Jayakarta Restaurant

About Us

Nestled at the foot of the Berkeley hills, only blocks away for the UC Berkeley campus, Jayakarta Restaurant has been serving the East Bay and the Indonesian community for seven years (2012).

We’ll admit it…. We are simply a “hole in the wall”.

Believe it or not, we are only a staff of 3 people, 4 at the most, with only one head chef. …But we are capable of running at the speed of...

Save Money: Go between 11am and 3:30pm Mon-Fri to dine on heaping plates of your choice of two dishes, plus rice and sides, for only $6.95.

Know Before You Go: The restaurant is small, so make reservations if you have a large party, and be aware that you'll be sitting in the center of the dining room, not your own private space.

Indonesian cuisine is rich with influences---a little Indian, a bit of Chinese, some Malaysian---and Jayakarta skillfully blends these elements into exciting fare. Singaporean dishes are a sideline here, so start with the roti, a Singaporean pancake served with curry sauce, and the krupuk, Indonesian shrimp crackers that are served with a first-rate peanut sauce. The gado-gado, a warm salad of...

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We'll admit it. We are simply a "hole in the wall".
Believe it or not, we are only a staff of 3-4 people, with one head chef. With only 3 people, it deserves an award for not buckling under the pressure.
Our job is simply to bring you the most authentic cuisine you could find on the streets of the capital city of JAKARTA (Betawi) and nothing more. That's it.
We are not here to win awards for...

Jayakarta Restaurant is the San Francisco Bay Areas leading Indonesian Restaurant, founded by Talen Jin cooking BetawiJakarta style dishes.