The Measure of a Cocktail City
Four bars made the Top 50, but Jakarta’s biggest achievement lies in the drinking culture that made those wins possible.
BY Narendra Abhisatya | 07 August 2026
A Taste of Homecoming at ARPO by Arnold Poernomo
Tucked in Surabaya’s Darmo neighbourhood, ARPO is built around a deceptively simple idea — food that feels like home, executed with the kind of care that only reveals itself the more you pay attention.
Not All Fire Is the Same
Charcoal, binchotan, wood — the fuel beneath a grill is not a footnote. It determines everything that ends up on the plate.
