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Money and Shopping in Jakarta


Money and Shopping in Jakarta

Grand Indonesia Shopping Town located in Central Jakarta
Grand Indonesia Shopping Town located in Central Jakarta
Plaza Indonesia Shopping Centre below the Grand Hyatt hotel
Plaza Indonesia Shopping Centre below the Grand Hyatt hotel
If you're stopping in Jakarta, consider buying an extra suitcase, because there's lots of good shopping to be done.
  • Shopping Malls: Despite the crushing poverty exhibited in many parts of the city, Jakarta has a large number of giant, glittering malls. Note that, for imported goods, prices in some of the Plazas' designer shops could actually be higher than what would be charged in the same shop in other countries. The up-market malls in Jakarta are Grand Indonesia (Anchored by: Seibu, Alun-Alun Indonesia and Harvey Nichols), Plaza Indonesia (Anchored by: Marks and Spencer), Pacific Place(Anchored by: M Department Store, Kidzania Theme Park), Plaza Senayan (Anchored by: Sogo and Metro), Pondok Indah Mall (Anchored by: Sogo and Metro), Mal Kelapa Gading (Anchored by: Sogo), Mall of Indonesia (anchored by Centro), and Senayan City(Anchored by: Debenhams).
  • Markets: In addition to malls, there are also numerous extremely large shopping centres, quite a few of which can be found in the Mangga Dua (Two Mangoes) area. These include the huge Pasar Pagi Mangga Dua and the gigantic WTC (Wholesale Trade Centre) Mangga Dua, massive indoor markets with hundreds upon hundreds of shops selling everything at wholesale prices. When you shop in those places, you can always bargain the price. Tanah Abang and Pasar Baru are hugely popular among Malaysian tourists.
  • Convenience stores: If needing to avoid the oversized malls and looking for smaller yet modern places to shop for daily needs then Indomaret or Alfamart stores are located virtually everywhere throughout Jakarta, including some of the housing complexes. These two Indonesian convenience store chains are complemented by international convenience stores. Circle-K is omnipresent, and since 2010, 7-Eleven has extended its franchise to Jakarta, with more than 10 stores.
  • Antique shop: If you are looking for some antique product such as local handicrafts, Indonesian traditional batik, wayang golek (Javanese puppets), you can go to Jalan Surabaya in Central Jakarta where you can find many antique shops along this street. Pasaraya Grande shopping mall at Blok M, South Jakarta has one dedicated floor for all Indonesian antiques and handicrafted goods. Pasar Seni at Ancol is the centre of paintings and sculpture, you can ask the painters to make you as the model for your paintings. Sarinah department store also has a vast section of traditional gifts for sale
  • Duty Free Shops: Duty Free shops are available at Soekarno Hatta airport and small number of shops in the city. Bring your passport to the shops.

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    Roadside retail

    Looking for an aluminum hubcap, a large clay pot, some reupholstered car seats or perhaps a full-length mirror with elaborate ironwork? Not to worry, in Jakarta there's an alley out there just for you, with specialist vendors laying out their goods on streetside racks to entice people driving by. And given Jakarta's traffic jams, there's often plenty of time to browse too.


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