Wander & Feast in Glodok: Jakarta’s Chinatown Market

#asiabudgetchallenge 📸 Destination: Glodok Chinatown Market, Jakarta, Indonesia 💲 Budget: $5–$12 USD (Covers street food, drinks, small souvenirs, and transport if you're coming from central Jakarta) 🔆 Travel Tip: Go in the morning when the market is most lively. Bring cash, as many stalls don’t accept cards. Don’t miss trying kue keranjang, bakmi, or Chinese herbal drinks from traditional medicine shops. Keep your belongings close — it can get crowded! 📝 Located just about 20 minutes from Monas (Central Jakarta), Glodok is one of the oldest Chinatowns in Southeast Asia and the cultural heartbeat of Jakarta’s Chinese-Indonesian community. The market is a chaotic, colorful blend of narrow alleys filled with food stalls, incense-filled temples, electronics shops, traditional medicine stores, and old colonial buildings. A walk through Glodok is like stepping into the past — visit Vihara Dharma Bhakti, one of the oldest temples in Jakarta, or explore the food scene offering pork dishes rarely found elsewhere in the city due to Jakarta's majority-Muslim population. It's not just a market — it’s a deep dive into a layered history of trade, migration, and culture that continues to thrive today. #asiabudgetchallenge