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Cafés in Blok M & Kebayoran Baru

Kissaten coffee in the Melawai Japanese quarter, cafés on Jalan Cikajang and Panglima Polim, and M Bloc Space in former Peruri buildings.

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Kebayoran Baru was first conceived by the Dutch in 1938 and built from 1948 to Mohammad Soesilo's master plan, a garden city divided into blocks lettered A to S.1 Blok M was its commercial and transit center, and it still has Jakarta's largest bus station and the Blok M BCA MRT station, which connects directly to Blok M Plaza.1

Its malls peaked in the 1980s and early 1990s and declined after the Asian financial crisis.1 The revival has leaned on food and drink: M Bloc Space opened in late 2019, and a refurbished mall reopened as Blok M Hub on 25 May 2025 with a culinary focus.21

Local tip: Take the MRT to Blok M BCA station, walk to Melawai for a pour-over at Kurasu Kissaten, then on to the cafés of Jalan Cikajang.

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  • Opens earliest: KOPI ACEH KARIM, from 08:00 (Daily 08:00–23:00).
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Coffee chains in Blok M & Kebayoran Baru

M Bloc Space and Panglima Polim

M Bloc Space fills a former dormitory and production warehouse of Peruri, the state banknote printer, abandoned before PT Ruang Riang Milenial redesigned it. It holds a music venue, restaurants, coffee shops, a bar and a record store, and a second phase announced in 2020 was to bring it to about 8,000 m².2

Jalan Panglima Polim V is a coffee street: Wisang Kopi at No. 9, Woodpecker Coffee at No. 23, Sinou Kaffee at No. 26, Kopi Sana at No. 38A and Brookland Coffee at No. 60. Comum Bike and Coffee and Noon Tea Bar share Jalan Panglima Polim IX No. 4.

Melawai, the Japanese quarter

A Japanese expatriate community made Jalan Melawai Jakarta's Little Tokyo, an enclave of Japanese restaurants, cafés and bars.1 Kurasu Kissaten opened in 2023 on Jalan Iskandarsyah I in Melawai as a jazz kissa, a Japanese-style coffee house built around jazz; it hand-pours beans from Kurasu's Nishijin roastery in Kyoto, mostly light and medium single origins.3

On Melawai's numbered lanes, Byarin is at Melawai XI No. 56A, Uma Kopi at Melawai 6 No. 5 and UNUMA CAFE at Melawai VIII No. 02, and Biju Bakeshop & Coffee bakes at Jalan Melawai No. 189D.

Cikajang and Pasar Santa

Jalan Cikajang has one of the densest rows of cafés in Blok M: Kopitiam Kuncay at No. 2B, Tomokofi at No. 26, Mister Sunday at No. 30, Second Floor Coffee at No. 36, Kopi Lain Hati at No. 39 and Hulu Hilir Coffee at No. 45. Kopi Kalyan opened its Kopikalyan Archive on the street in December 2024, with a Brew Klub cold-brew bar; the company works directly with farmers and focuses on experimental lots.3

Pasar Santa, a market since 1971, filled its quiet top floor with young entrepreneurs' businesses, modern coffee shops among them, from August 2014, when kiosks rented for Rp3–3.5 million a year; by April 2015 rents had reached Rp30 million.4 In 2015 GayoBies sold Gayo coffee from Central Aceh there at Rp13,000–30,000 a cup.5 Toko Dunia Kopi, Kopi dari Akuh and KOPISUSU keep coffee in the market.

Wijaya and Radio Dalam

Simetri Coffee Roasters, on Jalan Wijaya VI, roasts arabica from Mount Argopuro in East Java light to medium and serves a big breakfast; in 2022 it opened 08:00–22:00 on weekdays.6 Teebox Coffee Roastery is at Jalan Wijaya II No. 123, Doma Dona Coffee at Wijaya I No. 9 and Beezy Kaffee at No. 11. KOPI ACEH KARIM on Jalan Radio Dalam opens 08:00–23:00 with Wi-Fi and outdoor seats.

Sources

  1. Blok M, Jakarta, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Expanded M Bloc Space to open in 2021, The Jakarta Post (August 10, 2020), accessed October 2026
  3. 11 Top Specialty Coffee Shops and Cafes in Jakarta, The Way To Coffee (updated January 23, 2026), accessed October 2026
  4. Pasar Santa's heyday has passed, some vendors decide to leave, The Jakarta Post (September 14, 2015), accessed October 2026
  5. Where to sip local coffee in Jakarta, The Jakarta Post (April 13, 2015), accessed October 2026
  6. Twenties: Jakarta's roasteries for getting your caffeine jolt, The Jakarta Post (December 13, 2022), accessed October 2026
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Blok M & Kebayoran Baru cafés: questions

What is M Bloc Space in Blok M, Jakarta?

M Bloc Space is a creative complex in Blok M, Jakarta, in a former dormitory and warehouse of Peruri, the state banknote printer. It opened in late 2019 and holds a music venue, restaurants, coffee shops, a bar and a record store. A second phase announced in 2020 was to bring it to about 8,000 square meters.

Where is the Japanese quarter in Blok M, Jakarta?

Jakarta's Little Tokyo is centered on Jalan Melawai in Blok M, where a Japanese expatriate community gave rise to Japanese restaurants, cafés and bars. Kurasu Kissaten, a jazz coffee house from the Kyoto company Kurasu, opened there in 2023 on Jalan Iskandarsyah I and hand-pours light and medium single origins.

When did coffee shops open at Pasar Santa in Blok M, Jakarta?

Pasar Santa, a market in Blok M open since 1971, filled its quiet top floor with young entrepreneurs' businesses, modern coffee shops among them, from August 2014, when kiosks rented for Rp3–3.5 million a year. Rents rose to Rp30 million by April 2015 and some vendors left. Coffee stalls still trade in the market.

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