Guidebook for Menteng
Food Scene
Cozy coffee shop with great local-style coffee and free WiFi around 750m (10 minutes) walk from the studio
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Bakoel Koffie
No.25 Jl. Cikini RayaCozy coffee shop with great local-style coffee and free WiFi around 750m (10 minutes) walk from the studio
Dutch colonial-era former art gallery converted into a trendy new restaurant serving Indies colonial food such as the famous Rijstaffel banquet
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Tugu Kunstkring Paleis
No.1 Jl. Teuku UmarDutch colonial-era former art gallery converted into a trendy new restaurant serving Indies colonial food such as the famous Rijstaffel banquet
Upscale Indonesian restaurant with amazing interior design. You'll feel like you're eating in an art gallery!
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Lara Djonggrang
No.4 Jl. Teuku Cik DitiroUpscale Indonesian restaurant with amazing interior design. You'll feel like you're eating in an art gallery!
Mie Ayam Gondangdia
No.36 Jl. RP. SoerosoAffordable Halal restaurant serving local Chinese-influenced chicken noodles
Drinks & Nightlife
Serving great cocktails in a speakeasy ambiance with outdoor seating area
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Camden Bar
1 Jl. Cikini 2Serving great cocktails in a speakeasy ambiance with outdoor seating area
La Vue Rooftop Bar
No.1 Jl. CilacapOutdoor rooftop bar at the Hermitage Hotel
Arts & Culture
Arts and culture complex next door to the studio! Has a cinema that frequently hosts arthouse films, an art gallery, a performance space, and a planetarium
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Taman Ismail Marzuki
No.73 Jl. Cikini RayaArts and culture complex next door to the studio! Has a cinema that frequently hosts arthouse films, an art gallery, a performance space, and a planetarium
Gedung Joang 45
31 Jl. Menteng RayaMuseum showcasing Indonesia's history and independence movement
Indonesia's premier archeological and anthropological museum. Well worth the visit
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Iziko Lokusebenza Lwezwe
12 Jl. Medan Merdeka BaratIndonesia's premier archeological and anthropological museum. Well worth the visit
Indonesia's newest and trendiest contemporary art museum
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I-Museum MACAN (Isifundo Sasekapa Nasekunene Esikhoyo Kwi-Nusantara)
No.5 Jl. PerjuanganIndonesia's newest and trendiest contemporary art museum
Close to Monas and the National Museum, the National Gallery (known locally as GalNas) showcases the best of Indonesia's artists
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I-Galeri yaseNqubomgomo yaseNingizimu Afrika
No.14 Jl. Medan Merdeka Tim.Close to Monas and the National Museum, the National Gallery (known locally as GalNas) showcases the best of Indonesia's artists
Sightseeing
Jakarta's iconic symbol, you can go up to the top for a great view of Jakarta. There is also a history museum inside. The monument is surrounded by a park which is quite lovely to walk around in early in the morning or in the late afternoon (away from the midday heat)
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Monas station
Jakarta's iconic symbol, you can go up to the top for a great view of Jakarta. There is also a history museum inside. The monument is surrounded by a park which is quite lovely to walk around in early in the morning or in the late afternoon (away from the midday heat)
Shopping
Jalan Surabaya
Jalan SurabayaA great place to go for antiques. Don't forget to bargain!