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Indonesian

Deep-fried chicken thigh with hot oil garlic sambal.

Choose from 20 chilli sambals at this hot and spicy eatery where most dishes are under $12

Australia’s first Waroeng SS Spesial Sambal restaurant celebrates the Indonesian obsession with the condiment.

  • Dani Valent
Deep-fried marinated chicken at Ayam Goreng 99.

Ayam Goreng 99

A bustling, brightly lit Kingsford staple where the focus is purely on the chicken.

Fried chicken with kremes, a crunchy golden spiced flour.
14/20

The Victoria Park stalwart serving bold, faithful tastes of home to Perth’s Indonesian community

Cooking this good deserves a wider audience. Head to Victoria Park for great fried chicken, house-made noodles and airy chocolate and peanut pancakes.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Go-to dish: Rendang shakshuka with roti.
13/20

Beef rendang meets baked eggs at Dale La Pau

The idea of somehow combining shakshuka and rendang was so alluring, even world-shaking, that Dani Valent had to get herself to Camberwell for a taste.

  • Dani Valent
Shoestring noodles with chicken and mushroom.

Slurp your noodles (and your coffee) at PBK in Clayton

This Indonesian cafe in Clayton serves quirky upside-down coffee and freshly made noodles.

  • Dani Valent
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The classic street snack martabak mesir - roti bread with egg and beef rendang - stopped our reviewer in her tracks.

Dale La Pau's rendang martabak will stop you in your tracks

The fragrance of the West Sumatran street snack drifted through my car window and brought me to a screeching halt, writes Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent

Kata Kita is an immersive Indonesian adventure in Melbourne's CBD

Frankly amazing charcoal-licked flavours brought to your table by a cat-faced robot make this a destination restaurant.

  • Dani Valent
Chicken Taliwang sandwich with chicken marinated in lime and lemongrass curry.

Warkop Indonesian sandwich shop is worth crossing town for

Dani Valent discovers a tiny Indonesian-inspired sandwich shop with excellent coffee in Richmond's backstreets.

  • Dani Valent
Ayam cabe ijo - fried chicken with spicy green chilli relish.

Don't miss chicken at Pondok Rempah

Spicy, shatteringly crisp-skinned chicken on Elizabeth Street.

  • Besha Rodell
Nasi lemak 'komplit' is a complete lunch.

Medan Ciak: Fatty delights come with skinny price

This little Indonesian canteen in Surry Hills is terrific value.

  • Myffy Rigby

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