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Most of the interest for visitors is focused on the two-kilometre-wide strip of land
between the two westernmost rivers, Kali Winongo and Kali Code - this is the site of the
Kraton , the historic heart of the city. A kilometre north of the Kraton walls, the
budget travellers' mecca of Jalan Sosrowijayan (known as Jalan Sosro) runs west off
Malioboro to the south of the train station. There's a second, more upmarket cluster of
tourist hotels and restaurants on Jalan Prawirotaman , in the suburbs to the southeast
of the Kraton.
The tourist office is at Jl Malioboro 16/175 (Mon-Thurs & Sat 8am-7pm, Fri
8am-1pm & 3-6pm; tel 0274/566000) and keeps plenty of information on local events,
language and meditation courses.
Yogya's specialities are ayam goreng and nasi gudeg (rice and jackfruit), and many
foodstalls serve nothing else. Every evening a food market sets up on Jalan Malioboro,
and by 8pm the entire street is thronged with diners. Beware of being overcharged, and
note that in many of the larger lesehan places (where you sit on the floor by low
tables), particularly those by the end of Jalan Sosro, diners pay restaurant prices. The
stalls by the train station and on the top floor of the Malioboro Mall are cheaper.
Jalan Sosro and Jalan Prawirotaman are chock-full of good-quality restaurants asking
reasonable prices (about Rp3000 for nasi goreng). Most of these restaurants open from
midday until about 10pm.
If you're looking for a drink, try the Laba Laba on Jalan Prawirotaman, an
over-priced restaurant and bar , with weird cocktails a speciality. The Borobudur Bar,
on Jalan Pasar Kembang by the northern end of Sosro Gang I, is one of the few places
that stays open beyond midnight, attracting locals, expats and tourists.