Artha Rini Indonesian Restaurant

Restaurant · Kensington, Maryland, United States

About Artha Rini Indonesian Restaurant

Artha Rini opened in Kensington, Maryland, in August 2023, becoming the first sit-down Indonesian restaurant with an all-halal menu in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The restaurant occupies a storefront on Metropolitan Avenue, sharing a low-slung commercial building with a carpet retailer and a medical-equipment business rather than standing in a dedicated restaurant row, a detail noted in local press coverage of the opening.

The menu draws from multiple regions of Indonesia rather than concentrating on a single regional style, rotating dishes described in coverage as spanning curries, soups, and other home-style preparations rather than sticking only to the more widely known dishes like nasi goreng or satay. Because the full menu is halal, the restaurant has drawn a following among Muslim diners in Montgomery County who previously had few or no sit-down Indonesian options certified or self-described as halal in the immediate area, making the restaurant something of a destination beyond Kensington itself for diaspora families observing halal dietary practices.

The restaurant received a review from the Washington Post in March 2026 that highlighted the range of Indonesian cooking on display in Kensington, following earlier coverage from Washingtonian shortly after the restaurant opened in early 2024. Both pieces describe a small, unassuming space that focuses attention on the food rather than elaborate decor, and both note the rarity of a dedicated Indonesian restaurant of any kind in the broader DMV region prior to its opening.

Artha Rini is open six days a week. It operates Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 in the morning until 9:00 at night, shifts to a shorter midday opening of noon on Fridays while keeping the same 9:00 p.m. close, and is closed entirely on Mondays. The restaurant can be reached by phone at a Maryland-area number and maintains its own website, artharini.com, where its current menu and hours are also posted. Address, phone, hours, and the halal-menu claim were all cross-checked against multiple independent sources, including delivery platforms and restaurant directories, in addition to the two press reviews.

Address

10562 Metropolitan Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895, Kensington, Maryland, United States

Opening hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday Thursday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday Sunday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

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Category

Indonesian Restaurant in United States

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