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Pasar Semawis
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Pasar Semawis
A weekend evening market in Semarang's Chinatown, known for Javanese-Chinese street food, with puppet shows and bazaars around Chinese New Year.
Pasar Semawis is a night market held along Gang Warung in Kranggan, Semarang's Chinatown. It opens every weekend from about 5 pm to 11 pm and is known for Javanese-Chinese dishes, including bakcang, loempia spring rolls, porridges, pork satay, fried rice, soups, seafood and Javanese noodles.
Around Chinese New Year (Imlek) the market hosts a larger bazaar with food, decorations and fashion, along with performances such as Wayang Potehi puppet shows, wushu and traditional children's games.
Hours are from a tourism source and can change, so check locally. Coordinates are approximate.
Photo note: The cover photo shows a Buto Kala wayang figure from a shadow-puppet performance at Pasar Malam Semawis.
