Glodok Chinatown & Jin De Yuan Temple
Glodok / Vihara Dharma Bhakti
Indonesia's largest Chinatown. Its alleys hold the Jin De Yuan Temple founded in 1650, a century-old coffee shop, and a market where you can taste Chinese-Indonesian snacks.
Glodok was a district designated for the Chinese community during the Dutch colonial era. Its core is the Petak Sembilan market and the lanes around it, which sell dried goods, Chinese medicine, incense candles, and all kinds of snacks. Vihara Dharma Bhakti, known as Jin De Yuan Temple, was founded in 1650 and is Jakarta's oldest Chinese temple. It was restored after a fire in 2015. Nearby are the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, which has Chinese-style architecture, and the century-old Kopi Es Tak Kie coffee shop. Admission is free, and the area is busiest in the morning. It is about a 15-minute walk from Old Town (Kota), or you can take Transjakarta to Glodok stop.
Opening hours
Market approx. 07:00–17:00; temple approx. 06:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Bank Indonesia Museum
- Kota Tua (Old Batavia)
- Museum Bahari (Maritime Museum)
- Sunda Kelapa Harbour
- Ancol Dreamland
- Pasar Baru
- Istiqlal Mosque
- Jakarta Cathedral