Known for Its Sundanese Food, Don't Miss These When You Visit Bandung
Bandung, as one of the famous destination in Indonesia, especially in Java Island, is well-known of its various culinary experience. You will enjoy the most delicious taste, once felt quiet peculiar, from the simplest cuisine made only in a few ingredients.
The most authentic Bandung culinary is Sundanese Food. Spread from the most modest food stall to fancy restaurants. The high demand of rice in Indonesia makes this country so rich of rice cuisine variant, including Sundanese ones. The common rice cuisine you should try are Nasi Timbel, Nasi Liwet Sunda, and Nasi Tutug Oncom.
Besides that, Sundanese Food is also famous of its spicy ingredients. Most of the foods are always served with Sambal (Spicy Chili Sauce). Whatever you eat, from grilled chicken, grilled fish, to savory grilled ribs, Sambal will always be your company.
To enjoy the delicate taste of it, you can visit some recommendations of Sundanese restaurant in Bandung. What are the Sundanese Restaurant you shouldn’t miss during your stay in Bandung? Make sure you thick one of these recommendations below.
Pandan Wangi Bandung
The first place you shouldn’t miss if you want to enjoy delicate Sundanese Food is Pandan Wangi Bandung. It is a famous Sundanese Restaurant located in Patuha, Bandung.
This restaurant has a spacious hall with lots of tables, make it suitable for family dining and friends gathering. During weekend and long holiday, visitors need to make a reservation 3-5 days before arrival to get the table. Cool isn’t?
Here you can enjoy many variants of traditional Sundanese food like Nasi Liwet (rice dish cooked in coconut milk, chicken broth and spices) served with fried meats, sambal, and other condiments.
Besides that, you can also enjoy other traditional cuisine like Stir Fried Djenkol, Stir Fried Eggplant, Tutug Oncom Rice, Stir Fried Stink Bean, and many more. Of course all of them will be served with sambal and veggies.
Alas Daun Bandung
Another recommendation you shouldn’t miss when you’re craving for Sundanese Food is Alas Daun Bandung. similar to Pandan Wangi Bandung, this restaurant is well-known for its traditional food specialty. It is located in Jl. Citarum No. 34, Riau, Bandung near Gedung Sate
What makes this restaurant unique is how they serve foods for the customers. Instead of serving foods in modern plate, they serve foods in banana leafs plate. Serving foods in banana leafs is believed to keep the delicate taste last longer than foods served in plates. And it’s what makes the cuisines special.
You can enjoy many savory Sundanese Cuisine here. Just order flavorsome Nasi Liwet with salted fish and sambal (spicy chili paste), variant tempeh and tofu, grilled chicken, fish, or meat, and chicken soup or Sayur Lodeh (vegetable soup cooked in coconut milk broth).
Don’t forget to also try their beverages menu. They have the best variant of traditional Indonesian ice like Es Goyobod (mixed fruit served with ice and milk), Es Cincau (green coconut jelly served with shaved ice), and many more.
Sindang Seret Bandung
Sindang Seret Bandung is other Restaurant serving traditional Sundanese Food. Located in the heart of the city, this restaurant is so strategic to the city landmarks. What you find in this restaurant is quiet similar to other Sundanese Restaurant. You can eat Nasi Timbel served with salted fish, grilled chicken, tempeh, tofu, etc. Its specialty might be the beverages and dessert variants like Es Cendol Kajojo (iced sweet dessert that contains with green rice flour jelly), and Rujak Parahyangan (mixed fruit served with sauce made from petis (sticky black fermented shrimp paste).
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