Warung Tegal: Business Unit based on Etnicity

This paper describes the Warteg business, which is seen not only as a place to eat for city dwellers from the bottom to the top, but also discusses the history of the warteg, the warteg business itself, labor and villagecity relations. This study uses a qualitative approach; with the method of data collection is an in-depth interview with 6 warteg owners. The conclusion of this paper is that warteg is a network of social relations and a strategy to adapt to the culture of the city. As a small business, the warteg business needs to get attention from the government. The theoretical contribution of this research is to deepen the study of the low-middle income group in an urban area who fulfill their meals from outside their house. This research also provides a contribution to urban anthropology and sociology as well as the ethnicity relationship. The practical contribution is to find a solution as in the one hand warteg is needed, but on the other hand warteg stands on the illegal land. Thus, this research will provide a description of what warteg is like in urban areas and can give a recommendation to the local government in order to make public policy for food providers.