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A small, matcha-focused bar in the Cihapit/Bengawan area, built around a compact tea menu and a calm room rather than a large café format.

A café in an older house compound in upper Dago, entered through a small opening and feeling more like a home than a street-front chain.

A genuinely small coffee garage tucked behind Pasar Besi Kebon Sirih, focused on craft coffee and conversation rather than décor, space or a broad food menu.

A small coffee shop and roastery on a quieter street, easy to miss because it has little prominent signage and sits under a large tree.

A tucked-away courtyard café behind the busy Braga frontage, reached through a narrow passage that makes it feel removed from the main pedestrian strip.

A small roasting-led coffee bar in Lengkong with an emphasis on in-house roasting, rotating single origins and manual-brew coffee.

A small neighbourhood coffee place with a rustic, workshop-like feel, set in a residential area rather than a major café strip.

A quirky coffee shop reached through a small Tamansari alley, with unusual statues and décor and a long indoor/outdoor footprint.

A specialty coffee venue that doubles as a coffee-learning space, with publicly advertised cupping, sensory and barista classes.

A two-floor neighbourhood coffee shop on lower Jalan Juanda, with a warm timber-and-bamboo interior and a focus on espresso and manual brewing.

A book café and reading room combining coffee, food and a browsable collection, with day-pass access to quiet seating and Wi-Fi.

A close-to-city mountain with several approaches and a useful half-day or day-hike profile. The Batu Kuda route begins through pine and mixed forest before climbing; Baru Beureum is steeper.

A highland ridge hike known for open grassy slopes and a camping ground, with lower sections passing cultivated land and tea-growing terrain.

The lower Gunung Puntang recreation and camping area is more visited, while the ascent toward Puncak Mega (2,223 mdpl) is quieter. The lower area also contains remains of the historic Malabar radio station.

A steeper forest ascent on the Cisarua side of Burangrang. The Legok Haji route is the most commonly used approach, with parking, stalls and toilets near the base.

A forest-and-river recreation area whose name refers to three waterfalls and four natural pools (leuwi). The village tourism page describes a trekking route through river, small forest and hillside terrain.

A large forest park above Bandung with walking and trekking trails, waterfalls and historic caves. Routes pass through forest and the Goa Jepang and Goa Belanda sites.

An outdoor nature-adventure attraction in the Gunung Masigit/Citatah area, identified by the Ministry of Tourism's Sisparnas listing as a nature destination.

A geothermal landscape in the Rancabali area, listed as a featured natural attraction by the Bandung Regency tourism portal.

The synthetic running loop around Gasibu, opposite Gedung Sate. It is a central, familiar meeting point for casual runners and organised groups.

A long-established sports complex and shaded park environment used by runners and other sports communities.

A sports facility in the ITB Ganesha complex with a running track, three pools and courts. ITB says the complex is open to both campus users and the public.

An athletics track associated with a long-standing sports complex and athlete training.

A raised pedestrian loop through Babakan Siliwangi city forest, described by West Java's government portal as a two-kilometre wooden bridge route around shaded forest.

A municipal creative facility with rehearsal rooms, exhibition areas, coworking, digital-content and recording studios, an auditorium and a dance studio.

An independent non-profit platform that has historically connected artists, community groups and organisations through creative and civic programmes.

A public cultural complex in eastern Bandung with an open gathering space, performance hall, practice spaces, workshop room and exhibition gallery.

A community-run cultural destination at the foot of Manglayang, built around traditional Sundanese children's games and local arts.

A bookshop, library and café in a house-like setting, built around browsing, reading and spending time with books rather than high-volume café service.

A small independent library with around 1,300 books and a modest pastry and drink offering, positioning the library first rather than presenting itself as a normal café.

A French cultural institute's media library with collections and programmes connected to French and Indonesian cultural exchange.

A reading space in the Salman ITB complex with general and Islamic reading collections.

A home-library concept with a small coffee counter, located outside the Bandung city boundary in Ngamprah.

