Hats Bar

Jakarta

Gelato and gimlets at Jakarta’s coolest new hangout

From the outside, Hats appears to be nothing more than an unassuming ice cream parlour. But step behind the counter and you will discover one of the most exciting new additions to Jakarta's rapidly evolving cocktail landscape. Behind the project is Demitria Dana Paramita, former pastry chef turned bartender and finalist of the 50 Best Bars Scholarship 2023, who opened the spot in September 2024.

While the outside gelato area is bright and sleek, inside Hats' aesthetic pops with the bright red backbar that illuminates the stained wood furnishings in a luminescent glow. The energy of the spaces also adapts to the day, inviting casual catch-ups in the afternoon before amping up as the night ticks along.

Paramita's culinary know-how heavily influences both faces of Hats, with ice cream flavours like the Piña Colada Bika Ambon inspired by her favourite childhood cake served up front and drinks constructed with the same precision and meticulousness used in pastry creation out back.

Its latest menu, titled Things Taken for Granted Vol. 2, plays into the intersection of drink and dessert, with creations like the Ngopi – a marriage of Irish whiskey, Kapal Api concentrate, hazelnut and vanilla and black olive gelato – presented as a sundae with a cherry on top. But it's not all sweet stuff here as other serves take a more savoury edge, case in point the Picare, which uses tequila, chilli liqueur, orange liqueur and house-made pickled gourd to imitate the flavour profile of Chinese siu mai.

By introducing a highly disciplined, dessert-forward philosophy to mixology, Hats is challenging conventional drinking boundaries in Southeast Asia, proving that playful whimsy and laser-sharp focus can work hand in hand. Firmly positioned at the heart of Jakarta's cocktail renaissance, Hats Bar represents a bold new direction for the region and as such is named the winner of the Campari One To Watch Award 2026.

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