What cross your mind when I ask about places to hang out or eat in Jogja? I think most of you will say Malioboro, as I think it’s the most popular street in Jogja. But when I visited Jogja just recently, I stayed near Tirtodipuran Street [it’s the opposite of Prawirotaman Street], I was surprised that there are quite many eating places in Tirtodipuran. Even there are a few places to stay in this street.
My friend and I decided to check some [not all] of the café in this street.
[This post is quite long as there are plenty of photos … ;)]
Eating places in Tirtodipuran
Kedai Kebun
Kedai Kebun in Tirtodipuran, lets the branches of trees become the main ‘ornament’ of their cafe [Jogja – Indonesia]
Kedai Kebun was the first café that we entered in Tirtodipuran.
As the name is ‘Kedai Kebun’, the owner of the café, wants the visitors feels that they are visiting a park or garden. So even from the outside, we already could see that they use branches of trees as the main ‘decoration’ of the café. They also keep a quite big and tall tree in the front area of the place, which makes a good shade from the sun, and makes the temperature cooler.
A cozy dining area setting in Kedai Kebun [Jogja – Indonesia]
Looks really nice seating beside this big tree – at Kedai Kebun [Jogja – Indonesia]
The pancakes and Ice coffee for me – at Kedai Kebun [Jogja – Indonesia]
Interesting murals beside the stairs of Kedai Kebun [Jogja – Indonesia]
We decided to sit on the second floor rather than on the first floor, as I think it’s cozier seating here where I could see more ‘green thing’, i.e. the trees, from here 😉
At that time, Jogja was quite hot, but I didn’t feel hot at all seating in the semi-open air area. Even I think that I could sit there for hours and hours as it’s a really good place to hang out with friends, to work, or just to read a book.
I didn’t try the main dish here, I only tried their pancake. From the menu, I could see that they are serving mostly Indonesian food. I am curious to try their main dish here, as unfortunately their pancake is quite so-so.
Electric socket / WiFi: Yes / Yes
Lecker
After looking at some cafes in Tirtodipuran Street, we decided to have lunch in Lecker ‘coffee house and Restaurant’. They stated that their food is a healthy food as they don’t use any MSG [mono-sodium glutamate] to their food, which I think it’s a good thing! As they are also a coffee house, they have a lot of coffee variations, from Toraja coffee, Wamena, Kalimantan, and coffees from other places in Indonesia.
Healthy food is being served in Lecker ‘Coffee House & Restaurant’ in Tirtodipuran [Jogja]
The salmon steak came with the mushroom sauce. I usually didn’t use the sauce during my first bites, so I can taste the real taste of the meal. I actually quite like the salmon, as it’s crispy, but the salmon unfortunately is quite salty. Apparently after I poured the mushroom sauce on top of the salmon and tried it again; the sauce can neutralize the saltiness of the salmon and the taste becomes better. But to be honest, my friend’s grilled chicken with honey taste a bit better than the salmon :-/
The salmon steak with fettuccine made from spinach at Lecker [Jogja – Indonesia]
Various of coffees at Lecker [Jogja – Indonesia]
Electric socket / WiFi: Yes / Yes
Lotus Mio
After lunch, we decided to continue our ‘adventure’ to taste cafes in Tirtodipuran and get some dessert elsewhere. We could only spotted Lotus Mio that is appropriate for us to have our dessert.
The Lotus Mio, claimed itself to be a ‘trattoria – coffee – gelato’, and the last one – gelato – made us entered this place 😉
Looking at the house, it looks more like a ‘Gadang House of Minangkabau’ and this reminds me of my trip to Bukittinggi in West Sumatra 😉
Lotus Mio in Tirtodipuran [Jogja – Indonesia]
At first, we chose to sit outdoor, but then we changed our mind, and moved to inside so it’s closer to the electrical socket! Haha.
The indoor decoration and furniture is quite nice, where they use rustic wooden and regular wooden table and chair. Love it! It’s quite simple but nice.
The outdoor dining area looks like in a ‘garden’ setting – at Lotus Mio [Jogja – Indonesia]
Outdoor seatings in Lotus Mio [Jogja – Indonesia]
Three scoops of Gelato Ice Cream – vanilla, coffee, ferrero rocher – at Lotus Mio [Jogja – Indonesia]
Indoor setting in Lotus Mio [Jogja – Indonesia]
FYI: Apparently Lotus Mio is embedded with a chocolate store, called Monggo, and a souvenir store.
Nanamia Pizzeria
When I read a local magazine, I could spot a few of Italian restaurant located in Jogja are being advertised in the magazine, and there is one Italian restaurant in Tirtodipuran Street.
Nanamia Pizzeria in Tirtodipuran [Jogja – Indonesia]
The semi open-air dining area at the back of the house facing a backyard at Nanamia Pizzeria [Jogja – Indonesia]
Another dining area in Nanamia Pizzeria [Jogja – Indonesia]
Playing the scrabble while waiting for the food to come – at Nanamia Pizzeria [Jogja – Indonesia]
Pizza in Nanamia Pizzeria [Jogja – Indonesia]
PS: this place is quite crowded in the evening, so either you come early or make a reservation first.
