Pasar Johar
Thomas Karsten's 1930s central market, rebuilt after the 2015 fire, where traders now share the floors with Rp10k food stalls and coffee.
- Address
- Jl. KH Agus Salim, Kauman, Semarang Tengah
- Price
- Most food stalls around Rp10k (2026)
- Area
- Semarang Tengah, Pusat Kota (Central)
About
Pasar Johar was designed by Dutch architect Herman Thomas Karsten in the 1930s and was once among the grandest markets in Southeast Asia. After a 2015 fire it was rebuilt and reopened in January 2022. The ground floor draws young crowds for coffee, mi ayam and ketan susu, while upstairs sells soto from Rp9k, es gempol for Rp10k, pecel and goat satay.
- Karsten design
- Rebuilt after 2015 fire
- Rp10k street food
- Next to Masjid Kauman
Nearby
Masjid Kauman Semarang
The city's oldest mosque, dated by its gate inscription to 1749, where independence was announced at Friday prayers in August 1945.
LumpiaLunpia 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).
Night marketPasar Semawis
Chinatown's weekend night market on Gang Warung, back since October 2025 with a different Semarang dish in the spotlight each week.
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.
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