Jambi city is capital of Jambi Province in Sumatera Indonesia, i have opportunity to visit this nice city 3 times in the recent weeks, my company sent me to this city for company business or specifically for meeting and training. and my reason to write this story because I’m a coffee lover and i want to combine my hobby in writing with my travelling activities, crossing in my mind why don’t try to write something about coffee and it’s connection with the city, so what is connection between Jambi with coffee ? may be not many people known that Jambi has good coffee such us the most famous coffee AAA but did you know there is another delicious specialty coffee like Kerinci coffee bean, this coffee maybe familiar in specialty coffee lover but maybe not for the ordinary coffee drinker like me……?
Picture 1. Landmark and Icon of Jambi City
I want to optimized my spare time between my business in Jambi and my hobbies like walking and i can use this opportunity to look legendary spot scattering in the city or looking for nice coffee, especially for coffee there are some criteria should be meet my requirements:
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The place should be popular by local people to meeting, eating and of course to drink a coffee.
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The place should be has good coffee and it’s complimentary such us unique, specific or traditional snack (lemper, lontong, nasi gemuk or sate).
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The price should be affordable but the taste of coffee very good and authentic.
Looking at those criteria, searching is goes by any mean utilized uncle’s google or peeping recommendation from other and finally bring me to the candidates:
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Kedai kopi Terang Bulan this coffee shop located near by Angso Duo traditional / fresh market, I took the recommendation from this blog https://www.minumkopi.com/berbual-bual-di-kedai-kopi-terang-bulan/
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Kedai kopi Rasa Sedap, base on recommendation from http://jambi.tribunnews.com/2018/04/19/penyuka-kopi-tahukah-anda-ini-termasuk-kedai-kopi-tertua-di-jambi
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Jabat Tangan Cafe base on my googling activities
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Taman Langit Cafe Coffee shop base on my googling activities
Searching The coffee shop’s
Beside cycling, walking is my another hobbies, when I was in Jambi after my office hours, I used to walking as an effort to looking those coffee shop but actually my own goal is to maintain or keep my muscle keep moving and trained everyday, as you known at my another article, I have plan to cycling abroad or cycling to Singapore from Batam. There is one tips for reader this blog if you want to know the most delicious coffee in the town, traditional market could be the best starting point because normally every traditional market has specific culinary icon including Angso Duo market, I belief it’s must be has legendary coffee shop, but before straight to the point let me info the reader or visitor my blog, when I was in Jambi I Stayed on ASTON Hotel Jambi and the hotel located at Simpang Pulai Area.
Picture 2. Hotel where I staying at in Jambi
The target point was set up, Angso Duo Traditional Market, base on google map the distance between my hotel to Pasar Angso Duo around +/- 2 km. as usual the starting point is always my hotel but the time could be in the morning after Sholat Subuh (morning prayer) or afternoon after my offices hours is over. the route quite interesting because I found some landmark’s or icon’s Jambi city..
Aston – Makalam Bridge- Pasar Angso Duo – Aston
Total distance for this route +/- 7.7 km and along the way I found some interesting landmark or icon of Jambi City. time is 5:30 AM sharply in the morning after performed sholat subuh at the Mosque near by hotel, Wearing my sneaker start to walking alone, for your information I always enjoy walking alone to reach my target because I’m free set my own rhythm, I can stop whatever I want, and start again whatever i want, but if there is some one willing to joint me it’s would be okey..
Picture 2. ASTON Jambi my starting point (picture taken from another hotel)
I’m walking directly to Angso Duo at Dawn and the road still free from car, motor bike or others vehicles and the Air very fresh, Alhamdulillah Ya Allah atas nikmat udara segar ini. I walk to north direction from my hotel, goes to Mesjid Seribu Tiang (Thousand Pillar Mosque) this is one of Famous Mosque in Jambi or maybe this the only one unique mosque in Indonesia that supported by almost thousand pillar (maybe not thousand exactly).
Picture 2. Thousand Pillars Mosque Jambi at Down and Afternoon
Passing by in front of thousand pillar mosque and goes to left bring me to the legendary and the famous market in Jambi city, Angso Duo market (Pasar Angso Duo) the atmosphere pushback my memories to Pasar Bawah in Pekanbaru city (my hometown) or Pasar Bering Harjo in Jogjakarta or Pasar Raya in Padang, as we known all major city has historical market you named and googling you will find it’s. Angso Duo is morning market or the business activities open from Dawn at 4:00 AM till Noon at 14:00 out of that time you find nothing except garbages, closed pendant, empty table you named all equipment’s that normally found in the market. on this market you will find all fresh from the Nature things such us Vegetable, Fish, Meat, poultry product and many more.
