Malang, (malangkota.go.id) – Kampoeng Heritage Kajoetangan has been designated as a cultural heritage area in Malang City. Not only along Jalan Basuki Rahmat which for years has been an economic area that has historical appeal with its old buildings. However, the inner corridor, namely the village in the alleys along one of the vital roads in Malang City, holds its own appeal.
The many old buildings, friendly and polite residents, including the typical traditional cuisine are attractions that are worth visiting and trying. One of them is Kopi Hamur Mbah Ndut. The menu offered is not fancy, just coffee tubruk, coffee milk, and sekoteng, there are also some traditional foods such as onde-onde at pocket-friendly prices. However, what attracts visitors to come to this place is that this shop is located in a comfortable old house. In fact, Kopi Hamur Mbah Ndut is the first coffee shop or cafe in the corridor in Kayutangan Heritage.
"So before other residents made a coffee shop, I did it first. Then because my place is crowded, more residents started to join (in setting up coffee shops). Here, the house also supports the spot. This is the house of my wife's grandmother, a sacred house for the extended family. Indeed, the house has long been known as Mbah Ndut's house, because his body is fat," said the owner of the house and founder of Kopi Hamur Mbah Ndut.
House (in Malangan Hamur Language) Mbah Ndut was built in 1923. This house is located on Jalan Basuki Rahmat Gang 4 No. 938. This gable-roofed building measures 8,5×17,5 square meters. The first owner was Haji Ridwan and Mardikyah, continued by the Saadiyah family, and is now occupied and managed by Rudi Haris.
According to Rudi Haris, this building is still maintained as it was originally. Seen from the shape and windows, as well as the tiles that are still yellow clearly show the characteristics of an ancient house. A row of furniture and antiques are neatly arranged in this house. Starting from old wooden chairs and cabinets, teapots, cassettes, telephones, scales, suitcases, TVs, to radios.
“The house is still original and has not been changed. It is just that the front part has been added. There is a canopy and a shop. This canopy has also been around for quite a long time, since 1994. So it was the first time in Indonesia that there was a canopy, I installed it. There are also many old items here, so we took them out to the front. Like the radio that was bought in 1961, the receipt is still there. The price was Rp6.900 at that time, I bought it at the Srikandi Shop at the intersection there,” he said.
Rudi said that he used to run a grocery store in this house. However, since 2018 when the Malang City Government designated the Kayutangan area as a tourist area, Rudi Harus also started opening his coffee shop because he saw the potential for many tourists coming to his village.
The father of three sons admitted that he always leaves the door of his house open. This friendly man opens his shop every day starting at 08.00 WIB and usually closes temporarily before Maghrib and opens again after Isha. Rudi also said that at the beginning of the opening of Kampoeng Kajoetangan, he had two guests from Malaysia who were connoisseurs of heritage houses.
“He said he opened IG, then my house appeared. Then they flew to Surabaya and continued by travel here. At that time I hadn’t opened it, I was still cleaning, but the person was already in front of the fence here. They just sat on the floor for half a day while drinking coffee, while I was told to tell stories about the village. Then they immediately said goodbye and went home to Malaysia. So from Malaysia to Indonesia the destination was only here. This became an encouragement for me. I pushed and spread the word, finally many homeowners opened their doors. If my place is open, people who want to come in, want to look inside, please do so, even if they want to see my room, they are welcome. So the most open house is my house,” Rudi recalled.
Rudi also mentioned that in addition to regular customers and domestic tourists, Mayor Sutiaji who had stopped by his shop before the pandemic, there were also many tourists from abroad such as France, Switzerland, and other countries. "Usually they walk into the village, then have coffee here. They are surprised that there is coffee this delicious but the price is cheap, only five thousand. They are very happy here. Usually if there is no tour guide, I invite local people who can speak English to tell them stories," he continued.
The house located next to the Tomb of Mbah Honggo is also the forerunner and secretariat office of the Tourism Awareness Group (Pokdarwis) in Kampoeng Kajoetangan Heritage. Rudi, who has been involved in tourism since he was young, hopes that his village can become a tourist destination for tourists traveling to Malang City. (ari/ram)
