Rainy season is here. The best food to eat when it is rain is a warm food with savory taste. And Soto Betawi is the right answer. As the hometown, of course Jakarta has so many restaurants offer this food, but only these restaurants have the best soto Betawi in town.
1. Soto Betawi H. Ma’ruf
The first time you see this restaurant, you will look a restaurant like house, you can eat any kind of Betawinese food, and soto Betawi is one of foods you should try here. Soto Betawi H. Ma’ruf taste so savory with brown sauce. The soto has various filling, beef, tender offal, etc. It is better if you eat it with rice and other side dishes like tomato, potato, and emping.
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Address: Komplek Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya No. 73, Cikini, Menteng, Central Jakarta
Operational Hours: Every day: 09.00 – 20.30 WIB
2. Soto Betawi Afung
Who knows that Glodok has also a restaurant with good soto Betawi. The restaurant located at Gang Gloria and been there since 1982. Wow! Here Soto Betawi can be added some filling like chicken, beef, urat, paru and babat. Those fillings then watered with coconut milk. First you eat, you will taste the savory comes from a mimx of coconut milk and bone marrow.
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Soto Betawi Afung has also quite complete fillings, potato, tomato, and emping. Don't forget to add squezee lime to makes it tastier.
Address: Jl. Pancoran, Gang Gloria, Glodok, Pinangsia, Tamansari, West Jakarta
Operational Hours: Every day: 08.00 – 21.00 WIB
3. Soto Betawi Sambung Nikmat
Soto Betawi by H. Ridwan can be found at Jalan Ciputat Raya. Sambung Nikmat well-known for its red soto with spices make the soto very savory. Here you can choose your own fillings, beef, paru, or kikil. Those fillings placed into the bowl and watered with hot broth sauce. To makes the soto tastier and glut, eat with rice, acar, sambal, and emping.
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Address: Jl. Ciputat Raya No.18, Pd. Pinang, Kby. Lama, South Jakarta
Operational Hours: Mon – Sat: 08.00 – 14.00 WIB
4. Soto Betawi Bang Sawit
Here you can choose soto Betawi with a mix of beef, usus, babat, paru, or kaki. The sauce is yellow-tanned-colored combined with kapulaa and onion. The savory taste of the sauce also comes from broth and coconut milk.
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Served while it is still hot, Soto Betawi Bang Sawit get tastier if you add soy sauce, sambal rawit, and tomatoes.
Address: Jl. Boulevard Raya, Klp. Gading Bar., Klp. Gading, North Jakarta
Operational Hours: Mon – Fri: 10.00 – 21.00 WIB, Sat & Sun: 10.00 – 22.00 WIB
5. Soto Betawi H. Husein
This is the best soto Betawi in town. A H. Husein's restaurant offers some menu of soto Betawi, you can choose soto daging, soto paru, soto campur, or soto istimewa. Here soto Betawi has yellowish sauce with coconut milk which makes it so savory and the taste of the broth is so good. It is better if you eat it with rice, pieces of leek, tomatoes, and emping. Slurp!
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Address: Jl. Padang Panjang No. 6C Pasar Manggis Setiabudi, South Jakarta
Operational Hours: Mon – Thu, Sat & Sun: 07.00 – 14.00 WIB