Best 8 Restaurants: Local and Cultural Food in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Yogyakarta is home to the yummiest Indonesian food. It is known for its authentic but reasonably priced Indonesian cuisine. It offers all kinds of regional delicacies. Be it bakpia cookies or wingko babat, there are many delectable options.

Eight of the best eateries in Yogyakarta are given below!

Kedai Kebun

Kedai Kebun is a must visit restaurant for Indonesian artistic community. The menu serves a vast variety of Indonesian food and snacks with a discount offer for students. Diners enjoy Ayam Bakar, Cap Cai, Bakwan Malang (noodle dish) along with live local music.

Address: Jl.Tirtodipuran No. 3, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Tembi

Tembi is well-known for its traditional Javanese dishes. Tembi’s location is entirely pastoral. You dine in an open sided dining room with lush green fields around.

Address: Jl. Parangtritis Km 8.4 Tembi, Timbulharjo, Sewon Bantul, 55186, Indonesia

Pendopo Ndalem

Pendopo Ndalem is a real Javanese food restaurant. From traditional taste of food to Yogyakarta heritage building, it is a fine example of cultural food hub. Diners visit for the like of traditional food and the thrill of dining in an exotic nineteenth century building.

Address: JL. SOMPILAN NGASEM, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

GUDEG Yu Djum

Gudeg Yu Djum is one of the most famous restaurants in Yogyakarta. It is known for serving almost all Indonesian dishes; Nasi Gudeg is on top of them. This is a jackfruit dish usually served with nasi (rice), tahur (egg), ayam and krecek.

Address:Jl. Kaliurang KM 4,5, Karangasem CT III/22, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Bale Raos Restaurant

Bale Raos Restaurant, located near Yogyakarta Palace presents various Indonesian cultural foods including vegetarian Special Kraton.  Java architect and the aura of the palace add to the ambiance of this place. You can enjoy the food indoor or outdoor with live music performances.

Address: Jl. Magangan Kulon no. 1, Kraton, Near Tamansari, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Kampong

Kampong is a home-based dining place where people go and order any Indonesian food they want to have. It offers warm hospitality with delicious food, brought straight from the kitchen. It is a nice amalgamation of east and west. Foods such as Ayam Goreng, Bakmie Goreng and Nasi Uduk are presented nicely with a slight Western touch.

Address: Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta City, Special District of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Riverside Dinner

Riverside Dinner is another one-of-its-kind local food place in Yogyakarta. With its typical Java pyramid architecture, it lures diners from across the town. The food served is cooked and presented in country style, rejuvenating the Indonesian heritage.

Address: Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta City, Special District of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Soto Pak Gimin

Soto Pak Gimin is not a fancy place but its rustic quality distinguishes it from the rest. The typical (and famous soto) – Slices of beef with gravy of onion, garlic, coriander, ginger and babat.

Address: Bantul (Jl. Bantul KM. 7,5), Yogyakarta, DI Yogyakarta, Indonesia