Surabaya Street
Jl. Surabaya, Menteng, Central Jakarta
Jl. Surabaya, Menteng, Central Jakarta
If you are looking for Indonesia antiques, then Jalan Surabaya in the Menteng area is your answer. Just be aware that there are authentic and "new" antiques so you must search with professional eyes. But it is fun to just walk along the street and see the many knick knacks and strange objects sold in the roadside kiosks. They have anything from Dutch porcelain, old watches, old kerosene lamps, Balinese statues to Kalimantan machetes and blowpipes, the list is endless.
Rawa Belong Flower Market
Jl. Sulaiman, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta
This is Jakarta's center for flowers. Flowers are transported here from Java's mountains or are imported from overseas, ranging from roses, dahlias, chrysanthemums, to Indonesia's beloved small and aromatic white melati flowers, all needed to decorate large wedding halls, bouquets, birthday parties or just to brighten up your home.
Klender Furniture Market
Jl. Pahlawan Revolusi, Pondok Bambu, East Jakarta
Indonesia produces some of the best furniture that are sold here, but most are the fine wood furniture imported from the handicraft centers of Jepara and Kudus in Central Java. Here you can find beds, dining table sets, cupboards, dividers, either simple or ornately decorated.
Ancol Art Market
Jl. Lodan Timur No. 7 Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, Pademangan, North Jakarta
The Ancol Art Market is open air where you may find many of Indonesia's up and coming artists gather to display and sell their paintings, carvings and other handicrafts. Browse here and you may will find some pure artistic gems. Meet the artists, and have your own portrait painted on the spot. On weekends the Art Market presents traditional performances, from wayang to contemporary dances based on ancient traditions.
Jakarta Gems Center Rawa Bening
Jl. Bekasi Barat Raya, East Jakarta
Located near the Jatinegara railway station in East Jakarta, the Jakarta Gems Center offers three floors of kiosks and stores, all selling precious stones, semi-precious stones, rare stones or just fancy colourful stones for necklaces, bracelets and rings. This is a wholesale market, but people can buy in bulk or at retail.
Here you can find agates known as batu akik. Many Indonesians believe that some stones contain supernatural powers that can bring good luck and wealth to its wearer or to ward off evil. For this reason, the Jakarta Gems Center is most often crowded.
Pasar Baru
Jl. KH. Samanhudi, Central Jakarta
Pasar Baru is the oldest shopping center in Jakarta built in the early 1800s. Located near Lapangan Banteng and Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, this shopping street was, in its heydays, the exclusive haunt of the colonial elite. Today, Pasar Baru is passable only for pedestrians. The textile shops owned by Indian Bombay merchants are still there attracting their regular clientele looking for Indian silks, brocades and a variety of textiles at reasonable prices.
Pasar Baru is also popular with owners and operator of beauty salons all over Indonesia since here you can find almost anything a salon may need, from shampoos, lotions, to special scissors and hair dryers. Besides these are shoes and clothes at sales prices. After a tiring stroll, stop at the nostalgic Bakmi Gang Kelinci for some of Jakarta's most popular bowl of noodles and meatballs.
Rawa Belong Flower Market
Jl. Sulaiman, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta
This is Jakarta's center for flowers. Flowers are transported here from Java's mountains or are imported from overseas, ranging from roses, dahlias, chrysanthemums, to Indonesia's beloved small and aromatic white melati flowers, all needed to decorate large wedding halls, bouquets, birthday parties or just to brighten up your home.
Klender Furniture Market
Jl. Pahlawan Revolusi, Pondok Bambu, East Jakarta
Indonesia produces some of the best furniture that are sold here, but most are the fine wood furniture imported from the handicraft centers of Jepara and Kudus in Central Java. Here you can find beds, dining table sets, cupboards, dividers, either simple or ornately decorated.
Ancol Art Market
Jl. Lodan Timur No. 7 Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, Pademangan, North Jakarta
The Ancol Art Market is open air where you may find many of Indonesia's up and coming artists gather to display and sell their paintings, carvings and other handicrafts. Browse here and you may will find some pure artistic gems. Meet the artists, and have your own portrait painted on the spot. On weekends the Art Market presents traditional performances, from wayang to contemporary dances based on ancient traditions.
Jakarta Gems Center Rawa Bening
Jl. Bekasi Barat Raya, East Jakarta
Located near the Jatinegara railway station in East Jakarta, the Jakarta Gems Center offers three floors of kiosks and stores, all selling precious stones, semi-precious stones, rare stones or just fancy colourful stones for necklaces, bracelets and rings. This is a wholesale market, but people can buy in bulk or at retail.
Here you can find agates known as batu akik. Many Indonesians believe that some stones contain supernatural powers that can bring good luck and wealth to its wearer or to ward off evil. For this reason, the Jakarta Gems Center is most often crowded.
Pasar Baru
Jl. KH. Samanhudi, Central Jakarta
Pasar Baru is the oldest shopping center in Jakarta built in the early 1800s. Located near Lapangan Banteng and Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, this shopping street was, in its heydays, the exclusive haunt of the colonial elite. Today, Pasar Baru is passable only for pedestrians. The textile shops owned by Indian Bombay merchants are still there attracting their regular clientele looking for Indian silks, brocades and a variety of textiles at reasonable prices.
Pasar Baru is also popular with owners and operator of beauty salons all over Indonesia since here you can find almost anything a salon may need, from shampoos, lotions, to special scissors and hair dryers. Besides these are shoes and clothes at sales prices. After a tiring stroll, stop at the nostalgic Bakmi Gang Kelinci for some of Jakarta's most popular bowl of noodles and meatballs.
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