Palembang's Culinary

Empek-empek is another Indonesian traditional food from Palembang. This province is located in Sumatra Island. This food is so popular that you do not have to go across that island to try this one. There are many Palembang people in Jakarta or in other town selling this food.

The most popular traditional food of Palembang is pempek, tekwan, and Palembang crackers. Pempek is made from sago flour and tengiri or belida fish. Usually people use tengiri fish, because belida fish is endangered and belida fish is very expensive. There are so many types of pempek, such as long pempek, pempek that called �kapal selam�, roasted pempek, and sago pempek. �kapal selam� pempek is very special, because beside from fish and sago flour, there is contains egg or small papaya.

Tekwan is like a soup that contains meatballs (made from fish), a plant that called �Bengkuang�, mushrooms, and a flower that called �sedap malam�. The broth is made from shrimp, not chicken.

Palembang crackers is a cracker that is from Palembang. It is made from fish. There are so many types of Palembang crackers, such as roasted crackers, curly crackers, etc.

Dining Guide
Rumah Makan Sri Melayu
Jl Demang Lebar Daun
Probably the best place in town to taste authentic Pelembangese food.

Sari Bundo
Jl Sudirman 1301
Popular place serving Padang food and one of my favourites when I am in town. Inexpensive.

Rumah Makan Mahkota Permai
Jl Mesjid Lama 33
Great place to try the signature dishes of Palembang

French Bakery
Jl Kol Atmo 481
Sweet breads and cakes, as well as serving soups and basic foods.

Pondok Selera
Jl Rambutan
Located near the Songket Village. Open-air style eating that serves good fried chicken dishes.

Floating Restaurant
Seberang Illir
Opposite the Palembang Museum, this place serves excellent Palembang food.

Seletan Indah
Jl Letkol Iskander 434
Chinese food. Good value for money.

Semarang's Culinary

In the heart of Semarang, not far from Tugu Muda and Lawang Sewu, we can taste a unique gudeggudeg is quite sweet. It is suitable to be enjoyed with suwiran ayam (shredded chicken) and uritan, plus also with really spicy krecek.

(young jackfruit cocked in coconut milk with spices) from this city. The taste of this Location:
Jl. Pemuda - Bedagan, Semarang

Jakarta's Culinary

Since you are in Jakarta, why not to try one of the origin Jakartas dishes, Kerak Telor. Its made of rice mixed with eggs and other ingredients. Try also the popular and dishes down below:

• Gago-gado. Cold steamed vegetables, tofu, and tempe with peanut sauce.
• Martabak. Stuffed Indian pancake in one of two flavors: martabak manis, which are sweet, or martabak telor, which are egg pancakes filled with meat. The sweet version may contain condensed milk, cheese, chocolate, sesame seeds, or sticky black rice.
• Nasi uduk. Rice cooked in coconut milk and fragrant pandan leaves topped with fried shallots. This is a traditional Betawi (native Jakartan) dish, but can be found throughout Indonesia.
• Opor ayam. Chicken cooked in coconut milk (ayam means chicken).
• Sate. Beef, chicken, or goat meat skewered on bamboo sticks and roasted over a small grill. It is accompanied by peanut sauce or a sweet soy sauce with hot green peppers and shallots. Be sure to ask for all meat or you may end up with fat or chicken livers

The tastes of Indonesias traditional food can be found in almost any corner of the city. The hot anad spicy food from West Sumatra, the sweet and pungent tastes of Central Java or the tangy fish dishes of North Sulawesi served in an elaborate rijstaffel (rice served with an assortment of meat, fish or vegetable side dishes) are bound to meet favorably with the most discerning palate.

Dining Guide
From street vendors to chic and elegant restaurants, Jakarta has everything. If seafood is your choice, then Muara Karang is your ideal place. Located in southern Jakarta, this is the perfect site to buy fresh seafood products. Don't worry if you can't cook, some restaurants in Muara Karang will cook the raw materials you have chosen. Or, to save time, just visit the restaurant and choose your favourite cuisine from the menu.

Perhaps one of Jakarta's specialities is called kerak telor. It is made of eggs and other ingredients. Mostly sold by street vendors, this treat has gained popularity so now you can get your portion in some food courts and traditional restaurants. Gado-

gado, ketoprak offer delicious taste and they're quite filling, too. Usually they are eaten with steamed rice or lontong a dish made of rice stuffed into banana leaves shaped into a tube, then boiled until it's ready to eat. Gado-gado contains beancurd sauce and various boiled vegetables in it, such as potatoes, lettuces, cabbages, and so on. A sauce made of grounded peanuts and other herbs is then added. Ketoprak uses a similar sauce, but it mainly consists of beansprouts, fried beancurd, and boiled bihun angel hair-like noodle. Ketoprak & gado-gado are available in street vendors and most traditional restaurants.

