Introduction

But now, Cinere has changed. From a small village, Cinere has grown, become a small town near the south border of Jakarta. Now, many people are looking for houses in Cinere. Real estate and property businesses are growing rapidly, not only in Cinere, but also in some nearby villages such as Gandul, Limo, Pangkalan Jati, Meruyung and Grogol.

Banks are growing rapidly in Cinere. Almost all Indonesian reputable banks are opening their branches in Cinere, including BCA, Lippobank, Bank Danamon, Bank Bali and Bank Niaga. Even Citibank is opening its ATM Boutique at Cinere Mall. So you don't have to afraid of out of cash while you are visiting Cinere. Some ATMs are accepting Visa and Mastercard for cash advance.

Some interesting places around Cinere

Cinere Mall, Jalan Cinere Raya No. 1

Cinere Mall is the main destination if we want to have fun in Cinere. Located in the heart of Cinere, you can shop in some small stores there. The anchor tenant is Matahari Department Store. You can also have a nice meal at Kentucky Fried Chicken (ground floor) or Pizza Hut (on a small building beside the mall), or try various Indonesian modern and traditional food in the Matahari food court (basement floor). And don't forget to have Indonesian made donuts at Dunkin Donuts (ground floor). You can also find your favorite books at Gramedia Bookstore (first floor) or Karisma Bookstore (ground floor), or watch movies at the Cinere 21 cinema (second floor).

Amelia Restaurant, Jalan Punak

Located near a small lake on Jalan Punak, you can find any kind of Indonesian food. You can also have a nice fishing there, and getting around the lake with a "water-cycle".

Pangkalan Jati Golf Course, Jalan Jati Indah Timur

This is for the golf lovers. Divided into two large fields, this golf course is located in Jalan Jati Indah Timur, the main road from Cinere to Pondok Labu, South Jakarta.

Cinere Country Club, Jalan Mars Raya, Villa Cinere Mas

Located in Jalan Mars Raya, Villa Cinere Mas, this is the biggest country club in Cinere. There are many facilities in this club, such as fitness centre, swimming pool, sauna, tennis court, and many more.

Bakmi Villa Restaurant, Jalan Pluto, Villa Cinere Mas

Here is the place for noodle lovers. In Bakmi Villa Restaurant, you can have Bakmi Ayam (chicken noodles), Bakmi Bakso (meatballs noodles), Bakmi Pangsit, and also Yamin ala Bandung (noodles without soup). Located on Jalan Pluto, Villa Cinere Mas. The price is low, since it is a traditional restaurant. Satisfaction guaranteed. :-)

Food Plaza, Jalan Cinere Raya

Many kedais on Jalan Cinere Raya, in front of Cinere Mall, are forming a food plaza. Open at night, you can find most Indonesian traditional food at very low price, such as soto betawi (Betawinese soup), sate padang (padang satay), roti bakar (toasted bread), pisang bakar (toasted banana), sate kambing dan ayam (mutton and chicken satay), and many more.

Bubur Ayam Djoko, Jalan Cinere Raya

If you like chicken porridge, then you'll love Bubur Ayam Djoko. Opens in the morning, the kedai is located in front of Lippobank on Jalan Cinere Raya. On Saturday and Sunday morning, many people come to this place to have chicken porridge as their breakfast. They also serve nasi uduk.

Toko Roti Medan, Jalan Bukit Cinere

If you like any kind of bread, this is the right place to go. This bakery shop provides almost all kind of bread, such as cheese bread, chocolate bread, etc. The shop also sells ice creams, cakes, and even chicken nuggets. The bakery shop is located along Jalan Bukit Cinere, between Cinere and Gandul.

Cinere Market, Jalan Cinere Raya

This is the old-style market, which is the former town center of Cinere before Cinere Mall is built. Located in Jalan Cinere Raya, between Jalan Sengon and Jalan Bukit Cinere.

Gandul

This is a small village, located on the east of Cinere. Now, both of Cinere and Gandul are famous as a couple of villages from the south of Jakarta. If you used to be a big fan of "Si Doel Anak Sekolahan" sinetron, you'll know why. :-) (Remember Mandra as a conductor of an old "oplet" and yell "Ganduuulll... Ganduuulll.. Cinere... Ganduuulll...." :-) )

How do I get to Cinere?

