Gudeg Pawon — Restaurant in Yogyakarta

This is my first experience here.

I was there after fasting break, around 7:15PM, the seller said she opened starting from 5:00PM but I saw only few guests so we didn't took any queue.

The place is clean, easy to find, you might notice there are some locals gather around in front of the street to help you park your car.

And as the title literally means, gudeg pawon is where you can meet the seller in her kitchen. I guess breadtalk stole this concept, its an open kitchen so you can see their chef cook and prepare the meals.

So now comes to the dish, down to the bottomline I can say that overall it is above average but close to very good. It is good but not that good.

It is a wet-type gudeg, I like the cow skins, but it is accompanied with tempe rather than tofu which I like most. The rice is ok, and also the egg. But the chicken should be better than it was. I just can't find the balance between the chicken meat and the others. Its like a musical parade that one of the player went a false tone.

Verdict: Price : $$$ Food: 8,5/10 Cleanliness:...

Ok let's be honest, the Gudeg defenitely just an ordinary gudeg and nothing special about the taste, you could find a way better one across Yogyakarta. The thing is..what makes this place so famous is the 'concept' and the hype of net, that's all about it.

They sell the food in a humble traditional village style kitchen (which make people think its the most authentic, we know people go crazy for this kind of concept and hype right?) and only open for 3 hours (which make people think it would sold fast, so long queque is happened). The food serve directly from the hot pot, so you will eat it while it still warm. The service is lousy and slow (old man and woman serve food, pay, and talk at the same time).

The price is not that affordable for Yogyakarta standard either, higher rate than other bigger proper Gudeg restaurant (especially this one who sell from 'traditional village style kind...

Finally back again after 19 years ago for the first time eating here.As far as I remember, the kitchen hasn't changed much, only the access road to here is wider and brighter. There are no long queues like before, also the opening hours are earlier due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a rule that prohibits activities not to exceed 9 pm.What I like about the gudeg here is that the gori is not too sweet, wet and the sauce is thin.The opor chicken is tender with a savory sauce and the krecek is soft with large pieces. If you want it spicy, you can ask for cayenne pepper in the krecek sauce and then eat it with the side dishes. Ah, this Pawon gudeg is so delicious, I recommend it!Besides, it reminds me of the nostalgia of the old days when I ate with my ex-girlfriend who is now my...