Thursday, March 28, 2024 | 23:12 WIB

WEEKEND GATEAWAY

HaloNiko, Say “hi” to this quirky Javanese/Greek fusion place

What would happen if Greek and Javanese dishes were to be served in the same place? You can bet it will be a rich and unique experience! Imagine eating moussaka for lunch, with es cincau (grass jelly on the rocks) for dessert. Or nasi ayam sambal (white rice with chicken and chili paste) paired with tsai tou vonou (Greek mountain tea); now how does that sound?

Lawuh Ndeso, Yearning for Salatiga home-cooking

A certain alley in Salatiga, Lawuh Ndeso, is always packed with visitors desiring to taste the famous traditional Central Javanese home-cooked food, namely brongkos, lodeh (mixed vegetables in savory coconut soup), sayur asem (mixed vegetables in sweet and sour soup), sayur bening (clear vegetable soup) and other Javanese dishes.

Toko Kopi Maru, Hidden gem in old Pasar Baru alley

Pasar Baru (or Passer Baroe), first named in 1820, has long been a prominent trading area in Jakarta, with a rich history since the era of Dutch colonialism. It is located in Central Jakarta, in an area that used to be called Weltevreden; it was famed as a place where Dutch people and Asians would customarily gather to go shopping.

Gudeg Go Where you can enjoy Yogyakarta’s favorite breakfast

Gudeg, Yogya’s signature dish, one that you can find anywhere in the city, any time of the day. But for breakfast, true-blue Yogyakartans eat gudeg to accompany rice porridge, not steamed rice.

Drini Beach Yogyakarta, the serenity that blows your exhaustion away

IO - Quiet waves. Smooth white sand. Bright blue sky with rolling clouds. A verdant coral island filled with freshness and beauty. Isn’t that the best combo for a beach locale? This little spot...

Chinese New Year at the NSNTR

Chinese New Year this year falls on 1 February 2022. According to the Chinese calendar, starting that date, the Universe will be under the influence and auspices of the Water Tiger.

Ambush at Bojong Kokosan Indonesian Freedom Fighter Memorial Museum in Sukabumi

While 1945 was a desperate year for many peoples of the Earth, it was a new dawn for a new nation in Southeast Asia. World War II, the greatest calamity of modern times, had drawn to a close, first with the collapse of Hitler’s “Thousand-Year Reich” and the Occupation of Germany by its enemies, and then with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, terminal acts of war which shocked Emperor Hirohito into admitting the military situation was hopeless, and going onto the radio for the first time ever to tell the Japanese people, and the Army, that the game was over. They had to “bear the unbearable” and surrender to the enemy, something never before contemplated by the proud Japanese.

Ken Aliy Negtive Space Delving into a true taste of coffee

IO - During a weekend around the start of the year, we met with Ryan Wibawa, a former barista who’s been working with coffee for years, with experience in both local and global coffee...

Sha-Waregna Bandung: eat your fill, affordably

Here’s a new place where you can eat your fill without emptying your wallet: IDR 66,000.00 is what they charge adults at the all-Indonesian “All you can eat” Sha-Waregna diner. As its name implies, anyone can eat “sawaregna” or “until their bellies are full” here. If you’re somewhere in Bandung, you might want to stop by: Sha-Waregna is located on Jalan Sindang Sirna 21, Bandung, West Java.

Kurune Jakarta Novel Japanese dining in the Capital

IO - There’s a newcomer in the Japanese dining scene in the Capital City: Kurune, a venture of PT Astowa Foods Indonesia, the group behind the Sumibi chain of restaurants that have been providing...

German soccer vibes at the Bayern Munich Stadium and Museum

IO - Soccer is one of Germany’s biggest pride and joys. This sport is so much an institution in the country that Germany even offers soccer-related tourism! FC Bayern Munich, one its best and...

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