Café restaurants in Indonesia
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Ministry of Coffee
A landmark modernist structure, with a library (with English-language books and magazines) upstairs and a cafe below. It’s ideal for an espresso or latte, but the food (mainly snacks and cakes) is pretty average.
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FM Café
FM Café has a great courtyard setting and an eclectic menu ranging from nasi goreng to pizza. Happy hour is gloriously lengthy, lasting from 1pm to 8pm; bands perform here on Friday night.
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Mr Dolphin
Right on the beach, the fresh juices are good at this place, which, not surprisingly given the name, is a hang-out for dolphin tour skippers.
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Café Spice
Part of Spice Dive, this delightful beachside place is right at the western end of the beach path. The walls are covered in artwork and the menu is interesting and good. Besides the dive vibe you can sometimes hear the squeals of local kids learning English at the shop's free school upstairs.
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Atap Café & Resto
Just down a small alleyway opposite Nuri Losmen, this ecofriendly café has good Indonesian food, great puddings and a crowd of trendy, earth-loving locals. Slightly less politically correct is its Osama bin Coffee, which comes served with a hefty slug of brandy and rum.
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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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Corner Café Raya
A Western expat and his Indonesian wife run this home-away-from-home café, complete with breakfast fry-ups, cold beer, international TV and travellers' advice. There's talk of opening up some of the upstairs rooms for rent.
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Hitam Putih
Decent light snacks and excellent juices in a hoedown taverna with fish tanks and dinky lanterns. There's karaoke but the atmosphere is oriented towards couples and families, unlike many buy-a-girl places around town.
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London Bakery
Stylish little cafe with coffee, cakes, snacks and light meals including pasta and sandwiches. You’ll find a few magazines and copies of the Jakarta Post to read here, though traffic noise is intense.
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Circle K
This outlet of the cheerful chain has a deli counter where you can get freshly made salads and sandwiches. Quality is high and the prices are good. Picnic at one of the tables or scoot across to the beach.
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Merdeka Walk
Inspired by Singapore's alfresco dining, this collection of outdoor cafés occupies Lapangan Merdeka and is anchored by one of the shiniest McDonald's you'll see outside the Soviet bloc.
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Tubrux
The most popular coffee shop downtown, people pack its outdoor and indoor tables to share the local dish. Tubrux also dishes simple Indonesian food, and solo women will feel comfortable.
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Village Café
You gotta love a place where the owner calls himself 'Mr Chicken'. And you can find his namesake on the menu as well as juice concoctions. There's also internet access.
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Spirit Café
This vaguely new-agey place is set back from the beach in a little retail courtyard. Smoothies, teas, and veggie sandwiches highlight the small but creative menu.
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Kintarou
A cute little juice and Balinese food café run by engaging guys. A bonus for all customers is the free sample of their house-made glycerine soaps.
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Toko Tako
This tiny outdoor Japanese teashop is an ethereal vision at night when scores of tiny lanterns cast their glow. Enjoy chai, coffee and juices.
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Warung Minang
This stylish Pedang-style café is a great find. Choose from numerous fresh dishes on display then savour the local art on the walls.
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Open-Air Cafés
Several open-air cafés along the river en route to the park entrance serve fruit salads, nasi goreng and a chill ambience.
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Café Panorama
Open-sided terrace café with ethnic designs, fabulous views and a few Western menu options. Karpan bemos drive past.
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De Javu Café
This sweet little café sports local art, a mixture of Western and Indonesian cuisine and a relaxed, refined air.
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Mirama Cafe
Padang goes stylish, so to speak, at this upmarket air-con spot for tidier versions of Indonesian standards.
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Zoo Restaurant & Bar
A cool and stylish café with fast internet access and comfy places to people-watch out front.
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New Banjar Club
A nice beachfront restaurant, look for a typical menu of pizza, seafood and Indo classics.
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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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