Blok M

Blok M is a business and shopping quarter located in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Indonesia. It runs east from Iskandarsyah street to Bulungan street in the west. North from Falatehan street to Melawai street in the south. The development is less modern than some of the developments near Kota, West Jakarta and many of the buildings are run down. On daily basis crowds of people throng its street, and even more so during night time. Much of the popularity of the quarter is due to the prices of goods (which are often low due to the relatively inexpensive property costs for vendors), the night life, karaoke, massage parlour and the accessibility of the centre, considering it contains one of the largest bus stations in Jakarta which many Transjakarta and Kopaja buses depart from, since 2019 this area is also served by Jakarta MRT with Blok M MRT Station which directly connected to Blok M Plaza.

Ratangga, Jakarta MRT train in the front of Blok M Plaza
Blok M

Shopping Center

Mal Blok M, the main shopping portion of the quarter. Built on the terminal basement since 1993. The mall is known for having low prices but bargaining is considered a requirement. Blok M Square, Blok M Plaza[1] and Pasaraya Grande are the main shopping centres in Blok M. Built in 1992, the Plaza is a modern mall. Pasaraya Grande is a department store run by Abdul Latief. Its two contiguous buildings include a big food court in the basement are international standard with corresponding prices. A movie theatre is at the top floor.[2]

Little Tokyo, Blok M

Part of Blok M Square is known as Little Tokyo from its collection of Japanese restaurants, food stalls, karaoke bars and massage parlours.[3]

Clubs and Cafes

Jalan Melawai, which is known as Little Tokyo has many Japanese style restaurants, bars and cafes.[4]

Jalan Melawai, Blok M at night

References
  1. "Plaza Blok M Shooting Club". Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  2. "Jakpost guide to Blok M Square". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  3. "Intip Kehidupan Malam di Little Tokyo Jakarta, 4 Pebasket Jepang Diduga Booking Cewek di Lokasi Ini". Tribun Jakarta (in Indonesian). 23 August 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. "A Trip to Melawai's Little Tokyo in Jakarta". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2017-08-12.

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