Pasar Semawis
Waroeng Semawis
Chinatown's weekend night market on Gang Warung, back since October 2025 with a different Semarang dish in the spotlight each week.
- Address
- Jl. Gang Warung, Kranggan, Semarang Tengah (Pecinan)
- Hours
- Fri–Sun 18.00–22.00
- Price
- Gule Bustaman Rp15k with iced tea (2025)
- Area
- Semarang Tengah, Pusat Kota (Central)
About
Pasar Semawis is run by Kopi Semawis, the Pecinan community group, and has grown from an Imlek fair first held in 2005 into rows of tents along Gang Warung. It reopened in October 2025 after almost a year's break, now focused on Semarang food with a featured dish each week, such as gule Bustaman, tahu pong or nasi goreng babat. It runs Friday to Sunday, 18.00–22.00.
- Fri–Sun evenings
- Weekly featured dish
- Gule Bustaman Rp15k
- Reopened October 2025
Known for: Gule Kambing Bustaman (Rp15k)
Nearby
Lunpia Gang Lombok
One of the oldest lumpia stalls in town, in a narrow Pecinan lane, rolling bamboo-shoot and shrimp lunpia to eat fried or wet (basah).
Chinese templeKlenteng Tay Kak Sie
A Pecinan temple founded in 1746 for Kwan Im on Gang Lombok, starting point of the yearly Cheng Ho procession to Sam Poo Kong.
Traditional marketPasar Johar
Thomas Karsten's 1930s central market, rebuilt after the 2015 fire, where traders now share the floors with Rp10k food stalls and coffee.
Tahu gimbalTahu Gimbal Pak Man
A tahu gimbal stall from the 1950s on Jalan Plampitan, known for crisp shrimp gimbal and a peanut sauce with petis and raw garlic.
Culinary listing. Hours and prices change — check before you go.