The Best Jakarta Restaurants

Huize Trivelli Heritage Resto & Patisserie

Huize Trivelli Heritage Resto & Patisserie is one of the ideal Jakarta restaurants for a variety of occasions from an important business lunch to an after-work soiree with friends to a celebration with family members. Located in Tjideng, Central Jakartait the restaurant is just a short distance from the National Museum and the Presidential Palace. Here you will find traditional Indonesian family dishes adjusted to the Dutch palate as well as original Indische family cuisine.

Dragonfly

Dragonfly is one of Jakarta's true see and be seen venues. The Indochine-inspired Jakarta restaurants space itself is massive with interlocking marble tables, onyx lighting, votive candles, and a huge glowing amber wall patterned with leaves to imitate the look and feel of dusk in the jungle. Dinners can choose Malay, Thai, and Chinese delicacies from Dragonfly's extensive menu.

Cengkeh Restaurant

Cengkeh Restaurant in the Juanda area boasts romantic dining an inviting Indonesian atmosphere. Some of this Jakarta restaurant's featured dishes include, the Sego Khas Cengkeh, Cirebon Nasi Jamblang, Nasi Merah Goreng Rampai Selera, Tengkleng Soloensis, and Mie Ireng Fusion Style. They also offer a wide variety of traditional as well as inventive desserts and drinks. Diners find it hard to be disappointed with so many excellent choices.

Kinara

Kinara, which means shore or edge in Hindi, can be found in the fashionable Kemang district. Designed with the palaces of the Maharajas in mind, it offers foods from all across the Indian subcontinent. It also boasts an impressive selection of wines, as well as a sports bar called Fez with pool tables and big screens. Kinara sits high above street level and has an open barbeque kitchen alongside romantic cabanas. And the only thing more impressive and inviting than the space at this Jakarta restaurant is the food.

Dapur Babah

Dapur Babah is a Jakarta restaurant that prides itself on catering to the mixed Babah culture resulting from marriages between Chinese settlers and the native Javanese women, and the ultimate combining of three cultures living together. The fused culture includes a specific dining culture, which encompasses the dining ritual as well as the choice of dishes. The offerings at Dapur Babah come from the experimenting of Babah women who to have previously cooked without any documented recipes. Specialties include Nasi Tjampoer Babah, Sayur Lodeh, Bebek Goreng Boemboe Lengkuas, and Wedang Ronde.

Lara Djonggrang

At the beginning of the 14th century, when King Hayam Wuruk ruled the Kingdom of Majapahit, many royal journeys took place. It is those journeys that inspired the menu at Lara Djonggrang restaurant, a venue dedicated to honoring the legend of its namesake and celebrating the history of Indonesia. Offerings at this Jakarta restaurant include Nasi Goreng Desa, Javanese Baby Chicken and Chicken Liver, salted fish crackers and Soto Daging Madura, Tahu Telor Pasar Senggol, and Pecelan Tumpang.

Before you try one of the delicious Jakarta restaurants, brush up on your knowledge of Indonesian food.