Must-see restaurants in Semarang

  • Holliday Restaurant

    Semarang

    It's easy to see why this two-storey restaurant is permanently packed: the food is exceptionally good! Earning the unreserved recommendation of the local…

  • Toko Wingko Babad

    Semarang

    A wonderful, anachronistic bakery and store that hasn't changed in half a century. The delicious wingko (coconut cakes served warm) are the signature…

  • Ikan Bakar Cianjur

    Semarang

    Occupying a sensitively restored building (Semarang’s former courthouse), this character-filled restaurant with its yellow roof tiles sports art deco…

  • Spiegel

    Semarang

    Housed in a converted old general store (circa 1895) and once patronised by Dutch colonists, Spiegel has become a pivotal point of the old quarter. The…

  • Sate & Gule 29

    Semarang

    Almost opposite the Gereja Blenduk church, this sunken storefront is packed with locals from opening till closing time. Why? Because it serves the best…

  • Lumpia Gang Lombok

    Semarang

    There's often an hour's wait for a bench at this riverside warung next to Tay Kak Sie temple. It's not the location that attracts the crowd but the…

  • TekoDeko

    Semarang

    A fun tiled coffee house in a restored old relic, this cafe brews up espresso coffee, pots of tea and sandwiches. Pastas and nasi goreng (fried rice) are…

  • Semawis Night Market

    Semarang

    Fine Chinese-style noodles and babi sate (pork satay) are local favourites at this weekend market. The sociable atmosphere is helped along by a bit of low…

  • Paragon Mall

    Semarang

    Modern Paragon Mall encompasses Indonesian and Asian restaurants, cafes, and a large supermarket in the basement for supplies.