Medan Restaurants

Restaurants in Medan

  1. A

    Rumah Makan Famili

    A well-known Padang spot, on the ground floor of Ibunda Hotel, for beef rendang with duck egg. The restaurant is a refreshing space drowning out traffic with an indoor waterfall and lots of high-flying businessmen meeting over lunch. You can also get the wacky meats: bowel, brain or heart simmered in coconut milk.

    reviewed

  2. Pasar Malam

    For Chinese food, let your tummy do a tour of Medan's night market, east of the railway line, off Jl Pandu. Lots of simple warungs occupy the front courtyards of the houses in the little lanes around Mesjid Raya; the menu is on display with a few pre-made curries, coffee, tea and sometimes juices.

    reviewed

  3. B

    Taman Rekreasi Seri Deli

    For basic Malay food, this venue, opposite the Mesjid Raya, is a slightly upmarket approach to stall dining. But the keropok (cracker) sellers, blind beggars and spoon players might find you more of an oddity than vice versa.

    reviewed

  4. C

    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.

    reviewed

  5. D

    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.

    reviewed

  6. E

    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.

    reviewed

  7. F

    Sun Plaza

    The whole city have flipped their wristwatches over this shiny new shopping centre, where there's a pan-Asian food court, European-style restaurants and a startling amount of affluence.

    reviewed

  8. G

    Rumah Makan Sibolga

    Near the travellers haunt, Sibolga can take good care of timid foreigners who pull up a chair.

    reviewed

  9. H

    Sumatera Vegetarian Restaurant

    For vegetarians, this is the place to go when you just can't face another gado gado.

    reviewed

  10. I

    Majestik Bakery & Cafe

    Keep the munchies at bay during a long bus ride with sweets from this super-sized bakery.

    reviewed

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  12. J

    Bollywood Food Centre

    Lip-smacking Indian-style curries are a family affair at this blindingly bright restaurant in Little India (Kampung Keling). It also serves cold Bintang. Malay-Indian roti shops are located nearby.

    reviewed