Lem Bakrie

Banda Aceh


For a taste of Acehenese cuisine head to the city's most famous warung, where local workers and bigwigs (Joko Widowi included) come at lunchtime to feast on an array of spicy, coconut-based vegetable and seafood curries and meat dishes laid down before you. As with Padang food, you only pay for what you touch.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Banda Aceh attractions

1. Museum Negeri Banda Aceh

1.67 MILES

This state museum displays Acehnese weaponry, household furnishings, ceremonial costumes, everyday clothing, gold jewellery, calligraphy and some…

2. Rumah Aceh

1.68 MILES

In the same compound as the Museum Negeri Banda Aceh, the Rumah Aceh is a fine example of traditional Acehnese architecture, built without nails and held…

4. Water Tower

1.92 MILES

A legacy of Dutch rule is this rather squat 1880s water tower, which now stands as a city landmark.

5. Mesjid Raya Baiturrahman

1.94 MILES

With its brilliant-white walls, ebony-black domes and towering minaret, this 19th-century mosque is a dazzling sight. The best time to visit is during…

7. Gunongan

2.01 MILES

All that remains of Aceh’s powerful sultanates today is on view at Gunongan. Built by Sultan Iskandar Muda (1607–36) as a gift for his Malay princess wife…

8. Tsunami Museum

2.11 MILES

A visit to this beautifully designed, hard-hitting museum commences with a walk through a dark, dripping tunnel that symbolises the 2004 tsunami waves…