Perfect Places for Your Food’s Trip in Bandung (Part I)

Bandung’s culinary offerings provide a cheaper yet more enchanting and evocative interpretation of the food you wish you could find in another places in Indonesia. The repertoire is extensive—whether it is Continental French or Italian cooking, or Oriental food in the mold of Japanese, Chinese, Indian and Thai cuisine, or whether its traditional renditions of indigenous Indonesian delicacies to modern and Western interpretations of local favorites—the tastes Bandung has to offer is indulgently and heartwarmingly overwhelming. If you have made in Bandung, you could found the unforgettable food in restaurants like Kafe Sapu Lidi at the heart of Cihampelas Street once famous for cheap knock-offs of designer jeans, Sariwangi in a hidden residential street off the main roads of the city and The Peak in Lembang District which is known for its breathtaking view of the city. But in this review we would suggest you to places where we specially choose it to make an option for you on your food’s trip in Bandung reference.

The first option you could visit the Congo Café in Lembang, the perfect place to get introduced or reacquainted with the city. Like The Peak and other restaurants in Lembang, Congo Café is nested on top of a mountain peak and offers a bird’s eye view of the quaint city. The restaurant takes advantage of the mountain breeze by applying traditional Javanese architecture and design in a grand open-style high-end restaurant. High beams and ceilings, hardwood furniture, indigenous materials as well as spacious seating areas enhance the eating experience of Western, Oriental and local favorites. You should get Bebek Crispy, deeply fried crispy duck with spicy sambal sauce, rice and sautéd vegetables. Lathered generously with black pepper, the duck’s skin was crunchy and succulent. The meat inside was marinated well with just the right amount of citrus and aromatic herbs to diminish the unpleasant taste a lot of people have against duck. You will get a taste of their Hainanese Chicken Rice as well, which was nothing like the traditional sort. Instead of the lingering and refreshing taste of ginger and shallots taking fore, their version is pleasingly dominated by the smoky and woody flavor of shitake mushrooms.