Common Grounds Coffee Roaster Menteng

you're on jl. teuku cik ditiro, one of menteng's quieter residential streets, where the neighborhood still feels like central jakarta before it got loud. menteng has that quality, old dutch-era planning, wide sidewalks, the kind of block where a roaster can exist without fighting for attention. common grounds coffee roaster has built a real local following here, which in jakarta's dense specialty scene takes more than just showing up. they roast their own beans, and that distinction matters more in practice than it sounds on paper. you're not picking up someone else's house blend, you're drinking something decided on locally, at this address. if you're passing through jakarta pusat, teuku cik ditiro is worth the detour, and morning is probably the right time to do it.