Must-see restaurants in Surabaya

  • De Soematra 1910

    Surabaya

    Put on your posh frock to come to this highly regarded restaurant. It's set inside a renovated colonial mansion with 6m-high ceilings, chandeliers and…

  • Citrus Lee

    Surabaya

    At Citrus Lee the food is art, and every dish is delicately painted onto a plate. The chef-owner trained in Paris, and the French influence seeps into…

  • La Rucola

    Surabaya

    A delightful Italian bistro serving upmarket Surabaya with homemade pastas, imported steaks, wood-fired pizzas, Italian sausage, oyster mushrooms and more…

  • BU Kris

    Surabaya

    With simple tiled walls, plastic-coated menus and chipped tables piled with plates of food, it's not the looks that bring crowds of noisy locals to eat at…

  • House of Sampoerna Café

    Surabaya

    This cafe is adjacent to the House of Sampoerna museum and occupies a gorgeous colonial structure complete with stained-glass windows and brash and…

  • Soto Ambengan Pak Sadi Asli

    Surabaya

    This dimly lit dive, filled with locals, is the original location of a chain of soto ayam warungs with branches across Surabaya. Short on noodles, long on…

  • Ahimsa Vegan Lounge

    Surabaya

    An elegant, upmarket vegetarian restaurant owned by a welcoming Indo-Chinese family, who serve delicious rice dishes (try nasi hainan, a mixed rice…

  • Tunjungan Plaza

    Surabaya

    For an air-conditioned setting, Tunjungan Plaza has a colossal selection of squeaky-clean Asian and Western restaurants and cafes; the food court is on…

  • Sate Klopo Ondomohen

    Surabaya

    Join the locals at this no-frills warung for plates of beef sate skewers, dusted in coconut and grilled on charcoal – a Surabayan specialty.

  • Food Stalls

    Surabaya

    Late-night munchies can also be had at the offshoot of Jl Pemuda, opposite the Plaza Surabaya, which buzzes with food-stall activity around the clock.

  • Kya Kya

    Surabaya

    In the old city, the once-throbbing Chinese night market, Kya Kya, is now far less popular, though there are still a few food stalls here.

  • Warungs

    Surabaya

    Late-night munchies can be had among the strip of warungs with their backs to the river along Jl Kayun.

  • Pasar Genteng

    Surabaya

    For cheap eats, Pasar Genteng has a few good night warungs.

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