Jakarta Shopping

  1. Flea Market

    Jakarta's famous flea market is in Menteng. It has woodcarvings, furniture, brassware, jewellery, batik, oddities like old typewriters and many (often instant) antiques. It is always fun to browse, but bargain like crazy - prices may be up to 10 times the value of the goods.

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  2. Pasar Ikan

    Further along the same street from the Museum Bahari is the early-morning Pasar Ikan. It's an intense, colourful scene of busy crowds around dawn, when the day's catch is sold. Later in the day it sells household items and a growing collection of souvenirs.

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