Favorite Takjil And Iftar Places According To Netray Monitoring

Atmosphere of takjil sellers' activities at Benhil Market, Jakarta. (Antara/Galih Pradipta)

JAKARTA – What food or drink do you usually eat when breaking your fast, fried rice cakes, compote, or other sweet foods? Each social media activist shared the experience.

According to Netray's monitoring, discussions about iftar snacks or takjil have started to liven up on Twitter since the beginning of Ramadan. Netray found at least 44.8 thousand tweets in the period March 22-27 2023, 18.9 thousand of which had positive sentiments.

"Twit generated 15.6 million impressions which have the potential to reach 212.3 million Twitter accounts," wrote Netray in its report on March 30, 2023.

In the conversation, various related vocabulary also appeared, including fried and sweet. The word sweet was mentioned 664 times in tweets by Twitter activists and fried 531 times.

Favorite sweet foods and drinks are compote, green banana ice, and sweet iced tea.

"Even though it's slightly proportional, the word sweet is the dominant type of takjil in the conversation of Twitter activists," said Netray.

Grafik perbincangan pegiat Twitter mengenai takjil. (Netray)

In addition to takjil, Netray on March 21-27 2023 also observed discussions about places to break the fast (bukber) recommended by social media activists on Instagram and Tiktok. Using the keywords #rekomendasibukapuasa and #rekomendasibukber on Instagram and recommendations && breaking the fast, recommendations && bukber, and  #recommendationsbukber on TikTok.

"As a result, there were 95 posts with a total impression of 5.6 thousand reactions on Instagram and 79 posts with a total impression of 136.1 thousand reactions on the TikTok channel," Netray wrote in its monitoring on March 29, 2023.

Which places to eat are recommended, Netray summarizes them in a number of areas, namely:

Iftar Place In Jakarta

1. Dago Restaurant

   A restaurant serving Korean specialties located in the South Jakarta area is the first recommendation by TikTok activists. This eating place was recommended by the @greencafelatte account. Halal-certified Korean specialties served by Dago Restaurant are the main attraction for food connoisseurs of the Country of Ginseng. Apart from the main menu, such as buldak, japchae, or jajangmyeon, this restaurant also offers free drinks or side dishes to attract customers.

2. All-Dining Collage

   Places to break the fast and exclusive entertainment such as Sufi Danca and Gambus Music are the highlights of Collage All Dining. This restaurant, which is located at the Pullman Hotel Jakarta Central Park, offers Middle Eastern nuances. Even so, the menus that are served are very diverse, ranging from Asian food to Western food.

Iftar Place In West Java

1. Chill Rooftop

   Chill Rooftop is the top recommendation on the Instagram channel for the Banten area. This food court and cafe which serves a variety of selected menus from several tenants is located in the city of Tangerang. Not only that, this perfect place to hang out also offers live music every weekend. If before the month of Ramadan this place opened at 12 noon, now in the fasting month Chill Rooftop opens at 15.00 WIB-last order.

2. Lor-in Sentul Hotel

   All you can eat at Lor-in Sentul Hotel is priced at IDR 138 thousand per pack. At this price, visitors will be served more than 70 food items. This place to eat, recommended by the TikTok account named @tukangvisit_, received 2.1 thousand likes and has been re-shared to other accounts 399 times. Not only offering dozens of types of Indonesian food, this restaurant also displays live cooking to attract customers.

3. The Luxton Cirebon

   The iftar package offered by The Luxton Hotel Cirebon is priced at IDR 178 thousand per nett. Carrying the theme of Gathering Ramadan Together (Kurma) all you can eat, this place serves various types of food ranging from traditional to western food. This place, which is located in Cirebon City, was recommended by a TikTok account named @geewss and has received 1.1 thousand likes.

4. Loonar

   Not far from the center of Bandung, there is a recommended bukber place that is also instagramable, namely Loonar. This cafe, which carries a modern minimalist concept dominated by white, offers iftar packages starting from IDR 65,000. This place was recommended by Instagram account @indrirgg. According to Indri, besides presenting an aesthetic place, this cafe also provides delicious food and drinks.

Grafik perbincangan pegiat Instagram dan Tiktok mengenai rekomendasi tempat buka puasa bersama. (Netray)

Iftar Place In Yogyakarta and Central Java

1. Obelix Village

   Obelix Village is a place for bukber that not only serves an iftar menu but can also be used as a child-friendly ngabuburit spot. With prices starting from IDR 85 thousand per pack, visitors will not only be offered food but can also enjoy several spots, such as a mini farm, little zoo, flower garden, and also a secret river deck.

2. Solo's Bistro

   This Thai restaurant is located at Jalan Slamet Riyadi No.183, Surakarta City. The restaurant recommended by the TikTok account named @cartennia offers the Ramadan Savings (Rahmat) package at a price of IDR 50,000. Interestingly, only by paying for the goban, visitors can get main meals, desserts, and also drinks.

3. WOK Pakuwon Mall Solo Baru

   House of Wok, which is located at Pakuwon Mall Solo Baru, offers an iftar package with prices starting at IDR 180,000 which can be enjoyed by four people. This Chinese food restaurant has many branches in various regions, one of which is in Solo. For lovers of Chinese food, it's really suitable to try hunting for an open menu at this place.

Iftar Place In East Java

1. Warmindo Noodle King

   Not only restaurants and cafes that offer breaking menu packages, Indomie food stalls (Warmindo) also celebrate the moment of Ramadan. Warmindo Noodle King, located in Tulungagung, offers a variety of iftar menus, such as crispy chicken packages, grilled chicken, bento rice packages, and chicken steaks. For Indomie lovers, a new menu is also provided in the month of Ramadan, namely hot plate steak noodles.

2. Pak D's Grilled Chicken

   Not only offering its flagship menu, namely grilled chicken, this restaurant also provides iPhone 14 prize coupons for its customers. With only a purchase of IDR 50,000, visitors can get one raffle coupon and multiples apply. This restaurant, which is located on Jalan Rungkut Madya, has a large area making it suitable for iftar events with family or friends.

3. Rocker Fried Chicken

   This restaurant with the main menu of fried chicken has been around since 2006. The TikTok account @anggra_29 recommends Ayam Goreng Roker because the taste of the fried chicken is juicy and the krutuk or cream is super crunchy, and the price is pocket-friendly.