22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
5 of Jakarta's best tasting-menu-only restaurants as the city's dining scene transforms
On June 26, British chef Kirk Westaway – best known for his modern British cuisine at two-Michelin-star Jaan in Singapore – will open The Crown by Kirk Westaway at the Fairmont Jakarta hotel in the Indonesian capital.
With sweeping views of the city skyline, the tasting-menu-only restaurant on the 22nd floor will mark his second venture outside Singapore after opening
The Albion by Kirk Westaway in Ho Chi Minh City in 2024
It signals a growing appetite for refined, chef-led dining in the Indonesian metropolis.
'Jakarta's dining scene is evolving fast – there is so much energy, and the city is full of food lovers who are genuinely keen to explore new experiences,' says Westaway. 'For me, it felt like the right time to bring something different to the table.
'With a growing audience of well-travelled, food-savvy diners, this seems like the perfect moment to be part of the city's culinary momentum,' he adds.
In recent years, Jakarta's dining scene has undergone a transformation.
What was once a landscape dominated by traditional Indonesian eateries has seen casual restaurants and international hotel dining evolve into a vibrant mix of independent concepts pushing boundaries in flavour and presentation.
