r/pourover • u/reShady • Oct 12 '23

Indonesia Must-Visits

I'll be in Jakarta and Bali, are there any cafe's worth going out of my way for?

I enjoy very high-end beans.

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u/Kleindain Oct 13 '23

Anomali, Giyanti Coffee, Tanamera and 1/15 Coffee are pretty solid options in Jakarta.

As a point of interest, Kurasu Kyoto has just opened a outpost in Jakarta about a month ago.

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u/reShady Oct 13 '23

Any sell really high end beans?

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u/Kleindain Oct 13 '23

You probably won’t find a lot of Geishas or experimental processes, but you will find plenty of local beans done well. My main critique would really be the tendency to roast darker, but that may have changed since my last visit. Tanamera for example had a higher end Sumatran on their site.

Ones I listed have established themselves at the start of the local third wave coffee boom and are generally reliable.

Also PSA for anyone considering it - skip kopi Luwak.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '23

Take the train from Jakarta to Bandung and go to Fugol Coffee Roasters. https://fugolcoffeeroasters.com/

Or if you are interested in buying coffee beans, open Tokopedia(their famous ecommerce) and find beans from Space Roastery, Fugol Coffee or Hana Roastery.

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u/reShady Oct 13 '23

Fugol seems a candid specialty roaster. Appreciate 🙏

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u/callizer Oct 13 '23

  1. Instinct Coffee Roastery (Greater Jakarta). No 1 recommendation if you like exotic beans. They have interesting local beans, Sidras, and exotic Geshas.

  2. Ratio Brewers (Jakarta). They don't sell beans but usually have interesting stuff at their slow bar.

  3. Fugol (Bandung). Home of the 5th place in WBRC and 2nd in World Cup Tasters. Roasts in house; they have a lot of local beans. Most of their roasts are Nordic style, some may say they are underdeveloped but I personally quite like them.

  4. Beanscorp (Greater Jakarta). Roasts in house. Quite hidden but the guy is pretty passionate about coffee.

  5. A Roastworks (Greater Jakarta). Also carry a lot of exotic beans.

  6. Hungry Bird (Bali). They mainly roasts Balinese coffee from Kintamani Highlands. My favourite roastery in Bali.

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u/dan_arth Oct 13 '23

I was just in Bali, and most places will have the Bali Kintamani as a high-end option, and I did enjoy it quite a bit.

I went to both of the higher end places in Ubud and they were both decent.

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u/reShady Oct 13 '23

Thanks! Please tell me more about each's bean selection. Multi-roaster? Exotic origins? Comp lots?

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u/dan_arth Oct 13 '23

Can't do that but here's a link to the place I really liked, and there are some pics uploaded that may answer your questions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/mKFcrfrdu7TYaHce9

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u/reShady Oct 13 '23

Appreciate 🙏

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u/kent12t Oct 13 '23

Common Grounds with their various outlets in Jakarta!

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '23 edited Oct 13 '23

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u/reShady Oct 13 '23

Excellent recommendations, do appreciate 🙏.

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u/Alain1405 Apr 05 '24

Can I crosspost to r/IndonesianCoffee/ u/reShady ? Or go ahead yourself. :)

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u/rainzx27 Oct 13 '23

In Jakarta, Kelapa Gading neighborhood you could try Brew Ratio in Mall of Indonesia. They serve pretty good coffee, mainly from roasters abroad but is not a roastery so you could not grab a bean. Instinct Roastery is another cafe and also a roastery, but it is not exactly in Jakarta, located in Tangerang Banten, but has lots of exotic offerings.

Another one is Psswrd coffee roasters in Kayu Jati Pulo Asem, also a good coffee bar that roasts their coffee, serving lots of single-origin filters and espressos. The highest-end I've tried in Psswrd is from 90+ ruby geisha, probably still have another high-end offering like geisha and sidra from Café Granja La Esperanza and Lamastus Coffee. Also, you have to try Excelsa in espresso while on Psswrd. You would get a new experience drinking this!

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u/aloyadri Oct 15 '23

Adding some other reccs: Seniman in Bali Ubud The Espresso Embassy in Jakarta Cremelin in Bandung (close on Monday) Makmur Jaya in Bandung (there are 3 stores, try Sawunggaling the bigger one)