Palembang Food Trail - Part 2

Hi there!

Here's the part 2 of Palembang food trail! I know it's late, but.. better than never, ya? :)
If you're new here, check out the 1st post here.

Basically it's me sharing some of the eateries I’d recommend you to visit if – by any chance – you are visiting Palembang. So without further due, check this out~~~

Ps: This list is not in particular order. 🤓

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Beringin

Pempek [left], Nasi Goreng Samin [Right]

One of the original pempek shop which survived through years, and evolved into a one-stop Palembang food restaurant and souvenir shop. Selling [almost if not all] kinds of Palembang delicacies from meals, dishes, snacks, crackers, desserts, even frozen ones - ready to be taken wherever you go next! So if you're into convenient, here you go.

Amongst all their pempek, I'd say I fancy their 'pempek kulit' and 'pempek pistel' the most. Meal-wise, Nasi Goreng Samin have got to be my favorite. Red fried rice, topped with flavourful minced beef, some pickled vegs, 'emping', and sambal. Wouldn't recommend the 'celimpungan' tho, tried it one time, #meh.

There are a few branches throughout the town, but the most convenient one got to be this relatively-new one at Jl. Rajawali.

Price Range: idr.40-60K/pax

Beringin Rajawali
Address: Jalan Rajawali No.14, 9 Ilir, Ilir Timur II, 9 Ilir, Ilir Tim. II, Kota Palembang, Sumatera Selatan 30113, Indonesia
Phone: +62 887-7383-241
Hours: 7AM–11PM

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Martabak Manis

Half corn-cheese, Half Choco-cheese Martabak

Popular. Loved my many. Calorie bomb!
This is probably the most popular street food x dessert from Indonesia. Similar to Peanut pancake we have here in Singapore, but the more bold, oily, sweet, flavourful, calorie packed one.

In Palembang, there are 2 highly popular street-vendors for this. Martabak Pulau Mas, and Martabak Atet. Some people treating this 2 somewhat like apple - samsung thing. One side keep saying the other ones are less nice. But me being me, I enjoy 'em both. #lol.

Nowadays, a lot of new 'hip' toppings - like nutella / kitkat / cream cheese / oreo -  are bombarding the martabak world but for me, a good ol-day classics like Chocolate, peanuts, cheese, corn, raisins, and sesame will always hold a special place in my heart. Good thing you don;t really have to choose only 1 topping, yeap! you can personalise your martabak, your way. Personally, my ultra-favourite topping combinations are cheese-corn, followed by choco-cheese and choco-peanut. But the last time I had it, it was half cheese-corn and half choco-cheese. BEST!

Price Range: idr.30-80K/box depending on the topping(s)

Martabak Pulau Mas
Address: Jl Kol. Atmo, samping ex hotel king, Palembang
Hours: around 5PM–12AM

Martabak Atet
Address: Jl. Dempo Luar, 15 Ilir, Ilir Tim. I, Kota Palembang, Sumatera Selatan 30111, Indonesia
Hours: 5PM–12AM

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Kwetiau Ali

Kwetiau Siram

Kwetiau Goreng

For me, this one is more like a trip down the memory lane than a fantastic eatery. Been eating this since I was little, and a plate of these foods sure taste comforting. A humble by-the-road shop, no aircon, no fancy cutleries or table setting, yet loved by many. Also,  The Kwetiau they serve here is a typical Jambi Kwetiau. One-of-a-kind: thick and less-springy.

They're specialising in kwetiau [DUH!] but fret not cause they sell rice, noodle, and bee-hoon as well! All cooked using a huge wok, resulting in the fragrant smell. Mainly their menus are -goreng [stir-fried], and -siram [stir-fried with gravy]. So there you have it! just combine the main ingredient and the way of cooking - eg: Kwetiau Goreng / Kwetiau Siram / Mee Goreng / Mee Siram / etc. By default, everything you order will contain shrimp, meatball, sliced fishball, some green veggies and beansprout.

Personally, I like their kwetiau goreng and i'll order the gravy [we call it "Liao"] separately. Why not order kwetiau siram instead? cause with kwetiau goreng, they stir-fried it longer, thus it's more fragrant and flavourful! top it with the gravy? YUMZ!

ps. my brother is also one of a kind, he eats the nasi goreng with gravy.
pps. it's not my family's. 

Price Range: idr.35-50K/pax

Kwetiau Ali
Address: Jl. Bangau, Duku, Ilir Tim. II, Kota Palembang, Sumatera Selatan 30114, Indonesia
Phone: +62 821-7833-5007
Hours: 4PM–10:30PM

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Lomie Taksam

One of the most popular breakfast shop in town!
Ask any of your Chinese-Indonesian friends who are from Palembang, chances are they've tried this. multiple times. This stall has grown from a humble old-house shop to a more restaurant-like now! 
Serving thick yellow noodle with super thick gravy topped with GENEROUS amount of sliced pork, shrimps, mushrooms and garlic. One liao-full noodle indeed! [Apparently now they serve wanton noodle as well]

Honestly, this is probably my least favorite noodle in town, but when i posted this on my Instagram, it's like a magnet to A LOT of my hometown buddies who lives out of town. Apparently it's loved by many. Thus included in this list.


