Padang Merdeka
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Padang Merdeka recently opened in the Kota Tua (Old Town) district of West Jakarta. This Padang restaurant is an unusual one due to the modern touches of its decor, making it feel more like a cafe for millennials than a traditional Padang restaurant.
True enough, the place is usually teeming with young people, and with it, pre-eating Instagram snaps of the food. But this place is growing in popularity in large part thanks to its food, which is mostly as delicious as other great Padang restaurants. We’re particularly fond of Padang Merdeka’s gulai nangka (cut-up jackfruit shells cooked in spicy coconut milk curry).