Duty free shops
Markets
Pasar Baru
An open market opened since the dutch colonial era in 1820. famous in jakarta for selling textiles, sporting equipments, shoes, cameras and accessories remember to bargain hard!. for numismatic lovers, this is also the place to go to. tens of sellers display their collection of old indonesian currency and also currency from around the world also remember to bargain hard!. pasar baru is also home to the indian community living in jakarta. getting there: take the transjakarta busway line iii and alight at "pasar baru" stop.
Shopping malls
Plaza Indonesia
also known as sogo after its anchor tenant, jl. mh thamrin no. 28-30 brt bunderan hi, central jakarta. the standard-bearer of swank, but no longer the only game in town. well located at the very center of jakarta, but good luck finding anything not imported and priced to match. good food courts and a well-stocked periplus bookstore in the basement. cinema. the ex annex is a popular nightspot featuring hard rock cafe and f bar. next to grand hyatt hotel. on hi roundabout.