Budget
La Piazza
Is more upscale.
Eat n Eat
In the new kelapa gading mall 5, a new food court with a traditional colonial era indonesian atmosphere and offers a great mix of indonesian cuisine and others from the malay archipelago.
Mal Kelapa Gading'
S food temptation level 3 claims to be the largest in indonesia.
Gading Food City
Offering a vast selection of mostly indonesian outdoor eats with live music.
Plaza Semanggi
level 3a and 10-plangi sky dining, taman anggrek's dapur anggrek level 4, all have good selections.
Food Louver
On the level 3 skybridge in the grand indonesia foodcourt near bundaran h.i. offers a great variety of food from around the world, some seats offer a great view of the jakarta skyline.
Plaza Senayan
basement
Mal Kelapa Gading
South Jakarta
Kemang Food Fest, in Kemang,
The most popular expatriate neighborhood, offers great food for 24 hr/7 days a week. a number of restaurants both offering eastern and western food gather in this outdoor establishment.
Tebet
Is another great option near the centre of the city. the area offers great food both indoors and outdoors, including a comic cafe and is surrounded by fashion outlets. if you happen to be near bundaran h.i., grand indonesia's
The food courts of Jakarta's shopping malls are a great way of sampling Indonesian and other food in hygienic and air-conditioned comfort.
Most budget restaurants have delivery service or you can call Pesan Delivery service (http://www.pesandelivery.com), â +62 21 7278 7070. You can order take away foods from most budget restaurants. Some traditional Indonesian cuisine may be too hot and spicy for many foreign tourists.At some restaurants you can ask for food without chilli: "Tidak pakai cabe" or "Tidak Pedas". Standard price is Rp 15,000-50,000.
Soto betawi
Coconut milk broth with beef tendons, intestines, tripe.
Kerak telor
Omelette from egg cooked with glutinous rice and served with shredded coconut and a dried shrimp topping.
Ketoprak
Rice roll, tofu, bean sprout, crackers in peanut sauce.
Sop iga sapi
Beef spare rib soup that takes a simple dutch dish and piles on indonesian spices.
Nasi ulam
Rice cooked in coconut milk served with fried minced beef, sweet fried tempe, many other toppings, cucumber, and sambal chilli sauce.
Street Food
Jakarta is famous for its street delicacies. every region of jakarta has its own unique offering of street foods. some areas for looking for great /exceptional and unique. street food are kelapa gading seafood, muara karang/pluit seafood, "nasi uduk" kebon kacang, central jakarta and tennis sized meatballsblok s, south jakarta. beware though, as these foods may take a toll on your stomach. it is advised to be acclimatised to the indonesian environment for at least 2 weeks before eating street food. prices are around rp 5,000-25,000 and then do so with some caution.
Bubur Dingin
Lit. cold pouridge with beef sweet soup
Your stomach may need an adjustment period to the local food due to many spices locals used in their cooking. Standard price on this guide: The price for one main course, white rice "nasi putih" and one soft drink, including 21% tax and service charge.
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Jakarta has a vast range of food available at hundreds of eating complexes located all over the huge city. In addition to selections from all over the country, you can also find excellent Chinese, Japanese, and many other international foods thanks to the cosmopolitan population. Longer-term visitors will wish to dig up a copy of "Jakarta Good Food Guide" JGFG or "Jakarta Java Kini". The JGFG, as its affectionately known to Jakartans, is now in its 3rd edition, with the latest version published in 2009 and covering over 600 restaurants and casual eateries in the city. The JGFG has now also been made into an iPod touch & iPhone application, so you can download all 600 reviews and have them in the palm of your hand for whenever you're craving a bite of some good local food.
You can find Jakartan versions of many dishes, often tagged with the label betawi Indonesian for "Batavian".
Midrange
Mid to Upper-scale restaurants are plentiful and prices range from Rp 30,000-100,000 for entrees.
Top end
The best gourmet splurges in Jakarta are the opulent buffet spreads in the 5 star hotels such as the Marriott, Hotel Mulia, Ritz-Carlton and Shangri-La, which offer amazing value by international standards. Standard price: Rp 150,000-300,000 per person