Mar, 10 2010
The Wang
Posted by jeny at 10:02 PM
We tried this place last year, but somehow I've forgotten to write about it. The Wang is located at Plaza Lippo Sudirman, at the exact spot where there used to be a Chinese restaurant called Dragon City which served quite delicious Halal dimsum. The restaurant was closed in 2008, but we later heard that they reopened as The Wang, so we decided to give it a try. The restaurant's interior was pretty much the same as before, with its reception area filled with a huge display of shark's fin (we didn't like this as we don't endorse eating shark's fin or any other endangered species). We ordered the usual dimsum menu: fish congee with century egg 32K, siew mai 16K, ha kau 16K, pangsit udang salad 18K, lumpia goreng 18K, pangsit pocai 16K, cheong fan udang 18K, cheong fan cakwee13K, pie ayam panggang 13K, lumpia saus tiram 18K, talas goreng (wu kok) 13K, tan tart 13K and ended it with puding mangga 22K, pudding kacang almond 22K, pudding alpukat 22K, and es lemon sereh 22K. Overall the dishes were quite decent, but it seemed to have lost its old charm, plus the price was quite pricey compared to other dimsum restaurants.

The Wang

The Wang Casual Dining
Lippo Plaza Podium 1Unit 101
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 25
South Jakarta
INDONESIA 12920

ph. +62(21) 5204696
fx.+62(21) 5204695
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Rating: 3/5 (1 votes cast)
Feb, 15 2010
Tian Xi
Posted by jeny at 3:29 PM
Two weeks ago, we had dinner at Tian Xi, Senayan City. The restaurant is under the same management as Red Duck, with a big sign that said they used no pork & no lard. The place is designed in Chinese contemporary style and it's quite spacious. After thumbing through its extensive menu, I decided to order nasi sapo bebek original tian xi 55K, while SC ordered his usual comfort food kwetiaw seafood siram tiram 43K. The waitress informed us that it would take about 20 minutes to prepare my claypot rice. SC's kwetiaw siram came first. It tasted delicious with fresh seafood. I had a good time helping SC finish his meal. My claypot rice came out on time. It was still sizzling hot, but I liked it. The rice was cooked 'al dente' (not too mushy as I usually found in claypot rice), The oyster sauce was a bit overpowering, but the roast duck & black Chinese mushroom was truly delicious. The meat was succulent and flavorsome. The experience was quite pricey, but I think it was worth it.
Nasi Sapo Bebek Original Tian Xi

Tian Xi
by The Red Duck
Senayan City | Lower Ground (LG) 06-08
Jl. Asia Afrika Lot 19
Jakarta 10270
ph. +62(21) 72781532
fx. +62(21) 72781527
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Jan, 17 2010
Rakuzen
Posted by jeny at 10:08 PM
Last weekend, we have dinner at Rakuzen Japanese restaurant at Pacific Place. This is our second visit and this time I wanted to try the nabe menu. After scanning the menu for a while, I decided to order kaisen kami nabe (assorted seafood cooked in paper hotpot) 95K while SC ordered ebi kakiage jyu (fried prawn and vegetables on rice served with miso soup) 65K. The hotpot is presented attractively in a paper-covered metal bowl, with a small burner underneath. The vegetables, tofu, mushroom, salmon, prawn, scallop, and oyster, among others, are placed on top of the paper and poured with broth. As I waited for the nabe to boil over, I sampled some of SC's order. It tasted good, but the kakiage reminded me so much of bala bala (Indonesian mixed vegetables fritter). The hotpot tasted delicious too, with fresh ingredients and tasty soup. Although the prices were quite pricey for those portions, I think they're worth a try. Plus their ocha is free :)

Rakuzen

Jakarta Rakuzen Japanese Restaurant
Pacific Place Mall L5-68
Sudirman Central Business District
Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav. 52-53
12190 Jakarta, Indonesia

ph. +62(21) 51400499
fx. +62(21) 51400498
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Dec, 10 2009
Potato Head
Posted by jeny at 9:25 PM
I've been meaning to visit this place from several months ago, but due to its popularity, I was unable to make the reservation and was told to make a reservation 2 weeks ahead. After that, I just lost my interest. But last weekend, my friend managed to reserve a table for the 10 of us on Friday night. So we went there and after waiting for a while, we were given a table inside. The interior design of Potato Head is actually quite interesting, with walls and ceilings covered with lots of old window panels in various sizes. The lighting is very poor, so please forgive my poor pictures. I don't quite like this place since our table was directly under the aircon that blown us with cold air from top & behind.

