A weekend in Surabaya and Malang

Nov 18, 2013 by Jessica

Warning: this post might cause intense hunger and crave for food

Last month we visited Malang for my beloved mentor’s wedding. It was a wedding that we’ve been looking forward to and we were very excited for it. With the short time we had, we managed to have lots and lots of delicious food. All thanks to a friend of ours who’s apparently a great culinary guide and thanks to you who had spared some time to meet us Please keep in touch!

One thing that I regret from the trip was the fact that I only bought one Bu Rudy’s famous sambal bawang! Now I’m left with the last spoonful on the sambal and so desperate for having more. Also, we had so much chicken dishes that we decided to have a chicken hiatus for 2 weeks.

During the trip we went to Ibu Rudy, Pulau Madura (!!!), Galaxy Mall (to its traditional food filled food court), Pasar Atom (to buy some Cakue), Tunjungan Plaza (why not?), Boncafe (to meet up with my lovely girls), Zangrandi (an old school ice cream joint), Ayam Penyet Ibu Sri (another chicken dish), Batu Secret Zoo (2nd highlight of the trip – the 1st was the wedding), Bu Kris (and yet more chicken), Java Dancer (great coffee), Tugu Hotel (fantastic decor as expected), Rawon Nguling (they ran out so quickly!) and of course, the grand wedding that was like a reunion.

From the trip, we highly recommend Batu Secret Zoo. It’s such a great place, not only for kids but also for adults. We enjoyed the zoo and its adjacent Museum Satwa so much that we think it’s better than all the zoos we’ve been before. It’s definitely worth visiting if you’re in the area, or even to be a reason to visit Batu and Malang. For more information check out their website.

But for now, enjoy some photos from our trip and if you’re on Instagram, search for #jnphoditrip for more photos.