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Red-lit upstairs bar on Jalan Suryo pouring cocktails built on Indonesian arak.
Jakarta
Jakarta is one of Asia's most exciting bar cities. Senopati and SCBD hold the highest concentration of good bars, many of them hidden speakeasies, with polished hotel bars in Thamrin and Kuningan. Several are regulars on the Asia's 50 Best Bars list. Things get going late here, and weekend tables go fast, so reserve if the bar lets you.
UTAP (Under The Armpit)
Playful Senopati lab bar using a rotary evaporator to put Indonesian flavours into experimental cocktails.
HATS
Sorbet parlour up front, hidden cocktail bar behind, from pastry chef turned bartender Demitria Dana Paramita.
Koda
Japanese-style speakeasy behind fire-escape doors in Sudirman 7.8, known for bespoke and barrel-aged cocktails.
Artesian Bar – The Langham Jakarta
Sixty-fifth-floor bar and garden terrace at The Langham, with Indonesian-ingredient cocktails and skyline views.
The Cocktail Club
Art deco gentleman's-club bar above Pierre, run by a crew of Jakarta's veteran bartenders.
Pantja
Brick-vaulted Senopati bar and restaurant where Kabir Suharan's cocktail list retells the history of the classics.
The St. Regis Bar – Jakarta
Jazz-soundtracked grand hotel bar known for its Batavia Mary and martini trolley ritual.
The Golden Tooth
Owner-bartender Kenny Soetomo's Brooklyn-loft style bar for no-nonsense cocktails and quiet conversation.
Carrots Bar
Fourteen seats around one communal counter beneath Fairgrounds SCBD, pouring culinary-driven cocktails on a rotating menu.
Cosmo Pony
Jigger & Pony Group and The Union Group's playful hotel bar on the fourth floor of Grand Hyatt Jakarta.
Modernhaus
Mid-century modern cocktail den from The Union Group, built around a kitchen-island bar and a plant-anatomy drinks menu.