Potato Head
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Rating: 4.4/5 (9 votes cast)
Dec, 05 2009
Takoyaki
Posted by jeny at 6:33 AM
takoyaki
I heard about this Takoyaki seller several months ago and I urged SC to try it with me. So one night, we went to Melawai area and start looking for this place. From what I heard, it was just a stall perched in front of Kushigin Japanese restaurant at Melawai IX street, but it we couldn't find it. Later we decided to park and go on foot to find the place. We finally found it in a Padangnese restaurant called Padang Sisi. It was quite weird to found a Takoyaki seller inside a restaurant serving West Sumatra dishes. We ordered a portion of Takoyaki (たこ焼き) 25K for 12pcs and watched them prepare the dish. It was quite good, but slightly dangerous as there are plenty of opportunities to burn your tongue if you're not careful :P
takoyaki
Takoyaki
RM. Padang Sisi
Jl. Melawai IX (turn left form Ajihara restaurant)
Blok M - Jakarta
ph. 0816 4824610
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Nov, 07 2009
Helen's Patisserie
Posted by jeny at 2:29 PM
Still in Lebaran season, we went to Bekasi for a friendly gathering. On our way back, I was suddenly craving for something sweet. So we turned to Senopati area to look for desserts and we came by a place called Helen's fine food & patisserie. I've tried it several years ago and found their desserts quite delicious. So we went inside and ordered a piece of warm chocolate cake 30K and black forest cake 19K. Both tasted exquisite. We didn't try their main courses, but I've heard praises for those too. Well, I guess there'll be another visit, but I don't know when :)

Helens Patisserie Helens Patisserie

Helen's Fine Food & Patisserie
One Wolter Place
Jl. Wolter Monginsidi No. 63 B
Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan - 12180
Tlp. (021) 725 8885 | Fax. (021) 726 5111
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Rating: 3.3/5 (7 votes cast)
Sep, 26 2009
Warung Bu Kris
Posted by jeny at 5:38 PM
For the past several weeks, we've been going to a number of restaurants that seem to have invaded Jakarta with their penyet menus. This one is also one of the well-known names from Surabaya. I've heard several friends raving about the restaurant, so one weekend, we decided to try Warung Bu Kris for lunch. The restaurant is quite spacious and they offer many variations on penyet menus. Besides ayam penyet, they also have iga penyet. So we ordered: iga penyet 22.5K, ayam penyet paha 13K, 1 penyet komplit kecil (ayam penyet, tahu & tempe penyet + bakwan) 31K, with es cao 5K, es lemon soda jumbo 9K. The service was quite good and we didn't have to wait too long for our orders. SC's iga penyet was delicious, tender and the sambal is not spicy at all as he requested. My penyet komplit was also satifying. The sambal was spicy, but not as spicy as the ones at Tekko or Leko. I was also quite surprised to find that bakwan is actually what I know as bakso (meat ball), not some meat/prawn/vegetables fritter. Overall, it was a delightful meal and we're looking foward to visit this place again :)

Warung Bu Kris

Warung Bu Kris
Special Penyet
Jl. Pluit Permai Raya No.10 North Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 6693926, 0817767163

Jl. Fatmawati Raya No.37D South Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 75900802, 7509123, 0817767153
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Rating: 4.7/5 (6 votes cast)
Aug, 10 2009
Java Bleu
Posted by jeny at 9:26 PM
I've been wanting to visit Java Bleu for a long time, but never found the opportunity to go to Fatmawati area. Several weeks ago, a friend informed us that Java Bleu has opened a new outlet in Cikini. So last weekend, we decided to have dinner there with a friend. The restaurant is located on the second floor of Cafe au Lait, only several doors away from Bakoel Kopi and Vietopia. We asked for the non smoking section as usual and were pleased to find that the smoking and non-smoking sections are physically separate. The menu is written in a big blackboard that the waiter wheeled in front of us.

