It is a bit more challenging than online dating because you need to know what are the best venues and the best days to be successful. You must also be careful to differentiate between the "normal" girls, the prostitutes, and the professional girlfriends (sugar babies). The latter category are all the ladies who make a living from having one or several boyfriends. Depending on what you are looking for, they can be either a great target or something to avoid.
Tips for Meeting Girls in Clubs in Jakarta
When to Party?
Wednesday is the absolute best day for partying in Jakarta. It is cheaper, less crowded, and many nightclubs have a ladies night. This means the percentage of good girls will be higher than usual. Also, you have less competition from other guys, as there are less of those tourists/travelers who come for the weekend from Singapore/Kuala Lumpur looking for one-night-stands.
On Wednesday, I suggest starting your night out in McGettigan's in Mega Kuningan (ladies night with 3 free drinks per girl).
How to Party to Meet Girls Easily?
If possible, always reserve a table or a sofa. You generally have to spend a minimum of IDR4-7 Million to get a table in a strategic location, near the DJ or near the dancefloor. That's about 3 bottles of spirits + the mixers. If you are with 4 or 5 friends, that's not more expensive than paying an entrance fee and buying several drinks separately. If you are alone or with just a couple of friends, ask the waiter if you can keep the unused bottles for another night.
Having a table will make you 10X more desirable in the eyes of girls. It's a huge chick magnet because they will be under the impression that 1) You have money 2) You can buy them drinks 3) You are important.
How to Improve Your Success Rate with Girls:
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Meeting girls while partying in Jakarta is not difficult as long as you are young, good-looking and confident. For the rest of us, I recommend making some contacts online before going out.
IndonesianCupid works well because the majority of girls there are looking to meet foreigners. Unlike on Tinder, many will not care if you live in Indonesia or not.
For this reason, you can start chatting with them even before you arrive in Indonesia and set up a few dates while you are still in your home country.
It is free to register and to look at all the girls' profiles. If you match with them, it's also free to chat.
I'm ranking below the 10 nightclubs with the prettiest and hottest girls in Jakarta. I added some information such as the percentage of prostitutes, your chances of picking up a girl there, and the kind of clients (male and female) it attracts. It's not science, only an estimate based on my personal experience. I didn't mention the price for each nightclub because they are all in the same category: Expensive.
I took the photos on the Instagram account of each venue. It was not easy to find pretty girls as most of them are drunk and they look messy. If you are in a picture and want it removed just email me thibaud@jakarta100bars.com.
You can click on the name of each nightclub for a complete review:
Basque
Ratio guys to girls: 60% guys and 40% girls
Percentage of prostitutes: About 25% and 25% more are sugar babies/professional girlfriends like you would meet on SeekingArrangement.
Type of male crowd: Expats and Western tourists
Type of female crowd: Indonesian office girls, students, prostitutes, professional girlfriends who want to meet with foreign guys.
Age of clients: 22-45
Pick up possibilities: High
Basque is only busy on Friday and Saturday. Avoid the other nights.
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Basque is only busy on Friday and Saturday. Avoid the other nights.
Ratio guys to girls: 65% guys and 35% girls
Percentage of prostitutes: 10%
Type of male crowd: Rich Indonesians, socialites, expats. Some students and office workers as well since the entrance is free.
Type of female crowd: On the dancefloor: Normal Indonesian girls. On the sofas and tables: Indonesian girls from the upper-class (or dating rich Indo guys).
Age of clients: 25-45
Pick up possibilities: Good
Ratio guys to girls: 70% guys and 30% girls
Percentage of prostitutes: 20%
Type of male crowd: Expats who tuck their shirts in.
Type of female crowd: Indonesian girls looking for rich expats, celebrities, models, escorts
Age of clients: 25-40
Pick up possibilities: Good
Ratio guys to girls: 75% guys and 25% girls
Percentage of prostitutes: Around 20%
Type of male crowd: Diverse crowd of expats (mostly Westerner and above 30)
Type of female crowd: Girls who want to find a serious foreign boyfriend (and girls who are already married to a foreigner). Quite a few Western women as well.
Age of clients: 30-65
Pick up possibilities: Medium
Ratio guys to girls: 65% guys and 35% girls
Percentage of prostitutes: Less than 10%
Type of male crowd: Rich and young Indonesian Chinese, Indonesians living abroad
Type of female crowd: Young Indonesian-Chinese
Age of clients: 18-25
Pick up possibilities: Low
Ratio guys to girls: 70% guys and 30% girls
Percentage of prostitutes: less than 10%
Type of male crowd: High-school, students, spoiled kids
Type of female crowd: Same as above.
Age of clients: under 18 to 25
Pick up possibilities: Low
Venue, Nu China and Dronk (Kemang)
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Venue, Nu China and Dronk (Kemang)
These 3 nightclubs/bars are all located in Kemang and they are popular with a younger crowd.
Ratio guys to girls: 80% guys and 20% girls
Ratio guys to girls: 80% guys and 20% girls
Percentage of prostitutes: 25%
Type of male crowd: Indonesian students, few foreigners
Type of female crowd: Indonesian high school girls and young students
Age of clients: 16-20 (Yes, many underage girls so always ask the girl her age)
Pick up possibilities: Medium to High due to the low number of foreigners
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This smokey bar has live music every night. It is not very popular with foreigners, so you'll stand out in the crowd if you go there. The downside is that you'll have to hear a lot of cheesy Indonesian pop songs.
Ratio guys to girls: 70% guys and 30% girls
Ratio guys to girls: 70% guys and 30% girls
Percentage of prostitutes: 10%
Type of male crowd: Mid-to-upper class Indonesians working in the business district of Jakarta
Type of female crowd: Office girls and students
Age of clients: 20-30
Pick up possibilities: Average
Ratio guys to girls: 75% guys and 25% girls
Percentage of prostitutes: 40%
Type of male crowd: Indonesian Chinese, expats, tourists
Type of female crowd: Lady companions from 1001 and Alexis Karaoke, normal Indonesian party girls with their group of friends
Age of clients: 20-35
Pick up possibilities: Low (unless you are willing to pay)
CJ's and BATS
These two hotels bars are located in the Mulia hotel and the Shangri-La hotel respectively. They are where you should go if you are OK to pay to get laid with women in Jakarta.
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CJ's and BATS
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| CJ's Bar |
Ratio guys to girls: 45% guys and 55% girls
Percentage of prostitutes: 90%
Type of male crowd: Businessmen, Expats
Type of female crowd: Prostitutes and professional girlfriends, with a few normal girls who enjoy live music
Age of clients: 30-65
Pick up possibilities: Very high if you pay
This restaurant and bar is still a popular joint for picking up girls, more than 10 years after it opened.
Ratio guys to girls: 60% guys and 40% girls
Ratio guys to girls: 60% guys and 40% girls
Percentage of prostitutes: Less than 20%
Type of male crowd: Expats and executives
Type of female crowd: Some "bule" hunter, some sugar babies, some office girls, and some career women.
Age of clients: 25-45
Pick up possibilities: Average