Bandung Authentic Local Foods
Located in West Java, Indonesia, the lovely city of Bandung is not only known for its pleasant climate but for its culinary delights as well. It seems that talking about culinary in Bandung will never be enough, is it right? I am the one who excited to tried foods in Bandung. Before visiting bandung, i deliberately searched many reviews of street food, cafes til restaurant, So many bucket list that i have but i just tried a little bit. We know that visitors travel to this city in large numbers on weekends, from all corners of the country simply to relish the delicious street food, cafes and restaurants. So here we are ! For some people, going to taste the culinary delights of the street food in Bandung is just a hobby that’ll increase their experience of having enjoyable time there.
Here is a list of local authentic foods that i tried while in this city.
1. Batagor Kingsley 👍
Batagor is eaten all over Indonesia although it is said to have originated in West Java and is one of Bandung’s specialities. The name comes from an abbreviation of the ingredients used in the dish, bakso tahu goreng, or fried meatballs and tofu. The dish is usually eaten as a snack rather than a full meal and is served with fried fish balls that are usually encased in a crispy batter or are stuffed inside the chunks of tofu for which this dish is famous.
Established
in 1982, Batagor Kingsley is without a doubt one of the most-loved batagor joints in town.
It’s not uncommon to come across a mob of customers overcrowding the shop,
especially during weekends when swarms of Jakartans descend upon the City of
Flowers. Found on Jalan Veteran, what was once a small eatery has transformed
into a modern double-storey building. The location is close to our hotel, so this is the food that we tried first when we came to Bandung.
There
are two types of batagor
that one can choose from here:
batagor soup and fried
batagor. The
former is served whole in a bowl of chicken broth, whereas the latter comes in
small pieces and is topped with peanut sauce. The peanut sauce itself is a tad
salty and peppery, with traces of sweetness that appears from the use of palm
sugar and soy sauce.
When
it comes both the tofu and the fishcake, both versions share a slightly similar
taste and texture because they are initially prepared using the same method –
the fishcake dough being stuffed inside the tofu before frying. What sets them
apart is simply how they are plated up. Overall, the tofu possesses a tender
and milky texture, while the fishcake filling is chewy and moist.
Batagor
Kingsley also offers a selection of snacks, crackers and ice creams, but the
one that takes the cake is its siomay
(steamed fish dumplings), which is a must-try if you’re there. we also bought sarsaparilla, nasi bistik and es cendol durian.
There're
also other famous Batagor outlets in Bandung which you can find easily.
Currently batagor is becoming one of the typical Bandung cuisine that is
usually selected and seen by visitors and tourist.
Open daily from 8am-9pm
2. Armor Kopi Leuit 👍
A
short walk from the entrance of the Djuanda Forest Park, Armor Kopi Leuit
harnesses the air and atmosphere from the surrounding mountains and forests to
provide a more traditional Indonesian coffee experience. The coffee itself is
brewed in very contemporary methods. Which is to say, Hand Brews, Cold Brews, V60, Vietnamese Drips, Arabicas,
Robustas, Liberica beans, and the like, which you can pair with an array of
Indonesian snacks – think fried corn fritters, cireng (a tapioca flour wrap filled with
fermented soybeans and mashed beans), and other deep-fried and salty bites that
the locals love so much. We ordered cireng, hot milk tea (but not hot), oolong tea and green tea.We like cireng taste which is so simple, chewy but delish.
A rather unique quirk of Armor Kopi Leuit is the
ordering procedure. After you make your order at the coffee bar, you take a
cross-legged seat in a pagoda or on one of the many logs and when your drinks
and snacks arrive, the waiters will come out screaming your name in order to
find you. Rather than taking anything away from the gentle atmosphere, it seems
to just add a little bit of Indonesian idiosyncrasy.