But for me the most interested thing to do in the traditional market are the traditional foods and mass culinary or jajan pasar, My memories goes back to the time when i was a kid and every time my mom goes back from market she always bring me or other family member special food that only available on Hari Pasar or Market Day. did you remember the days of market day which is common in Indonesia such us:
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Pasar Minggu / Sunday Market
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Pasar Senin / Monday Market
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Pasar Rabu / Wednesday Market
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Pasar Jumat / Friday Market
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etc..
Those market day or occasional market still exist until now, maybe at present day or for people who live in the city, those market day not a special day, but for those people whose live in the village or remote area such us village on the river bank, village on the mountain, Market day is a special day, where the people holiday from their daily chores such us Farmer, Fishermen because that day they will go to Market to selling their harvest from their field. In fact for the women they received their expense money (uang belanja) for next week at market day and they will go to the marked to buy their need for this week such us vegetables, fish, meat, poultry product and others, at the market day they will find special dishes/foods that sell only at market day, such us satay, Ice cream, special cake, even tough toys or other necessary stuff.
Picture 3. Local Snack selling at Angso Dua Market
By the time arrived at Angso Duo market, i tried to find Kedai Kopi Terang Bulan by myself, looking at every corner and hope will find something like banner or advertisement billboard mark or could be any guidance of the coffee shop but I find nothing and i tried to asking people around me or Ojek driver or parking man none of them known that coffee shop… wow is this coffee shop written at https://www.minumkopi.com/berbual-bual-di-kedai-kopi-terang-bulan/ is real? or already closed ? I can’t find the right answer for now, but my effort not meaningless but bring me to other coffee shop.. the coffee shop don’t have any name and located right beside the most crowded road in front of Angso Duo Market.
Picture 4. Preparation Kopi O and an Old man sat at the other corner enjoying his Coffee
Looking from the outside there is nothing special about this coffee shop, the paint is dirty look like and abandon building and scratch everywhere, but surprisingly the room and the table full of visitor they are enjoying their breakfast. I think there is no thing to lose to try, the No name coffee shop and the seller look like an old Chinese man, feel free I’m walking to the coffee shop and luckily for me there is an empty table and chair for me.. after seated and looking around I’m shouting “ Kopi O satu” Kopi O is a popular name for black coffee in Batam and Amenk (Owner’s Name, i heard everybody call him by the name) answered spontaneously ya … ya silahkan duduk ya (have a seat ).. less than 5 minutes a cup of Kopi O served in front of me.. smelt is good and the thickness is enough… wow, I think I’m on the right place, delicious coffee only Rp 4,000…. very .. very cheap but the taste is very good.. and the journey this morning continue..
Picture 5. New Icon of Jambi City, The Arasy Bridge connected Jambi City with Kampoeng Seberang
Goes through Angso Duo market straight and not far away from Batang Hari Mall you will find the new constructed bridge the mighty Arasy, this marvelous bridge connected Kampoeng Seberang to Jambi City, but never think that you will find any single vehicle or motor cycle crossing the bridge..neither of them allowed. only people allowing to cross by the bridge or simplified the bridge built special for the people only. after taken some pictures and take deep breath to fill my lunch with fresh air that influenced by Batang Hari river, my jogging activity continue to another side of Jambi City.
The Old Town
I’m walking at the old city of Jambi, the atmosphere bit spooky because I can’t find any store open and nobody walking around, yeah the surrounding still dark and the street light not illuminated all section well ant certain side very dark. but there is an advantage for me I’m free to take pictures for any building i want. there is one building very interested for me, a building look like a Theatre or Cinema i spotted the picture or more specific advertisement printed on big screen shown an old Indian movie.
Picture 6. The Old City of Jambi at Dawn bit spooky and very Quite
Picture 7. Bioskop President legendary Cinema in Jambi City
Fulfill my curiosity about the old city of Jambi, my jogging activity should be end soon because I should be going back to my hotel and prepare my self go to work this morning, on my way to hotel i’m walking on another famous bridge in Jambi the Makalam Bridge / Jembatan Makalam , the bridge hanging or span above a river with crowded vehicles crossing by.
Picture 8 . Makalam Bridge from other corner the statue stand in the middle intersection road
I’m on may way back to my hotel from Makalam bridge my foot guided me Musium Perjuangan Rakyat Jambi. The Museum located between to main road at Simpang Pulai Area near by traffic light this place easy to marked, just remember it’s not far away from the famous thousand pillars mosque or more specify right in front the museum there are building look like water tower and it’s the highest building around or in Indonesian we call it’s tower air PDAM.
Picture 9. A War Plane monument in front of the museum to attribute the struggle People of Jambi for Indonesia Independent
That all my morning journey with a mission find good coffee and keep my muscle ready for cycling every weekend and seek seeing for monument, old and iconic place or building and hunting good site for my photos collections. total walking distance is 7.7 Km.
Picture 10. My Route this morning with total distance 7.7 Km
I think enough for this morning and see my next morning or afternoon walking and Keep Healthy, Keep Happy and Keep Smile for your life longer.. see you…