You probably know already how delish Palembang culinary is. The next thing you need to know is the best place to enjoy it. These restaurants were about to tell you will serve you the best foods and give you the best culinary experience while you’re in Palembang.
So, here it is:
1 | Kuto Besak Theatre Restaurant
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This restaurant is the perfect combination of modern day and classic style design, which pretty sure will make your moments here more pleasant. Located in Jalan Sekanan, Palembang, this restaurant offers you traditional Indonesian and Western culinary. Made with the top quality of ingredients, the foods here taste so good. If you are looking for a place to hang out and dine in with your good fellas, family or your loved one, this place suits you well. And the price is also quite cheap for tasty foods and good services. Come over and check it yourself!
2 | La Vita Bella
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Located in Jalan Cek AKBP, Palembang, this fine-dining restaurant offers you the best Italian food in Palembang. It will be a very delightful experience having its creative menu. Both the service and the meals come really good. The chef himself is a very gifted food-artist, and the kitchen crews execute dinner really well. The atmosphere is so comforting and the staffs are so very friendly too. It’s worth every penny you spent here! Don’t forget to try their Meat Lovers pizza and close your dinner with lovely desserts from them.
3 | River Side Restaurant
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What so unique about this restaurant is that there is a ship with 3 levels as their joint! Located exactly on the side of Musi River, Palembang, this fine-dining restaurant offers you varieties of seafood. But most of them are Indonesian traditional seafood cuisine. While enjoying the meals, you can also watch the activities on the riverside and on the Ampera Bridge. But the best time to dine here is in the evening where you can see the city lights from your spot!
4 | Golden Abalone
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Looking for elegant dining in the heart of the city of Palembang? Golden Abalone is ready to serve you an authentic Chinese cuisine in the modern interior design. This dramatic entrance introduces the patron to an elegant dining area, where the ambiance evokes echoes of good taste. They serve more varieties of shark’s fin and abalone prepared in more culinary styles than a conventional restaurant. Other delicacies like fish maw and sea cucumber are also prominently featured here! They also offer you a good selection of beverages, liquors, and wines!
5 | Vico
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We all know that Palembang is the city of Pempek. This traditional Palembang food tastes so delicious with its dressing. And this restaurant in Jalan Letkol Iskandar, Palembang, has the best Pempek in town! The taste is so perfect. Using the fresh fish, it is sometimes difficult to make a good texture to the dish. But in here, the texture is very nice too. This Pempek joint is very busy and crowded, especially at the lunchtime. But you don’t need to worry, because they have a delivery service. So if you’re craving for delicious Pempek but you don’t want to eat that in the middle of the crowd, you can just make a call and enjoy it wherever you like!
6 | Rumah Makan Pagi Sore
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Pagi Sore is a Minang cuisine restaurant. And it has 7 branches in Palembang. This restaurant also offers you a VIP room for a family or business dining, and also a regular room to dine in. They offer you a special menu like Opor Ayam, Gulai Daging Kambing, Gulai Ikan Mas, Hot Plate Kangkung, Ikan Mas Bakar, and any other chicken dishes. And they also have refreshing beverages like Ice Avocado, Ice Kolumbia, Ice Shanghai and many varieties of juice.
7 | Rumah Makan Pindang Musi Rawas
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This place offers you the best traditional Palembang cuisine. Using fresh fish, you will taste toothsome in any food you order. The area is quite big and has a choice of outdoor and indoor seats. And while you are here, don’t forget to taste their Shrimp Pindang and Patin Fish Pindang, and then close it with the Srikaya dessert. People said that if you haven’t been here, it means that you have never tried the real Palembang taste. Fulfill your curiosity about Palembang cuisine in this restaurant!
8 | Kampung Kapitan Seafood Restaurant
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If you’re looking for a place with a great view for dinner and exceptional experience, this restaurant is a must go. Located in Jalan KH Azhari, Dermaga Ulu, Palembang, this riverside restaurant will give you the scenery of the Ampera Bridge and its illumination reflecting on the clear water river. It’s a very good place to hang around and have some coffee and snacks with your best friends and your lover. But, to have the best view, I recommend you to come when the twilight crawls in. There you can enjoy your coffee while watching the sun walking off of the sky.
9 | Sarinande
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This restaurant is located in a very strategic area, on Main Street to the airport. This combination of Padang and Palembang restaurant is always crowded from time to time. The foods they serve are very tasteful! You can taste the richness of the herbs and spices in it. But if you are not into spicy food, don’t forget to tell the waiter to make your foods less spicy. And while you are there, try the delicious dessert of Kedondong fruit with Sugar Cane Syrup. I bet you will love it!
10 | Kampung Kecil Palembang
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Established since 2014, this restaurant is located in Jalan Jaksa Agung Ilir, Bukit Kecil, Palembang. With an open-room and a very cozy atmosphere, you will feel so comfortable when you dining here. This place too has always been so crowded ever since. It is better for you to make a reservation before you go here. And this one also offers you the very good combination of Padang and Palembang cuisine.
Those are the 10 restaurants that you need to check while you’re in Palembang. They have the best foods in town, and pretty sure you will enjoy the ambiance of the place too. Come on down and try this delicious traditional cuisine of Palembang, and other cuisines too! Have yourself a happy tummy!
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