Jakarta eats in shifts. The city runs 24 hours in some corners and clocks off at 22:00 in others, and its restaurant map reflects that split personality: warungs that never close, mall trattorias that keep office hours, and family-run soto counters that open before the traffic does. This list is 12 places that reward a visitor willing to cross the city for a specific dish, not a specific vibe. It leans toward addresses you can find, phones that answer, and kitchens that serve one cuisine well rather than six poorly. You will find Sundanese soulfood in Menteng, a Korean grill in Kebayoran Baru, Chinese classics near Petojo, and noodles in Tebet, all with citable coordinates and posted hours. Skip the hotel-lobby buffets and the influencer cafes ringing every mall atrium; the cooking on this list argues for itself. Bring cash, wear shoes you can stand in, and expect to wait behind locals who arrived earlier than you did.
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1 Bluegrass Bar & Grill
Jalan Epicentrum Tengah, South Jakarta, 12940American grill plates and a late kitchen that runs to 01:00
From 11:00 the kitchen at Bluegrass Bar & Grill on Jalan Epicentrum Tengah in 12940 South Jakarta starts a shift that runs to 01:00 the next morning, which tells you what kind of room this is. Skip the hotel-lobby steakhouses charging double for the same cut; the grill here keeps American plates on a schedule that respects the way Jakarta eats, which is late and with a drink in hand. The address is inside the Epicentrum block, so you walk in past office towers and out into a courtyard. The line rings at +62 21 29941660 if you want a table on a Friday; the Instagram feed at bluegrassjakarta is where the specials land. It is loud, it is unapologetic, and it fills up.
- american
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2 Daun Muda Soulfood by Peresthu - Menteng
132 Jalan Haji Agus Salim, Central Jakarta, 10310Sundanese soulfood cooking on a Menteng address that anchors the neighborhood
By 10:00 the doors at 132 Jalan Haji Agus Salim in 10310 Central Jakarta are already open, and Daun Muda Soulfood by Peresthu runs its Indonesian kitchen straight through to 22:00, seven days a week. The locals prefer this stretch of Agus Salim to the mall food courts a few blocks east; the cooking here has a point of view. Order by phone at +6281274025400 if you want the table by the window, or read the menu at javanegragourmet.com/daun-muda-soulfood before you go. The room is small and the rice comes in the pot; it is a lunch worth crossing town for and a dinner worth staying for.
- indonesian
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
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3 Loving Hut
9 Jl. Jatinegara Timur IIAll-day vegetarian cooking from an international menu
Doors at 9 Jl. Jatinegara Timur II open at 08:00 and stay open to 21:00, every day of the week. Loving Hut runs an international menu out of an address that most visitors never think to reach; the locals know it because they eat here on Sundays and again on Tuesdays. Skip the mall-court salad chains; the cooking here has been doing this for years and it shows. The website at lovinghut.co.id lists the day's dishes, and +62 21 85919168 will hold you a table if the Jatinegara traffic runs long. Go for lunch, order two mains, and understand why the room is full at 14:00 on a weekday.
- international
Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-21:00
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4 Bakmi Berdikari
41 Jalan Tebet Timur DalamA bowl of bakmi at a Tebet address that pulls a neighborhood crowd
The kitchen at 41 Jalan Tebet Timur Dalam fires up at 10:00 and runs to 21:00 daily, and Bakmi Berdikari builds its whole argument on the noodle. The locals head here for the bowl, not the room, and the room reflects that: it is small, it is functional, it is about the food. Don't bother with the mall-branch noodle chains a few kilometers north; the cooking is thinner and the prices are not. Menu and delivery details sit at bakmiberdikari.com, and the line at +62 218-3792365 answers during service. Come hungry, order the noodle with everything, and sit down before the 12:30 rush arrives.
- noodles
- noodle
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-21:00
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5 Otto Trattoria Italiana
Citywalk Mall Ground Floor No.5 Jalan KH. Mas Mansyur, Central Jakarta, 10220Italian cooking on a mall ground floor that keeps trattoria hours
Service at Otto Trattoria Italiana starts at 11:00 Tuesday through Saturday and closes at 21:00, on the ground floor at No.5 of Citywalk Mall on Jalan KH. Mas Mansyur in 10220 Central Jakarta. The Italian kitchen runs six services a week, not seven, which is unusual in a mall and worth paying attention to; the room takes Mondays off and comes back sharp. Skip the carbon-copy pizzerias circling the atrium above; the pasta here is worth the trip down one escalator. The website at ottotrattoria.com handles reservations, and +6285817788277 answers during service. Come for a late lunch, order the pasta of the day, and stay for coffee.
- italian
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-21:00
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6 Seilera Express Menteng
71 Jalan Haji Agus Salim, Menteng, Central Jakarta, 10350Sei sapi, sei lidah, sei ayam, and kopi Flores from a Menteng counter
Kitchen opens at 10:00 at 71 Jalan Haji Agus Salim in the 10350 Menteng address, and Seilera Express runs a menu of sei sapi, sei lidah, sei ayam, kopi Flores, and nasi goreng sei sapi straight through to 22:00, seven days a week. The locals swear by the sei here because it is the East Nusa Tenggara smoked-meat tradition served without the tourist markup a hotel restaurant would apply. Don't bother with the airport-food-court versions of these dishes; the cooking is different in a way you will taste in the first bite. The website at seilera.com shows the day's plate, and +6281288331301 answers for takeaway. Order the sei sapi, a coffee, and eat at the counter.
