As the king traveled from one region to another, he was presented by his simple people with the awe-inspiring, delectable, vast varieties of dishes of the hinterlands.

As the royal expeditions continued to explore the coasts, they were dazed by the exotic richness of the cuisine that had developed in the coastal port cities that made the archipelago’s Silk Route. Through hundreds of years, the harbor cities of the archipelago, such as Samudra Pasai, Pidie, Pantai Barat Sumatera, Palembang, Sunda Kelapa, Banten, Cirebon, Semarang, Demak, Tuban, Gresik, Sumbawa Besar, Pontianak, Banjarmasin, Makasar, Selat Makasar, Ternate, Tidore, Perairan Maluku, Barus had been visited by the silk merchants who traveled back and forth between China and Europe. These cultural interactions had their significant influences on the indigenous, distinctive culinary resulted in these port cities.

Lara Djonggrang’s menu, blended with the mystical, romantic atmosphere where you are currently sitting in, we humbly present to remind the nowadays world, to bring back to life, and to pride ourselves with the unparalleled beauty of ancient Indonesia’s history.