About Sop Konro Ratulangi
Sop Konro Ratulangi is located at Jl. Sultan Alauddin No.88, Tamalate — the kitchen serves Sop Konro, the spicy beef-rib soup originally from Buginese cuisine. The restaurant has been operating from this address for years and is the city's most-recommended single Sop Konro destination. The dish is one of South Sulawesi's signature food anchors and Sop Konro Ratulangi is the genuine institutional reference.
The signature is the Standard Sop Konro at Rp 75,000 ($5) — a single bowl of spicy slow-cooked beef-rib soup with the regional Buginese spice blend (cinnamon, cardamom, clove, kemiri candlenut, lemongrass), generous portions of bone-in beef rib (a complete short-rib piece per portion), and a small bowl of sambal-and-rice on the side. The premium Konro Bakar (the grilled-rib version, Rp 95,000) is the kitchen's other signature offering — the same beef rib slow-cooked then grilled with the Buginese spice rub.
Beyond the Konro signatures, the kitchen serves a small Indonesian-Buginese menu — Coto Makassar (Rp 30,000), Nasi Goreng fried rice (Rp 35,000), and a small selection of Buginese vegetable dishes. A meal of Konro and a side for two runs $12-20.
The room is comfortable casual-Indonesian style. Sixty seats across two floors with bay windows facing Jl. Sultan Alauddin, decorative Buginese-traditional touches, low pendant lighting. Walk-ins always work outside Indonesian-tourist holiday peaks; reservations are useful for groups of six or more. Cards are accepted; the staff speak Indonesian and basic English.
Best Occasion Fit
Team dinners with visiting colleagues — the family-style Konro-sharing format absorbs four to eight without complaint. Birthdays — the multi-course Buginese format is properly celebratory. As a first date with food-curious partners, the regional Buginese-cuisine narrative gives the meal context.
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