Bandung guide · Where to eat
Places to eat in Bandung, with what to order and how comfortable each is for families and older travellers.
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Bandung food is Sundanese: fresh vegetables with sambal, fried tofu and tempeh, and a wide range of street snacks. Batagor and siomay, the best-known local snacks, are made with fish paste, so they are not vegetarian. Lotek, a cooked vegetable salad in peanut sauce, and tofu and tempeh dishes are widely sold and are the easiest vegetarian choices, but the sambal can contain shrimp paste, so ask before you eat.
For travellers from India who eat vegetarian, Jain or vegan food, Bandung needs care. Wikivoyage notes that vegetarian restaurants are uncommon. We verified three fully vegan restaurants (Hejo Eatery, KuangMing and a vegan buffet on Jalan Pajajaran) and one Indian fusion restaurant, Spice Affair, which also serves meat; we found no Jain restaurant, and other vegetarian places are listed without a diet tag, and Greens and Beans marks vegan dishes on a mixed menu. Say plainly that you eat no meat, fish or egg, ask your hotel to check the kitchen, and carry dry snacks on day trips to Lembang and Kawah Putih.
Menus and kitchens change. If you follow a strict diet or have an allergy, confirm with the restaurant before you order.
Jl. Veteran No. 25, central Bandung
A well-known Bandung batagor stop on Jalan Veteran, serving the fried fish-and-tofu dumplings the city is famous for, along with siomay, bakso and noodles.
Jl. Burangrang No. 41, Bandung
A Jalan Burangrang batagor restaurant, serving since 1985 per one guide, known for batagor campur and as a souvenir stop.
Street stalls and cafes across Bandung
Bandung's best-known snack is batagor, fried fish dumplings with peanut sauce. Vegetarians should know what it contains and what to choose instead.
Jl. Ir. H. Djuanda No. 127, Dago, north Bandung
A mid-range Sundanese restaurant on Jalan Dago, open from late morning to 11 pm, suitable for a sit-down family meal.
Jl. Cipaganti No. 146, Cipaganti, Coblong, north-central Bandung
A restaurant in a Dutch-era house on Jalan Cipaganti known for sop buntut, oxtail soup, which is also served fried.
Jl. Kebon Sirih No. 21A, Sumur Bandung, central Bandung
A cafe and bakery on Jalan Kebon Sirih serving Chinese-Indonesian vegetarian dishes, satay, soups and fresh breads, open daily from morning to evening.
Jl. Bahureksa No. 9, Citarum, Bandung Wetan
A cafe on Jalan Bahureksa with clearly marked vegan dishes, built around tempeh, tofu and mushroom bowls, plus pizza, cake and smoothie bowls.
Jl. Prof. Eyckman, Pasteur, western Bandung
A fully vegan restaurant on Jalan Prof. Eyckman that cooks familiar Indonesian dishes, from satay to nasi padang, without animal products, plus pastries and cakes.
Jl. Haji Akbar No. 4, small alley off Jl. Kebon Kawung
A pastry and snack shop in a small alley off Jalan Kebon Kawung, known to Wikivoyage for lapis cakes, cheese sticks and keju bagelen.
Jl. Ir. H. Djuanda No. 117, Dago, north Bandung
A lunch-only Sundanese eatery on Jalan Dago serving nasi timbel, rice steamed in a banana-leaf parcel, at budget prices.
Jl. Pajajaran, Pasir Kaliki, Cicendo, central-west Bandung
A buffet-style vegan restaurant on Jalan Pajajaran serving plant-based Indonesian and Chinese dishes, with a live satay corner and many vegetable and mushroom choices.
Jl. Mekar Agung No. 53A, Mekar Wangi, Bandung
A homestyle plant-based kitchen on Jalan Mekar Agung serving mushroom steak, baso tahu, kwetiau, nasi goreng and pempek.
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman, Astanaanyar, western Bandung
A vegan restaurant on Jalan Sudirman with a tofu-led menu of Chinese-Indonesian dishes, open daily during the day and paid in cash.
Jl. Kalipah Apo No. 42, central Bandung
A long-running Bandung stall-restaurant on Jalan Kalipah Apo known for lotek, a cooked vegetable salad in a rich peanut dressing.