If you want to go to Gandul:
From Cinere: Take the blue angkot 110 to Gandul, through Jalan Bukit Cinere.
From Pondok Labu: Take the blue angkot 105 or red angkot S16 to Gandul, through Jalan Pangkalan Jati.

"Angkot" stands for "angkutan kota", or city transportation. The fare of angkot varies according to distance, ranging from Rp 1,200 to Rp 5,000, check with the driver or the conductor. The fare of the Metromini is around Rp 1,500, while the fare of Patas-AC bus is around Rp 3,000 to Rp 4,000.

If the buses and angkots are too crowded for you, you can take a taxi to Cinere. The estimated fare from the central business district of Jakarta (Sudirman) to Cinere is around Rp 50,000. We recommend you to use Blue Bird Group taxis, such as Blue Bird, Morante, Cendrawasih, Gamya, etc.

Whichever transportation you choose, please be patient with the traffic jams. Jakarta is very famous for its huge traffic! Forget about the MRT, unlike Singapore, Jakarta does not have mass rapid transportation.

Finding your own way to Cinere

If you take a cab or drive your own car from Jakarta's city center to Cinere, there are some ways to get to Cinere.

From Jakarta's central business district (CBD)/Sudirman area:
Take the Jalan Jenderal Sudirman highway southbound towards Kebayoran Baru (Blok M). Keep left after Semanggi flyover, and then take the left fork towards Jalan Pattimura and Jalan Hasanudin. You will see Pasaraya Blok M on your right, just keep straight towards Jalan Sultan Iskandarsyah and Jalan Prapanca. You will then join the Jalan Arteri Prapanca highway. At the end of the highway, turn right and join the Outer Ring Road highway. Do not join the expressway in the middle of the highway. Once you reach Jalan Fatmawati junction, turn left and join Jalan Fatmawati, follow the signs to Pondok Labu and Cinere. You will see the Fatmawati hospital on the left. Just proceed straight towards Pondok Labu and Cinere. You will pass Dapur Susu junction (Hero Supermarket on your left) and Pondok Labu market (military complex on your right). Once you see UPN veteran university on your left, turn right and follow the main road. You will pass Pangkalan Jati golf course, and the Amelia restaurant (floating on a small lake) on your left. You will find a big junction, Puri Cinere complex and Puri Cinere hospital in front of you. Turn left, and you will find the Jalan Cinere Raya main road and Cinere Mall on your right. You have reached the Cinere town centre.

From Jakarta's central business district (CBD)/Kuningan area:
Take the Jalan HR Rasuna Said highway southbound towards Mampang Prapatan. Keep straight once you reach Kuningan junction, and proceed straight to Jalan Mampang Prapatan highway towards Ragunan. Keep straight all the way until you reach the Outer Ring Road junction. Do not proceed straight towards Ragunan Zoo, instead turn right and join the Outer Ring Road highway westbound. No need to join the expressway in the middle of the highway. Pass the Cilandak junction, and keep on straight until you reach Jalan Fatmawati junction. Once you reach Jalan Fatmawati junction, turn left and join Jalan Fatmawati, follow the signs to Pondok Labu and Cinere. You will see the Fatmawati hospital on the left. Just proceed straight towards Pondok Labu and Cinere. You will pass Dapur Susu junction (Hero Supermarket on your left) and Pondok Labu market (military complex on your right). Once you see UPN veteran university on your left, turn right and follow the main road. You will pass Pangkalan Jati golf course, and the Amelia restaurant (floating on a small lake) on your left. You will find a big junction, Puri Cinere complex and Puri Cinere hospital in front of you. Turn left, and you will find the Jalan Cinere Raya main road and Cinere Mall on your right. You have reached the Cinere town centre.

