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Palembang Essentials: Where to Go and What to Eat in Indonesia’s Oldest City"
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items Palembang offers a rich blend of history, culture, and river-based activities that are well-suited for international tourists.
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Food
Hotel in Palembang
Historical Place
Historical & Cultural Landmarks
Pro-tip: The best place to hear the stories and take photos is from a "Ketek" boat on the water at sunset.
Ampera Bridge
We can view the Sultan’s throne, traditional Songket textiles, weapons, and ancient coins. The gardens house 7th-century Sriwijayan statues of Ganesha and Buddha.
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum
It’s a mix of a historical fortress and a chaotic local hangout. by night, it turns into a glowing hub of street performers, kids playing, and couples on dates. The breeze coming off the Musi River is the only thing keeping everyone cool.
Benteng Kuto Besak
It’s famous for the 9-story Pagoda that looks like something straight out of a movie.
Kemaro Island
Food
If you’re in Palembang, your diet is basically fail because the food is so good
Mie Celor is the local version of a high-end shrimp bisque mixed with heavy noodles.
It tastes like a massive "umami" bomb—creamy, savory, and deeply shrimpy.
Mie Celor
Tekwan its shaped pieces of Pempek dough (fish and sago), but instead of being fried, they are boiled. The texture is soft, bouncy, and "cloud-like." This is a clear, light shrimp-based broth. It’s seasoned with plenty of garlic and pepper and the bi...
Tekwan
I love it, I can eat pempek everyday. Pempek its like "fish cake" with cuko (sauce). Every bite is a mix of savory fish, sweet sugar, sharp acid, and a slow-burn heat that builds up at the back of your throat.
Pempek
Kemplang is a traditional Indonesian fish cracker from Palembang, its intense savory flavor. Often considered the healthier "low-calorie" option because it is grilled over charcoal rather than deep-fried. It typically comes with a side of sweet and s...
Kemplang Palembang
Hotel in Palembang
If you want to travel to Palembang it's very simple and affordable to search hotel in TripAdvisor
Hotel in Palembang start from $10