Perpustakaan Jakarta Cikini & PDS HB Jassin
Perpustakaan Jakarta
The provincial public library inside the revamped Taman Ismail Marzuki arts centre, open every day until 10 pm, with the HB Jassin literary archive.
- Address
- Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya No. 73, Cikini, Menteng
- Hours
- Daily 09:00–22:00
- Area
- Menteng, Jakarta Pusat (Central)
- Website
- perpustakaan.jakarta.go.id
About
Run by the provincial library office (Dispusip), the building by architect Andra Matin reopened in 2022 with about 138,000 items on floors 3 to 6. The Pusat Dokumentasi Sastra H.B. Jassin literary archive is on the 4th floor at the back, with art galleries on the lower floors. To borrow books, register in person at any Perpustakaan Jakarta branch with an active email address; TransJakarta's Taman Ismail Marzuki stop is right in front.
- Open daily until 22:00
- H.B. Jassin literary archive
- Spacious reading and work areas
- Inside the Taman Ismail Marzuki arts complex
Nearby
Soto Betawi H. Ma'ruf
A Cikini institution serving creamy coconut-milk soto Betawi since the 1940s, now inside the Taman Ismail Marzuki arts complex.
Arts centreTaman Ismail Marzuki
Jakarta's arts centre since 1968, on the site of the old zoo, with theatres, galleries, a planetarium and a library.
Heritage coffee houseBakoel Koffie Cikini
A colonial-era Cikini house where a coffee family dating back to 1878 roasts its own beans and serves kopi tubruk and Indonesian food.
Gado-gadoGado-Gado Bon Bin
Cikini's gado-gado icon since 1960, with the peanut sauce poured over the vegetables and plenty of emping and prawn crackers.
Library listing. Hours and prices change — check before you go.