Bakso simply means meatball, this is kind of most favorite food in Surabaya and perhaps for other big cities in Indonesia, it’s very easy to find out, from street hawker, mobile seller using bike or motor-cycle up to resto or in mall.
It has lots of modification from size of the meatball, smallest in marble size up to tennis ball size. Bakso serve in clear soup made from beef stock add by vermicelli some garnish like shredded cabbage, or spring onion, or celery.
Some sellers add fried or boiled tofu, fried meatball, sliced beef or anything to make tastier.
Where to find:
Bakso Ketabang Kali
Originally locates at Ketabang Kali street, but now lots of food court selling it, it will serve with vermicelli and lots of small meatball inside.
Bakso Pak Kus
Originally located just in front of Catholic church at Residen Sudirman street, now it easier to find at any food court in Surabaya, what makes different is size of the meatball, very small just like marble, and also has in cubes form.
Bakso Ateng
Located in two places; first in Kepanjen street in front of old church, and near Widya Mandala university at Dinoyo.
It has various content inside, meatball with quail egg inside, fried wonton, and topped with shrimp crackers flour.
Bakso Pak Jo – Petra
It got names from the seller and also because located in front of Petra senior high school at Manyar.
Bakso Jagalan
Open only at night because the stall is locate in front of store, personally the soup not taste like usual bakso for me, it serve on two size normal size (very big size) and half size, the normal size has so many variant inside, event the meatball itself; square, rough, quail egg inside, big size, small size plus fried wonton and tofu.
Bakso Kota – Cak Man
Quite new in Surabaya, this brand is coming from Malang (100 kilometers from Surabaya), and open in many locations now in Surabaya, many things you can order as you wish to be added with your meatball soup.
It has lots of modification from size of the meatball, smallest in marble size up to tennis ball size. Bakso serve in clear soup made from beef stock add by vermicelli some garnish like shredded cabbage, or spring onion, or celery.
Some sellers add fried or boiled tofu, fried meatball, sliced beef or anything to make tastier.
Where to find:
Bakso Ketabang Kali
Originally locates at Ketabang Kali street, but now lots of food court selling it, it will serve with vermicelli and lots of small meatball inside.
Bakso Pak Kus
Originally located just in front of Catholic church at Residen Sudirman street, now it easier to find at any food court in Surabaya, what makes different is size of the meatball, very small just like marble, and also has in cubes form.
Bakso Ateng
Located in two places; first in Kepanjen street in front of old church, and near Widya Mandala university at Dinoyo.
It has various content inside, meatball with quail egg inside, fried wonton, and topped with shrimp crackers flour.
Bakso Pak Jo – Petra
It got names from the seller and also because located in front of Petra senior high school at Manyar.
Bakso Jagalan
Open only at night because the stall is locate in front of store, personally the soup not taste like usual bakso for me, it serve on two size normal size (very big size) and half size, the normal size has so many variant inside, event the meatball itself; square, rough, quail egg inside, big size, small size plus fried wonton and tofu.
Bakso Kota – Cak Man
Quite new in Surabaya, this brand is coming from Malang (100 kilometers from Surabaya), and open in many locations now in Surabaya, many things you can order as you wish to be added with your meatball soup.