From West Jakarta:
Take the Pejompongan highway southbound towards Simprug and Kebayoran Lama. Do not exit the highway in Kebayoran Lama, just proceed straight towards Pondok Indah. You will see Toys R Us and Pondok Indah Mall on your left. Just proceed straight towards Lebak Bulus, you will see McDonalds Pondok Indah, Lebak Bulus stadium and Lebak Bulus bus interchange on your left. Keep left, and on the Pasar Jumat junction, turn left to Jalan Pasar Jumat Raya by following the signs to Cinere. Be careful, there's a flyover work on the Pasar Jumat junction. Follow the Jalan Pasar Jumat Raya, you will reach a Y-junction, take the left fork towards Cinere/Fatmawati and do not take the right fork towards Pondok Cabe. Be careful, the signs are not well posted. Please ensure that you see a petrol station on your left, right after the Y-junction. Follow the road, and you will reach a junction with a traffic light. Turn right on the traffic light junction, and you will hit the Jalan Karang Tengah Raya, the main road from Lebak Bulus to Cinere. Be careful, currently there are road works along the Jalan Karang Tengah Raya, they are trying to upgrade the road from single carriageway to dual carriageway. Just keep straight, don't turn either left or right, you will see a big mosque on your right. You will reach the Jalan Cinere Raya main road and Cinere Mall on your right. You have reached the Cinere town centre.

From East Jakarta:
Take the Jagorawi expressway southbound towards Bogor. If you're using the the Inner Ring Road Expressway either from Semanggi (CBD area) or from Tanjung Priok (North Jakarta area), you can join the Jagorawi expressway seamlessly via the Cawang flyover. If you're coming from Bekasi, Cikampek, Cirebon or Bandung via the Jakarta-Cikampek expressway, you will need to take the Halim exit just before the Cawang flyover, and then turn left at the traffic light junction under Cawang flyover. Follows the sign towards Bogor/Ciawi to join the Jagorawi expressway. Once you have hit the Jagorawi expressway, keep straight until you reach the toll gate. Do not take the left fork towards TMII (Taman Mini Indonesia Indah). Take ticket at the toll gate. Once after you leave the toll gate, keep left and take the left fork following the signs to Pondok Indah. You will join the Outer Ring Road expressway westbound. You will see Makro hypermarket on your left, just keep straight and do not exit the expressway until you see the exit sign for Pondok Labu. Exit the expressway at Pondok Labu exit, and pay the toll. After leaving the toll gate, immediately keep left and make sure you can turn left to Jalan Fatmawati. You will see the Fatmawati hospital on the left. Just proceed straight towards Pondok Labu and Cinere. You will pass Dapur Susu junction (Hero Supermarket on your left) and Pondok Labu market (military complex on your right). Once you see UPN veteran university on your left, turn right and follow the main road. You will pass Pangkalan Jati golf course, and the Amelia restaurant (floating on a small lake) on your left. You will find a big junction, Puri Cinere complex and Puri Cinere hospital in front of you. Turn left, and you will find the Jalan Cinere Raya main road and Cinere Mall on your right. You have reached the Cinere town centre.

From Bogor/Puncak/Bandung area:
Take the Jagorawi expressway northbound towards Jakarta. After you pay your toll at Cibubur toll gate, go straight and look for exit signs towards Pondok Indah. Exit Jagorawi expressway at Kampung Rambutan (Pondok Indah exit), and you will join the Outer Ring Road expressway westbound. You will see Makro hypermarket on your left, just keep straight and do not exit the expressway until you see the exit sign for Pondok Labu. Exit the expressway at Pondok Labu exit, and pay the toll. After leaving the toll gate, immediately keep left and make sure you can turn left to Jalan Fatmawati. You will see the Fatmawati hospital on the left. Just proceed straight towards Pondok Labu and Cinere. You will pass Dapur Susu junction (Hero Supermarket on your left) and Pondok Labu market (military complex on your right). Once you see UPN veteran university on your left, turn right and follow the main road. You will pass Pangkalan Jati golf course, and the Amelia restaurant (floating on a small lake) on your left. You will find a big junction, Puri Cinere complex and Puri Cinere hospital in front of you. Turn left, and you will find the Jalan Cinere Raya main road and Cinere Mall on your right. You have reached the Cinere town centre.

Where to stay?

Unfortunately, since Cinere is a residential area, there's no hotels, motels or guest houses around Cinere area. The nearest area where you can stay is around Kebayoran Baru (Blok M) or Kemang, where some of the hotels and guest houses are located around the South Jakarta area.

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