Dharma Boutique Roastery
Margo Redjo
Semarang's oldest coffee roaster, the Margo Redjo factory of 1915, now a third-generation boutique roastery in an old European-style house.
- Address
- Jl. Wotgandul Barat No. 14, Kranggan, Semarang Tengah
- Area
- Semarang Tengah, Pusat Kota (Central)
About
The sign out front says 'sejak 1915': this was Margo Redjo, the city's oldest coffee factory, founded by Tan Tiong Ie. The third generation, Widayat Basuki Dharmowiyono, now runs it as Dharma Boutique Roastery in the original European-style house on the edge of Pecinan.
- Since 1915
- Third generation
- Former coffee factory
- European-style old house
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