Boutique hotels
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Amanjiwo
- Style
- Stately pleasure dome
- Setting
- Forests ancient as the hills
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MesaStila
- Style
- Red hot coffee plot
- Setting
- Volcano-ringed plantation fields
Yogyakarta Eating, drinking and dancing
Restaurants
(+62 (0)274 560745)
Dixie Easy Dining
A reasonably priced modern restaurant whipping up Indonesian and Western favourites, Dixie doubles as a coffee bar that also serves smoothies and icy drinks.
40b Jl Gejayan, Selatan Selokan Mataram, Yogyakarta, Central Java
(+62 (0)274 588294)
Gabah Resto
Popular with the Jogja expat crowd, Gabah serves Western cuisine in a rambling colonial house near Gadjah Mada University.
11a Jl Dewi Sartika, Sagan, Yogyakarta, Central Java
(+62 (0)274 588294)
Gajah Wong
One of Yogyakarta’s most famous eateries, Gajah Wong is an excellent outdoor restaurant where guests can sit in one of three differently themed areas – Javanese, traditional and colonial – with corresponding music: there’s gamelan in the Javanese zone, and Jazz in the colonial one. The menu features Chinese and European dishes, as well as Indonesian specialities.
79 Jl Gejayan, Selatan Selokan Mataram, Yogyakarta, Central Java
(+62 (0)274 375705)
Restoran Jimbaran
A swanky place for seafood, eaten to the accompaniment of gamelan music in an open-air layout modelled on a Sultan’s palace. Also popular choice with visitors to the Ramayana Ballet at Purawisata.
Jl Ireda, Komplek Purawisata, Yogyakarta, Central Java
(+62 (0)274 386868)
Sekar Kedaton
A three-level restaurant decorated in traditional Javanese and colonial style, serving the classic Dutch rijstaffel and other Javanese dishes on the first floor; the second floor is a lounge and wine bar; on the third, fruit and tea are served in a Javanese-style room.
28 Jl Tegalgendu, Kotagede, Yogyakarta, Central Java
Cafés
(+62 (0)274 386557)
ViaVia Café
A series of worldwide cafes originating in Belgium, ViaVia Café is an unpretentious place for travellers to relax and swap stories, and has a good vegetarian selection. Spacious, with cane chairs and games, the café has a youthful atmosphere and also hosts events and exhibitions.
30 Jl Prawirotaman, Yogyakarta, Central Java
