Where to Shop in Jakarta

As you visit Jakarta located on the northwestern coast of Java, you must look for other things to do after exploring the tourist destinations. And trust us; nothing can be more exciting in Jakarta as compared to shopping expeditions. You shouldn’t bother about where to shop in Jakarta. Jakarta in Indonesia spreading across 661.52 square kilometers offers a vibrant mix of cosmopolitan and urban culture and rich cultural heritage preserved through antiquities and artifacts. Shopping in Jakarta will offer you a life-time experience and Jakarta already hit by the boom of consumerism, will strike you with huge shopping malls and numerous street-side stalls typifying the downtown areas. In the huge and sky-touching shopping malls, you will get all ranging from funky sunglasses to handle the scorch heat, special Java batik tie, cassettes, printer cartridge, hanky, souvenirs, portraits, handicrafts and dresses.

Are you still wondering about where to shop in Jakarta? Jakarta in Indonesia has the maximum number of shopping malls with more than a hundred at present. You would be impressed to know than another hundred malls are being constructed. You must go to Mal Kelapa Gading, the biggest mall located in West Jakarta Though the Jakartans mainly prefer going to the small outlets, the tourists can have a gala time in the shopping malls like Pondok Indah Mall, Mall Taman Anggrek, Plaza Indonesia, Megamall Pluit, Mangga Dua Square, Plaza Senayan, Mal Artha Gading, Entertainment X'nter and Cilandak Town Square.

You can also choose to stay there as offered by Plaza Indonesia linking you to the Grand Hyatt hotel. With the development of townships, the mall culture has highly rocked Jakarta. As a result, shopping culture has mushroomed in the mega malls and entertainment centers. In fact, you will come across hotels like Hotel Ciputra having exclusive shopping areas.

However, the locals of Jakarta, as mentioned earlier, are not too much fond of shopping in luxurious manner. They visit the pasars which are markets organized in tiny small places in the remote downtown areas of Jakarta. These markets can also be observed in many other parts of Indonesia like in Gianyar, Bali, Kabanjahe or North Sumatra. In these markets or pasars, which remain open and function on only one particular day of the week, the products are sold by the manufacturer of the items. One such market is Pasar Ikan where fishermen trade in fish. Pasar Baru is another one where fabrics are sold.