Open daily from 8am – 10pm
3. One Eighty Coffee and Music
If you guys are looking for famous hangout spot in Bandung with unique ambiance, One Eighty Coffee & Music cafe might be the one. The cafe has a very unique concept where they combine vertical garden, lush green trees and pool inside the cafe. Customers can sit and enjoy their time at the cafe while dipping their feet into the pool, don’t worry the pool is shallow. The cafe concept is unique and definitely super instagenic, but I’m personally not a fan of the idea of dipping my feet in the same pool with lots of strangers’ feet though so we chose to sit at the normal table, on the second floor there’s stage for live music. One Eighty offers a unique and different concept of cafe interior, we can see why this place instantly become one of the hippest spots in town.
One Eighty serve wide variety of food from pasta, pizza, salad, sandwich, steak, all day brunch, etc from early morning until late night. But we just ordered drink, because our stomatch still feels full of bakmi. We tried recommended drinks, hazelnut chocolate and green tea latte. Overall, i think our drinks was good, i like the taste of hazelnut chocolate and green tea latte.
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Ok!
i’ll give you some opinion before you come here, if you decided to try the pool,
you don’t need to wear shoes and long trousers. Just wear slippers, as
there are no lockers to
put your shoes. You just put your foot wear beside the pool.
Then be very careful
with your belongings, especially you gadget. You don’t want to
let it fall.
As
One Eighty Coffee is getting popular, so it’s sometimes hard to get a parking space, as
it is limited.
One Eighty Coffe located at Jl. Ganeca No. 3, Dago
One Eighty Coffe located at Jl. Ganeca No. 3, Dago
Open daily from 8 am - 11 pm , except Friday and Saturday til midnight
4. Roti Bakar Gang Kote "234" 👍
One more highly recommended culinary in bandung namely “Roti 234 Gang Kote”. Toasted bread is a snack that is easily found in various parts of Indonesia. In Bandung, this one culinary is one of the favorite night snacks. There are many delicious bakery in Bandung. But not complete without visiting Gang Kote. Gang Kote is Located at Jalan Jendral Sudirman Bandung. Every afternoon to night, the alley is always crowded with culinary hunters. Understandably, because there is a place where the bakers are famous in Bandung. His name is Roti Bakar 234 or the local people call it Roti Bakar Gang Kote. This toast business has actually been initiated since 1958. Around the 1980s it was very popular with the name Roti Bakar 555 and is usually in the town square. But now changed to Roti Bakar 234 According to the Brand of Bread used. This type of bread is old, visible from a solid texture, not too soft, but not too hard or rude. Today’s toast is usually cooked by placing it on a hot skillet that has been given butter. The heat of course comes from the stove so the process is quite fast. Different things were shown Roti Bakar Gang Kote. They still maintain the traditional way as used by the pioneer, namely by burning bread on charcoal coals. As is well known that charcoal often gives an extra flavor to a dish, as well as Roti Bakar 234. The texture becomes more crisp on the outside, but melted inside, and the aroma is really appetizing.You should try ! We ordered Roti Bakar with Milk Cheese, Chocolate Meses and Corned-Beef topping. Unfortunately, we didn't get a corned beef topping.
Roti Bakar Gang Kote Located at Jendral Sudirman Gg. Kote
Open daily from 2.30 pm - midnight
5. Nasi Kuning Pasir Koja
Established in 1970, nasi kuning pasir koja is one of the favorite culinary night-spots in the city. This traditional Indonesian dish consists of rice cooked in coconut milk that is usually seasoned with turmeric, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves. Nasi kuning is always served neatly organized on the plate, and the rice should always be placed in the middle. It is traditionally associated with the island of Java, which is considered to be the place of origin of this authentic Indonesian dish. This food is quite simple.
There are only abon, semur daging (sweet rendang), oncom, and kerupuk. The texture of nasi kuning is lil bit dry, semur daging is lil bit sweet (I love spicy and salty food, so i think i am not interest at all with this food). Nasi Kuning Pasir Koja is quite special, since it uses oseng oncom as a substitute for regular seasonings. Usually, many sellers use oreg tempe. For those who like oncom, they certainly like this one. All the side dishes are unique. They also served semur jengkol, tahu kuah, telur and tempe. I should pay 20k for this food, lil bit pricey for Nasi Kuning and Semur Daging only. We ordered this food by gofood after thingking a long long long time! (We really tired after visit around 3 big mall in Bandung PVJ, Ciwalk, and Paskal 23 -- Ampun deh kaki berasa mau copot beneran !!) Actually, our plan was to go to 23 Pascal Food Market but we got lost, so we decided to go home and buy food by gofood app.
