Jakarta Things to Do

D’s Place is one of a number of bars located on Jalan Falatehan, a quiet and unassuming little street in South Jakarta’s Blok M shopping district. Both cozy and stylish, the bar has become a popular watering hole for Jakarta’s... more

Public bar qualifies as one of the favored destinations for an 'after-work' drink. Even with a minimalistic decor the place manages to keep up the classy and modern feel. The upbeat ambiance you feel here owes a lot to the fabu... more

Located in a leafy district in South Jakarta, Delemos is a good place to hook up with friends in a fun and convivial atmosphere. The café attracts mostly young people, many of them enticed by the free wi-fi which allows them to... more

Featuring dark brown décor, F.Bar is the perfect place to unwind after a long day at the office. Sit back and watch models strutting their stuff on the plasma TVs dotted about the place, and if you’re lucky, you may even be tr... more

Top Gun is a venerable old bar located on the "bar strip" in Blok M. It's as popular now as it was back in the 1980s when it first opened, presumably taking its name from the famous Tom Cruise film of that era. The main bar is... more

Located in the ultra fashionable Harvey Nichols store at the plush Grand Indonesia Shopping Mall in central Jakarta, the ultra chic Social House is a nirvana for socialites and offers its guests a trinity of earthly pleasures a... more

You may be far from home, but you are never that far from an English-style pub in Jakarta. So if hankerings for Old Blighty get the better of you, simply head down south to Pondok Indah where you will find the charms of this sm... more

A cinema chain called Blitz Megaplex (fondly shortened to simply 'Blitz') is definitely one of the trendy places for Jakartans. It has the advantage of having 11 screens, one of the biggest capacity in the country, a passionate... more

9clouds is a very classy resto and lounge. Being up on the 9th floor of the Jamsostek tower, you can enjoy expansive views of the sprawling city below. Inside, a relaxing and rejuvenating mood is created by the perfect combinat... more

Make a beeline for this theater to experience Javanese performing arts and gamelan music. The main specialty here is wayang orang, a traditional Javanese dance-drama that retells the Mahabharata and Ramayana Hindu epics. It als... more