It's easy to find fried rice sellers in Jakarta. Starting from the luxury made by five-star hotels, to fried rice sellers at the street. This dish always has a special place in the hearts of Indonesians. No wonder even though there are many fried rice sellers, every seller has they own market. And Alinear have summarized five most favorite fried rice in Jakarta.
1. Nasi Goreng Kebon Sirih
Most Jakartans may be familiar with this fried rice. The name itself refers to the name of the street where the stall is located, Jalan Kebon Sirih. This fried rice is one of the legendary fried rice in Jakarta that has been selling since 1958. Their customers are already across generations.
Nasi Goreng Kebun Sirih famous for its Nasi Goreng Kambing (Rp 31.000 half portion) cooked with various processed spices and additional samin oil. The interesting thing about this fried rice stall is that they cook the fried rice using a super large skillet.
Nasi Goreng Kebon Sirih
Address: Jalan Kebon Sirih, Barat Dalam I No.09, Menteng, Central Jakarta
Opening hours: Sun – Fri: 10.00 – 02.00, Sat: 10.00 – 03.00 WIB
2. Nasi Goreng Rempah Mafia
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The fried rice stall is easy to find, because it has many branches, including Tebet, Bintaro, Pondok Kelapa, Plaza Sudirman, Puri Kembangan, and Cempaka Putih. One of the most crowded branches is at Jalan Tebet Raya, South Jakarta. Nasi Goreng Rempah Mafia famous for its diverse spiciness and unique menu names such as Nasi Goreng Godfather, Nasi Goreng Brandal, to Nasi Goreng Yakuza.
Nasi Goreng Rempah Mafia
Address: Jl. Tebet Raya No.27D, South Jakarta
Opening hours: Every day 10.00 – 23.00 WIB
3. Nasi Goreng Kebuli Apjay
Apjay stands for Apotek Jaya, because the stall is located in front of Apotek Jaya (now the drugstore has changed the name), in the Panglima Polim area, South Jakarta. Nasi Goreng Kebuli Apjay has many loyal customers, proven by the density of visitors every day.
The characteristic is fried rice cooked using kebuli seasoning with a choice of lamb or chicken. Itmore delicious with extra egg on request, sunny side up, omelet, cooked egg, or half-cooked egg. The price for Nasi Goreng Kebuli with chicken is Rp 26.000, Rp 29.000 with lamb.
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Nasi Goreng Kebuli Apjay
Address: Jl. Panglima Polim IX No.19, Melawai, Kby. Baru, South Jakarta
Opening hours: Every day 17.00 – 02.00 WIB
4. Nasi Goreng Gila Gondrong 81
The fried rice stall in Muara Karang, North Jakarta is famous for its Nasi Goreng Gila (Rp 28.000). Recently, Nasi Goreng Gila Gondrong 81 adding a new menu, fried rice using melted mozzarella cheese topping..
Nasi Goreng Gila Gondrong 81
Address: Jl. Muara Karang Raya No. 263, Penjaringan, North Jakarta
Opening: Mon – Sat: 18.00 – 01.00, Sun: 18.00 – 00.00 WIB
5. Nasi Goreng Bang Ronie
The key to the delicious Nasi Goreng Bang Ronie lies in the soy sauce. Because, the stall using Kecap SH Benteng which is a legendary soy sauce from Benteng and is still made in the home industry. Here you can order fried rice with additional chicken, lamb, shrimp, shells, or corned beef.
Nasi Goreng Bang Ronie
Address: Jl. Pinangsia Tim. No.1, Tamansari, West Jakarta