Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in style at your favorite Mexican restaurant (Friday)
The 5th of May may be meant to celebrate a Mexican military victory over the French (no, it’s not Mexican Indepence Day), but it is a perfect opportunity for everybody to liberate themselves from the work week with some muy delicioso tacos and margaritas. Here are the Cinco de Mayo celebrations taking place at a few of our favorite Mexican restaurants here in Jakarta.
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Enjoy Movida’s celebrated Spanish cuisine at Attarine (Friday night)
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If Spanish is more your style, head down to Senopati for a fiesta at Potato Head’s Attarine, where they’re bringing over the masterminds behind Australia and Bali’s acclaimed MoVida restaurants. Tasty gourmet tapas and cocktails await.
Hit the streets of Kemang for Festival Palang Pintu Kemang (Sat-Sun)
The streets of South Kemang get closed off to traffic (palang pintu meaning street gate) for this boisterous Betawi street carnival featuring cultural shows, dancing Ondel-Ondel and 300 booths offering everything from boutique fashions accessories to Betawi delicacies. Note below the exact roads and times they will be closed.
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Enjoy a huge assortment of the finest Indonesian delicacies at Kampoeng Tempoe Doloe (Until Sunday)
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Part of the Jakarta Food and Fashion Festival taking place in North Jakarta’s Kelapa Gading, Kampoeng Tempo Doeloe (an old-fashioned spelling for “Old-fashioned Village” at Mal Kelapa Gading where you can try a huge array of dishes from across the archipelago, everything from Sate Ayam Madura Bintang 5 to Kue Jalabia Khas Jawa Barat. There is also a competition to find the best bowl of mie by local noodle legends. Sunday is the last day of the festival, for more info.
Check out a curated collection of cool continental cinema at Europe on Screen 2017
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A highly-anticipated annual event for cinephiles around Indonesia, the Europe on Screen Festival is put on by several of city’s finest cultural centers and features a huge array of recent and award-winning cinema from all across Europe. Highlights of this year’s festival are “Fuocoammare”, “Son of Saul” and the critically-acclaimed “Elle” by controversy-courting Dutch director Paul Verhoeven. For a complete schedule and venues be sure to check out the Europe on Screen website. Oh, and all screenings are free!
Celebrate a decade of debauchery at De Hooi (Saturday night)
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De Hooi in Pondok Indah is one of South Jakarta’s most beloved bars, consistently pulling in a mixed crowd of Indonesians and expats with its boisterous atmosphere, regular events and bountiful burgers. This Saturday night, they’ll be celebrating their 10th anniversary in serious style with 3 DJs, 2 bands, a magician and more surprises for revelers, guaranteed.
Bow down before Megadeth and other metal legends at Hammersonic (Sunday)
That’s right metalheads – Megadeth is coming to melt some faces this Sunday at the Hammersonic Festival, billed as Southeast Asia’s biggest metal festival. They’ll be joined by international and local guitar gods such as Burgerkill, Abbath and Seringai. You can check out the full lineup and schedule below or follow this link for more info and tickets.
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