Location: Medan
Top Things to do in Medan
What to do and see in Medan, Sumatra: The Best Gift & Specialty Shops
Medan (Jawi: ميدن, Batak: ᯔᯮᯑ᯲, Chinese: 棉蘭, Tamil: மேடான், Indonesian pronunciation: [meˈdan]); is the capital of North Sumatra province in Indonesia. Located along the northeastern coast of Sumatra island, Medan is the fourth biggest city by population in Indonesia, behind Jakarta, Surabaya and Bandung. With 2,097,610 inhabitants at the 2010 census, Medan remains the largest settlement outside Java island and enjoys a diversity of multicultural peoples. Bordered by the Strait of Malacca, Medan is a busy trading city around the island as located near the strait which is one of the most important shipping lanes in the world. Medan is the gateway to the western part of Indonesia, accessible via the Port of Belawan and Kuala Namu International Airport, stated the city as the third largest city in the country by economy after Jakarta and Surabaya, this city economy is linked well with Malaysian cities (especially Penang and Kuala Lumpur) and Singapore by trade, service and natural resource exchanges. Both the seaport and the airport are connected to the city center via toll road and railway. Medan also became the first city in Indonesia to have an airport supported with train service.
Restaurants in Medan
1. Sentra UMK
2. Galeri Ulos Sianipar
3. Markisa Noerlen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
4. Durian Ucok
5. Pasar Rame
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By bepo04 - Denpasar, Indonesia
Try the sate padang first, its really delicious. Then you can buy the preserved fruit, like the bark or guava. There is so much chinese local shop who sells dry ingredients. Also so much gold shop and women dress..
6. Plaza Medan Fair
7. Sun Plaza
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 532 reviews
Reviewed By jovanong0123 - Medan, Indonesia
That was amazing plaza, so many good restaurant and branded clothes stores here, the parking place really good
8. Pajak Ikan
9. Hermes Place Polonia
10. Kurasi Lokal
Kurasi*lokal is a multi-label concept store, where we sell curated local goods.