Price Range: idr.35-50K/pax

Lomie Taksam
Address: Jl. Letda Abdul Rozak No.23, Duku, Ilir Tim. II, Kota Palembang, Sumatera Selatan 30114, Indonesia
Phone: +62 711 714103
Hours: 6AM–1PM

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Ayam Kalasan Puspa Sari

Ayam Kalasan + Tempe Bacem + Lalapan + Sayur Asem set, Orange Juice.

Another old-time fav of mine! Javanese 'ayam kalasan' at it's best. Sweet fried chicken, those tempeh 'bacem' and sambal... YUM! a little bit pricier side but... worth every cent! Also, while you're at it, try their 'Tahu Telor' as well.

Price Range: idr.50-70K/pax

Ayam Kalasan Puspa Sari
Address: Jl. Jend. Sudirman No.403, Sungai Pangeran, Ilir Tim. I, Kota Palembang, Sumatera Selatan 30126, Indonesia
Phone: +62 711 312235
Hours: 8AM–10PM


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Sour Sally

Black Sakura Riche

Black Sakura Lykone [left], Black Sakura Medium w/ Mochi and Longan [right]

Not exactly indonesian food nor it is only available in Palembang. But I'm glad they're in town! Fell in love with the Bblack sakura froyo [with active charcoal] the first time I tried it back in Jakarta and I gotta say this is my fav froyo to date. [YES - if you're wondering - I tried Llao Llao]

Black sakura is available in 4 sizes, small [1 topping], medium [2 toppings], Lykone [in cone] and riche [like llao llao's Sanum!] I personally prefer to have the medium sized topped with longan and their signature mochi!


Price Range: idr.55-60K/pax

Sour Sally Palembang Icon
Address: Jl. Angkatan 45 Kios 51 Lt. LG No. 21, Palembang, Indonesia

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El’s Coffee

Calling all coffee-addicts, Get your caffeine fix here! #betterthanstarbucks. A proper cafe, convenient parking, nice, spacious place, proper and affordable coffee, with beautiful latte art! not a coffee person? well, they have bunch of other drinks for you to enjoy! That's not all, meals, snacks, desserts [including cakes] are available too!

Personally, I enjoy their latte, be it cafe latte or Latte Macchiato. Might or might not be because of the latte art #smirk.

Price Range: idr.50-60K/pax

El's Coffee
Address: Jl. Rajawali, 9 Ilir, Ilir Tim. II, Kota Palembang, Sumatera Selatan 30114, Indonesia

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There you go..! those up there are some of my recommendations on where to eat in Palembang. There are still a few old-time popular eateries in town that are not in the list [yet], not bcs they're not good, more cause I didn't manage to visit 'em this few times round. lol. Probably I'll cover more of them at other time!

Till next time...

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Palembang Food Trail - Part 1

Hi There! Blessed New year to you! 🎉
How’s your Christmas x New year holiday? Mine was… comforting!

Me, my bro [@harris_yang] and sis [@noviabenny] flew back to our beloved hometown [Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia] last Christmas, and we went crazy hopping around the town, mainly from eateries to eateries. So I thought I'd do a little recap sharing some of the eateries I’d recommend you to visit if – by any chance – you are visiting Palembang. This list is not in particular order. 🤓

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Pagi Sore

Assorted Padang Dishes.

Sounds familiar? Yes, it’s like the one we can find here in Singapore [haven't been there tho]. However, instead of being Indonesian Restaurant, back n my hometown they’re Nasi Padang restaurant. Now if you’re good at geography, you might realise that ‘Padang’ is a city itself and 'nasi padang from Palembang' might sound a bit off, but really. This is one of those place we – people living outside Palembang – go straight to off the airport.

As expected from any Padang Restaurant, they’re proud of their Rendang. My recommendation(s)? Try their Rendang, Ayam Bakar, Gulai Tunjang, Ayam Pop, and Jangek Siram.

Also, they have bottom-less rice, they charge you by plate/pax.

So go ahead, unleash your inner beast like I did [read: I always do]. 🙈

Price Range: idr.30-60K/pax

Pagi Sore
Address: Jalan Jend. Sudirman No.96D, Ilir Timur I, 20 Ilir D. I, Ilir Tim. I, Kota Palembang, Sumatera Selatan 30126, Indonesia
Phone: +62 711 323000
Hours: 7AM–9PM

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Pecel Lele Pak Jo

Cumi Goreng Tepung

This is another straight-from-the airport place. So usually, once you touchdown palembang, either you go here, or Pagi sore - depending on your craving, padang or javanese food.

