Pasar Baru
Jakarta's oldest shopping street, established in 1820. Fabric shops, eyewear stores, and an Indian Sikh temple gather here, preserving the charm of a colonial-era street.
Pasar Baru was a shopping street opened during the Dutch colonial era for Europeans. Today it remains an old pedestrian street lined with arcades. Along its sides are shops selling fabric, saris, shoes, eyeglasses, and musical instruments. Many of the merchants are of Indian or Chinese descent. Nearby are a Sikh temple and a century-old Chinese herbal medicine shop. After dusk, the street-food stalls selling fried noodles and chicken porridge come alive. It is a good place for casual browsing or buying fabric for custom-made clothing. Bargaining is expected. It is about 1 km north of the Cathedral and can be reached on foot or by Transjakarta.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Jakarta Cathedral
- Istiqlal Mosque
- Lapangan Banteng Park
- Monas (National Monument)
- National Gallery of Indonesia
- National Museum of Indonesia
- Taman Ismail Marzuki
- Glodok Chinatown & Jin De Yuan Temple