Interior of Common Grounds

Common Grounds

Top choice in Jakarta


Common Grounds is a pioneer of Melburnian third-wave coffee culture in Jakarta. Its award-winning baristas brew fine coffees roasted in-house, while the kitchen churns out a range of excellently prepared international comfort dishes such as smashed avocado on toast, huevos rancheros with rendang, chicken and waffles, Thai beef salads and breakfast burritos.


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