The Sparkling Land Of Heroes: Top 7 Things To Do In Surabaya At Night

1. Go on a ride at Surabaya Night Carnival

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If you are a fan of night-time activities, Surabaya Night Carnival is perfect for you. It includes several attractions such as must-try rides and chic galleries. If you are craving something challenging and thrilling, you better try Pirate Ghost Ship or “Roda Gila” (the crazy wheel). Bumper cars also allow you to enjoy fun driving. The Art and Wax House is a great match for wax art enthusiasts. Meanwhile, your children could have fun on the merry-go-round, go karts, and Ferris wheel.

Surabaya Night Carnival

Address: Jalan Ahmad Yani No. 333, Dukuh Menanggal, Gayungan

Price: from 1.9 USD / 20,000 IDR

Opening Hours: 4 pm to 11 pm (Weekend), 5 pm to 11 pm (Weekdays)

Contact: +62 (031) 8483131

Website: Surabaya Night Carnival

2. Dive into a North African medina in the Arab quarter

Do you love shopping or are you craving a culinary adventure? Discover the Arab quarter, near the religious site Sunan Ampel. You will feel like you’re in the Middle East. The narrow lanes are loaded with hundreds of stalls selling some religious knick-knacks, clothes, dates, raisins, aromatic perfumes, and other Middle Eastern souvenirs. In addition to that, you will find a lot of food stalls and restaurants where you can delight in Arabic dishes such as goat fried rice, kebuli rice, maryam bread, and roasted goat.

Pasar Ampel

Address: Jalan Nyamplungan, Ampel, Semampir,

Opening Hours: 24 hours

3. Enjoy an evening at Taman Bungkul

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Taman Bungkul, a city park in Surabaya, is a popular place to hang out both during the day and night. Young locals tend to spend their Saturday night taking a stroll, skateboarding, and enjoying the water fountain. There are some facilities provided for visitors such as jogging and biking track, free internet access, and drinking water. There are also food carts scattered about if you get hungry. Taman Bungkul is definitely the right place to witness the spark and vibrancy of the capital. The only word to describe the park is “enticing.”

Taman Bungkul

Address: Jl. Taman Bungkul, Darmo, Wonokromo

Price: free

Opening Hours: 24 hours

4. Be impressed at Food Junction Grand Pakuwon

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Opened in 2016, Food Junction Grand Pakuwon has magnetized people to visit. This culinary center includes a vast amount of food courts, a lagoon, theme park, and rides for kids. It’s a good spot to taste various appetizing cuisine ranging from international to traditional served by hundreds of food stalls. To get an Instagrammable selfie, pose at the sparkling park called Festival of Light. To delight your children, let them try the safari train, bumper boat, or merry-go-round.

Food Junction Grand Pakuwon

Address: Jl. Grand Banjar Boulevard, Tandes, Banjar Sugihan, Tandes

Opening Hours: 11 am to 11 pm

Contact: +62 31 99019500

5. Munch on the strange mie pitik at Aiola Eatery

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Are you craving chicken noodle soup? You should slurp this delicacy in the cool place named Aiola Eatery. The food court offers numerous food stalls serving everything from spicy to savory foods to hungry visitors. Yet, the chicken noodle soup, or “mi pitik” (the local name), is the main highlight offered by this dashing spot. What makes the noodle soup so special is the toppings. You will see some appetizing garnishes topping the noodle soup such as chopped chicken, small meat balls, chicken legs, a chicken head, and boiled quail eggs. It may look exotic to foreigners, but it is incredibly tasty and worth a try.

Aiola Eatery

Address: Jl. Slamet No.16, Ketabang, Genteng, Surabaya

Price: from 1.1 USD / ~14,666 IDR

Opening Hours: 11 am to 10 pm

6. Eat, sip, and read at Liberia Eatery

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One of the coziest cafes grabbing people’s attention in Surabaya is Liberia Eatery. Visitors love spending time here simply because of its unique theme and concept. You can either sip your espresso or read a bestselling novel. The interior has an eye-catching look with classic hanging lamps, black and white murals, beautiful cacti, and wooden shelves loaded with books. Small bites like chili beef nachos and home baked lasagna are the cafe’s main delicacies you should try.

Liberia Eatery

Address: Jl. Ngagel Jaya 89-91

Price: from 0.9 USD to 3.2 USD / ~12,000 IDR to 42,665 IDR

Opening Hours: 10 am to 11 pm

7. Go clubbing in Colors Pub

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If you plan to enjoy live music, grab some drinks, and be captivated by a DJ playing R&B and retro songs, make a stop at Colors Pub. This place for hanging out and clubbing has been famous for decades. It’s a fun atmosphere you should experience, with a wide variety of live performances every day so nightlife enthusiasts are highly recommended to drop by. The highlights are Tuesdays for live rock music, Thursdays for a fashion show, and Fridays is dance night with a DJ.

Colors Pub

Address: Jalan Sumatra 81, Surabaya, East Java

Opening Hours: 5 pm to 3 am

Contact: +62 (0) 31 5030 562

Surabaya is a great metropolis for night wandering

Surabaya has a lot to offer during the day; however, don’t be surprised when the capital becomes even more vibrant at night. It sparkles thanks to the parks, pubs, cafes, and other night activities. Everything is so perfect and you will never find a dull moment. You can go on an amusement park ride, enjoy live music, have fine dining, take a stroll, sip a cup of coffee, and anything you’d like. Surabaya certainly never disappoints.