Sate (meat on skewers) is tasty. Covered with peanut sauce and other ingredients, sate ayam (the main ingredient's chicken), sate sapi (beef) , sate kambing (mutton) are widely sought by many people. You can find sate in most traditional restaurants. You can also try sate sold by street vendors.

Want to combine shopping and dining experience. Try the malls. All shopping centers in Jakarta have their own food courts and restaurants. Food courts tend to be noisy and crowded, so if you prefer privacy, choose restaurants/cafes, instead.

Restaurants located in starred hotels are generally quite pricey but good in taste and service. Ideal for those who value quality.

Cafes like Starbucks and Tea Leaf are favorites for both locals and tourist to interact. Try various types of Indonesian coffee, to freshen up your day.

If you want to try Indonesian food, bear in mind that Padangese food tends to be spicy.

Sundanese tends to be bland yet tasty, ideal for most people. Javanese food tends to be sweet. Ask locals for more information.

Some restaurants that you might like to frequent:

AMERICAN HAMBURGER KEBAYORAN BARU
Jalan Melawai IV no. 17, Blok M

ANGUS HOUSE RESTAURANT

Chase Plaza Tower, 25th Floor, Jalan Jendral Sudirman Kav. 21

BOB SHASHLIK RESTAURANT
Jalan Kemang Raya 14

CAFE DE PARIS
Jalan Kemang Raya 90

BEBEK BENGIL
Dharmawangsa Square, Jalan Dharmawangsa VI/IX

TGI FRIDAY
The Ascott? Jakarta, Taman Ria Senayan, Jalan Gerbang Pemuda, Senayan

JAVA BLEU
Jalan Fatmawati 15 Blok E 31

SATE KHAS SENAYAN
Jalan Cokroaminoto 78

Bakmi GM
Delivery Hotline:
+62 21 56 55 007

The Duck King
Daily Opening Hour 10.00-22.00
STC Senayan Lt. VII Mezzanine
Jl. Asia Afrika Pintu IX
Gelora Bung Karno Jakarta Pusat 10270
Tel. +62 21 579 32032/33
Fax. +62 21 579 32031

LA BRASSERIE
Le Meridien Hotel, Jalan Jendral Sudirman Kav. 18-20

OISHII
Jalan Kemang Raya 24A

wwwok!
Jalan Kemang Raya 9 JK

DAPUR SUNDA

Kawasan Hanggar Teras Pancoran, Jalan Gatot Subroto Kavling 72

WARUNG DAUN
Masakan Sunda
Pusat : Jl. Wolter Monginsidi No. 41 Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta, 12180
Tel. +62 21 727861138, Fax. : +62 21 72786137
Cabang : Jl. Pakubuwono VI No. 10 Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12120
Tel. +62 21 7395454, Fax. : +62 21 7259955
Email : warung_daun(AT)yahoo.com (AT dibaca @)

Rumah Makan Gudeg Bu Tjitro
Jalan Veteran I No. 23 Monas
Jakarta Pusat
Tel. +62 21 3456727

Waroeng Chamoe-Chamoe
Ikan Bakar Manado
Jl. Panglima Polim IX No. 53
Jakarta 12160
Tel. +62 21 720 8294; +62 21 726 7094
Fax. +62 21 727 91805
Gedung Millenia Lantai 2
Sudirman Central Business District
Jl. Jend. Sudirman
Jakarta Selatan 12190
Tel. +62 21 5152905; +62 21 515 2906


PAPRIKA
Jalan Wahid Hasyim 55A

SAMUDRA SHARKS FIN
Hotel Mulia, Jalan Asia Afrika

Ulam
Balinese & Sea Food Restaurant
Kemang Jakarta
Reservation: +62 21 780 5572 & +62 21 781 4984

Bebek Bali
Resto-Cafe-Gallery
Komp. Taman Ria Senayan
Jl. Gerbang Pemuda
Jakarta 10270

Padang's Culinary

Nasi Padang is eaten all hours of the day, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner - it seems every block in this port city is graced with a nasi Padang restaurant advertising its fare in a multi-leveled window display. But all nasi Padang is, of course, not created equal. We found the best version of our Sumatran eat-about at small wooden restaurant painted an eye-catching shade of turquoise, on the edge of the city's tiny Chinatown.

Nasi Padang is an at-your-table, by-the-plate buffet - you pay only for dishes you've eaten from (some establishments allow diners to taste a dish's sauce without charge). Therein lies the pleasure and the pain, the ecstasy and the agony. Diners like us, not lucky enough to be part of a large group, will rarely have the opportunity to partake of all the bounty that any one restaurant offers. (When we have it to do over again, we'll simply decide at the outset to pay for every single dish and sample each without agonizing.)

