Manado Restaurants

Favorite Dish: what i like from manado about seafood is, always fresh from the fishermen. just find a local seafood stall along the main road and voila, what you prefer? spicy crab like my picture here or kind of grilled fish? just mention your fave.

usually, grilled fish is served with diced chili, tomato and onion and lemon juice called "dabu dabu".

Favorite Dish: yellow rice is steamed rice cooking into turmeric [or kunyit in my language], coconut milk and several spices. it can be found in several places in indonesia.

but the serving --which is different here in manado-- is superb in my opinion. it always be daun lontar or palm leaf [from palmaceae family] to wrap the yellow rice and assortments.

and contrary with another yellow rice, in manado the assortments are cakalang [tuna] fish diced into small pieces, beef and boiled egg. apart of manado, usually are chicken and omelette or over head egg.

A great family restaurant.

The shop serve mainly Fresh fish. You can choose either Bakar (roast) or Goreng (Fried). The fish is usually served with sauteed Kang Kong, rice, and Es Jeruk (orange juice). I've tried both goreng and bakar and they are REALLY tasty. Highly Recommended!

The meal costs Rp12k per set.

We were walking down the street on Boulevard road, looking for a "decent" place to eat, (Manadonese food is almost all too spicy for us, and "be Warn", rats, bats, cats, and dogs are delicacies here). An interestingly designed restaurant emerged, it's the Raja Sate Resto, looks promisingly pleasant from outside. We entered the premise, greeted and served by very friendly locals. Amazingly, the vast varieties of food offerred are in English, and Thanks for the spicy guide on the menu. Inside, was wonderfully designed throughout with plenty of coconut woods being used as its major interior finishings. I had a nice glass of chilled Chardonnay, while waiting for our food. The goat satay, served on a local styled BBQ grill, was amazingly goooood, and loved the BBQ prawns. The curry was so tasty as well, and its spiciness was just right for me. And NO, they don't offer the "weird" local delicacies here.

Favorite Dish: Goat Satay: Tasty, Tender, simply Yummyyyy.

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This restaurant serves an Indonesia Foods. Special also for Manado Foods. Known with its Ice Kacang, and Susen cake. Really the best experience that you will never forget. Kawan Baru established in Manado, for more than 40 years. and become the most favorite restaurant for Manado people.

For other informations you can see its web at http://www.kawanbaru.com

Have Fun!

Favorite Dish: All Indonesian Foods and The Famous Ice Kacang, Roti Keju, Susen cake.

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The coffeeshop is not like the one you probably expected - it is not like starbucks or other franchise coffee stall and it doesn't even look a cafe. Though to reach the place you need to spend approximately 1,5 hour from Manado city, I can assure that the taste is worth the trip, including the landscape that you will like on the way there. Oh, and the weather is nice - maybe because it is located at the mountain.

It is call rumah kopi as rumah means house in English and kopi means Coffee, while gembira means Happy. So this is a happy coffeehouse. Well it is!

The owner is chinese family, an old chinese guy who always smiling behind the cashier desk, make sure that everything works efficiently.

The coffee is great. The bakpau (local name for it is biapong) is great. The toast is great. Everything is great.

I will recommend the following for a first timer visitor:
(i) for those who would like to enjoy the real taste of the coffee - ask them to prepare just coffee no sugar
(ii). For those who needs some additional flavor, ask the people to prepare kopi susu (basically a condensed milk will be add to your plain coffee - don't let them add sugar to your coffee....u will miss the flavor of the coffee. unless you don't like milk)
(iii) for those who doesn't like coffee, try the tea. it is nice as well - but it doesn't taste very special.

For snack:
(i) take one bite for the biapong. there are only two different filling for the biapong, one is pork and the other one is green bean. Both are equally good, but i would strongly recommend you to try the pork biapong. You can eat it with the very red sauce - yet not as the taste is not as hot as the color.
(ii) there are several other tradition snack - which in overall tastes much better than those you can found in other stall.

Don't forget to take peak at their traditional oven!

Favorite Dish: A kopi susu or coffee latte and pork biapong

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I was really excited to go to this restaurant for the first time after I read an article about it in a free Manado International Airport bulletin.It was recommended by a foreigner who live in Manado and the way he told about it like praising the restaurant.:-))
It is located right on Manado Boulevard ,an easy way to reach it.It was a night time when I and my friend went there.It has two types of tables, the western style and japanese style.Some Indonesians, especially Javanesse use to sit on the floor (lesehan) while dining. I may tell it Japanesse style.Most of the interior will be colored by red and natural brown.The waitresses are great with a pretty quick service time.The most important thing is the toilet is clean!!.
Sate is the same as SATAY of Singapore or Thailand.It will be some pieces of meat cut into cube shape, had put together on small bamboo stick, and grilled/barbequed after marinated.They have great offer for 20 guests, lunch time and dinner time.Besides the sate they have other kind of local food, soup, vegetables, and chicken.The good thing in here is you can ask to be served in English and the menu with the english version too.

Favorite Dish: Try SATE RAJA, satay from native chicken (ayam kampung) and kangkung cah.Mmmmmmmmm.Yummy.All the sate will be served to you with the small barbecue pot still with red hot charcoal!!!Great apetizing smell!!!!!

When you are in Manado,do not miss City Extra Restaurant.A good seafood restaurant,fresh one,with a live band,and you can enjoy the beautiful view of the sea.The windy environment will help you enjoy your food.All the food will be fresh.Even the president of Indonesia will spend some time to eat there when he is in Manado.

Favorite Dish: Try Squid salad,Bobara Kuah Asang,Bobara Bakar,and the Lobster.In case you can not tolerate spicy food,tell the waitress.