Nasi Kuning Pasir Koja located at Jalan Psir Koja 104
Open daily from 7pm-midnight
6. Bubur Ayam Veteran 👍
Bubur ayam is the one of my favourite food on breakfast. Savory and cheap perfectly describe Bubur Ayam near my hotel (I dont know what the name is). The steaming hot chicke porridge is served with generous portion of shredded chicken topping. You can also need extra topping such as crackers, eggs, skewerd chicken liver and gizzard. Actually i wanna try famous porridge in Bandung, but i dont have much time. So, i tried this bubur Ayam, Apparently the taste didn't make me disappointed. The price is around Rp 15000 per portion. I'll give you recommendation of bubur ayam in Bandung, you can try Bubur Ayam Mang Haji Oyo Tea dan Bubur Ayam Gibbas. (I don't know how it taste but most local people like it).
Bubur Ayam located at around Jln. Veteran, near Vio Veteran Hotel
Open daily
7. Martabak Nikmat Andir👍
Martabak Nikmat Andir located at Jalan Jend. Sudirman, Bandung. This is one of the favorite culinary spots in Bandung. You can easily found Martabak Andir with looking for their signage and it’s always packed with people. Martabak is Indonesian style sweet pancake with various filling just like cheese, peanut, chocolate. But nowadays Martabak itself has been evolving into the next level, first with new unique filling such as Nutella, Ovomaltine, etc then the batter itself now also available in innovative flavorings such as green tea, pandan, red velvet, taro, and black forest. Here at Martabak Andir you can find various unique Martabak batter such as red for Red Velvet, purple for Taro, green for Green Tea / Pandan, and black for the Black Forest. Besides the regular Martabak, you can also order Tipker / Tipis Kering, the thin crunchy version.
We bought most favorite martabak Pandan Jagung Keju. Green martabak batter with pandan extract and yellow juicy canned corn mixed into the batter then topped with grated cheese and condensed milk. The pandan flavoring was super fragrant and it tasted even better when the sweetness and juiciness from corn burst into our mouth, Aaahhhh heaven!!
Overall, we agree that Martabak Andir was definitely the best and tastiest martabak in Bandung. The soft batter, the fragrant, and the fillings are totally perfect! Especially their Pandan batter with corn filling which you’ll hardly find anywhere else. We also love the fact that they use butter instead of margarine and also they don’t add any additional sugar into the batter that’s why it tasted buttery and not as sweet as the usual martabak we had.
Martabak Nikmat Andir located at Jl. Jendral Sudirman No.413
Open daily from 4pm-11pm
8. Nasi Bistik Astana Anyar
Dont let it fool you, Nasi Bistik Astana Anyar does not use beef at all. The meet-west fushion uses sliced fried chicken steak as the main ingredient. But don’t expect a fancy steakhouse, as the humble, unpretentious street food setting gives you an authentic Indonesian dining experience. Fried chicken steak served with fried rice, steamed vegetables, fried potato wedge and sweet chilli sauce. They will provide you seats on the road side (It was raining when i arrived so i decided to eat at hotel). The seller will only open at night, you can call them 15 minutes in advanced to make preorder your food, or you’ll have to queue for at least 30 minutes. But if you don't like chicken you can also try other menu such as Mushroom rice and Capcay. Overall the taste is quite simple, Honestly i like fried rice with soy sauce but i think fried rice and chicken steak are not bad, i just like the taste of sauce, but the consistency of sauce looks like soup (So, i dont know what should i called it ? Sauce or Soup). The price is around Rp 20000 per portion. (PS : Don't mix your sauce with the rice or chicken stick).
