Budget
Saung Galah
Jl. wolter monginsidi no.77, kebayoran baru, south jakarta, tel.: 6221 7221791. tradional indonesian restaurant, serves different varieties of indonesian foodjavanese, sudanese, manado, etc in a unique settings. you can see and choose the menu from the display and it will be served to your table. clean and cozy place also very cheap also. the food range from rp.3,000-12,000 except the house specialty gulai kepala ikan krapu which cost around rp.150,000. price: approx. us$4-5/person
Wong Solo
Kafe taman semanggi, tel.: 6221 52897586. traditional grilled chicken chain. menu: grilled chicken, fried fish, prawn, tom yam, salad. opening hours: 10.00 am to 10.30 pm. price: approx. us$ 4/person. note: many women's rights activists boycott this place, because the restaurant owner aggressively promotes polygamy
Penang
Jl. sultan iskandar muda 99l, pondok indah tel. 6221 7236265. malaysian restaurant. menu: noodle, kwee teow, fried rice, porridge, canai bread, prawn, yong to fu. drink: fruit juices, o peng, tarik tea. opening hours: 10.00 am to 10.00 pm. price: approx. us$ 4/person.
TC Squares
Jl. kemang raya 24a, kemang jakarta selatan, tel.: 6221 7194270 fax : 6221 7194274. european restaurant. menu: olive bread sandwich, burger, chimicangas, cordon bleu, pasta, grilled sirloin, oxtail soup, poffertjes, rujak. drink: es teler. opening hours: 11.00 am to midnight.
Bakmi GM
Electronic city lt. 2, tel.: 6221 515 2693, jl. melawai raya 3, tel.: 6221 720 8042, pondok indah mall 1, lt. 2, tel.: 6221 750 6881, , pondok indah mall 2. lt. 3, tel.: 6221 7592 0577, mall ambassador lt. 4, tel.: 6221 5793 3562. one of jakarta's most famous noodle joints, now with franchises in shopping malls across the city. the best-known dish is bakmi pangsit goreng, with chewy bakmi noodles, a topping of chicken and mushroom and a deep-fried wonton dumpling on top. dishes rp10,000-20,000 us$1-2. open 10 am-3 pm, 4:30 pm-9:30 pm daily, except sundays 8 am to 3 pm only.
Kafe Sunda
Hr rasuna said kav 62 setiabudi building i, lt. 1, # a202-203b, jakarta selatan, tel.: 6221 5227558. traditional west java/sunda restaurant. menu: oxtail soup, timbel rice, fried rice, chicken soup, fried chicken, salad, sambal, fried fish, mixed fruit. opening hours: 11.00 am to 10.00 pm. price: approx. us$ 7/person.
Chamoe-Chamoe
Jl. panglima polim iv, no.51, kebayoran baru, tel.: 6221 720-8294. traditional north sulawesi/manado restaurant, slightly tuned for the local palate — no pork, bat or alcohol — but still spicy and tasty. the house speciality is ikan bakar woku manado-style herbal baked fish, but also try the breneibon kidney bean soup and the zippy ayam rica-rica chicken with chili sauce. most dishes around rp 20-30,000. price: approx. us$ 7/person.
Izzi Pizza
Pondok indah plaza i, bl. ua 64, tel.: 6221 750 7220, jsx tower 1, ground floor, tel.: 6221 515 4545, kemang raya 93a, tel.: 6221 719 2020, town square cilandak, ground fl - 012, 014 & 016, tel.: 6221 7592 0220, jl mahakam i/17, tel.: 6221 720 8888. website: izzipizza. italian restaurant. menu: pizza, pasta, salad, steak, hainan chicken, tom yan. drink: frozen coffee, spirits, beers, wine. live music performance on weekend. opening hours: 11.00 am to 11.00 pm. price: approx. us$ 8/person.
Hoka Hoka Bento
Stc senayan, tel.: 6221 5793 1812. mall pondok indah, tel.: 6221 750 6888, kartika chandra, tel.: 6221 526 4993. plaza block m, tel.: 6221 720 9220. pasaraya block m, tel.: 6221 720 5856. kemang, tel.: 6221 719 6163, plaza semanggi, tel.: 6221 2553 6448. tendean plaza, tel. 6221 520 6447. automall sudirman, tel.: 6221 5289 7060. mall ambassador, tel.: 6221 576 0443. d'best fatmawati, tel.: 6221 7591 0880. japanese restaurant. menu: ekkado, chicken katsu, sukiyaki, beef yakiniku, shrimp roll, tori no teba fried ebi. price: approx. us$ 4/person.
