This was a pretty interesting trip to Batam from a foodie perspective, since we didn't do any cooking, and we tried a few different places; the first being this coffeeshop near our usual market. There was a Chinese noodle stall in this coffeeshop that did a pretty good breakfast.
The char kway teow was interesting - it was fried plain, with a lot of garlic. Not too bad on its own.
We also had wanton noodles that were fairly decent, but a dry version would have been much better.
After going about our morning errands, we had lunch at a tourist trap - some huge seafood restaurant with a stage and a karaoke machine (which always spells trouble). You can choose your own seafood and get them to cook it.
Crayfish and mantis prawn
Various shellfish
Crabs waiting to be eaten
They tell you how much these things cost, on the wall.
The entire area was a pretty wet place
Counting out the gong gongs
Always good to start with coconuts
Avocado milkshakes - good any time of the day
The scenery from where we sat
Battered deep-fried shrimp
Sambal kangkong
Tua tow
Gong gong
Claypot tofu
Steamed fish
We chucked the leftovers into the pond, and the fish had a real feast- some even turned carnivorous.
Lunch at the ferry terminal the next day - good ol' nasi padang that's always reliably yummy.
Coming up next- what we cooked for the kids on subsequent trips.
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