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Urbanites find comfort in nature, rarely-found traditional food
The restaurant is open every day at 10 a.m. and closes whenever the dishes sell out, which usually happens around 2 p.m.
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Nanin (pink shirt) serves a customer in the kitchen of Warung Tuman, a restaurant she founded with her husband Eko Sulistyanto. Warung Tuman offers rare traditional cuisine from West Sumatra and a dining experience under trees and in a traditional kitchen in Serpong, South Tangerang. (JP/R. Berto Wedhatama)
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t was a hot and dry Sunday afternoon as three women and a man were busy preparing food in a kitchen under a small bamboo hut next to a building in Serpong, South Tangerang. The building itself is located some 100 meters from a plot of land lush with trees on Jl. Keramat Beringin.
It is a restaurant called Warung Tuman, founded by husband and wife Eko Sulistyanto and Nanin last March.
The couple aimed to create a traditional atmosphere and bring people back to nature. Visitors can choose to have their meals served at a table inside the building, on benches under the trees or while hanging out in the kitchen.
To get there, do not rely on an app-based map as it could lead you to another road across the river next to the restaurant.
“The journey to reach the place is already an experience for patrons, so I suggest people call me for directions,” Eko told The Jakarta Post.
“The name tuman is derived from a Javanese word that means liking or fondness. Not only will people like the outdoorsy setting but they will grow fond of our food. We have special dishes that can’t be found anywhere else,” the 50-year-old added, laughing.
He referred to two of the restaurant’s most popular dishes: calabalatuik(boiled-grilled tilapia soaked in spicy coconut milk) and smoked stingray mangut, which is also cooked in coconut milk.