Sate Khas Senayan
Jl. pakubuwono vii/6, south jakarta, tel.: 6221 726 9032. jl. kemang raya 3a, tel.: 7179 4717.traditional maduranese/javanese restaurant. menu: soup, salad, fried rice, seafood, chicken and beef sate thin strips of grilled meat threaded on skewers, with peanut sauce. drink: juice, ice blended coffee. one of the best sate restaurant in jakarta. opening hours: 10.00 am to 10.00 pm. price: approx. us$ 7/person, except crab us$ 14.
Red Ginger
Cilandak town square 1st floor , tb simatupang kav 17 - jakarta selatan, tel.: 6221 7592 - 0327. chinese restaurant. menu: canton duck, hainan rice, fried rice, tom yan, kung pao, tofu, gurame fish, roast duck, juice. opening hours: 11.00 am to 10.30 pm. price: approx. us$ 6/person.
Midrange
Gandy Steakhouse
Jl metro kencana pondok indah, tel.: 6221 765 9327. wisma surya kemang, tel.: 6221 719 7788. wisma darya varia, barito, tel. 6221 739 3933. european restaurant. menu: steak, grilled chicken, seafood. opening hours: 11.00 am to 11.00 pm. price: approx. us$ 21/person.
Anatolia
Jl. kemang raya 110 a, south jakarta. tel.: 6221 7194617. turkish restaurant. menu: hummus, borek, salatasi, ekmegi, pilavi, kebabs. turkish belly dancing show: every fri, sat. opening hours: 11.30 am to 02.00 pm, 06.00 pm to 11.00 pm. price: approx. us$ 22/person.
Kinara
Jl. kemang raya 78b, jakarta selatan 12730, tel. : 719 2677, fax: 719 2654. indian restaurant. menu: lamb, chicken, salad, tandoori, soup, seafood, breads. one of the best indian restaurant in jakarta. opening hours: 12.00 - 02.30 pm, 06.30 pm - 10.00 pm. price: approx. us$ 16/person, except lobster mughlai us$ 45.
Ajihara
Jl. melawai ix no. 3a, blok m, south jakarta, tel 021 7201340, 7220687. long-running and very authentic japanese eatery that specializes in hand-made noodles around rp 40,000 a bowl but offers a mind-bogglingly large selection of other dishes, most of them excellent. ask the chef for recommendations if you can't read japanese. open daily for lunch 11 am-2 pm and dinner 6 pm-11:30 pm.
Tamnak Thai
Kemang raya plaza adorama, jakarta selatan, tel.: 6221 719 9000. thai restaurant. menu: salad, soup, prawn, lobster, squid, crab, asparagus, fish, sapo soya bean curd, fried chicken, duck, grilled beef. opening hours: 11.30 am to 03.00 pm, 05.30 pm to 10.00 pm. price: approx. us$ 22/person.
Oishi
Jl. kemang raya 2, jakarta selatan 12730, tel.: 6221 719-7611, fax: 6221 719-7607, japanese restaurant. menu: udon, ramen, tempura, soba, bento, steak, teppanyaki, sushi, maki, sashimi, sushi. opening hours: 11.00 am to 11.00 pm. price range: approx. us$ 16/person.
Shisha Cafe
Jl. wijaya ix no. 3 b, south jakarta, tel. +62-21-7399675. modern but pleasant middle eastern food, with the full range of mezze rp. 10,000-20,000 and kebabs rp. 30,000 up and no less than 15 varieties of flavored water pipe tobacco, from cappuccino to coconut. indoor aircon and outdoor seating, belly dancing on fridays and saturdays.
Furaibo
Setia budi building 1/5a. jl rasuna said; tel.: 6221 520 7074, jl kemang raya no5 2-f; tel.: 6221 719 6836, cilandak town square. tel.: 6221 7592 0246. japanese restaurant. menu: fried chicken, steak, fish, wasabi, seafood, yakitori, kushiyaki, salad, tofu, curry. opening hours: 11.30 am to 11.00 pm. price: approx. us$ 14/person.