Java Bleu

So we ordered Escargot with Herb Butter 38K for appetizer and for the main course we ordered: Home Made Duck Confit 120K, Ox Tongue "Bourgeoise" 75K and Home made Pork Sausage Creole 72K. For desserts we chose: black & white melt chocolate with ice cream 29K and Creme Caramel 24K. For the drinks we chose: Iced Lemon Tea with Vanilla Pod 16K and Lemonade with Fresh Mint 18K. The escargot came first accompanied with bread that we used to clean the sauce. The appearance may not be appetizing, but it was surely the best escargot I've ever had so far. The garlic & parsley butter was generous, and the taste is balanced, not too salty. The main courses were served with a delicious potato gratin and watercress salad. The ox tongue was cooked to perfection, while the duck confit (confit de canard) was so tender. The sauces in each main dishes was also delicious. My least favorite dish that night was the sausage, but it was by no means terrible. The cream caramel is a tad sweeter for my taste buds, but the black and white melt chocolate is just perfect. Overall, we had a great time there. The service was friendly and the price was reasonable. :)
Java Bleu Bistrot
Jl. Cikini Raya 15
Jakarta 10330
ph : +62(21) 314 4545
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Rating: 4.7/5 (34 votes cast)
Jul, 29 2009
Fish & Chips
Posted by jeny at 12:23 PM
From Die Stube, we moved to our next destination. Still in Kemang area, there's a small joint that sells only Fish & Chips. There isn't even a parking space so SC had to park at La Codefin building behind the joint. He knew this place since 2000, back when he worked right across Fish & Chips. After reading a review here, he was dying to go there again. The menu is divided into several sections: Fish & Chips (admiral 48K, captaens 38K and sailors 25K), Burgers, side orders (potato scallops, onion ring), juices, milk shake & thick shake. Considering that we're still full, we only ordered the 'Captaens' fish and chips (80gr imported dori fish and the golden crispy home made chips) to share. I have to admit that this is the best fish & chips I've ever had. The fish was fresh, and the batter was crispy, and the chips was also not bad. We surely look forward to return to this place. :)

Fish & Chips

Fish & Chips Shop
Jl. Kemang I No.3
Jakarta
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Rating: 4.6/5 (5 votes cast)
Jul, 28 2009
Die Stube
Posted by jeny at 6:22 PM
Die Stube

Three weeks ago, on our anniversary, SC took me to Die Stube for lunch. It's a famous German restaurant that serves authentic German cuisine. Die Stube is located in Kemang area next to Praline ice cream parlor. Once inside, we were instantly taken with the ambience of this place, which is very warm & cozy, with German related memorabilias everywhere. There's also a bar on the right side of the restaurant.
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Rating: 3.3/5 (3 votes cast)
Jul, 21 2009
The Apartment
Posted by jeny at 6:32 PM
Two weeks ago, we had dinner with several friends at The Apartment, a unique restaurant designed to resemble a large apartment unit with foyer, living room, kitchen, study and bathroom. I called first to make a reservation and was told that there are 2 seating shifts during weekend, where the first shift lasts until 9 PM. We agreed to take the first shift. I also asked for the non-smoking room and turned out that the only non-smoking room in the apartment is the bathroom. We arrived early and were promptly ushered to our table. The bathroom is decorated in green tiles, complete with bathroom accessories and bathtub. I took some time to explore the restaurant room by room and I loved it. :)

The apartment
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May, 31 2009
Ottimo Deli
Posted by jeny at 12:45 PM
Last month, we visited this small place at Menteng area called Ottimo Deli. The place is a combination of a (very) small grocery, delicatessen, and pastry/cake counter, with only 2 tables for 4 people. Before we went here, I've googled this place and found out that its specialty is tiramisu. So I ordered the tiramisu 25K and SC chose their Italian chocolate cake. I'm not impressed with their tiramisu. The portion was small and the taste was mediocre at best. I much prefer the tiramisu at Coffee tree than this one.

