Pasaraya Grande Blok M

I purchased $500 worth of jewellry which were stated to contain rubies at Pasaraya Grande. When I got it back home a jeweller told me that they were not rubies but were man made and the items had minimal to no value. To date I am having trouble getting the money back. Unbelievable that this store is owned by the government - caveat emptor.

The whole basement area of Pasaraya Grande Blok M, Jakarta, is the food section of the building. You can find a wide variety of food sold by individual vendors including all kinds of Indonesian cuisine, Chinese, Japanese, European, McDonald’s, KFC, etc.

Even if you just want a quick drink or snack, there are cute cafes and coffee shops there, too. Just be careful, there are free-spirited vendor servers who will welcome you very cordially handing you with their menu and kind of leading you to their shop. Feel free to avoid them and browse around the area because there are so much choices.

Price range: min. Rp 20,000 (US$ 2) to more expensive. I recommend the place because of the wide variety of food, the comfortable, relatively-clean place to sit down and eat, the reasonable price for a good meal, and the cool, indoor eating area.

If you contemplate where to eat, I highly recommend this place.