Nanini Grill
Plaza senayan lt 3, jl asia afrika, south jakarta, tel.: 6221 572 5411, italian restaurant. menu: soup, salad, pizza, pasta, sandwich, pollo arrosto, steak, ice cream, peach melba, banana split, ice cake napolitana. opening hours: 10.00 am to 10.00 pm. price: approx. us$ 11/person.
Fish & Co
Cilandak town square lt. 1/unit 40,jl. tb simatupang kav 17, jakarta 12430, tel.: 6221 7592 0345, fax: 62217592 0343. seafood restarurant. menu: mussel in garlic and lemon butter, fried calamari, dori fish & chips, drinks: the big fish drink fruit juice, cocktail. dessert: ice bomber ice cream cake.
Fischer Wharf
Dharmawangsa square city walk lt. 1 no. 65-66, jl. dharmawangsa ix, jakarta selatan 12160, tel.: 6221 7278 8263. seafood restaurant. menu: shrimp, crab cakes, calamari, fillet of salmon, snapper, tuna. chicken mango quesadilla, charcoal grilled entrecote. drinks: strawberry breeze, guava goodness, mango tango, beer.
Sushigroove
Setiabudi one gf #a-107, jl. hr. rasuna said kav. 62, tel. +62-21-522-9955. this stylish japanese restaurant looks more like a nightclub, but the food is funky and fairly priced: try a godzilla roll with mango and avocado rp 19000, a bowl of curry fried rice bibimbap rp 31000 and wash it down with a tall glass of bling bling juice rp 15000.
Top end
Asuka
3f jw marriott, jalan lingkar mega kuningan kav e12. tel.: 6221 5798 8888, fax: 6221 7988833. very expensive but very, very good japanese food. the opulent bento sets from rp 140,000++ are excellent value, but if you really want to splurge you can go for some teppanyaki kobe beef at half a million a serve.
Blowfish
29f menara bank danamon, jl. prof. dr. satrio kav e iv/6, mega kuningan,. tel.: 6221 57991678. california style fusion sushi and japanese eats with a twist. the hippest place in town in 2003, now merely very popular. lunch sets reasonable at 54,000++, dinner is more expensive. bar/club section upstairs.
Sailendra
Jw marriott hotel 1f, jalan lingkar mega kuningan kav e12, south jakarta, tel.: 6221 5798 8888, fax: 6221 7988833. at lunch, rp 112,000++ gets you all you can eat for very competently prepared indonesian, western, japanese, chinese and indian food, not to mention an extensive salad bar and occasional visiting chefs preparing their specialities. spare a thought for the occasional disfigured staff member, as they had the misfortune of being here when the bomb went off right next to the large glass windows an area now fenced in and turned to a garden.
Airlangga
1f ritz-carlton, jalan lingkar mega kuningan kav e11. tel.: 6221 5798 8888, fax: 6221 7988833. the latest competitor in the hotel buffet market, in the evenings rp 148,000++ gets you a vast spread of top-quality italian, indonesian, chinese and japanese food, plus not one but two excellent dessert tables.
Jewel of India
Ambhara hotel 1f, jl. iskandarsyah raya no. 1, south jakarta, tel. 6221 2700 800, fax.: 62217220 582. arguably jakarta's best indian restaurant, offering up a wide selection of dishes from rp 30,000, many of them vegetarian. be sure to finish off with some chai masala. open daily for lunch and dinner.
Ice cream and pastry
Baskin Robbins
Mall pondok indah bl. k/ 29a, jl. metro pondok indah, tel.: 6221 750 6934. diamond fatmawati, jl. raya fatmawati no. 15 lt. dasar. tel.: 6221 7591 0864. cilandak town square, 2nd floor - jl. tb simatupang kav. 17 lt. dasar, jakarta, 12430. tel.: 6221 759 20349. hero gatot subroto, jl. jenderal gatot subroto 117 kav. 64 jakarta selatan. tel.: 6221 8379 0484. pasaraya grande seibu, jl. iskandarsyah ii no. 2 blok m lt. basement, tel.: 6221 7207239. website: baskin and robbins. ice cream parlor.