Mediterranea Restaurant
Actually this place was recommended by my friend, Aggy, another travel blogger who resided in Jogja. So lucky me that I had the chance to visit and try this place.
Although the name is Mediterranea Restaurant, this place is also serving French [as the chef is from France – Chef Kamil] and Italian food besides Mediterranean cuisine. So there are 2 restaurants in Tirtodipuran that serve Italian food 😉
Lovely settings for the indoor dining area in Mediterranea Restaurant still in Tirtodipuran [Jogja – Indonesia]
I love their pumpkin soup … But I made a mistake of choosing salad with blue cheese. I didn’t remember that the blue cheese taste is really strong, so I needed to remove the cheese in order for me to finish the salad! Lol.
The pumpkin soup in Mediterranea Restaurant [Jogja – Indonesia]
The healthy salad in Mediterranea Restaurant [Jogja – Indonesia]
Tiramisu with ‘Monggo’ chocolate in Mediterranea Restaurant [Jogja – Indonesia]
But still, based on what I ate from here; I believe that this restaurant has a very good quality of food, so I would love to come again and try their main dish!
he dining area in Mediterranea Restaurant … Looks homey, right? [Jogja – Indonesia]
The backyard in Mediterranea Restaurant [Jogja – Indonesia]
Warung Bu Ageng
When my friend said that there’s a restaurant – called Warung Ibu Ageng, owned by one of the Indonesian artist, Butet Kertaradjasa in Tirtodipuran, I am curious to taste the food. So I chose this place as a meeting place with my friends and to have lunch together.
Inside the ‘Warung’ of Bu Ageng in Tirtodipuran [Jogja – Indonesia]
I am confused why they called this restaurant as a ‘warung’ [This place is actually quite big just like a restaurant]. Warung is actually a dining place in a traditional form. Apparently, near the entrance, we could see that their kitchen looks like what I found in a regular warung, where they display the food on a glass cabinet 😉
The delicious ‘nasi pecel’ from Warung Bu Ageng [Jogja – Indonesia]
The warung style in Warung Bu Ageng to display food [Jogja – Indonesia]
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I believe this Tirtodipuran street will have more café and guesthouse soon in the future. I, myself, during my last visit in Jogja, didn’t go to Malioboro at all … This place is enough for me especially for a short visit. Looking forward for my next ‘adventure’ in Jogja finding new café or restaurant or even places to stay 😉
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PS: All photos are taken using just my iPhone 5 😉
Lovely meet up with fellow bloggers: Aggy [ dreamexplorewander.com ], Firsta [ discoveryourindonesia.com ], and Ardi
So, do you have any favourites cafes in Tirtodipuran? 😉
Postingan yg bakal di-bookmark sebelum ke Jogja 😉
Btw sepertinya daku bakal betah duduk lama-lama di Kedai Kebun. Ada es campur jugakah disana?
Yess … Pilihan yg sama! Kedai Kebun emang enak buat berlama2 … Tp hmm .. ada es campur ga ya? 😛
kedai kebun makanannya biasa aja… nasi gorengnya standar..mendoannya besar2..enaknya standar…kopinya ga enak…. tempatnya aja yg asik buat nongkrong/ngobrol
Haha, sesuai prediksiku sih setelah merasakan pancakenya … Tapi memang ini tempat favoritku untuk nongkrong sih 🙂
Aaaaah kangen Jogjaaaaa!
Hahaha … menyenangkan ya suasananya? 😉
Paling favoritku adalah Lotus Mio! Jadi inget udah lama ga nongkrong di Kedai Kebun. Fotonya bagus-bagus deh kamuuuu.. 🙂
Lotus Mio salah satu tempat yang aku suka juga, tapi paling suka teteup Kedai Kebun 😉
Makasih kakaaakkk ;’)
Akkkkk….knapa si pecel ga ditemenin peyek??? *stress*
Jogja banyak tempat lucu yah, mesti dicatet nih buat next visit 😀
Tenang tenannngg … Nti ta’ beliin peyek satu yooo … peyek teri po kacang iki?
Iyo ci … Aku yo surprise banyak tempat nongkrong apik di Jogja 😀
Benerrrr ikut gregeten kenapa si pecel kok dikasih karak!!! salah kostum bangettt >.<
zzz … jd mau pake peyek ato karak nih? enakan peyek sih :9
Jadi kangen ama warung bu ageng, kapan lalu diajak temen lokal nyicipin nasi nya. Enak2
Aku kapan diajakin kaaakkk :3
Jogja dan Bandung sepertinya kalau buat sesuatu keren dan penuh dengan analisa dan tentunya alam semesta mendukung. Next mau icip-icip Kopi disana lagi
Iya, kreatif ya kedua kota tersebut 🙂