Jl. Kebon Kawung, about 100 m from the main railway station
An evening martabak stand on Jalan Kebon Kawung, near the railway station, selling sweet and savoury martabak from 5 pm to midnight.
Jl. Cimanuk, Citarum, Bandung Wetan, central Bandung
A long-hours cafe on Jalan Cimanuk with Asian and western dishes, a few vegan plates such as salads and mie goreng, and soy and almond milk for coffee.
Jl. Naripan No. 108, central Bandung
A noodle restaurant on Jalan Naripan known for noodles made in-house to a family recipe and an open kitchen you can watch.
Jl. Kejaksaan No. 7, Braga, central Bandung
A small Braga-area noodle place on Jalan Kejaksaan known for mie rica, noodles with a spicy topping, which both guides we read describe as pork-based.
Jl. Jamika, Bojongloa Kaler, southwest Bandung
A daytime Indonesian and vegetarian restaurant on Jalan Jamika with nasi padang and nasi goreng, some of which are vegan or can be made vegan on request.
Jl. Prabu Dimuntur No. 18, central Bandung
An Indian restaurant on Jalan Prabu Dimuntur serving naan, dal soup, biryani and thalis alongside chicken dishes, popular with Bandung's Indian community according to one local guide.
Jl. Dr. Djunjunan No. 63, Pasteur, northwest Bandung
A mid-range Sundanese restaurant in Pasteur listed as open from 10 am to 10 pm every day.
Jl. Tamblong No. 15, central Bandung
A bakery and cafe on Jalan Tamblong that guides date to 1931, known for its own fried rice, house-made ice cream and classic pastries.
Jl. Lodaya No. 29, south-central Bandung
A budget Sundanese eatery on Jalan Lodaya, a branch of a Purwakarta-origin restaurant, open 8 am to 4 pm.
Jl. Malabar No. 60, south-central Bandung
A mid-range Sundanese restaurant on Jalan Malabar, listed as open from 7 am to 10 pm daily.
Jl. Dr. Djunjunan No. 107, Pasteur, northwest Bandung
A mid-range Sundanese restaurant in the Pasteur district, open from 9 am to 11 pm according to Wikivoyage.
Jl. Surapati No. 53, north-central Bandung
A mid-range Sundanese restaurant on Jalan Surapati, listed as open from 8 am to 10 pm daily.
Jl. Cibadak No. 79-81, central Bandung
A budget soup restaurant on Jalan Cibadak specialising in Soto Bandung and Soto Jakarta, open from 8 am to 9 pm.
Jl. Sukajadi, Pasteur, western Bandung
An Indian fusion restaurant on Jalan Sukajadi serving dosa, curries, naan and chai, with meat and vegetarian dishes on the same menu.
Jl. Braga No. 20-22, central Bandung
A Dutch-style bakery and cafe at Jalan Braga 20-22 that the sources we read date to 1929, serving old-fashioned breads and pastries.
Jl. Kihiur, Bandung
An Indonesian vegetarian buffet on Jalan Kihiur with tofu and tempeh as its main proteins, open daily from late morning to mid-afternoon.
Jl. Otto Iskandar Dinata No. 255, Bandung
A family-style bakery shop on Jalan Otto Iskandar Dinata selling sweet and savoury breads and pastries at modest prices.
Jl. Pelikan No. 39, Garuda, Andir, western Bandung
A small home-style vegetarian kitchen on Jalan Pelikan in Andir, cooking mock-meat and tofu dishes with a separate vegan menu, mostly for takeaway.
Jl. Alkateri No. 22, central Bandung
A small coffee house on Jalan Alkateri that a Bandung guide calls the city's oldest kopitiam, serving sweet milk coffee and kaya toast.
Jl. Alkateri No. 1, Braga, central Bandung
A long-running Bandung stop on Jalan Alkateri for wedang ronde, glutinous rice-flour balls served in a warm ginger broth, which the Jakarta Post article says dates from 1984.
Jl. Cisangkuy No. 66, Bandung
A terrace yoghurt house on Jalan Cisangkuy selling homemade yoghurt in several flavours, fresh milk and breakfast dishes.
