Section 10 · 11 guides
Neighborhoods.
Jakarta district by district, from Menteng and Kemang to SCBD and Kota Tua, so you know which part of the city suits your trip.
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Glodok Chinatown Jakarta: Food, Temples & Culture
Most visitors give this district ninety minutes: a coffee at Tak Kie, a look at a temple, a few photographs in the market lane, then back on the bus. That is a…
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Pondok Indah Guide: Upscale Living & Family-Friendly Attractions
Let us clear something up before you spend a morning in traffic. Pondok Indah is not a tourist…
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SCBD & Sudirman: Jakarta’s Business & Entertainment Core
Jakarta is a city that punishes walkers almost everywhere except one strip, and that strip runs from Bundaran…
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Senayan Area Guide: Sports, Shopping & Green Spaces
At six in the morning, the ring road inside the Gelora Bung Karno complex fills with several thousand…
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Kota Tua (Old Town) Complete Neighborhood Guide
Almost everyone who visits Jakarta's old town sees the same 200 metres of it. They come out of…
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North Jakarta & Ancol: Waterfront Fun & Seafood
Most people arrive in North Jakarta expecting one place and find three. There is the Ancol Dreamland resort…
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Menteng Guide: Colonial Architecture & Tree-Lined Streets
Menteng is the only part of Jakarta where you can walk for an hour under continuous tree cover…
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Kemang Neighborhood Guide: Jakarta’s Creative & Culinary Hub
Most writing about the Kemang neighborhood Jakarta starts after dark, which does the place a disservice. Between eight…
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South Jakarta Guide: Trendy Cafes, Malls & Expat Living
South Jakarta is not a neighbourhood. It is roughly 145 square kilometres containing a national stadium, a golf…
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Central Jakarta (Gambir & Menteng): The Historic Heart of the City
Indonesia is governed from a square kilometre of grass with a gold-tipped obelisk in the middle, and almost…