Holiday Ayo - Fried chicken or Ayam Goreng (Indonesia) is an Indonesian food that is easy to find anywhere. Good taste with a tempting aroma makes fried chicken liked by almost everyone.

If you are tired of breaking your fast with Western or Oriental dishes, a simple menu such as fried chicken with old school or traditional spices can be an option. In Jakarta, there are many places to eat good 'old school' fried chicken.

Of course, this place to eat fried chicken is already legendary and has loyal customers for decades. Even though it uses a simple concoction of spices, the processed fried chicken here is guaranteed to increase your appetite. Especially if eaten with chili sauce and fresh vegetables.

As cited from food.detik.com, here are three recommendations for places to eat legendary and delicious fried chicken in Jakarta.

1. Ayam Goreng Berkah

In the Melawai area, South Jakarta, there is the Ayam Goreng Berkah restaurant which has been around since 1963. Every day this restaurant is always full of visitors, who are willing to queue to get a seat.

For processed fried chicken, it is fairly simple, namely the chicken is covered with Javanese spices and then fried until crisp. Here using free-range chicken, so the texture of the meat tastes more savory and slightly sweet. Apart from that, the complementary menu includes tofu, tempeh, liver gizzard, and tamarind vegetables.

Until now this place has never been quiet. The price range is from IDR 31,000 – IDR 62,000 per village fried chicken. You can choose the uduk rice or white rice menu available here.

2. Ayam Goreng Mat Lengkek

Established since 1973, the simple Ayam Goreng Mat Lengkek food stall has never lost its customers. Even President Jokowi likes to eat nasi uduk and fried chicken there. Similar to other Uduk  Rice stalls, the menu offered includes fried chicken, liver ampela, jengkol stew, and chicken skin.

Of course, the fried chicken here uses free-range chicken. Seasoned with yellow ungkep seasoning, the taste is savory and tender. Not to forget the Betawi uduk rice which is the mainstay of the menu here, which makes this traditional fried chicken taste even more delicious.

Especially since the Mat Lengkek shop went viral on social media, the queue has doubled. The price itself is still affordable, a piece of fried chicken is priced at IDR 21,000, if you want to add the uduk rice, the price is IDR 9,200 per serving.

3. Ayam Goreng Ibu Haji

In the Jatinegara area, there is the Ayam Goreng Ibu Haji restaurant which has been open for 60 years. Had burned down in 1998, but this restaurant still survives until now. The menu is quite simple, only fried chicken and tamarind vegetables.

The distinctive feature of this fried chicken lies in its bright yellow seasoning and large chunks of free-range chicken. Besides that, the red chili sauce dipping, which is combined with tamarind vegetables, is no less delicious. There is also fried empak served with serundeng.

The price is still cheap, a piece of yellow-seasoned free-range chicken costs IDR 23,000. You can also add fried beef lung for IDR 21,000 to make it more delicious.