Kagumi Bandung

Bandung, as I am sure most of you have already aware, is a city chock-full of dining and culinary options. If you are looking for cheap but fulfilling-to-the-stomach kind of deals, Bandung has plenty of those available. Looking for a bit more sophistication? Options are very abundant from Fine Dining restaurants to a myriad of exclusive cafes and bar.

I myself are generally in favor of places that are simple, either with their style, food, prices, or all of those factors. However, every once in a while I dabble too in a ‘fine’ restaurant, just because I want to experience something different. Lotus Garden Restaurant of Golden Flower Hotel Bandung may be able to satisfy your inclination of enjoying something fancy one in a while.

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Blind Cafe is not the only restaurant in Bandung with a unique touch. Bandung is a city wide-famous as the center of culinary delights, and as such it stands to reason that there is also a wide variety and great numbers of restaurants  or eating spots available in the city.

Obviously, amidst such numbers there are bound to at the very least one or two restaurants with unique concepts. The competition is very stiff and unique differentiation may be the key in getting ahead of the gang. Blind Cafe is one of those unique places, but it’s not the only one: Kampung Daun may also be a good contender for the list.

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I must admit, this one post is a bit hard to categorize. At first, seeing that I am talking about a place to eat, perhaps then “Bandung Food Testing” is the most appropriate. But then again, what I really want to talk about is not the foods sold at the place, but rather the unique experience that the place managed to evoke for its customers. Some may view it as creativity, although I assume some may also think that the uniqueness that this place offers is nothing more than just a gimmick.

I’ll let you decide it. As for what the place is, let me introduce you to the Blind Cafe (oh, and I categorize it under “Bandung Food Testing” after all.)

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Let me introduce you (or re-introduce you) to another food that is uniquely Bandung but has made quite a name for itself in the eyes of many people in Indonesia. The name of the food is Surabi. Typically, Indonesians are accustomed to plot morning hours as the designated time to enjoy Surabi, and the traditional merchants selling the food are no longer open for business come noon or afternoon. Perhaps it is even proper to call it a ‘breakfast cookie’ for Indonesians.

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Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world, with over than 17.000 islands spanning from east to west. For better or worse, it also houses the most abundant amount of people ever inhabiting a country in the world, numbering up to 200 million. Naturally, such numbers widespread throughout an extremely large archipelago would produce a huge amount of cultural variety and diversity, and as food is one of the inseparable parts of a society’s culture, it is then stand to reason that Indonesia has one of the most diverse cuisine traditions in the world. One of the finest example of this is Bandung, who already garnered a reputation as the place for an unforgettable journey of delectable cuisine experience.

And yes, I’m talking in a roundabout way when all I really want to say is that this post will be the first part of my series of posts regarding the spectacular cuisine options of Bandung. The first food on the plate right now is Batagor.

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