Legendary Culinary of Malang City That Must Be Tried

For the people of Jakarta, when the weekend comes, they will surely travel to Bandung, Bogor, and the surrounding areas. Similarly, the people of Surabaya and its surroundings choose Malang as one of their favorite travel destinations. Not only because it has a cool climate, but Malang tourism is chosen because it has so many delicious and unique culinary options.

Must-Try Culinary in Malang City

In Malang, you will not have difficulty finding delicious food, due to the abundance of culinary options. However, if you are confused about choosing culinary tourism in Malang, here are some culinary tourism options in Malang that can be your destination.

Depot HTS

Depot HTS or Depot Han Tjwan Sing is one of the recommended culinary tourism spots in Malang. Located at Jl Dr Wahidin 125, Kalirejo, this depot is often a stop for tourists visiting Malang from the direction of Surabaya. Open from 07:00 to 21:00, this depot is usually crowded during lunchtime.

One of the signature dishes at this depot is onde-onde. Don't be mistaken, the onde-onde at Depot HTS is quite different from others, as it has just the right sweetness. The choices of onde-onde fillings are also quite varied, ranging from red beans, green beans to coconut. If you want to enjoy a heavy meal, you can order rawon merah with tender beef slices. Due to its deliciousness, the rawon at this depot has even received many positive reviews on social media.

Bakso President

When visiting Malang, never forget to try the meatballs, especially the grilled meatballs. You can find grilled meatball stalls all over the city. Among the various grilled meatball stalls, Bakso President is a stall that can be chosen, established since 1977, this stall is located at Batanghari 5, next to the railway tracks.

You can choose from various types of meatballs, including shrimp fried meatballs, grilled meatballs, fried meatballs, tendon meatballs, young bone meatballs, and others. Not only that, but you can also buy meatball chips as souvenirs.

Warung Lama Haji Ridwan

When visiting various tourist spots in Malang and you are at the Pasar Besar, you can stop by Warung Lama Haji Ridwan. Located on the Ground Floor of Pasar Besar, this place used to be a street vendor, but over time, this business has occupied a permanent building. This eatery offers a variety of delicious menu options, one of which is sate komoh.

Sate komoh is marinated meat satay seasoned with chili and spices. The taste of this satay is similar to Balinese seasoning but sweeter. This eatery is open from 8 AM to 4 PM. 

Rumah Makan Cairo

Are you a fan of Middle Eastern food? If so, you can try Middle Eastern dishes at Rumah Makan Cairo. This restaurant is located on Kapten Tendean. Established in 1953, this eatery features goat meat as its specialty. The goat meat served here is delicious and tender.

Mie Gajah Mada

Do you enjoy dishes made with noodles? No need to worry because Malang has it too. Mie Gajah Mada offers chicken mushroom noodles with pieces of chicken, mustard greens, and fried onions. Mie Gajah Mada is located on Jalan Pasar Besar. This depot operates daily from 9 AM to 2:30 PM, and then reopens from 5 PM to 9 PM.