Restaurants in Indonesia
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Bonsai Cafe
Order from a long list of beach-cafe standards while chilling in comfy and shady wicker chairs. Then wander inland for a surprise: hundreds of the cafe's namesake plants growing small in a rather sensational formal garden.
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Memories
Classic Jaksa haunt of fresh-in-town backpackers and seen-it-all expats. There’s plenty of Chinese food, set breakfasts (from 19,000Rp), a book exchange and CNN on round the clock. It even has a few budget rooms upstairs.
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Mama Putu's
A long-running seafood cafe where the menu changes depending on what's fresh (actually the menu stays the same but what's available changes…). Ask for extra garlic and don't miss – of all things – the sides of coleslaw.
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Warung Dapur
Humble, inexpensive and friendly warung with bamboo walls and seats and a street terrace where you can watch the world go by. Try the ayam bakar (barbecued chicken) or soto (meat and vegetable broth).
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Café Tali Jiwa
Adjoining the Hotel Santai, this wholesome place has an appetising choice of dishes, from fruit smoothies to veggie burgers. Many of the ingredients are organic. Expect fair-trade coffee - this is the home of PPLH Bali.
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Tutmak Café
The breezy multilevel location here, facing both Jl Dewi Sita and the football field, is a popular place for a refreshing drink or a meal. Local comers on the make huddle around their laptops plotting their next move; others enjoy long-planned rendezvous.
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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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Rumah Makan Malabar
Run by a second-generation Keralan, Malabar is a little slice of the subcontinent, serving up flaky naan and tender kare kambing (goat curry). The choice is limited but the flavours more than make up for it.
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Lan Na Thai/Hazara/El Wajh
This four-in-one venue (Face Bar is also located here) is great for North Indian food, including wonderful tandoori choices in Hazara, exquisite Thai cuisine in Lan Na Thai and delectable Moroccan dishes in El Wajh.
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Sabang Food Court
A big hit with local diners, this basic place is something of a one-stop shop, with all of Indonesia's regional cuisines represented on the menu. There's no sign, so look out for the crowds and the hanging banners.
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Warung Nasi Ampera
Just south of the alun-alun, this clean place is the best of several traditional Sundanese places here. Serves up delicious fresh tempeh (cake made from fermented soybeans) and curries around the clock.
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Tip Top Restaurant
Only the prices have changed at this old colonial relic, great for a drink of bygone imperialism. The menu, with typewriter font and 1950s dishes, should be enshrined in a museum rather than used to sate hunger.
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Tunjungan Plaza
For an air-conditioned setting, Tunjungan Plaza has a colossal selection of squeaky-clean Asian (including a great sushi bar), Western restaurants and cafes; the food court is on the 5th floor.
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Khi Khi Restaurant
Well off Jl Raya Lovina and behind the night market, this barn of a place specialises in Chinese food and grilled seafood, including lobster. It's always popular in a rub-elbows-with-your-neighbour kind of way.
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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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Sunshine Bagus
This is Pangandaran's most chichi offering, with traditional décor, plenty of greenery and water features galore. The enormous menu spans just about every continent and will satisfy just about any craving.
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Santong Kuo Tieh 68
For fried or steamed Chinese pork dumplings, look no further than this humble but highly popular little place; you’ll see cooks preparing them out front. The bakso ikan isi (fish balls) are also good.
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Tiki Lounge & Restaurant
The name lets you know this place takes its tropical motif seriously, right down to the bamboo detailing everywhere. The long Indonesian menu has pictures to help you choose, or you may just drop by for a beer.
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Restaurant Halim
Partially decorated with varnished sago-stem walls and Nua-ulu artefacts, this long-standing favourite remains a-tinkle with old-fashioned oyster-shell lamps and serves beautifully cooked Chinese seafood meals.
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Bondy's
An institution among expats and local riche, this boozy garden restaurant features fish on ice, steaks, and Indonesian favourites. Bread and desserts come from the bakery in front featuring homemade ice cream.
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Alise's Restaurant
Character-filled Alise's has a romantic, lantern-lit outdoor dining area by the pool and serves a melange of international food. Unintentionally camp local musicians perform classic ballads to doe-eyed diners.
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Prefere 72
A library, cafe and restaurant rolled into one hip modernist building, this is one of the most happening places in fashionable north Bandung. You’ll find pasta, snacks and rice and noodle dishes on the menu.
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Momiji
Momiji is a traditional Japanese restaurant with a relaxed, civilised ambience. Prices are surprisingly moderate given the surroundings and quality of the sushi, noodle, teriyaki and teppanyaki dishes here.
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Rumah Makan Dede's Seafood
Bustling, efficient, brightly unsophisticated place serving Ambon's best ikan bakar. Choose your fish and it arrives accompanied by five great sauces, dips, rice and salad. Sometimes opens midday.
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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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