Restaurants in Solo
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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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Galabo
Galabo is a kind of open-air food court with around 90 stalls – tuck into local specialties like nasi gudeg (unripe jackfruit served with rice, chicken and spices), nasi liwet (rice cooked in coconut milk and eaten with a host of side dishes) or the beef noodle soup timlo solo here. It’s very sociable, though you’ll have to bring your own Bintang.
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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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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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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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Adem Ayem
An ever-popular rumah makan (eating house), this place has a large dining room with swirling fans and photos of ye olde Surakarta. Everyone is here for the chicken – either fried, or served up gudeg-style.
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Bizztro Saraswati
A stylish, upmarket new European-owned place with an open-air lounge area, dining rooms and elegant furnishings. Serves good snacks, meals (try the NZ beef ribs), cold beer and superb coffee.
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Warung Baru
A long-time travellers’ hang-out, the Baru bakes great bread, but the rest of the enormous menu can be pretty mediocre. Still, the friendly owners arrange tours and batik classes.
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O Solo Mio
Authentic Italian that’s as close as you’ll get to a taste of the homeland in Central Java; it has a wood-fired pizza oven and delicious pasta.
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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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Asia Bakery
This small, sparkling bakery will satisfy anyone's sweet tooth, with sticky buns and stacks of sugary delights.
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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
Very inexpensive, no-frills place serving steaks, chicken dishes and ice cream.
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