When you come to Yogyakarta, don't miss the Javanese cuisine at El Patio Restaurant in Melia Hotel.

The Melia Purosani Hotel in Yogyakarta, full of tropical rainforest style, is the first hotel I stayed in Yogyakarta, the second stop of my two-month Indonesian tour. Yogyakarta is located in the south of Java Island, close to Central Java Province. It is famous for its culture, traditional food, beaches, art, etc. Malioboro Street in Yogyakarta is the center of tourists and backpackers. It is a few minutes' walk from Melia Hotel. This street extends from the Yogyakarta Monument in the north to the Yogyakarta Post Office intersection in the south. This street is also part of the Yogyakarta Cosmic Philosophy Axis. The Yogyakarta Cosmic Philosophy Axis is actually an imaginary line, and it has officially become a UNESCO World Heritage Site last year. The 6-kilometer-long Yogyakarta Cosmic Philosophy Axis runs through many historical landmarks. These landmarks are connected through the traditional ceremonies and management systems of the Sultanate, forming an axis based on Javanese culture, with spatial concepts and philosophical connotations. I stayed at Melia for a few days and would go for a walk on this road every day. I like the atmosphere! As for the hotel, what excites me the most every day is to enjoy authentic Javanese cuisine at the hotel's open-air restaurant El Patio Restaurant! Among them, my favorite dishes are Sumatran hot and sour Padang sauce stewed beef coriander soup, Javanese shredded chicken turmeric soup, vermicelli and white cabbage, locally called Soto Ayam, and North Sulawesi Minado's spicy turmeric and chili sauce stewed fish, and the grilled chicken marinated with chili, shrimp paste, tamarind and coconut sugar in the Lesser Sunda Islands. Each dish is delicious!