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Asia Bakery
This small, sparkling bakery will satisfy anyone's sweet tooth, with sticky buns and stacks of sugary delights.
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Ayam Bakar Wong Solo
Fans of barbecued chicken pack this place.
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Glossy
This small and easy-going eatery close to Solo's backpacker quarter is big on hot-plate steaks, coffee and freshly squeezed juices; the menu has extensive lists of all three. Glossy also supports local artists by moonlighting as a gallery.
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Kafe Atria
Decent grills and meat feasts can be had in this café above the Atria supermarket.
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Kusuma Sari
Kusuma Sari is a stripped-back and spotless diner. It attracts Solonese by the dozen with pseudo-Western cuisine and mountains of ice cream.
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Mas Mul
At the southern entrance to the kraton is this, one of Solo's snake restaurants. You can select a live cobra for sauteing or frying, and can take the skin home as a gruesome souvenir. Those wishing to booster their virility can then opt to drink the snake's blood with wine or Red Bull.
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MM
MM is popular with students for its cheap, good hot-plate steaks, relaxed air, live music on weekends, and open setting. If you've got the runs, it's not the place to head, though - the toilet is just a bare floor with accompanying water tap.
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O Solo Mio
This place is as close as you'll get to a slice of little Italy in the heart of Solo. With a wood-fired pizza oven, fashioned from bona fide Gunung Merapi stone, O Solo Mio produces excellent pizzas, but you'll also find ciabatta, pasta and cappuccino on the menu.
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Pujosari
If you're looking for a quick fix head to Pujosari, a collection of warungs next to the tourist office. The best of the bunch include Lezat, which stays open 24 hours and does a mean ayam kampung (village chicken), Rada, which specialises in dim sum, and Oriental, which dishes up some fine Chinese.
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Roti Hollan
With a restaurant upstairs and a bakery downstairs (plus beer at both), this dowdy place caters to most eating wishes.
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Street Food
Indulging in Solo's Street Food should on be everyone's list of things to do. Roaming hawkers pack the streets at night advertising their wares by screeching, striking buffalo bells or clattering cutlery. Of the plethora of dishes on offer, try nasi gudeg (unripe jackfruit served with rice, chicken and spices), nasi liwet (a local speciality incorporating rice cooked in coconut milk and eaten with a host of side dishes) or srabi (mini rice puddings served on a crispy pancake with banana, jackfruit or chocolate topping).
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Warung Baru
This backpacker institution has some of the best bread in the city, but the rest of the enormous menu is often a letdown. Still, the atmosphere is convivial, the owners are more than friendly and tours can be organised over a bite to eat.
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