CAFE TO CAFE - Celebrating the Night with Friends, Live Music, and Beers in South Jogja

Yogyakarta's nights which are always alive make everyone wants to spend the night in this city. Next, YogYES will share 7 hangout places to celebrate the night with beers in the Southern Jogja Cafes.

CAFE TO CAFE
Celebrating the Night with Friends, Live Music, and Beers in South Jogja

I like beer. it makes me a jolly good fellow
I like beer. it helps me unwind and sometimes it makes me feel mellow

The fragment of the lyrics "I like Beer" by Tom T. Hall, American country singer, seems appropriate to express how someone likes beer, an alcoholic beverage which is one of the most favorite beverages in the world. Recorded around 5000 BC in the Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia histories, beer is one of the oldest man-made drinks. Besides it can warm the body, beer is rich of vitamins so it has many benefits such as reducing the risk of heart problems, protecting kidney, and to prevent a cancer. Celebrating something with beer is enjoyable. Here YogYES presents information about cozy places to drink beer with their own uniqueness in Prawirotaman and Sosrowijayan, two areas known for "Tourist Village".

Bintang Cafe
Jl. Sosrowijayan 54, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: (0274) 912 7179
Open Hours: 08 a.m. - 1 a.m.

"I know I love yeee...," song from Bob Marley "Is This Love" probably will be heard if we come to Bintang Cafe Every WEdnesday and Friday. While drinking beers, we can happily dance here. Not only foreigh tourist but also Yogyakarta's youths visit this cafe. When weekend comes, this cafe will be more crowded because it is filled by the youths who want live music. They come mingle with the tourist and they dance together in front of the stage which was made for the performers. This cafe which is dominated by red always present live music every Wednesday - Saturday. On Wednesday and Friday we could see Black Finit, a local reggae band, play this cafe. Also there are Blues on Thursday and on Saturday you can enjoy Rockabilly that will heating the cafe space.

Via-Via Travelers Cafe and Restaurant
Jl. Prawirotaman 30, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: (0274) 386 557
Open Hours: 7.30 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Using "East Meets West, West Meets East" as its theme, Via-Via Cafe promises a meeting space between East and West. Via-Via Cafe becomes a place which is always visited by tourists in Yogyakarta. Not only beer but also other alcoholic beverages are served here such as Wine and Whiskey. Food which is served here is also various. We can find the variety of Indonesian traditional foods meet with Western menu. There are some special menus everyday that can be ordered. Via-Via Cafe is also used as a place for young artists exhibition and in every Friday there is Friday Night Jazz Night. Spend the night with music and art, why not?

Asmara Art and Coffee Shop
Tirtodipuran 22, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 55143
Phone: (0274) 383 143, +62 817 463 009
Open Hours: 6 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Asmara Art and Coffee Shop or usually shorten as ASCOS is a cafe in Tirtodipuran Street which is offering different genre of live music every night. This house-like building is divided into two spaces. Inside there are an art shop together with drinking space and in the outside there are small stage, bar, and drinking space. The atmosphere of this cafe are warm and comfortable. While drinking beer, we can enjoy the music from played by local bands. ASCON also opens opportunities for anyone to hold events such as poetry readings, exhibitions, or others relating with arts. The schedule of live music from Monday to Sunday are Blues and Country, Totally Blues, Legend Music, Rolling Stone, and Rockabilly. Only for Sunday, ASCOS is closed.

Lucifer Cafe
Jl. Sosrowijayan 71, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: +62 818 0261 0506

Lucifer cafe is one of the cafe in Sosrowijayan which is the most frequently visited. Cafe that were once called "Amigos" is popular among young foreign tourists. Lucifer Cafe also serves a variety dishes from some countries, and of course it also serves beers. Cafe which is always busy when the night comes also presents live music almost every night. The cafe's small space makes the sound from the performers will bring feel-like bombing our ear and will seduced us. At Friday there is a regular band performing TOP 40 songs and at Saturday there is reggae music. Music and Beers, Let's Cheers!

Aglioo! Pizza and Pasta
Jl. Prawirotaman 29, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Open Hours: 11 a.m.- 11 p.m.

Entering the cafe which is located beside Renzo Cafe, we will be greeted by the expertise of the which who make super large pizza. While drinking a beer, we can also eat pizza in Aglioo! Pizza and Pasta. Here the pizza is so large, not having many edges of bread and full topping. Pizza and beer are what we get here. Well, not only pizza but also pasta is served here. Besides providing hangout place with our friends, we will also be accompanied by the lanterns in the cafe that will sweeten our night.

Banana Cafe
Jl. Parangtritis 64, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Open Hours: 4 p.m. - 1 a.m.

The cafe which is located in Parangtritis Street is slightly closed by the plants in front of the cafe which is adding shady atmosphere, In the night, the not-too-bright lights in the cafe makes this place is suitable to accompany our rest after walking along the streets for a day. The cafe's interior is quite unique. The dominance of red color blends with black and white photograph make this cafe so cozy. Cafe which is located near other cafes in the Parangtritis Street area offers many variety menu.

Renzo Cafe
Jl. Prawirotaman 27, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Open Hours: 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Birtje?, Dutch word means "Want to drink beer?" becomes greeting phrase on the display in front of the Renzo Cafe. Cafe owned by a Dutch provides variety of beers with affordable prices. Interior of the cafe is decorated with Javanese batik motifs. On the east side of the cafe, we could see black and white photographs which are nicely laid out so it can add vintage nuance in the cafe. In addition, this cafe also provides cobra satay and tongseng which are prices IDR 45,000/each menu. Cobras are usually feared, but in here cobras made into food with typical Indonesian recipes. Worth to try!

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