10 Places of Culinary Tour in Medan that Must Be Visited
Medan is a popular city in Sumatra. The capital of North Sumatra province is even one of the entrance of foreign tourists in western Indonesia, as evidenced by its location not far from the international-standard international airport, Kuala Namu International Airport.
Medan is also an entrance for every tourist who wants to visit various tourist attractions such as choice of Lake Toba and Lake Singkarak. Well, before you continue your tour journey, you should pause and enjoy the other offerings offered by the city of Medan.
The city has many culinary attractions that are a pity to miss. Here's a summary of 10 interesting culinary places in Medan that you must visit:
- Top Tip Restaurant
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Tip Top Restaurant is very popular in the ears of Medan people and also tourists who visit this city. This restaurant was originally located at Jalan Pandu, under the name Retoran Jangkie, according to the owner's name. But then, in 1934 the restaurant moved to Jalan Kesawan and his name also changed into Tip Top Restaurant.
Tip Top Restaurant still retains its old ambience. The building used is still typical Dutch architecture. Although the building is thick European nuances, but the menu is presented quite diverse, ranging from the archipelago, oriental to international.
This culinary place is popular with bread and ice cream made with original recipes so that it does not change from generation to generation.
2.Merdeka Walk
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Liked the culinary tour at night? Just come to Merdeka Walk which is the night entertainment and culinary attractions in Medan the largest.
Merdeka Walk is very crowded at night and a gathering place for hundreds of people in Medan. There are at least 30 culinary outlets and 700 seats provided for visitors. A variety of delicious culinary you can taste from soto, lontong vegetables, sushi, steak to oxtail soup.
Interestingly, here also commonly used as a location of various activities of youth such as dance competition, race band and also watch with a ball game.
- Jalan Semarang
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Jalan Semarang is a pecinan area which in the daytime is the center of vehicle parts sales in Medan. In the evening, the area along 200 meters was transformed into a night market and favorite culinary attractions in Medan.
This area has been popular since the 1960s as one of the entertainment centers in the city of Medan. The night market is active from 18:00 and closes at 01:00. Various menu choices you can taste here from satay to martabak. One of the favorite menus here is the Hainan Duck rice.
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4.Kesawan Square
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No different from Jalan Semarang, Kesawan Square area was newly active as a culinary tour at night.
Kesawan Square is located in Ahmad Yani Street area which is the old city area of Medan. Being on this 800-meter road, you are taken back to the past. Enjoying delicious culinary among the old buildings of colonial legacy of course could be interesting experience of its own.
The food available here is very diverse, from halal to non halal. For those of you who are looking for halal food, do not worry. Places to eat that serve halal menu, using blue on the seat and some other attributes, while for non-kosher, they use red attributes. So, you do not have to worry about where to eat.
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- Soto Kesawan 'Enak Tenan'
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Still in the old town area Kesawan. This time you have to taste the soup at Rumah Makan Soto Kesawan Enak Tenan on Jalan Ahmad Yani 116.
Soto here is very unique because it uses shrimp in the dish. Something you may not find in other soto-soto. Shrimp used is gala shrimp with relatively large size. Shrimp fried first before inserted into soup soto.
Although the flagship menu is soto shrimp, but this culinary tour is still providing other soto menu with beef and chicken as a choice. If you want to taste everything, you can order a soto combination that will mix the soup of shrimp with beef or chicken soup, according to your taste.
The restaurant is open daily from 08:00 to 15:00.
7.Breakfast house
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Still around soto in Medan. Soto fan, please come to Rumah Makan Sinar Pagi located at Jalan Sei Deli.
Soto here has a delicious taste deeng gravy thick coconut milk and rich in spices served with pieces of beef, cakes, rempeyek and soy sauce. If you do not like soto bersantan, you can order chicken soup no less delicious.
This restaurant is also suitable to visit when you need breakfast because it has been open since 07:00 until 15:00 every day.
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- Tabona Restaurant
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Tabona Restaurant is located on Jalan Mangkubumi, Medan. This culinary venue serves a variety of delicious curries ranging from curry vermicelli, chicken curry, mutton curry to beef curry.
Open from 06:30 to 16:30, this restaurant is very crowded especially during lunch hour because it is in the office area.
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- Kumango Mushroom Chicken Noodle
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Still in the area of Jalan Mangkubumi, let's shift to Mie Ayam Mushroom Kumango. This restaurant serves a special menu of chicken mushroom noodles are ready to shake your tongue.
The chewy chewy noodles combined with sliced chicken and mushroom and sprinkle of bean sprouts, mustard and fried onions can make you want to enjoy two servings at a time. Enjoy this special mushroom chicken noodle is not complete without the traditional milk coffee is guaranteed to add delicious culinary experience you.
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- Apek Coffee Shop
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This is a place that coffee enthusiasts should go to. Keda Kopi Apek located on Jalan Hindu 37 is the oldest and popular coffee shop in Medan.
Apek Coffee Shop has been established since 1922 and until now the taste of coffee has not changed. It is said that the key to the enjoyment of coffee here is in the selection of the best coffee, setting the water temperature until the technique of stirring to be done properly.
Favorite menu here is Coffee O which is a black coffee without sugar. To accompany a cup of coffee, you should also order other menus such as toast, steamed buns, egg martabak or rice soup.
Apek Coffee Shop is open from 06:00 to 14:00 on Monday - Saturday and 06:00 - 11:30 on Sundays .. that's my story neither the typical north sumatra cuisine is enough so it's a friend of mine that I can tell ...
By@bohmano