A small neighbourhood library inside a gang, identified in a Bandung literacy directory as a place to gather and connect with people.

A sculpture park and gallery centred on the work of Indonesian sculptor Nyoman Nuarta, with a sizeable collection, airy landscaped grounds and gallery spaces.

A long-running public swimming and water-recreation complex in western Bandung. The national tourism directory records a 1958 operating start year.

A central public swimming facility in the Siliwangi complex, often referred to by locals as Kolam Renang Siliwangi or Oasis Siliwangi.

A neighbourhood swimming-pool complex in the Ledeng/Cipaku area, categorised in its current listing as a swimming pool and water park.

A natural hot-water bathing area in Nagrak, Lembang/Parongpong, with several shallow terraced pools and a small waterfall setting.

A large outdoor hot-spring bathing complex in the Pangalengan highlands, set among tea-growing and wooded slopes.

A Pangalengan hot-spring resort with multiple pools, described as having different pool types for children and adults, with tea-plantation and Gunung Wayang scenery nearby.

A large highland hot-spring recreation complex with natural thermal bathing pools, private bathing rooms, picnic facilities, a jogging track and tea-walk facilities.

A natural bathing and recreation attraction in the Maribaya/Lembang area, listed by the Ministry of Tourism as a natural bathing and water-recreation destination.

A small es campur cart run by Mang Sule, who began selling in 2010 and is reported to have settled at Cipaera No. 3.

A simple lunch warung with homestyle rice-and-side-dish cooking in Buah Batu.

A straightforward market nasi telur stall in Pasar Cihapit with a rotating choice of sauce and gravy accompaniments.

A small eatery tucked into a Cihapit alley, with Asian-influenced comfort food.

A bakery and pastry shop that works with Indonesian ingredients such as cassava, oncom, tamarind and kecombrang in contemporary pastry and dessert formats.

A long-running Sundanese food stall in Pasar Cihapit, reported to have been established in 1947.

A long-running Sundanese warung known for its sambal and fast-paced rice-and-side-dish service.

A historic bakery and café on Braga, founded in 1929 as Het Snoephuis and later renamed Sumber Hidangan.

A Bandung bakery established in 1954, known for dense, filling old-style breads and classic fillings.

A pioneer colenak seller whose family business is reported to have begun selling the Bandung snack in 1930. Colenak is grilled fermented cassava (peuyeum) served with grated coconut and palm-sugar sauce.

A Bandung cendol business founded by H. Rohman in 1972, beginning with a travelling cart before growing into the name associated with the Elizabeth shop area.

A classic Bandung coffee shop reported to have been operating since 1930, retaining a simple old-school interior and a traditional coffee-and-toast identity.

A classic Bandung noodle shop known for mie yamin, commonly offered in sweet or savoury styles with toppings such as meatballs and wontons.

A well-known mie kocok specialist, serving yellow noodles with bean sprouts and beef tendon or kikil in a hot broth.

A familiar Bandung cuanki stop. Cuanki is a hot soup built from bakso, tofu, siomai and fried wonton or pangsit.

A small cart selling Bandung-style odading and cakwe near the main entrance of Pasar Cihapit.

A historic Bandung bread shop, commonly dated to the late 1950s in local gastronomic references, with several milk-based toast and bread options.

A historic soto Bandung name associated with Cibadak, listed in local gastronomic inventories from the 1960s era.

A family-run coffee roastery and shop founded in 1930. Its official site describes sun-drying green beans, ageing Arabica and Robusta for years, then roasting with a wood-fired German machine.

A family-run lotek shop operating since 1953. Recent DetikJabar reporting describes a three-generation business with a long-running role in Bandung's traditional food scene.

A well-known Bandung batagor specialist. Batagor is baso tahu goreng, a West Java snack made from tofu and fish-based dough served with peanut sauce.

A Bandung batagor specialist included in Indonesia Travel's Bandung destination booklet among recommended batagor vendors.

A long-running Bandung eatery listed in a UPI culinary-heritage table as dating to 1950, associated with mie bakso, es Shanghai and avocado juice.