Morning Pastry Market in Jakarta

I love waking up early every morning even on weekends. There are so much to discover during those peaceful time when most people still curled up on the bed. One of the frequent visit I have done in the early weekend morning is to visit morning pastry market (pasar subuh) at Blok M, South Jakarta. It is always a great feeling to come to this buzzling place after a smooth peaceful ride.

Blok M is located at Kebayoran Baru  District in South Jakarta. Easily accessed by public transportation especially bus as this place also house the bus terminal which serve almost all busses to other places in Jakarta, including Transjakarta route. You can also take Damri Bus from airport directly to Blok M with the cost of Rp40000 (pay on the bus). Next to bus terminal are Blok M square (where the morning pastry market is) and Plaza Blok M.  Blok M Mall is located underground of the bus terminal.

The market is located near the main entrance of Blok M square, where the taxi normally stop and pick customers. One need to arrive early for the pastry morning market, as by 8 am, the stalls will start to be dismantled. The business start as early as 4.30am, where so many stalls of colourful local pastries, delicacies and cakes being filled up and customers start to shop for their choices.

Enjoy all the photos below, and let the story flow....

Always full of people

Colorful layered pudding

pudding with red ruby

Chocolate cup cakes



This is my favorites stall



Chinese originated delicacy: Kue ku

A customized tray of chosen delicacies ordered by customer

Strawberry Jam pastry

Fruity pastry

Pandan chiffon cake

Colorful round muffins

It varies in colors and taste :)

Cream Puff or Saos as it called here

Pastel or Karipap (in Malaysia)

Another type of pastel

I love this kue  Putri Ayu (sweet princess :) )

Fruit butter cake

another cakes

these are  delicious looking cakes

more pastel

many choices

delicious looking pudding



colorful super soft Kue Apam

Appetizing!!

The sweet Kue Cincin

The favorite Onde Onde

pastries and toppings

I love this kue, but I don't recall the name

Fruity pastry

Chocolate topped pastry

This traditional glutinous rice and fermented black rice is my number one favorite

Rare to find this delicacies nowadays. I'm lucky they have it here

This is where the superb soto ayam (chicken porridge) is.
My usual breakfast place after pastry market.

This owner has been selling soto in this type of van  for more than 20 years

the soto was originated from Surabaya (East Java)

The Soto Ayam



Nothing beats Teh Botol in Indonesia :)

Lemper Ayam, Glutinous rice roll filled with chicken floss and wrapped in banana leave

My other favorite delicacy, Kue Lumpur

Indonesian version of Swiss Roll

traditional delicacy which I forgot the name

Yummy!!!

Chocolate Pandan layered pudding

Do visit this market whenever you are in Jakarta. You will be amazed on how you feel tempted to buy so many kind of Kue here :)