Kitiran Cafe

slow saturday mornings have a way of demanding a destination, and jatibening baru isn't the first place most people think to look. but kitiran cafe, sitting along jl. sentrakota barat in the kota bekasi stretch of jawa barat, has built a quiet reputation worth the detour. you don't have to be a coffee obsessive to appreciate what's happening here, though it helps to care at least a little. independent specialty shops in this part of greater jakarta tend to live or die on word of mouth, and kitiran has clearly been doing something right for long enough that the locals keep coming back. the surrounding area is residential and unhurried, which sets the right pace before you've even ordered. end your morning with whatever's pulling espresso that day.