A typical spread includes dishes that fall into five general categories: rendang (long-simmered, over low heat, in coconut milk, chile, and spices until the coconut oil separates and caramelizes); kalio (similar to rendang, but cooked only long enough for the sauce to partially reduce); panggang (grilled); belado (meat or vegetables spread with chopped, cooked red or green chilies); and gulai (lookalike but individually flavored thin, coconut milk-based stews that have been cooked for only a short amount of time). A deep-fried dish or two and a plainly prepared vegetable are also often part of the selection.

Kacang rendang, a long-cooked coconuty stew of petai ('stink' beans) and small white beans, is a surprise, mostly because I love it even though I've never been a stink bean fan. Here, the stench of the bean is nicely balanced by the heat of chilies and the mellowness of the white beans. Dave's not swayed, so I find myself, for the first time in years of southeast Asian eating, willingly spooning up stink bean after stink bean, until the saucer is clean.

Rendang is one of favourite culinary in Padang. Rendang made from cow meat simmered in spices and coconut milk. You’ll find rendang in Padang restaurants or food stall. There are two kind of rending, dry rendang and kalio (wet rendang). The cooking process of dry rending was longer than wet rendang.

The characteristic of wet rending are its souce more liquid and its color is yellow-brown, not yet brown-black like dry rendang. Rendang have unique characteristic, its taste deliciously oily and salty, sweet, and hot which balanced, and spicier.There are no cooking standard or standard recipes of rendang, so the taste can be differ among food stall or restaurants. The variants of taste depend on condiment and spices which used. Commonly, spices used in rendang recipes are red chili, red onion, garlic, galangal, ginger, turmeric, turmeric leaves, bay leaves, lemongrass, candlenuts, salt, sugar and kandis sour fruit. If you can not mixed spices above, you can buy instant rendang spices in supermarkets.

Yogya's Culinary

There are many street counters of foods and meals on Malioboro Street, traditional food or international food. You must smart to choose one of them, especially about the prices of the foods. You should try to find the food counter that has a price list in his menu. If you find one without a price list, it is better if you asking before take an order. It is a way to free from any cheat sales.

Warung Ngasem: This place has a prime menu: sate ayam, sate kambing and tongseng. This warung is front of the market, Ngasem, Taman Sari, Southern Square. They sell one package is about 8000 IDR.

Want you eat “Gudeg”. You can come at Suryotomo Street, behind Garuda Hotel. Along this street you can find some “Gudeg Resto”. One package is about 8000 IDR. But if you want more “Gudeg” , you cmust come to wijilan street.

Mie Pojokan. This counter place at the corner of North Square. They are only open at the night. You can eat on the street directly. The special menu is Mie Goreng and Nasi Goreng. The price is about 12000 IDR per package.

Soto Bangkong. The store is located in Malioboro Street, in front of Batik Luwes not so far from Ramai Toserba. They sell Soto, 9000 IDR per package.
Pempek Palembang. You can find some food store beside Ramai Toserba. The price is about 8000 IDR per package.

Sate Klathak. You can buy sate klathak in Karang Square, Kotagedhe. One package is about 12000 IDR.

Dining Guide
Gudeg is one of Jogjakarta's specialties. This dish is made of young jackfruit with traditional herbs, sometimes with eggs and chicken. Cow's inner skin, cooked until tender, usually accompanies gudeg with steamed rice. Most traditional restaurants in Jogjakarta sell this specialty.

Don't let the sweet taste of gudeg fool you, however, the chili sauce of Javanese food can be really, really spicy because it is made mainly from cabe rawit the spiciest chili in Indonesia.

Restaurants worth visiting in Jogjakarta:

DJOGJA KAFE

Jalan Kyai Mojo 57

GADJAH WONG
Jalan Gejayan 79D

OMAH DHUWUR
Jalan Mondorakan 252, Kota Gede

MBOK BEREK RESTAURANT
Jalan Kaliurang Km 16 Pakem

MORO SENENG RESTAURANT
Jalan Solo 55

AYAM GORENG SUHARTI RESTAURANT
Jalan Laksda Adisucipto 208

Bandung's Culinary

From various food sold on street vendors to haute cuisine, every visitor will be able to find something to their liking here, in Bandung.

Probably one of the most well known dish, timbel, consists of nasi timbel, lalapan, sambal dadak, a piece of chicken (fried or roasted Sundanese style), fried beancurd, fried tempeh, a slice of jambal (salted fish). If you want to, you can add gepuk (slices of beef, mixed in traditional herbs, then fried), pepes (main ingredients such as fish, chicken, mushroom, etc. mixed with crushed and blended herbs, folded into a banana leaf, then steamed until they're ready to eat), sauteed greens, and others. Nasi timbel is a favorite among locals and visitors. Batagor baso tahu goreng (literally means, fried meatballs & beancurd) is one of the most well-sought specialty. Made from blended fish and beancurd, with a special peanut sauce, batagor?s popularity remains constant.

