Jakarta, INDONESIA - Food & Eating

You should try the following local and authentic food in Jakarta

Local Foods
1)Sayur Asem - Sour vegetables soup with cone, long bean, white carrot and etc. Cost only Rp6,000
2)Sop Buntut - try the fried and grill type in Hotel Borobudu - Bogor Cafe. Cost only Rp80k - USD8
3)Pecel Lele - Chili dip, few slices of cucumber, mints leave, Lele fish and rice. Cost only Rp7,000 (find it at Sambang Street)
4)Nasi Pandang - Chili dip, bunch of local vege leaves, either a piece of chicken or beef, source and rice. Cost only Rp 7,000(USD$0.70)
5) Soto Betawi Soup - A soup with slices of beef, tomatoes, fried onions, and sour. Cost around Rp10,000 (USD$1)
6) Nasi Tembel - Similar to Pecel Lele but taste differently, cost aroud Rp7,000(USD$0.70)

Note, all above foods can be obtained from Mentang or Sambang Road hawker stores.

Local Drink
1) Avocado juice drink
2) Poci Tea - Tea in the pot (only available in the center of Java island)

Others Drink
1) Green Tea frappuccino - StarBucks
2) Caramel apple cider - StarBucks
3) Java jungle cocktail (tequila, galliano, bacardi and pineapple) - Citos, Tartine Restaurant

Using public toilet cost Rp1,000