My most favorite thing here - other than their sambal - would be the Cumi Goreng Tepung and Pecel Lele [DUH...?], runner ups are their Gudeg and Krecek! YAS their foods are nice but I really think people who come here are most likely come for the memories. Back in the day when I was little, there were not many good restaurants in town, we probably have only 1 or 2 good ones selling the same type of food. So everytime pecel lele comes to mind, this was the place to go!

ps: This is probably the most well-known and priciest pecel lele in town. Well, they're competing with street-food vendors. XD

Price Range: idr.30-50K/pax

Pecel Lele Pak Jo
Address: Jalan Demang Lebar Daun No.34, Kota Palembang, Sumatera Selatan 30151

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Pempek 888

Left to right: Pempek Kulit / Model Gandum

There are literally hundreds of places you can buy pempek from in Palembang. And usually there will also sell some other palembang food like Mie Celor, Tekwan, Model [not 'that' kind of model], etc. This particular place offers – in my opinion – great pempek, and the best 'Model Gandum' and probably 'Pempek Kulit'.

Now a little bit about these foods. in Palembang, model is a type of a soupy food. Generally there are 2 types of model, ikan [fish] - served with shrimp broth, and gandum [wheat] - fried, served with beef broth. Personally, I find their 'Model Gandum' especially nice because their fried 'model' are still crispy when you eat 'em. and the broth... 😍

Price Range: idr.30-50K/pax

Pempek 888
Address : Jl. Taman Kenten, Duku, Ilir Tim. II, Kota Palembang, Sumatera Selatan 30163, Indonesia
Phone : +62 878-9716-4924

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Hillside Resto

front to back: Pepes Tempoyak Belida / Pindang Kerupuk / Cumi Goreng Tepung / Gurame Cianjur.

Located right outside pempek 888, this place offers a range of local foods - meal-foods. Like the foods you eat with rice. Hillside specialises in Pindang [to make it simple - it's something like tomyum with a lot of local twist] and Pepes [another local dish where they have a piece of fish covered in spices, wrapped in banana leaves and grilled]. Both their pindang and pepes comes in 2 types. For pindang - Fish and Beef based. For Pepes - shallots and tempoyak [some kind of fermented durian] base. But hey, even their stir-fried kangkong is nice!

Personally I enjoyed [read: officially addicted to] their fish based pindang so much! SO much so I went back for another round while I was there.

Price Range: idr.60-80K/pax

Hillside Resto
Address: Jl. Taman Kenten No.18, Duku, Ilir Tim. II, Kota Palembang, Sumatera Selatan 30116, Indonesia
Phone: +62 711 5625578

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Bakmi Aloi

Bakmi Campur

Probably the most successful bakmi [mee, noodle] chain from Palembang with branches in Jakarta, Bandung, and Bogor. Not surprising tho, their noodles are ssssssooooo good! probably the best I've ever had. Visual-wise it's similar to wanton mee here in Singapore, but more flavourful. by folds.

In their HQ [no lah, not HQ.. I mean their 1st store in Palembang] here's how it goes. Once you walk in the shop, you order your noodle - toppings are ranging from Chasiu, Minced Pork, and Chicken. Then you proceed to choose what you want to be inside your soup, they have a spread of choices from pig's intestines, liver, heart, minced meatball, fried meatballs, fishballs, and many more! Then you walk to your seat and someone will come to take your drink order. Not long after, your noodle and soup will be delivered to you and there you go!

Personally, I love their bakmi campur [minced meat and chasiu noodle] with fried meatball and minced meatball soup. and oh! they have free flow crispy fried lard on each tables. 😏

Price Range: idr.40-60K/pax

Bakmi Aloi
Address: JL. Dempo Luar, No. 410 A, Palembang, South Sumatera, 15 Ilir, Ilir Timur I, Palembang City, South Sumatra 30111, Indonesia
Phone: +62 711 354934

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Pempek Dollar

Model Ikan

Probably the best in town.

Whenever I’m back in town and craving for some plate of shrimp-y ‘model ikan’, this is where I’m going. A humble eatery in an alley [sort of] - no fancy place or plating [they don’t even have aircon] but I find it ssoo comforting-ly good. Also, despite the place, this is probably one of the priciest pempek store in town.

There are only 3 menus available, pempek panggang, pempek lenggang, and model ikan! I believe they're commiting on selling only their best, that being said - all three are ssssoooowww guuudddd!! 👍🏻 👍🏻 👍🏻 👍🏻

Waroeng Pempek Dollar
Address: Jl. Dempo Dalam No.918C, 15 Ilir, Ilir Tim. I, Kota Palembang, Sumatera Selatan 30111, Indonesia
Phone: +62 851-0239-3733
Hours: 10AM-6PM

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And yeap, those are some of my recommendations on where to eat in Palembang. I'll be sharing the part 2 somewhere around next week. Till then, stay blessed..!

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