- sei sapi
- sei lidah
- sei ayam
- kopi flores
- nasi goreng sei sapi
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
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7 Soto Sedaap Boyolali Hj. Widodo
23 Jalan Pejompongan Baru, Central JakartaA bowl of soto opened at 06:00 by cooks who mean it
Doors at 23 Jalan Pejompongan Baru in Central Jakarta open at 06:00 Monday through Tuesday and again on the weekend, and Soto Sedaap Boyolali Hj. Widodo runs its Indonesian soto kitchen through the day to 21:00. Friday runs a split shift, 06:00 to 12:00 and 12:30 to 21:00, because Friday prayers dictate the rhythm and the kitchen respects it. The locals head here for breakfast and again for a late lunch; skip the mall-court soto imitations that never smell right. The website at sotosedaapboyolali.com and the phone at +62 812-1391-0001 both work. Order the bowl, add the rice, and understand why the room fills at 07:00.
- indonesian
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8 Sookdal Premium Korean BBQ
N0.1 Jalan Gunawarman, South Jakarta, 12110A Korean grill with a full week of 11-hour services
Grill fires up at 11:00 at N0.1 Jalan Gunawarman in 12110 South Jakarta, and Sookdal Premium Korean BBQ runs the room straight through to 22:00, seven days a week. That is 11 hours a day of service, which sets the pace: lunch groups, an early-dinner crowd, and a late seating that stretches to closing. Skip the hotel-lobby Korean rooms charging a premium for the same cut; the meat here does the work and the banchan comes fast. The site at sookdalpremiumkoreanbbq.business.site lists the cuts, and +6282140077256 books you a table before the 19:00 rush. Come with a group, order two proteins, and let the grill run.
- korean
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00
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9 Dhapu Kupi Food and Drink - Palmerah
1 Jalan Rawa Belong II DAn Indonesian noodle kitchen that never closes
At 1 Jalan Rawa Belong II D the kitchen does not close: Dhapu Kupi runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, serving Indonesian dishes and noodles to whoever walks in at 03:00 or at 15:00. The locals eat here after work, after clubs, and before flights out of the west of the city. Don't bother with the 24-hour convenience-store food a few streets away; the cooking here is a meal, not a snack. The Instagram at dhapukupi.jkt posts the specials, and the line at +62 812-8150-661 answers at any hour, which sounds like a joke and is not. Come at an odd hour, order the noodle, and understand why the room is never empty.
- indonesian
- noodles
Hours: 24/7
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10 Central Restaurant Petojo
8 AM Sangaji, DKI JakartaA Chinese-Indonesian kitchen that keeps public-holiday hours
Kitchen at 8 AM Sangaji in DKI Jakarta opens at 10:00 and runs to 22:00 every day, public holidays included, and Central Restaurant Petojo holds its Chinese-Indonesian line whether the rest of the city is on a long weekend or not. The locals know that a restaurant that opens on a public holiday means it, and the room reflects that: full at lunch, fuller at dinner, no seasonal drop. Skip the mall-court Chinese chains chasing the same three dishes; the cooking here has been running the same menu long enough to know it. The website at central.co.id lists the plates, and +62216334187 takes reservations. Order the classics, share the table, and expect to wait.
- chinese
Hours: PH,Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
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11 Paradise Kitchen Chinese Food
9 Jalan KH. Taisir, Jakarta BaratA West Jakarta Chinese kitchen with an 11-hour daily service
Service at 9 Jalan KH. Taisir in Jakarta Barat starts at 10:00 and runs to 21:00 daily, holidays included, and Paradise Kitchen Chinese Food takes its 11 hours seriously. The locals prefer this stretch of the west side to the mall-basement Chinese counters near Grogol; the wok here is hotter and the rice is cooked to order. Don't bother with the delivery-only ghost kitchens serving the same three noodle dishes; you want a room and a plate. The Instagram at paradisekitchen.id shows the day's specials, and +62 878-2060-2355 holds a table before the 19:00 crowd. Order two mains, share, and stay for the last round of tea.
- chinese
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12 Kebab Monster
16A Jalan KH. Syahdan, Jakarta Barat, 11480A 24-hour kebab counter in 11480 West Jakarta
Grill at 16A Jalan KH. Syahdan in 11480 Jakarta Barat never goes cold: Kebab Monster runs its kebab kitchen 24 hours a day, seven days a week, which in a student neighborhood means the room is fullest at 02:00 and again at 12:00. The locals eat here between classes and after them; skip the food-court kebab imitations across the road, the meat here is on a proper vertical spit. The website at kebabmonster.com handles delivery, and +62 877-8081-0188 takes the call at any hour. Order it wrapped, add the chili, and eat it standing. It is not a sit-down dinner and it is not trying to be.
- kebab
Hours: 24/7
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