Restaurants in Jakarta
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Lara Djonggrang
An attractive selection of dishes from around the archipelago, stunning decor that mixes traditional Indonesian flair with North African charm, atmospheric lighting and a great wine list make this one stunning place to eat.
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Sate Khas Senayan
Excellent two-storey air-con restaurant at the northern end of Jl Jaksa, renowned for its superb sate, rawon buntut (oxtail stew) and other classic Indonesian dishes.
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Holland Bakery
Just across the road from Popeye's, Holland Bakery sells a menagerie of sticky buns and cakes from beneath its trademark rotating windmill.
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Popeye’s
Flies the flag for junk-food fetishists, serving an assortment of deep-fried fish and chicken.
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Kafe Pisa
Rustic Mediterranean décor, an outside area, and decent pasta, pizza and ice cream.
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VOC Galangan
Occupying the premises of a beautifully restored warehouse that dates back to 1628, this is a fabulously atmospheric cafe – enjoy a drink or meal inside the beamed interior or on the terrace, which overlooks a grassy courtyard where there’s a vintage car and horse-buggy carriage. Manager Derek Courbois runs a tight ship, and prices are very reasonable for dishes like gado gado (13,500Rp) given the setting.
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Vietopia
Authentic Vietnamese food, including steaming pho noodle broth, and plenty of delicious chicken, beef and seafood mains – green papaya with shrimp is gorgeous. All dishes are moderately priced and delicately spiced and the surroundings are very attractive, with Zen-influenced minimalist decor and bamboo plants.
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Samarra
Samarra has an intimate opium-den atmosphere, with secluded tables, subtle lighting, oriental antiques and a great outdoor terrace (with DJs spinning lounge and house music on weekends). The food here encompasses flavours from the Middle East, Indonesian classics and some of the most creative salads in town.
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Shanghai Blue 1920
A five-minute walk from the northern end of Jaksa, and located downstairs in a historic building, Shanghai Blue serves masakan peranakan (Chinese and traditional Indonesian cuisine) in a large room dripping with furniture and artefacts rescued from an old Batavia tea house.
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Kemang Food Festival
This is one of the best food courts here. It has 50 or so stalls rustling up roti canai (Indian-style flaky flat bread), Japanese noodles, and Iranian, Arabic and Indonesian food. On weekend nights there’s a real buzz here and the place is crammed.
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Java Bleu
Java Bleu, to the west of Kemang, is arguably Jakarta's finest restaurant. It only opens for three hours a day and it has space for just 20 covers, but the French menu, incorporating Indonesia's finest foie gras, is excellent. Booking is a must.
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Anatolia
Authentic Turkish cuisine with an exceptional choice of mezze (including dozens of veggie dishes), succulent lamb and chicken kebabs and pide (Turkish-style pizza). Belly dancers strut their stuff here on Friday and Saturday night.
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Casa
Stylish, modern cafe-restaurant with large plate-glass windows overlooking the happening Kemang strip. There’s always a buzz about this place, with quality lounge music and a straight-forward menu of pizza, grilled meats, pasta and salads.
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Kinara
The mock medieval doors guarding Kinara lead to an opulent interior of grand arches that’s an impressive setting for some of the finest Indian dishes in Jakarta – plump samosas, sublime chicken tikka and plenty of vegetarian choices.
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Paprika
One of Jakarta's original purveyors of chic eats - it even starred in the film Arisan - this swoosh spot features top-notch fusion cuisine, stylish decor, immaculately polished glassware and slick service - a real treat.
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Blueberry Pancake House
Below the Cipta hotel, this smart little restaurant is good for Indonesian food, pasta and snacks at moderate prices and offers a welcome air-conditioned retreat from Jaksa’s steamy streets. The pancakes are only so-so, though.
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Memories
Classic Jaksa haunt of fresh-in-town backpackers and seen-it-all expats. There’s plenty of Chinese food, set breakfasts (from 19,000Rp), a book exchange and CNN on round the clock. It even has a few budget rooms upstairs.
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Lan Na Thai/Hazara/El Wajh
This four-in-one venue (Face Bar is also located here) is great for North Indian food, including wonderful tandoori choices in Hazara, exquisite Thai cuisine in Lan Na Thai and delectable Moroccan dishes in El Wajh.
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Sabang Food Court
A big hit with local diners, this basic place is something of a one-stop shop, with all of Indonesia's regional cuisines represented on the menu. There's no sign, so look out for the crowds and the hanging banners.
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Santong Kuo Tieh 68
For fried or steamed Chinese pork dumplings, look no further than this humble but highly popular little place; you’ll see cooks preparing them out front. The bakso ikan isi (fish balls) are also good.
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WWWok
Cafe-bar-restaurant with a really relaxed boho vibe that’s popular with a freelance media crowd and students. There are plenty of sofas and space, pool tables and a menu of Chinese and Indonesian faves.
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KL Village
Deservedly popular new Malaysian place with pavement tables under a covered terrace. Offers great curries (try the kambing masala), Western food, terrific juices and fruit shakes (but no beer).
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Payon
This feels like a secret garden, as you dine under a delightful open pagoda set well off the road and surrounded by greenery. Payon is a very civilized setting for authentic Javanese cuisine.
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Toscana
Elegant Italian place renowned for its pizzas (baked in a wood-fired oven) and great fish dishes (try the John Dory with red-pepper puree). Also boasts a good selection of Tuscan wines.
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Ya Udah
Ya Udah is popular, airy hang-out serving breakfasts, Western dishes and even a wide selection of pies. In the heart of Jl Jaksa, it goes out of its way to compete with its rivals.
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