Jakarta (ANTARA) – Nasi Padang, a typical food from Minangkabau, West Sumatra, is one of Indonesian people’s favorite types of menu considering its taste is rich in spices. Padang restaurants are easy to find, including in Jakarta.
Padang restaurants are known as places that sell “nasi Padang”. In Jakarta there are lots of choices of Padang restaurants, there are even some legendary ones that have been around for decades.
This legendary Padang restaurant, its delicacies are popular even though it has been managed by several generations. Here are some legendary Padang restaurants in Jakarta:
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1. RM Padang Sepakat
In the Pasar Mayestik area, South Jakarta, there is a legendary Padang restaurant called RM Sepakat which has been established since 1967.
This Padang restaurant also has another branch on Jalan Melawai IX Number 165. Meanwhile at Pasar Mayestik, RM Sepakat is located on Jalan Tebah 3 Pasar Mayestik, South Jakarta, in the basement.
Some of the dishes available at RM Sepakat include grilled chicken, snapper head, curry chicken and rendang. Apart from that, there is one favorite menu, namely gajebo curry which is made from selected brisket meat and combined with padeh sour sauce.
2. RM Surya Benhil
Rumah Makan Surya is located on Jalan Bendungan Hilir Raya, one of the legendary Padang cuisine restaurants that has been established since 1960. RM Surya is often visited by important figures from state officials to chef famous Anthony Bourdain.
RM Surya serves various dishes on visitors’ tables, all menus use spices typical of Minang food. Rendang, curry, omelettes, pop chicken and anchovy sambalado are the mainstay menu.
The rendang itself has quite large, tender, meat slices. And there are also snapper heads which are prepared with typical Padang yellow spices which are a favorite.
3. Mini Bopet
Still in the Benhil area, there is another legendary Padang restaurant, called Bopet Mini, which has been established since 1982. This Padang restaurant is managed by native people from Batu Sangkar, West Sumatra.
Serving the menu on a table or buffet style, visitors can choose various typical Padang side dishes such as chicken curry, sour padeh chicken, beef rendang, snapper head, gajebo, minced meat, even kalio liver and spleen.
Regarding the mainstay menu, bamboo shoot curry is a special menu that is rarely found in other Padang restaurants and the rendang has red beans added to it. Apart from that, this Padang restaurant also has typical West Sumatran snacks, such as lupis, serabi and kampiun porridge.
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4. Sari Bundo
Located on Jalan Ir. Juanda No. 27, Central Jakarta, Padang Sari Bundo Restaurant has been established since 1967, and is even famous as a regular for high-ranking state officials, such as BJ Habibie and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Some of the mainstay menus at this Padang restaurant, such as rendang, chicken pop, and liver fried chili sauce. There is a choice of other side dishes such as tunjang kikil, grilled chicken, wet jerky, dry jerky, omelettes and green sambalado, not to be missed.
5. Natrabu Minang Restaurant
Natrabu is one of the legendary Padang restaurants in Jakarta, which has been around since 1958. Located on Jl. H. Agus Salim, Menteng, Central Jakarta, this Padang restaurant has a building with a typical Minangkabau ethnic ornamental appearance, which displays the style of a modern luxury restaurant.
Some of the menus available at Natrabu include beef rendang, beef jerky, balado shrimp, various curry, soft and tasty pop chicken, as well as goat curry which is rarely found in other places to eat.
6. Garuda
The legendary Padang Garuda Restaurant has been established since 1976, serving typical Indonesian cuisine with a Minang-Malay nuance. You can find the branches themselves in the Kebon Sirih and Cikini areas in front of Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM).
Garuda offers food served as a buffet, the winners are rendang, curry otak, chicken curry, chicken pop, curry tunjang, and beef jerky and there is also a dessert menu such as iced cendol, various fresh fruit juices, and fresh fruit.
7. RM Padang Pondok Djaja
Located on Jalan KH Hasyim Asyari, Gambir, Central Jakarta, RM Padang Pondok Djaja has been established since 1969. This Padang restaurant provides food choices, not only rendang, dendeng, curry, but also serundeng chicken, tauco tofu, and even lodeh. One of the mainstay menus is the deliciously tasty fried chicken serundeng.
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Reporter: Sri Dewi Larasati
Editor: Maria Rosari Dwi Putri
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