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Jakarta

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September 2011 | Words POPPY BARKAH

• INSIDER TIP

  SIM card

  Need a SIM card? Corner shops, stalls and supermarkets sell standard SIM cards as well as vouchers for topping up phone credits. If you need Micro SIM cards, try ITCs or malls such as Ratu Plaza and Ambassador Mall.

• SHOP TALK

  Jalan Surabaya Antique Market

  There aren’t many genuine antiques at the Jalan Surabaya Antique Market, but there are plenty of vintage items and craft goods from across the archipelago. Don’t forget to bargain for the best prices.

• CHEAP EATS

  Salad containing carrots, bean sprouts and Chinese cabbage

  Famous for decades, asinan betawi ibu yenny is a salad containing carrots, bean sprouts and Chinese cabbage, topped with generous quantities of peanuts and a crispy yellow cracker.

• TOP TABLES

  Saung Grenvil

  There’s a debate raging at the moment as to whether Saung Grenvil serves the best spicy crab in town. Why not try it for yourself at the eatery’s newest downtown location?

• AT YOUR LEISURE

  Jakarta Art District

  A dozen or so art galleries showcasing the work of contemporary Indonesian artists have opened in the Jakarta Art District.

• LATE & LIVELY

  Treehouse

  Nestled on a side street in Kemang is bar and restaurant hybrid Treehouse, which channels hipness while forgoing pretension.

• OVERNIGHT

  Club Bali Resorts Hawaii

  Located just 90 minutes from Jakarta in Karang Bolong, near Anyer, Club Bali Resorts Hawaii offers visitors the chance to see endangered Javan rhinos, go diving and fi shing, and embark on an unforgettable day trip to the Krakatau Volcano.