Ottimo Deli

Ottimo Deli
Jl.HOS Cokroaminoto No. 42A, Menteng,
Jakarta 10350.
ph. 08881-688466.
Operating Hours: 09.00-22.00 WIB (Mon-Sat),
09.00-18.00 WIB (Sunday)
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May, 25 2009
Toba Tabo
Posted by jeny at 12:50 PM
Last month, we had a late lunch at Toba Tabo, a popular, upscale version of the common lapo Batak. The place is spacious, nicely designed with a number of Bataknese items and posters of its owner, Viki Sianipar. It was almost empty as we got there at 3 pm, so we can easily get a table. The menu is a bit more extensive than ordinary lapos and we ordered: panggang 19.8K, naniura 16K, soup isi 6K, daun singkong 6K, terong tauco 6K. This is the first time I tasted Naniura (Bataknese style raw fish). The taste was great, with a strong hint of lime. But I don't quite like the texture as it is too chewy. The other dishes were also good. The rice we ordered came in a little bakul, and as I looked closer, I was pleasantly surprised to find salted fish in the rice. In my opinion, this place is good enough for someone who want to sample Bataknese dishes in a more elegant setting. As for me, I still prefer the atmosphere of lapo Batak at Senayan :)

Toba Tabo

Toba Tabo
Lapo Batak
Jl. Dr Saharjo No.90
Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 8281293, 8351847
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May, 17 2009
Noah Café
Posted by jeny at 6:55 PM
Papaya is our favorite Japanese supermarket, but we've never known that on the 2nd floor of Papaya, there is a Papaya-managed cafe that serves quite delicious dishes. They serve western menu in Japanese style. That night, on a recommendation of a friend, we went there straight after dinner at Nakayoshi. The menu is quite extensive, but since we just had our dinner, we only ordered hamburger steak 75K, miso ramen with onigiri 54.5K, omurice (japanese fried rice wrapped in a thin sheet of fried egg) 54K, warabimochi set (Japanese sweet dessert made from warabi starch dipped in kinako (sweet toasted soybean flour)) 27K and ice coffee float 26K & maccha frappuccino 29K to share. Overall, the dishes tasted much better than what we had just eaten at Nakayoshi. I liked the omurice and the miso ramen is also great. The warabi mochi came with a bowl of macha tea to stabilize the sweet flavor, a bit unusual, but in a positive way. I can't wait to go back there again :)

Noah Cafe

Noah Café
Jl. Melawai Raya No. 28 Kebayoran Baru,
Jakarta 12160
(Papaya Blok M 2F)
Ph. +62(21) 7279-3777

Café Restaurant
10:00 - 22:00
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May, 16 2009
Nakayoshi
Posted by jeny at 12:25 PM
Last month, along with several friends, I tried this little Japanese restaurant at Wijaya area that serves Japanese fusion cuisine. The restaurant is actually a house in which its living room has been converted into a dining area, so the place is small and can only comfortably hold about 30 persons. When we arrived, the place was quite empty with no waiter/waitress around. After a while, someone came and give us the menu book. We ordered: agedashi tofu (Japanese fried tofu in broth) 19K, healthy dinner set deluxe 1 77K which include: wafu salada (Wakame (sea weed), katsuo bushi (dry fish spread) ,carrot, and other vegetables served with sweet and sour dressing), Shio Jake Foiyaki Set (Salted salmon fish fried & baked in aluminium foil, served with "daikon oroshi" (soy sauce & radish)), Ogura ice cream and a pot of hot/cold ocha. Special Sukiyaki dinner set 55K (A hot pot of personal sukiyaki: shirataki (japanese vermicelli), Beef, shun-giku leaf, tofu, shiitake (mushroom) and spring onion), Yakimeshi dinner set 45K which came with Chicken tulip kara age (Deep fried chicken wings), Russian burger (Japanese style home made burger with cheese inside the burger) 36K. In my opinion, overall taste of the dishes here was just average, but much more authentic than Hoka Hoka Bento. The agedashi tofu looks weird (drenched in soup), the shio jake foiyaki was actually quite good, but it was a bit too salty, we have to eat it with rice. My main concern is that it looks like the restaurant only employs one waiter to serve. The dish took so long to appear and we're still feeling hungry after we finished all the meal. :P

Nakayoshi

Nakayoshi
JL. Cipaku 2 /16, Keb Baru
Jakarta Selatan 12170
Indonesia

ph. +62 (21) 7269751
Open daily Monday - Saturday, 11am-9pm www.nakayoshi-cipaku.com
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May, 08 2009
Pastis
Posted by jeny at 7:00 AM

