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Cafés in Kemang

Coffee bars on Jalan Kemang Raya, Acehnese food at Jambo Kupi, and roasters on Jalan Pangeran Antasari.

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Kemang takes its name from the kemang, a local mango, and was a quiet Betawi kampung until land sales from the late 1970s made it an expatriate district close to the Golden Triangle.1 In 1998 Governor Sutiyoso rezoned it from residential to commercial and many houses became shops; since 2001 the Kemang Festival has closed its streets to traffic once or twice a year.1

Cafés follow Jalan Kemang Raya, the spine, and the Kemang Selatan and Kemang Utara streets, with a second cluster on Jalan Pangeran Antasari. There is no rail station: Transjakarta feeder route 6N runs from Blok M to Ragunan through Kemang.1

Local tip: In the rainy season, December to March, check the forecast before driving to Kemang and park at street level rather than in a basement.

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Coffee chains in Kemang

Along Jalan Kemang Raya

Chief Coffee has an outlet at Jalan Kemang Raya No. 27D; its Kemang Raya shop opened 07:00–21:00 in 2022, and the company roasts Sumatra Kerinci beans.2 Monochrome Coffee Guild is at No. 88, Living Room Coffeehouse at No. 49E, Omio Coffee at No. 15 and Object coffee bar at No. 8b.

Anomali Coffee is at No. 72, and Batavia Coffee and Nuts in the Kinara Building at No. 78B. The Cat Cabin is at No. 31. Jalan Kemang Timur has Coffee Garden Kemang at No. 36, Java Soul Coffee at No. 50E and Goni Coffee at No. 78CD, and Antipodean is in the Hero complex on Jalan Kemang Selatan I.

Acehnese food at Jambo Kupi, and sanger

Jambo Kupi opened its Kemang branch at the end of 2018 at Jalan Kemang Raya No. 130: two floors behind a glass facade, with brick-style walls and black iron pillars. In 2019 it opened 08:30–24:00 and sold mie Aceh special for Rp50,000 and timpan, a traditional Acehnese cake, for Rp6,000.3 It has Wi-Fi, outdoor seats and wheelchair access, and takes cards.

Aceh coffee houses serve sanger, coffee shaken with sweetened condensed milk until frothy.4 Waroeng Aceh Kemang has two shops on Jalan Kemang Timur, at Nos. 2 and 90.

Kemang Selatan, Kemang Utara and Antasari

Jalan Kemang Selatan VIII has a run of small coffee shops: Golden Black Coffee at No. 5B, KOPITOK at No. 66 and Senyawa Coffee at No. 67f. On Jalan Kemang Utara, Brewphobia is at No. 50 and Seven Speed Coffee in lane 7.

On Jalan Pangeran Antasari, Kopi Boutique Roastery is at No. 36, Brws Coffee at No. 34 and Libertad Union at No. 20A. Pentatonic Coffee is on Jalan Bangka XI, and TM Lounge, on Jalan Puri Sakti Buntu, opens 09:00–21:00 Monday to Saturday with Wi-Fi and outdoor seats.

Rain, floods and traffic

Kemang lies between the Krukut and Mampang rivers and floods in the rainy season; its narrow roads also jam at busy hours.1 On 27 August 2016, after more than an hour of heavy rain, the Krukut overflowed: water stood 30–70 cm deep across the area and about 1.7 m in one neighborhood, and visitors abandoned cars in flooded café and restaurant basements.5 The city's water agency admitted afterward that the river had not been dredged for years.5

Jakarta's wet season runs from December to March, and January and February are the wettest months.6 In the 2016 flood, café and restaurant basements filled with water, so park at street level in those months.

Sources

  1. Kemang, Jakarta, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Twenties: Jakarta's roasteries for getting your caffeine jolt, The Jakarta Post (December 13, 2022), accessed October 2026
  3. Review makanan: menjajal kuliner khas Serambi Mekkah di Jambo Kupi, Kumparan (March 23, 2019), accessed October 2026
  4. Sanger, Indonesia.travel, Ministry of Tourism, accessed October 2026
  5. City policy causing floods, The Jakarta Post (August 29, 2016), accessed October 2026
  6. Jakarta, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Kemang cafés: questions

What is Jambo Kupi on Jalan Kemang Raya in Jakarta?

Jambo Kupi is an Acehnese restaurant at Jalan Kemang Raya No. 130 in Kemang, Jakarta, opened at the end of 2018 in a two-storey building with a glass facade. In 2019 it opened 08:30–24:00, and mie Aceh special cost Rp50,000. It has Wi-Fi and outdoor seats.

How do you get to Kemang in Jakarta by public transport?

Kemang in South Jakarta has no rail station. Transjakarta feeder route 6N runs from Blok M to Ragunan through Kemang. Once there, cafés line Jalan Kemang Raya and the Kemang Selatan and Kemang Utara streets, with another cluster on Jalan Pangeran Antasari. Kemang's narrow roads jam at busy hours, so allow extra time by car or ride-hailing.

Why does Kemang in Jakarta flood in the rainy season?

Kemang lies between the Krukut and Mampang rivers in South Jakarta. On 27 August 2016 heavy rain made the Krukut overflow, with water 30–70 cm deep across the area and about 1.7 m in one neighborhood. Jakarta's rainy season runs from December to March, and January and February are the wettest months.

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