Nasi Bistik Astana Anyar located at Jalan Astana Anyar 264, Bandung
Open daily 6 pm – midnight
9. Siomay Rumah Mode
Siomay is a food that must be tasted by tourists when visiting Bandung. Actually, this is an unxpected event, we planned to go around Bandung after looking for some souvenirs in Rumah Mode and Hwaaalaaa we get caught in the rain almost 2 hours. We straving so we decided to buy a some dish to brunch, Yes ! siomay. The location is right in the middle in front of the entrance to Store Shoes and Bags. Siomay served with steamed potatoes and peanut sauce. The taste was good, but the potatoes too overcooked so it can damage the taste overall. The price maybe lil bit pricey. The place was pretty, comfortable and relaxing ambience. The outdoor mall concept leveraged on Bandung's cool highland climate. The buildings are single storey, which accentuate the trees and greenery dotting the mall. Floor tiles are immaculately designed, with motifs of the nature complementing the surrounding greens.
Siomay Rumah Mode located at Food Place Rumah Mode, Jln. DR. Setiabudhi No.41
Open daily
10. Cireng Cipaganti
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Cireng Cipaganti located at Jalan Cipaganti 305, near the Post Office
Open daily from 1 pm-8.30pm
11. Bakmi Apin 👍
This time, I wanna going to talk
about one of legendary noodle in Bandung, Bakmi Apin at Jalan Sukajadi. We
went to Bakmi Apin for saturday dine, and we can easily spot the location by
their signage. The place is quite spacious with sufficient parking capacity.
The kitchen is open and located on the left side of the entrance. You can see
the crew who prepare the noodles and throw it high into the air (I think
up to 1 meter high) before he put the noodle into a bowl. Wow!
One
of the things that make Bakmi Apin different from other noodle restaurants is
the dried shredded chicken on top of the noodle. The texture of the
chicken is just like “abon“. Their signature is Yamien, which
available in two options, Asin (salty) and Manis (sweet).
We
ordered Hot Me Pangsit (Me) and Yamien Manis (My Friend) to dine in. If you like spicy
food, you can try the Hot Mie. I think it's not spicy at all.
We
do love the taste of their Yamien, it’s really good. The
dried shredded chicken on top of the noodle is really unique, but we
still prefer to ordinary chicken chunks. Besides noodle, they also have any
kinds of pangsit (dumpling), baso (meatball), tahu (tofu), and
Indonesian dishes like Nasi Goreng, Sop Buntut, Nasi Timbel, etc. and many kinds
of snacks. Overall, everything that we tried was pretty tasty and yummy.
Bakmi Apin located at Jl. Sukajadi No. 158 Bandung, West Java 40162
Open daily 08.30 AM – 08.00 PM
Bakmi Apin located at Jl. Sukajadi No. 158 Bandung, West Java 40162
Open daily 08.30 AM – 08.00 PM
12. Brownies and Pisang Bolen Kartika Sari 👍
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Brownies
may not immediately sound like a quintessential Indonesian dish but if you are
looking for dessert in Bandung then these are not to be missed. The brownies
here are steamed rather than baked which means they are incredibly soft and
fluffy with a deep hit of cocoa that makes them rich and incredibly moreish.
The most famous spot to buy brownies in the city is Amanda Brownies so make
sure to come and pick up a box before you leave.
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Actually, Their flagship product is Pisang Bollen
Keju Spesial & other options in the same range. However the one
appreciated most back home is Brownies Panggang – Original which also
comes in close to 15 different varieties & toppings. They normally
have expiry date at least one week later after the manufacturing &
can be stored in a refrigerator a bit longer. Just microwave the portion
to be served for few seconds & it tastes as if like a freshly made.
Few may find it a little sweeter though.
Other than above you will find at the main store bread, cakes, chips & nuts, dried banana, cookies, hampers, lapis, puff pastry, imported chocolates as much as you would like to carry. The prices are quiet expensive. So, if you wanna shop souvenirs at this place, Pay attention to expiry dates and price on products.
Kartika Sari located at Jl. H. Akbar No. 4, Kebon Kawung, Bandung
Open daily from 06.30 am - 06.30 pm
Have you tried all of these 'local' foods?
What are your favorite foods to eat in Bandung? Please comment and share your suggestions!
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