Ratna Halim
Judge the soto by its broth, not its garnish
Based in Jakarta (Menteng), Indonesia.
Ratna eats her way through Glodok's Chinatown lanes and the kaki lima carts of Blok M, and knows which Pasar Santa stalls have changed hands since last month. She rates a nasi campur warung on its sambal before its price, and tracks which Menteng cafés actually roast their own beans.
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