Where the list sits in Indonesia
Every Indonesia entry we publish is in Jakarta, across Kemang, SCBD, and Thamrin. A second city joins when a room there earns a position, not to round out the map.
Best bars in Indonesia
Five ranked rooms in Indonesia in Jakarta, with addresses, booking rules, and what to order.
Indonesia places 5 rooms on our current Asia ranking, all in Jakarta. Every one is below with the detail that decides where you actually go: the city and district, the booking rule, what a visit costs, and the serves worth ordering.
In this selection
5 bars
#1Jakarta · Speakeasy
1920 Lounge & Dining
The 1920s speakeasy inside Grand Kemang Hotel in South Jakarta, where live jazz, European plates, and house cocktails such as the Forbidden Sour take No.1 on our 2026 Asia ranking.
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#12Jakarta · Cocktail bar
Modernhaus
The Senopati living-room bar from Union Group and Mirwansyah Bule that turned Indonesian botanicals into crushable zero-waste cocktails, ranked No.12 in Asia and named The Best Bar in Indonesia for 2026.
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#16Jakarta · Cocktail bar
Cosmo Pony
Jigger & Pony Group's first overseas bar, a mid-century salon on the fourth floor of Grand Hyatt Jakarta where Jakarta fruit, agave, and cocktail-zine storytelling earned No.16 on our 2026 Asia ranking.
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#22Jakarta · Cocktail bar
Carrots Bar
A 14-seat basement cocktail room in SCBD where Jakarta's smoking-free, communal-bar culture meets culinary R&D, ranked No.22 on our 2026 Asia ranking after climbing from No.34 in 2025.
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#50Jakarta · Cocktail bar
The Golden Tooth
A Melawai loft built on cocktails and conversation, where Kenny Soetomo turns flavour memories into approachable drinks and Jakarta's easy-going room climbed to No.50 on our 2026 Asia ranking.
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The highest-ranked bars in Indonesia
Led by 1920 Lounge & Dining (Jakarta) at No.1, Modernhaus (Jakarta) at No.12, and Cosmo Pony (Jakarta) at No.16, on the current Asia list. Ranks are national only in the sense that they are earned against the whole Asia field, so a smaller city can outrank a bigger one.
Reservations and spend
Of the 5 rooms in Indonesia, 2 require a reservation and 2 take walk-ins. Every profile carries the phone, website, and reservation rule we last confirmed with the room. For a sense of spend, Carrots Bar lists about $11 per cocktail.
How we chose these bars
Each of these 5 rooms holds a position on our Asia ranking for the current season. Editors visit unannounced, more than once where a room has changed hands or rewritten its menu, and score on drinks, hospitality, consistency, and sense of place. We take no fee for inclusion, so nothing on this page can be bought. When a room in Indonesia loses its position, the profile stays up and the rank comes off.
Questions about bars in Indonesia
Cities, booking windows, and how the ranking works.
What is the best bar in Indonesia?
Indonesia's 1920 Lounge & Dining in Jakarta, at No.1 on our Asia ranking for the current season. The profile lists its address, hours, reservation rule, and the serves it is known for.
How many bars in Indonesia are ranked?
Five rooms in Jakarta, all holding a position on the current Asia list. A room joins when it earns a place on merit, so the count moves with the scene rather than filling a national quota.
How far ahead should you book bars in Indonesia?
Of the 5 rooms in Indonesia, 2 require a reservation and 2 take walk-ins. Each profile carries the rule we last confirmed with the room, so check it before you travel rather than on the night.
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