Mistere - Salsa Club and Bar - Live Music - Karaoke (Hotel Ritz Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan)

The Live Music room in Mistere

Mistere is the bar of the Ritz-Carlton Mega Kuningan. It features two different areas: One is similar to a nightclub with a scene for live bands and one less dark with Latin nights on Thursdays (Salsa) and Saturdays (Tango).

The crowd is what you would except from Ritz-Carlton, high-class with many expatriates and businessmen. You also have many ladies above 30 years-old (and some much older) that come for the latin nights and also, I suspect, to look for gigolos. I always see some odd couples in Mistere of old girls/young studs and it doesn't seem like big love to me. There are also some escorts, mainly in the live bar. It is very subtle but I observed one guy is always there with a few girls and he seems to be the pimp. He chats with customers and introduce them to one of the ladies, some of them are quite beautiful I must admit.

In the salsa room of Mistere

Mistere is one of my favourite venues in Jakarta, even though I don't dance salsa. I think the bands playing live are always quite entertaining and the sound system is great. The entrance fee is Rp100,000 and you will pay about the same price for any drink. That is not so much more expensive that other bars and clubs in Jakarta with similar standards.

It has a very expensive karaoke also (package start at Rp3.5 million) with great equipment and excellent service.

Following bombings in July 2009 of the Ritz Carlton and Marriott Hotel, the places have been closed for an short period of time.

Update March 2011: Salsa night do not happen on Tuesday anymore, only on Thursday. You also have a tango night on Saturday.

The room in Mistere for salsa and tango is now known as the Champagne Lounge to differentiate it from the live music room, the Live Bar.

Opening hours:
From 6pm to 2am (later on weekends). Closes on Sunday and Monday)

Contact details:
Mistere
Ritz-Carlton Jakarta
JL. Lingkar Mega Kuningan
Kav. E.1.1 NO.1, Mega Kuningan
Phone Number Ritz Carlton Jakarta: (62-21) 2551 8888

Be careful, there are TWO Ritz-Carlton in Jakarta, on in Mega Kuningan, and the other one in One Pacific Place. Mistere Club is in Ritz Carlton Mega Kuningan.

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Website: Mistere Jakarta Ritz-Carlton (with the drink list and the prices)