Vegetarian Handi — Restaurant in Jakarta

I found this place over 1-2 years ago while searching for vegan spots in the Glodok area on Google Maps. Seeing all the great reviews, I was interested in checking it out.

Unfortunately, it was around Chinese New Year, and the area was packed with visitors and vendors. Since I came by bike, I was a bit hesitant to enter a crowded place while carrying my bike.

Time passed, and after maybe two years of knowing about this place, I finally came to try the food at Handi Vegetarian today. 😋

The food served is a buffet of Indonesian Chinese dishes. There are about 15 different options to choose from. I was a bit confused about what to pick, but I ended up going with charsiu, stir-fried mushrooms, and sautéed bok choy. The taste really suits my palate. The prices are still reasonable for Jakarta.

Bapak Handi, the owner, is very friendly and communicative. This is one of the reasons I’d love to visit again someday. Of course, another reason is to try more of the other tasty dishes they offer.

Wishing Pak Handi and his family health, success, and happiness always.

If the Universe allows, I’ll definitely come back.

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We went looking for this place today in Chinatown around 2pm and he had already closed. We were lost and couldn’t find it but then the owner saw us looking and made us a delicious plate even though he was all closed down! The food was SO good we were so full and happy. He was very passionate and kind and we loved chatting with him.

To the owner - we planned on coming back tomorrow morning before our flight but we just realized that our flight is at 8:30am and not 11am!! So we won’t be able to make it for food tomorrow morning :( We are very sorry and disappointed that we won’t be able to try more of your delicious vegan food. Thank you again for opening back up for us after you closed down and for being so kind :)

Terima kasih! -The canadians: two vegetarians and one soon to be...

I had a lovely lunch with Pak Handi at his restaurant. He persisted I speak English with him even though I‘m pretty much fluent in Indonesian since he wanted to make sure he doesn’t forget the language. Because I came in pretty late at around 1pm, there wasn’t much food left and I was lucky he hadn‘t sold out yet. I still had more than I could finish and Pak Handi packed the rest for me to take home and finish later. While I ate he sat with me and recommended more vegan places in Bali and even suggested a platform to find vegan places more easily. For a very full plate, a bowl of soup, a glass of mineral water and extra rice for my second meal at home, I only payed 85k. 10/10 - a total steal! Will come back the next time I‘m...