Pasuruan — Culinaries

The dishes Pasuruan is known for, and the depots, warungs and food streets that do them best.

Signature dishes

RawonRp25k–42k
East Java's black keluwak beef soup, served in Pasuruan with empal or sate komoh, chunky spice-braised beef skewers, on the side.
Try it at: Rawon Saminah, Rawon Amanah, Rawon Sakinah
BipangRp3k–18k
Bipang Jangkar
Pasuruan's signature souvenir: light, sweet bars and balls of puffed rice, made by the Jangkar family firm since 1949.
Try it at: Bipang Jangkar
Nasi PunelRp10k–25k
Bangil's breakfast rice, a favourite across Pasuruan: soft, sticky rice on banana leaf with serundeng, empal or babat, lodeh and sambal.
KleponRp5k–7k
Chewy green glutinous-rice balls filled with palm sugar that bursts when you bite, a snack many believe was born in Pasuruan.

6 places

Pasuruan's signature souvenir since 1949: crisp, sweet puffed-rice bipang from a family firm, sold at its main shop on Jalan Lombok.

A rawon stall hidden inside Pasar Besar since 1957, where queues form early for black keluwak broth with empal or sate komoh.

One of Pasuruan's favourite rawon houses, near the alun-alun: thick, dark broth plus rawon babat, beef satay, fried lung and goat nasi mandhi.

Pasuruan's nostalgic bakery since 1955, known for buttery pull-apart roti sisir and a busy afternoon trade in traditional snacks.

Arab-style restaurant on the south side of the alun-alun, serving spiced nasi kebuli, goat dishes and other Middle Eastern plates.

Busy rawon warung beside Pasuruan Station, said to go through up to 300 kg of beef a day, at Rp25k a bowl.