beringharjo market

Beringharjo Market is a traditional market located in Jl. Gen. A. Yani Malioboro, Yogyakarta. This market is famous for its collection of batik merchandise, either in the form of batik cloth batik or other products such as garments, nightgowns, shorts, pajamas, etc.. What the market is adjacent to the historical museum Vredeburg and opposite the Great House. This market is famous as one tourist destination and is a center of commerce Yogyakarta batik products.

Regional Market Beringharjo originally a forest of banyan trees. Shortly after the founding of Kraton Ngayogyakarta, ie in 1758, the area was used as a place of economic transactions by residents of Yogyakarta and surrounding areas. Hundreds of years later, in 1925, the transaction place has a permanent building. The name 'Beringharjo' itself is given by Hamengkubuwono IX, meaning that the banyan tree (bering) is expected to provide welfare (Harjo). Now, tourists define this as a pleasant shopping.

The front and rear of the building west market is the perfect place to indulge tongue with traditional snacks. In the northern part of the front, can be found brem round with a softer texture than brem Madison and krasikan (such lunkhead from rice flour, palm sugar, and crushed sesame). In the south, you will find the contents bakpia green beans are usually sold still warm and wet snacks such as hung kwe and nagasari. While the rear generally sell durable snacks such as ting-ting made of caramel mixed nuts.

If you want to buy batik, Beringharjo is the best place for a complete collection of batik. Start batik fabric and ready made garments, cotton and silk, and the price of tens of thousands to a million in this market. Collection of batik cloth found on market stalls north western part. While batik clothing collection is found in almost all the western market. Besides batik clothes, western markets also offer clothes surjan, blangkon, and weaving and batik sarong. Sandals and bags are sold at low prices can be found around the western market escalator.


Walking into the second floor of the eastern market, do not be surprised if jejamuan smell. The place is a center selling herbal ingredients and spices Java. Materials are sold as herbal medicine turmeric is commonly used to make turmeric, tamarind and ginger are used to make the famous herbs are very bitter. Spices offer is ginger (regular processed into drinks or just round baked, boiled and mixed with sugar) and wood (used to enrich flavor drinks such as ginger, coffee, tea and is sometimes used as a substitute for cocoa powder on cappuccino).

The market is also a great place to hunt for antiques. Sentra selling antiques market located on the 3rd floor of the east. In that place, you can find an old typewriter, helmet made in the 60's whose front has limited mica nose and so on. On the same floor, you can hunt for quality secondhand goods if you want. Various kinds of imported used goods such as shoes, handbags, even the clothes are sold at a price much cheaper than the original price is still good quality. Of course it takes foresight in selecting.

Being around on the inside of the market, it was time to explore the area around the market with a bid that is not less interesting. Market Lor region formerly known as Kampung Chinatown is the most famous region. You can find oldies cassettes of musicians in the 50s that are rarely found in other places with the most expensive price of Rp 50.000,00. In addition, there is also a form of metal craft statues of Buddha in various positions for Rp 250.000,00. For collectors of old money, this place also sells old money of the different countries, even those used in the 30's.

If thirsty, drink iced cendol is typical Yogyakarta is an excellent choice. Es cendol Yogyakarta has a richer flavor than ice cendol Banjarnegara and Bandung. It contained not only cendol, but also cam cau (sort of jelly made from cam cau leaves) and white cendol made from rice flour. Other drinks available are coconut ice with sugar syrup and herbs such as turmeric, tamarind and rice kencur. The drink prices were not expensive, only about Rp. 1000 to Rp. 2000.

Although the official market closes at 17:00 pm, but the dynamics of the merchant does not stop at that. The front of the market still offers a wide range of typical snacks. Martabak with different contents, bright moon is legit mixed chocolate and nuts, and klepon delicious sugar content can be purchased every afternoon. Around 18:00 pm until after midnight, there is usually ahead of the market sellers gudeg which also offers variants kikil and stir-stir. While eating, you can listen to the traditional music of Java that played or talk with sellers who usually greeted with the familiar.