Warget Bahagia, first bar inside warteg in Jakarta.
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear about warteg (casual street food joint)? Place where you can get an array of dishes which scooped from a shop window array of stainless steel dishes? A 24-hour casual street food joint which identical with long wooden chairs?
But, you might be surprised with this kind of warteg named Warget a.k.a Warung Joget. At very first glance, this place looks like a common warteg. At the front of this warteg, there is quite large name of ‘Warget Bahagia’.
Walking through one of its doors, you can find stainless steel rack full of neatly arranged instant noodles completed with stove, gas, and cutlery. Meanwhile, it looks like common warteg, who would think there is a hidden bar behind yellow door.
Right behind the yellow door there is a hidden bar which can accommodate 60 person. Entering this room, they welcoming you with dim lights and loud up beat music. There is also DJ live performances every Friday night.
Behind the bar table, there are at least two bartenders who always ready to make your favourite drinks. As a hidden bar, Warget provides various drinks from Iced Lemon Tea to alcoholic drinks like Tropical Pride as one of their signatures for Rp210.000.
There are also finger foods which are perfect for any kind of drinks you choose such as Salted Egg Chips for Rp35.000, Boss Egg Request for Rp55.000, Corned Beef Rice Sambal Matah for Rp55.000 or Crispy Pork Belly Fried Rice for Rp45.000, affordable right?
This hidden bar open from 5pm to 1am on weekdays and until 2am on weekend. Warteg itself open for 24-hour. Are you interested to come? Visit Warget at Jalan Kemang Timur No. 47 and feel the excitement of newest hidden bar in town.
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