The Jakarta Post
On a corner of a Pancoran street in Glodok, Chinatown in West Jakarta, lies a white, octagonal two-story building with tapered roof. From the look of the building, people can tell that it was built decades ago. The building, was built in 1928 as a pharmacy named Chung Hwa before it was revitalized in 2016 and became the Pantjoran Tea House. In front of the tea house, there’s a long table with eight teapots with a classical white-green pattern and several cups, letting anyone passing by to serve themselves a cup of green tea or two. As the teapots are exposed to sunlight, the light naturally keeps the tea warm. Pardi, 50, a ride-hailing motorcycle taxi driver walked into the tea house that sunny Wednesday noon and grabbed a teapot on a table in front of the shop, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it. “It’s common for locals here; the shop offers fre...