No tourist should come to Jakarta without visiting Jalan Surabaya (Surabaya Street) antique market.
Jalan Surabaya is located in the upmarket suburb of Menteng; the same suburb where President Barack Obama went to primary school.

Antiquers and collectors will find the market irresistible, as will anyone looking for that unusual object or curios to decorate their home.

Jalan Surabaya was opened in 1974, from a few stalls selling Chinese porcelain it has grown into a whole street of stall selling a bewildering variety of curios, from traditional Javanese masks to ornamental Victorian lamps, wooden statues, ships compasses, luggage, old cameras and so much more.