Huize Trivelli

Huize Travelli - Heritage Resto and Pattisier

Cideng, once was Tjideng, has a hidden historic treasure on one of the streets in its neighbourhood. Huize Trivelli Resto and Pattisier. Tragic as this wonderful premise was once a part of the camp that housed more than 10,000 women and children (boys and girls) during Japanese occupancy in Indonesia (1942-1945).

The street used to be Laan Trivelli or Trivelli Street. Now it is called Jalan Tanah Abang II where business ventures now residing in the office buildings along the busy and wide street in the Central Jakarta, Indonesia’s Capital. The estabishment stages distinctive Indonesian earlier ethnicity in the midsth of old colonial atmosphere and far eastern cultures brought to this country by the vast open water travellers and traders.

The teak wooden furnitures with rattan embelishment, knitted yarns made into table cloth with its classic granny european patterns in the cabinet where dining wares are kept and neatly stacked, family black and white photograps dating back to the early period of the decade, various decorative elements that sofly radiate this particular warmth of vintage items, all off these pieces of puzzle have crated a very charming picture that solely unique, belonged to Huize Trivelli.

The entrance was once a garage, leads to the main restaurant inside, where displays of antiquites and books on simiar theme would welcome the guest. One would feel the strong urge to slow down, freeze and scan the room, to embrace every details in the interior and try to interpret the items displayed.

While time seems to go by so quickly in this place, guest would find another delight upon reading the menu. The original food from generation back, kept in the family as a valued treasure, shared to us as the guest through selections of dish. The renowned Ducth Rijsttafel (Indonesian traditional rice served with various side dish, classic local recipes) is the signature item in this resto. Other classical colonial food and beverage are available, soups, pastei, salads, croquette, pasta, old style colonial steak, klappertaart, and beverages of coffee, tea and traditional Indonesian beverages such as Bier Pletok and Wedang Jahe.

Food preparations are a feast to the eye. The way of serving doesnt leave the whole theme of the restaurant. The candy-like sugar cubes for coffee is wrapped in a net and adorned with little ribbons of golden colours that symbolize the prosperous era of Batavia in the past.

I am not a food nor restaurant critic, but i would surely hope very much that a real critic would confirm my oppinion about this Resto and Pattisier. That it offers great pleasures. From the food it serves, the ambiance it creates, the generous collections of family’s antique for its interior decorations, and especially, the warm, humble and knowledgeable host, Pak Ludy and the Soe’Oed clan.

Surely a must visit place, where you would feel homey, even though you were raised in different era and culture.


Huize Trivelli
Jl. Tanah Abang II no. 108
Jakarta Pusat 10150
Telp: 3865803
info@huize-trivelli.com