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Nebula Club Jakarta
Nebula is the newest nightclub in Jakarta. It is opening on June 6th and it is owned by the Stadium group (which closed only 2 weeks ago). The group is also behind the bordellos Malioboro and King...
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Salt Tapas (Seminyak Bali)
Salt Tapas is a semi-fine dining restaurant located in Peppers Sentosa Resort Seminyak, about 500 meters off Jalan Petitenget.It was opened by Luke Mangan, who seems to be a businessman more than a...
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Warisan Café, Restaurant and Bar (Bali)
Warisan used to be an institution in Bali when it was headed by the two Frenchmen Said Alem (manager) and Nicolas "Doudou" Tourneville (chef). It was called Kafé Warisan at the time and it was serving...
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Gourmet Café (Bali)
I live about 2 minutes from the Gourmet Café located on Jalan Dewi Sri in Legian, Bali. I visit it about once a week, usually taking one of their build-your-own salads or sandwiches. It is not fancy...
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Cuca - Tapas, Cocktails, Desserts (Bali)
Cuca Flavors is currently one of the most exciting restaurants in Bali. It is located in Jimbaran, not on the beach but in the middle of a huge garden planted with coconut trees. It is a fine dining...
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Junkyard (Senopati)
I ended up at Junkyard on a Saturday night with a couple of friends. There was a really good crowd of party people and everybody was dancing. That's why I liked this place at first sight. The people...
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Akasaka and A-Club (Bali)
Akasaka is one of the biggest nightclubs in Denpasar, Bali. It is a Jakarta-style one stop entertainment complex controlled by the Balinese mafia. It is 99% crowded with Indonesians and it is famous...
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Shelter Café - Bar - Restaurant (Bali)
Shelter is a cozy little café / restaurant / bar located on Jalan Drupadi, behind Queen's Tandoor Indian Restaurant in Seminyak. I was not expecting a lot when I visited as the prices are rather low,...
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Pearl French Fine Dining (Bali)
Pearl is a French fine dining restaurant located near Jalan Double Six Beach in Legian/Seminyak. It is inside a small complex of 16 rooms owned by a French couple. Jeremy Blanchet, the young Executive...
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Plan B (Spanish Restaurant Jakarta)
Plan B is among the best Spanish restaurants in Jakarta. One of the reasons for that is the involvement of the 2 Spanish owners, in the kitchen and in the restaurant. They give a homey feeling to their...
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Chez Gado Gado (Seminyak, Bali)
Chez Gado-Gado is a fine dining restaurant located at the end of Jalan Dhyana Pura in Seminyak, with a view on the beach.It is rather expensive, about 200,000rp for a main course (with an additional...
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Bow Restaurant (Seminyak)
Bow is a restaurant serving various Mediterranean specialties, mostly from France, Spain and Arab countries (Bouillabaisse, Paella, Mezze). It is rather big and built on 2 floors, with a large alfresco...
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Chicory Patisserie (Menteng)
I discovered Chicory Cake Shop & Café randomly while heading to Kuningan from my home. Located on Jalan Sumenep, in the heart of Menteng, they serve a whole range of European pastries: Tarts,...
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Doner Kebab (Indonesia)
Doner Kebab is the largest chain of kebab restaurants in Jakarta. They serve their kebabs with beef, chicken or lamb and the price is reasonable, between 20,000rp and 30,000rp. There are quite many...
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Red White Jazz Lounge (Kemang)
Red White Lounge is one of the few venues in Jakarta to listen to live Jazz. To my knowledge, there is only Black Cat in Senayan Arcadia which is similar. Red White is run by Indra Lesmana, a...
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Sana Sini (Pullman Hotel Jakarta)
Sana Sini (Here and There in Indonesian) is the new Restaurant of the Pullman Jakarta Indonesia. This Hotel, strategically located on Jl Thamrin near Bunderan HI and Plaza Indonesia has been under huge...
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The Top 10 Best Clubs, Bars and Restaurants in Jakarta 2014
These rankings of Jakarta's best bars, restaurants, lounges and clubs should be read with my article "Jakarta nightlife 2014" for more information. I visited all the places listed below (and more),...
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Kemxtri Bar (Pullman Hotel Jakarta)
Kemixtri is the main Bar of the new Pullman Hotel Jakarta Indonesia. Inside you will find mostly clients of the Hotel, and mostly men. The name of the Bar comes from the Cocktail Phials they serve you...
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SOS Supper Club in Anantara Seminyak
SOS Supper Club is the rooftop bar and restaurant of the Anantara Hotel in Seminyak, Bali. I only visited for a drink at sunset time, which is probably the perfect time to be there. Drinks are a little...
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What is the "Tax and Service Charge" on restaurant bills?
You have probably noticed that the prices in Indonesia in restaurant and bars are often accompanied of a "++" sign. For instance: "Sunday Brunch Rp350,000++".The plus plus sign means that you will have...
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