Tjikini

Top choice in Jakarta


On one of the best coffee strips in Jakarta, this appealing cafe has an alluring vintage style with bentwood chairs and tiled floors. Coffee drinks are superb; the menu has creative takes on Indonesian fare and flavoursome noodles.


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Nearby Jakarta attractions

1. Jakarta Planetarium & Observatory

0.23 MILES

Travel the galaxy in only an hour at this popular planetarium that's part of the Taman Ismail Marzuki cultural complex. There are two to four shows each…

2. Tugu Tani

0.38 MILES

A post-independence and appealingly bombastic statue depicting a farmer who became a soldier in the fight for independence from the Dutch. It shows the…

3. Galeri Nasional

0.7 MILES

Over 1700 works of art by foreign and Indonesian artists are part of the National Gallery collection. While only a few works are on display at any time,…

4. Deer Enclosure

0.73 MILES

Dozens of pint-sized spotted deer wander a large tree-shaded enclosure in the southeast corner of the park.

5. Immanuel Church

0.82 MILES

This classic church dates from 1834. The interior is smaller than you'd think but it has an evocative round dome and an organ from 1843. Ask to see the…

6. Taman Suropati

0.85 MILES

A village green surrounded by mansions, this area is a preservation zone for the colonial bungalows. Many really qualify as mansions and have the art-deco…

7. Merdeka Square

0.88 MILES

It is here that Jakartans come to take a breather from the traffic. The figurative centre of Jakarta, Merdeka Square (merdeka means independence) is…

8. SDN Menteng 1 School

0.89 MILES

Barack Obama attended this government-run elementary school from 1969 to 1971. It's in a fairly posh neighbourhood and is known as the school of choice…