Sundanese (the people living in West Java are called Sundanese) has tempting refreshments. Sundanese food tends to be bland yet tasty unless you add sambal dadak (chili and other ingredients grinded together) to your food. If you're looking for more spicy taste, just add this sambal dadak with nasi timbel (steamed rice formed into a roll inside a banana leaf) and other specialties. This mouthwatering treat is too good to be missed! Usually sour vegetables soup (sayur asam) is accompanied by nasi timbel.

Sundanese people eat vegetables a lot. Sometimes they even eat raw vegetables (called lalap or lalapan) like cucumbers, tomatoes, coriander leaves, eggplants, cabbages, lettuces, and so on. Lalapan is usually accompanied by sambal dadak.

Cakue, a dish made of flour dough then fried, also worths a try.

Dining Guide
For a taste of nasi timbel and other Sundanese food, you can try the restaurants mentioned below. There are many others, though, so while you're in Bandung, you might be able to spot other restaurants selling tasty food.

SINDANG RERET
Jalan Raya Cikole Km 22
Jalan Raya Propinsi Ciwidey, Kabupaten Bandung
Jalan Surapati 53
One of the most famous Sundanese restaurants in Bandung.

BUMBU DESA
Jalan Pasirkaliki 160, Bandung
Jalan Laswi 1, Bandung
Traditional food with elegant surrounding.

BALE GAZEEBO
Jalan Surapati 49
Wide place, where you can eat while lesehan (sitting on the floor without chairs) or using a chair.

SAUNG KABAYAN
Jalan Dr. Junjunan 107, Bandung
Modernized Sundanese cooking.

SARI PARAHYANGAN
Jalan L.L.R.E. Martadinata (Riau) 156-158
Jalan Soekarno-Hatta 408
Good, plain Sundanese cooking.

KELAPA LAGOON
Jalan Sumatera 9
Chic place. Tasty but the price is higher than other Sundanese restaurants.

If batagor seems to tempt you, then you might want to check out these restaurants:

BATAGOR RIRI
Jalan Burangrang 41
You can buy the batagors here half-cooked, so you can fry them at home. Half-cooked batagors only last a few days if put inside a refridgerator.

BATAGOR KINGSLEY
Jalan Veteran (Bungsu) 25
Has been Bandung?s favorite for ages. You can also buy half-cooked batagors here.

BATAGOR YEYE
Jalan Buah Batu 139
Jalan Cihampelas 198B
Famous for its batagor and mutton soup.

Pisang molen, brownies kukus are available at:
Sundanese Food

KARTIKA SARI
Jalan Buah Batu 165A
Jalan Kebon Jukut 3C
Jalan H. Akbar
Jalan Kopo Sayati 111A
Jalan Terusan Jakarta 77E
Jalan Ir. H. Djuanda (Dago)

PRIMA RASA
Jalan Kemuning 20
Jalan Buah Batu 169A
Jalan Peta 169

Other bakeries also sell these delicacies. If you're busy, you can always go to supermarket. Most of them sell pisang molen and brownies kukus.

Es cendol are available at:
The most famous es cendol is called cendol Elizabeth, for it is being sold in front of Elizabeth's store (store selling bags and shoes) in Southern side of Bandung. However, it might be easier for you to order es cendol at traditional restaurants or buy it at the supermarket (prepacked, so you have to add the mixture of coconut's milk, palm sugar syrup, and the cendol on your own).

Should you fancy yoghurt, you might try these places:

RUMAH MAKAN YOGHURT
Jalan Cisangkuy 66
Thin type of yoghurt, the hangout place for young and old alike.

BMC (BANDOENGSCHE MELK CENTRALE)
Jalan Aceh 30
Apart from yoghurt, you can try other milk products here, such as milk, kefir, and so on.

OLEH-OLEH ODISE
Jalan Sukawarna Baru 28
French-style yoghurt, thick type. You can order the yoghurt in small cups or in liters.

Interested in hot snacks?
The street vendors selling these snacks can be found throughout Bandung, most notably in Jalan Supratman and Jalan Cilaki. Ketan bakar and jagung bakar/rebus can be found on Jalan Ir. H. Djuanda (Dago) and in Lembang area.

Want a taste of fried rice?
You can get fried rice on street vendors, restaurants, or food courts in malls.

Cakue, you say? Try this place:

HAUS TEA
BEC Mall Jalan Purnawarman 13-15 2nd floor, C-05
Istana Plaza Mall Jalan Pasirkaliki 121-123, LG-B3
Try the various yummy sauce to add some taste to your cakue.