Modern malls
Grand Palladium Mall
Good restaurants outside, underneath aryaduta hotel, similar to medan fair plaza, however medan fair plaza is a better 'destination' if you are not in the location already. hypermarket on the basement. no international brands for clothing, shoes and accessories.
Medan Fair Plaza
City center. has a big carrefour supermarket, so if you need something you will be able to find them in carrefour. slightly cheaper than sun plaza. has a branch of matahari, the mid-market indonesian department store.
Food
Macan Yaohan Supermarkets
There are 13 branches located around medan for your grocery shopping. find more information and locations at (http://www.macan-group.com)
Pasar Petisah
Central market, sells vast array of meat, fish, fruit and vegetables
Dewi Plaza Bakery
Jl.lampung no.8b. one of the best cakeshop in medan, â +62 61 7344272, +62 61 77701323.
Carrefour
Stores stock food as well as electronics and clothing. the clothing section includes many namebrands at very low prices (ex: diesel t-shirts for rp 15,000. many western food items can be found as well, at fairly competitive prices. these supermarkets cater to the middle/upper classes and are one of the few stores in medan that accept credit cards. recent addition to the medan supermarket scene, more sophisticated than some more established outlets.
Bika Ambon & Marquisa
Jl. majapahit, on petisah area. with numbers of shops along the street there, you can do the selection.
Bolu Meranti
Jl. kruing, petisah. the home-made roll cakes with variety of tastes, such as cheese, blueberry, mocca. the most famous roll cakes in town.
Dried fruits
With sugar at pasar rame, a famous morning till afternoon market, beside thamrin plaza.
Lotte Mart (formerly known as Makro)
on the road towards pinang baris bus station. a branch of the international cash & carry. membership may be required.