Glodok Chinatown Market

Jakarta's oldest Chinese quarter, known since the days of colonial Batavia. The Glodok market is a labyrinth of electronics stalls and spare parts, surrounded by the 18th-century Dharma Bhakti temple, street kitchens serving Chinese-Indonesian food and faded colonial shophouses. The atmosphere is dense and noisy: cycle rickshaws, steam over the pots and the smell of fried noodles. Come in the morning, before the heat and the crowds.