent and subjected to our own taste and experience. it may change from time to time)
Pregio by Barista Caffe
Comment : Need to improve on latte art. Good effort to bring in real coffee to Kota Kinabalu
Santola Bar Cafe
Coffee quality : 
– not if you looking for real coffee, give it a try if you love coffee with ice cream or ice blended coffee


Service standard : 
– staffs are quite busy during lunch hour, didn’t explain to us about membership which is on every page of coffee menu


Comment : Coffee beans roasted with margarine & sugar are used, leaving a weird after-taste
Coffee Bean
Comment: The standard seems to drop nowadays. The breafast menu differ for every outlets
Starbucks Coffee
Comment: Serve what you expect from Starbucks Coffee. Not too great but up to standard
Updated Jan 2015. Check out the list of coffee cafe in Kota Kinabalu by Sabaheats.com