One of Batam's biggest attractions is the fresh and delicious seafood. Giant prawns, live still crawling crabs, live fish taken straight from nets in the sea, lobsters, clams and shellfish are cooked in a variety of styles and all delicious. Try the local 'gong-gong' conch shell where the succulent meat inside is fished out with a pin and dipped in a spicy sauce before eating.

In Batam, finding fresh seafood is no problem. Anyway that visitors find their way to, a seafood restaurant will have preceded them. Hotels have their own. Nagoya has many. Batu Besar, Batu Merah, Telaga Punggur, all are lined with restaurants. Late night ferries from Batu Ampar allow diners to eat at a Batam restaurant and return the same evening to Singapore.

Genuine Padang food can be found at Pagi Sore in Nagoya. In Sekupang try the Indonesian Delights, where regional Indonesian dishes are offered to the accompaniment of traditional dances.

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