Padang Description

Sometimes you think you know every little nook, cranny and oddity in your neighborhood, and then something like this suddenly leaps from the bushes. On the menu is a huge range of authentic Sumatran dishes. Highlight is the beef rendang (RMB118), cooked for four hours with coconut and lemongrass. It’s spicy – like Thai and Malaysian – but oilier than those neighboring cuisines (which should please many Chinese palates). Theres the ikan bakar colo colo grilled fish, a dish thats exuberance manages to trump even the decor. The nasi goreng seafood pineapple rice (RMB58, below) and beef satay (RMB58) complete the set of Padang classics.