Lombok Culinary Scene: Nasi Balap Puyung

Lombok Culinary Scene Nasi Balap Puyung

Lombok not only famous with its natural beauty, it has a culinary scene worth to try. Perhaps, let’s start with the spicy special Nasi Balap Puyung.

Nasi Balap Puyung is a special food from Lombok. It has rice, long beans or string beans, spicy shredded chicken, and is topped with fried potatoes and soybeans. The flavor is spicy and tasty because of the special seasoning.

People say, Nasi Balap Puyung first made popular by Papuk Isum, a rice seller going around in Puyung Village, Central Lombok. Papuk Isum used a lot of chili spice to make the wrapped rice more spicy and make people want to eat.

Now, Nasi Puyung can be found in many places, both in original place in Central Lombok and also outside the area. One famous place to eat Nasi Puyung is Nasi Balap Puyung Inaq Esun. This place belongs to family of Papuk Isum, and still keeps the original taste of Nasi Balap Puyung.

Nasi Balap Puyung usually served with cone-shaped wrapping. This wrap makes the spice from chicken and vegetables go into the rice, so it tastes better.

Nasi Balap Puyung is good choice for you who like spicy food. With low price, you can enjoy Nasi Puyung that is tasty and makes you want more.

To enjoy Nasi Puyung more, you can add chili sauce. If you don’t like too spicy, you can ask the seller to use less chili. Nasi Puyung is also nice to eat with iced tea or other cold drinks. So, here we recommend you several Nasi Balap Puyung stall you can find around Lombok.

1. Nasi Balap Puyung Inaq Esun

Nasi Balap Puyung Inaq Esun is the first warung (small food place) for nasi puyung in Lombok island. This warung serves original nasi balap puyung, so it becomes one place that must be visited when come to Lombok.
Nasi Balap Puyung Inaq Esun has some branches, one of them is near Lombok International Airport.

Location
Nasi Balap Puyung Inaq Esun that is near Lombok International Airport is at Tanak Awu, Pujut District, Central Lombok, NTB.

Open Hours
Nasi Balap Puyung Inaq Esun open from 07:00 AM to 08:30 PM (WITA time).

Price
To enjoy food in Nasi Balap Puyung Inaq Esun, visitors only need to pay Rp 25,000 to Rp 50,000 per person.

Route
When exit from Lombok International Airport, you pass the roundabout then drive to Bypass Lombok International Airport Road. After that, turn left and drive around 10 meters until you find Nasi Balap Puyung Inaq Esun.

2. Nasi Balap Puyung RM Cahaya

One food place recommendation for nasi balap puyung in Lombok is Nasi Balap Puyung RM Cahaya. Nasi puyung in this restaurant makes the eaters happy and want to come again to eat here. This warung gives simple menu, not too many.

Location
Nasi Balap Puyung RM Cahaya is at Penujak, Praya Barat District, Central Lombok, NTB.

Open Hours
Nasi Balap Puyung RM Cahaya open from 09:00 AM to 09:00 PM.

Price
One portion of food in Nasi Balap Puyung RM Cahaya is around Rp 25,000 to Rp 50,000.

Route
From Lombok International Airport, drive to Airport Road. Then, go straight until roundabout BIL. Go straight to the bypass road. Soon you will reach Nasi Balap Puyung RM Cahaya.

3. Nasi Balap Puyung RM Rinjani

This restaurant is famous with delicious nasi balap puyung. Visitors can enjoy nasi balap puyung with different side dishes, based on what they like.

Location
Nasi Balap Puyung RM Rinjani is at Jl. Adi Sucipto No.50, North Ampenan, Ampenan District, Mataram City, NTB.

Open Hours
Open from 09:00 AM to 10:30 PM.

Price
Nasi balap puyung price is Rp 15,000 to Rp 25,000.

Route
From Islamic Center Mosque, drive around 2.8 km or about 5 minutes. Go straight until Selaparang roundabout, turn left. Then go straight, and you will find Nasi Balap Puyung RM Rinjani.

4. D’Rice Nasi Puyung Karang Bedil

This nasi puyung warung in Mataram City is one favorite place to eat nasi puyung. The food menu is not too many, so it is easy for visitors to choose.

Location
D’Rice Nasi Puyung Karang Bedil is at Jl. Arif Rahman Hakim No.17-18, Punia, Mataram, NTB.

Open Hours
Open from 08:00 AM to 12:00 Midnight.

Price
To eat nasi puyung here, you only need to pay Rp 18,000 – Rp 36,000.

Route
From Lombok Epicentrum Mall, go straight until traffic light then turn left. After that, go straight to Jl. Arif Rahman Hakim. Soon you will arrive at D’Rice Nasi Puyung Karang Bedil. Travel time from the mall is about 6 minutes or 1.2 km.