dog friendly places in Jakarta

With it's conservative culture, Jakarta does not allow dog owners to bring their pets in public places much.

I own this really cute Samoyed and I love taking him around. He is well mannered, gentle, good with kids and do not bark.

In our adventure, I found a few places that have been so kind to me and my dog and actually let me take him there. Check out the list. I will keep adding more places as I come across them.

1. Cafe Jet Ski

neighborhood : pantai Mutiara

Feature : ocean-front

Food to try : grilled bandeng, tomato noodle

Located in front of the ocean in Pantai Mutiara neighborhood, this place is rather romantic. Food is good and the staff are friendly towards the dogs too. 

2. Seafood SF 

Neighborhood : pantai Mutiara

Feature : seafood

Food to try : sweet shrimps and other kinds of seafood

This restaurant specializing in seafood let me bring my dog in, however I had to sit by the exit since the staff were pretty much scared of dogs.

3. Ocean Cafe

Neighborhood : pantai Mutiara

Feature : ocean front

Food to try : Indonesian food

This restaurant has a lot of space and usually isn't very crowded. They were okay with dogs as long as the dogs are trained.

4. Bobba Bits

Neighborhood : Pantai indah kapuk

Feature : bubble tea

Food to try : Taiwanese pork rice, bubble tea

I would bring my dogs here while sipping their bubble tea at the outdoor area of the cafe. 

5. Mangrove forest hiking trail

neighborhood : pantai indah kapuk

feature : short trail, mangrove

With it's entrance pretty much hidden, you have to park your car at the shop area across the street (where liberty salon is located ) and then cross the street and enter the small gate which is the entrance. Please note that they are closed at 4pm.

you can bring dogs here for a short walk. The trail is not very crowded hence no complain for dogs.

6. Ecopark

neighborhood : ancol

feature : park

well known as a ground to host event and concerts, this park allows dogs and joggers to relax. Beware of loose goats as your dogs maybe tempted to chase after them. Also, entering can be expensive. It was idr 35,000 to enter ancol but the entrance to ecopark afterwards is complimentary .

7. Le Bridge

neighborhood : ancol

feature : oceanfront bridge

Walking on the bridge with my dog while looking at the serene ocean is one of my favorite pastime. In the afternoon, you will see a lot of couples sitting on the bridge. Some of them might be terrified to find dogs by them (my dog loves to taunt these couples)! The restaurant in the middle of the bridge does not allow dogs however. But mcdonald and the hawker food stalls around the bridge will let you and your dogs in.

8. Taman untung suropati

neighborhood : menteng

feature : park

a well known place for people tp jog during the daytime and for hanging out and rating street food at night. You will meet a lot of felllow dog lovers at this park ( and sometimes reptile lovers too!) They have free music lessons on sundays if im kot mistaken. 

9. Taman lembang

neighborhood : menteng 

a popular park to hang out for younger crowds and families. However, a lot of people will smoke while chilling so i would advise you to come here in the morning. There were some monkeys that were not leashed too, so watch out when these guys are around.

a poem, once in a blue moon

So once in a blue moon, the mellow artsy side of me surfaces up. Today, it tells me to write a poetry about home, Seattle. Here it is :

Miss You

It was once a here

Now that it is there

It was once in me

Now it is a reflection

In the mirror I cannot touch

How is it possible for me to forget you?

You

That brought me the joy of being simmered 

in the sunlight of the summer..

and tantalize me with the view of the sunset

You

With your forest so lush and green and high

Mosses hanging on the branches

wet with morning dew

With water and mountain in my view at the same time

Driving really fast

Sunlight in my eyes

Living in the moment

and only that moment

Spur of the moment

The smell of latte

and people chattering

and the anticipation that the rain might fall

just anytime

Cloudy perhaps, most of the days

I walked my path, step by step

Up the hill, then down the hill

through the market, the flowers, the statues

Unusual perhaps, some faces might seem

Some gestures might provoke

but they is they - no expectation

you is you

and here you can be you 

With your red stockings and fedora hat

Or your knitted shawl and your cozy mittens

With your leather boots and your sexy skirt

Or your vintage dress and your mini purse

madison, night, bell, capitol, belle

madrona, kirkland, park and the sun

trolls, space, plane, glass statues

I miss them all..

I miss them always

It was once my home

Now I am a visitor