Where to eat
Restaurants in East Jakarta
37 places to eat, from soto stalls cooking since 1952 to Condet's Arab-Indonesian kitchens, sorted by area.
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Small warungs run on cash, hours shift at Ramadan and public holidays, and prices are indicative (2025–October 2026). Check before you travel.
Jatinegara
Bakmi Lorong
Noodles Since 1970
Market noodles in a narrow lane inside Pasar Jatinegara, the natural first bowl of a Jatinegara morning.
Bakmi Jackie
Noodles
A second noodle stop by the market; it closes mid-afternoon, so make it a morning visit.
Ayam Goreng Ibu Haji
Fried chicken Since 1948
Family-recipe fried chicken and the oldest stop on our Jatinegara food trail.
Ayam Goreng Mat Lengket
Betawi Since 1973
Kampung fried chicken with Betawi nasi uduk, rice cooked in coconut milk. Order the two together.
Rawon Manten
Javanese
Dark, spiced beef rawon with pisang goreng (fried banana) on the side.
Sate Keroncong
Sate Since the 1960s
Finish a Jatinegara food morning with sate near the market, grilling since the 1960s.
Toko Roti Gelora
Bakery Since the 1950s
An old-school bakery; pick up something sweet between the savoury stops.
Soto Sapi Ni'mat Betawi
Soto Betawi
A small soto warung near the Kampung Melayu TransJakarta stop, busiest at breakfast and lunch.
Rawamangun & Pulomas
Warung Mak Dower
Our pick Betawi
Our pick for a proper Betawi lunch: gabus pucung, pecak bandeng, sayur asem and a famously hot sambal, in a room styled like a Betawi house.
Soto Betawi Rawamangun
Soto Betawi
A homely restaurant styled like a Betawi house, serving a pale, light milk-based broth with meat or offal.
Bakso Bakwan Malang Cak Su Kumis
Bakso
Malang-style meatball and dumpling soup. Go off-peak to dodge the queue.
Asinan Betawi H. Mansyur
Betawi Since 1970
Also known as Asinan Sayur Kamboja: vegetable or fruit asinan in a sharp, sweet, spicy peanut dressing.
Halim & Cawang
Soto Cawang
Our pick Soto Betawi Since 1952
A legend tucked into a bus parking area, serving its soto on a plate, with coconut milk cooked over a wood fire.
Matraman
Soto Betawi H. Ma'ruf
Soto Betawi Since the 1940s
Coconut-milk soto Betawi cooked since the 1940s, now run by the third generation.
Kedai Tempo (Komunitas Utan Kayu)
Café
An arts café, once the meeting place of the Utan Kayu community founded by Goenawan Mohamad.
Kramat Jati & Condet
Soto Betawi Condet Bang Iman
Soto Betawi
Known for a slightly reddish broth and generous meat. Combine it with a Condet stroll.
Rumah Makan Abu Salim
Middle Eastern
A long-running Arab-Indonesian kitchen, known for nasi kebuli.
Dodol Betawi Hj. Mamas
Sweets
A long-running dodol maker. Buy a small box to take home; it keeps well.
Taman Mini & Cipayung
Pasar Nusantara Sarinah TMII
Food court
An air-conditioned food court inside TMII with dishes from across Indonesia, opened in April 2025.
Kerak telor vendors, Anjungan DKI Jakarta
Street food
Roving vendors cook Jakarta's street-food icon over charcoal around the park, especially near Jakarta's own pavilion.
Duren Sawit
Pasar Rebo, Ciracas & Cibubur
Ayam Bakar Pamul
Grilled chicken
Sweet-savoury grilled chicken, handy on the way to or from Cibubur.
Pusat Kuliner Taman Cijantung
Food court
A cluster of cheap stalls: pecel, bubur ayam, martabak and fried duck.