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Cafés in Malioboro & Tugu

Tugu, the station and Malioboro: kopi joss at the angkringan, 24-hour cafés and an all-night stall.

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Malioboro is Jogja's main shopping street, about 2 km of shops, street artists and lesehan (floor-seated) dinners running south from Tugu station toward the palace square.2 The Tugu monument and the Kraton anchor the Cosmological Axis, a six-kilometer north–south line from Tugu through the palace to Krapyak, which UNESCO's World Heritage Committee inscribed at its Riyadh session on 18 September 2023.1

The Tugu (pillar) went up in 1755 under Sultan Hamengkubuwono I as Tugu Golong-Gilig, about 25 m tall; it collapsed in the earthquake of 10 June 1867, and the Dutch rebuilt it in 1889 at 15 m.3 The area's cafés run from Tugu Lor, north of the monument, to Jalan Tukangan east of Malioboro, and three of them serve through the night.

Local tip: Walk north from Malioboro after 16:00, when the Mangkubumi angkringan open, and order kopi joss with a nasi kucing or two; the glass costs about Rp5,000–10,000.7

At a glance

54Cafés listed
6With opening hours
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  • Opens earliest: Tugu Lor, from 08:00 (Mon–Thu 08:00–22:00 · Fri–Sun 08:00–23:00).
  • Closes latest: Angkringan KR Yogyakarta, until 05:30 (Daily 19:30–05:30).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (11%), open late (7%), outdoor seating (4%).

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Coffee chains in Malioboro & Tugu

How kopi joss began

Kopi joss started at the angkringan of a vendor known as Lik Man, by Tugu station. Many of his customers were railway workers from East Java who asked for kopi kothok, coffee boiled together with sugar and water; he could not make it, dropped a burning piece of charcoal into a glass of coffee instead, and the customers named the result.5 Joss imitates the hiss of the ember hitting the coffee.4

The stall traded inside the station from 1968 to 1972 and moved in 1974 to Jalan Wongsodirjan, which still has a Kopi Jos stall; the provincial tourism office counts it among the first angkringan set up north of the station, and the business has passed down through the family.4 As of February 2026, Lik Man's angkringan trades at Pasar Kranggan, Jalan Poncowinatan No. 7, from about 16:00 to 23:00, at Rp5,000–10,000 a glass.7

Angkringan along Jalan Mangkubumi

Jos Coffee Angkringan Tugu, at Jalan Pangeran Mangkubumi No. 62, opens around 16:00 and serves until about 01:30, and the Pak Agus stall at No. 5 runs roughly 17:00–00:00.7 The coffee is robusta with sugar and the ember is kesambi wood; nasi kucing (small rice parcels) and hot ginger drinks are the usual company.6

Angkringan KR Yogyakarta, also on Jalan P Mangkubumi, is open nightly from 19:30 to 05:30, the latest closing time around Tugu. Cafe Manuk Londho at 213 Jalan Tukangan and Loko Coffee Shop are open 24 hours, so there is a table somewhere at any hour.

Daytime coffee and walking the street

By day, Tea Factory on Jalan Bumijo is open 10:00–22:00, and Tugu Lor runs from 08:00 to 22:00 Monday to Thursday and until 23:00 Friday to Sunday. Tanamera Coffee Indonesia is at 9 Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, by the monument, and The Civet house, west of Malioboro, keeps 09:00–23:00.

The monument stands where Jalan Mangkubumi, Jalan Sudirman, Jalan A.M. Sangaji and Jalan Diponegoro meet.3 Malioboro has been clear of sidewalk vendors since 3 February 2022, when they moved into two buildings, Teras Malioboro 1 and 2.8 Parts of the street are pedestrianized, motorbikes park at Abu Bakar Ali, and pickpockets work the crowds.2

Sources

  1. Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta recognised as UNESCO World Heritage, NOW! Jakarta, accessed October 2026
  2. Yogyakarta, Wikivoyage, accessed October 2026
  3. Tugu Yogyakarta, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Kopi Jos (Angkringan Lik Man), Visiting Jogja, Dinas Pariwisata DIY, accessed October 2026
  5. Kopi joss, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  6. 'Angkringan', Yogyakarta's Traditional Street Food Stalls (13 January 2025), RRI (Voice of Indonesia), accessed October 2026
  7. 5 Angkringan Kopi Jos Legendaris Favorit di Yogyakarta (10 February 2026), Kompas.com, accessed October 2026
  8. Two new faces of Malioboro after the street-vendor relocation, Balairung Press (Universitas Gadjah Mada), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Malioboro & Tugu cafés: questions

Where can you drink kopi joss near Tugu station in Yogyakarta?

Lik Man's angkringan, where kopi joss began, trades at Pasar Kranggan on Jalan Poncowinatan, from about 16:00 to 23:00 as of 2026. Jos Coffee Angkringan Tugu at Jalan Pangeran Mangkubumi No. 62 serves until about 01:30, and the Pak Agus stall at No. 5 until midnight. A glass costs about Rp5,000–10,000.

Which cafés near Malioboro in Yogyakarta are open all night?

Cafe Manuk Londho on Jalan Tukangan and Loko Coffee Shop are open 24 hours. Angkringan KR Yogyakarta on Jalan P Mangkubumi opens nightly from 19:30 to 05:30. For kopi joss, Jos Coffee Angkringan Tugu on Jalan Pangeran Mangkubumi serves until about 01:30.

Why is the Tugu monument in Yogyakarta a World Heritage site?

The Tugu marks the northern end of the Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta, a six-kilometer north–south line through the Kraton to Krapyak that UNESCO inscribed on 18 September 2023. The first pillar, built in 1755, collapsed in the 1867 earthquake; the Dutch rebuilt it in 1889 at 15 m.

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