Time flies when you’re at the Hugo de Grootplein, especially when the sun is shining. Excellent terraces in abundance. Take it easy at Razmataz or Hugo’s and don’t you dare to rush to the Albert Heijn to collect stuff for tonight’s dinner. Just buy your meal at Kemang, the latest kid on the square. Kemang is the name of a district in Jakarta. It refers to the city where the family of one of the owners was born. The other owner, Khalid, is of Moroccan descent. The result of this multicultural fusion is an inviting takeaway where Khalid serves good food made by his wife’s Indonesian aunt. The smoor, a sweet beef stew, matches wonderfully with the stir-fried pak choi. In the mood for stir-fried greens(kousenband) with tofu and tempeh? Merge it with ajam pedis! Kemang’s spicy chicken thighs are genuinely spicy to some, but ‘friendly spicy’ to me — a Dutch-Indonesian. Besides that it’s ultra fresh due to the djeroek poeroet, lemon leaves. Exotic food at a reasonable price served with a huge smile.