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Where to eat in Ambon

10 independent restaurants, bakeries and food spots in Ambon. Chains are left out.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Where to eat in Ambon

  1. Eat

    Imperial Resto

    Clean and comfortable environment to have lunch or dinner, offering the best fresh seafood in town, with some specialty menu: Ambon traditional food (papeda, fish yellow soup with walnut), Hong Kong-style steamed fish, sweet and sour fish, black pepper beef, fresh crab in Sze Chuan style. All food is halal.

    Closed · opens 11 am

  2. Eat

    Natsepa Beach

    Pantai Natsepa

    Try Rujak Natsepa, slices of fruits in sticky sweet spicy peanut sauce.

    Daylightunder Rp30,000

  3. Eat

    Red Brick Cafe & Resto

    In a hilly area, so you can enjoy the view of Ambon City. It serves Indonesian cuisine and Western food like steak and burger.

    Closed · opens 10 am

  4. Eat

    Rumah Makan Akbar/Timbah

    Try tumis bia. The restaurant is prasmanan (Indonesian buffet) so you can take your own rice and side dishes by yourself.

    Rp10,000-30,000

  5. Eat

    Rumah Makan Arika

    Offering some traditional Ambonese food like grilled fish, sauteed papaya leaf, boiled sweet potato, sambal colo-colo, etc.

    Closed · opens 10 amRp20,000-50,000

  6. Eat

    Rumah Makan Ratu Gurih

    Serves seafood dishes. Try ikan bakar kenari (Grilled fish in walnut sauce) and jus gandaria drink.

    Closed · opens 9 am

  7. Eat

    Sibu-Sibu Cafe

    Rumah Kopi Sibu-Sibu

    Serves traditional Ambonese food and drink, and is a great spot to chill with a big open front and a wall decoration with pictures of Ambonese singers who perform on the national and international scene. Very popular with locals. Cafe has WiFi, albeit slow. The owner, June, speaks English. Cafe also provides beer, coffee, cakes, and light meals. It is double the size of what it used to be. Try coffee Kopi rarobang and Ambonese cakes like kasbi tone and koyabu singkong.

    Closed · opens 10 am

  8. Eat

    Swalayan Citra

    Affordable and delicious Indonesian and Chinese food. Also serves non-halal food.

    Closed · opens 8:30 amRp10,000-40,000

  9. Eat

    Wailela Cafe & Resto

    Serves many Indonesian dishes. The outdoor faces the view of Ambon City.

    Closed · opens 11 am

  10. Eat

    Rumah Makan Dedes

    Try papeda and ikan kuah kuning.

    Closed · opens 10 am

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Ambon (CC BY-SA 4.0).