I found this charming restaurant by accident a few months ago near Four Seasons Hotel. It grabbed my attention the second I passed by with its high colonial windows reflecting the warmth of the interior inside. So a week later, I decided to have lunch here with several friends. The place was not crowded when I arrived, I easily got a table. The interior design is cozy and charming, with an open kitchen in the middle of the room. There is also an alfresco lounge with cozy couches that looks great for hanging out after work.
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Rating: 3.4/5 (10 votes cast)
May, 02 2009
Decanter
Posted by jeny at 10:37 AM
Last night, I managed to drag SC to Decanter, a wine house located at Kuningan area. Although we don't drink, I heard that the meal served there is quite good, so I decided to try it. SC has been unwilling to visit Decanter because the place is very smoker friendly. So we tried to arrive early (a little after 6PM) while the place was still empty. I like the design, as it is spacious, very earthy with broken brick floor, paneled wall, wooden table & seat with plants everywhere. The ceiling is designed to resemble a starry sky with hundred of small light bulbs. I love it although SC wondered how much electricity is consumed to light up those bulbs.
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Rating: 2.8/5 (5 votes cast)
Apr, 15 2009
Dimsum @ Red Duck
Posted by jeny at 1:07 PM
It's been a long time since we had dim sum with our friends, so we decided to go to Red Duck FX for dim sum brunch one Saturday morning. Apparently, Red Duck serves halal Dimsum only. The restaurant is quite spacious with comtemporary modern design and glasses on one side of the wall which make the place seems larger.

Red Duck
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Mar, 06 2009
Gyu-Kaku
Posted by jeny at 10:52 AM
Written by Venny Ng from The Sanctuary
gyukakugyukaku

On our last night in Jakarta, I managed to persuade my parents to treat us out at Gyu-kaku, the odd Japanese/Korean barbecue place serving grilled parts of wagyu beef. We picked their Pacific Place outlet. We entered the dark foyer to rows of booth and opted for one of them for privacy although the main dining room looks airier and brighter.

I love the intimate décor, which plays with spot lighting and dark wood. The restaurant was smoke-free too despite boasting an authentic charcoal barbecue on each table because their machine sucked the air from beneath the charcoal bucket instead of from the above. It worked. I didn't smell like smoked beef after dinner.
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Feb, 17 2009
Canteen
Posted by jeny at 11:55 AM
canteen
At Pacific Place last month, I spotted a new place next to Aksara bookstore called Canteen. It looks cozy with tall ceiling, brick wall and warm atmosphere. Unfortunately, the place is full of smokers and SC refused to go there when I asked him to accompany me. Luckily, I spotted several tables in front of Aksara (an increasingly typical treatment for non-smokers). The menu consists of western cuisine: soup, salad, pasta&rice, sandwich, pizza, main course, desserts. I also saw several asian dishes on the menu. Several dishes in the menu are quite interesting, such as fish en papilotte 60K, crispy chicken roll 55K, classic duck confit 55K, penne arabbiata with crab 55K.
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Jan, 21 2009
Pan-O
Posted by jeny at 5:18 AM
Pan-o

Last month, we had a quick lunch at Pan-O before the chocolate appreciation class. It's a new pancake restaurant at FX lifestyle center and as predicted, stationed the non-smoker outside of the restaurant *hiks*. We ordered their three stack original pancake with maple syrup, one fancy pancake called kyoto (grilled chicken, tomatoes, chicken ham, oyster mushroom and mozarella, served with rolled pancake and mashed potato) 50K and berry ice drinks. Their original pancake tasted quite good, although not as good as the pancake in Pancious. Their fusion / fancy pancake tasted is just mediocre, though the drink was nice. Overall, I think this place is overpriced with standard pancake.

Pan-o

Pan-O
FX lifestyle X'nter, F1 floor, unit 08-09< br/> Jl. Jend. Sudirman - Pintu 1
Jakarta 10270
ph. +62(21) 2555 4250
Jakarta
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Jan, 17 2009
Ootoya
Posted by jeny at 6:21 PM
Last month, we noticed a new restaurant next to Urban Kitchen at Pacific Place. It's the same Japanese restaurant that has opened earlier at Senayan City, but we haven't had a chance to try it. A week later, while we're at Pacific Place again we decided to dine there. The restaurant is spacious with minimalist decor, but still feels warm and comfortable. The service was flawless. We're given hot towels for refreshment as soon as we arrived and the waiter asked if we want cold ocha or hot ocha. Turned out that ocha is free in this restaurant. The tea they used is one of my favorite Japanese tea, genmaicha, which has a faint aroma of roasted rice. The menu is exciting as there are no sushi or sashimi. Instead, we were presented with a list of dishes they claimed as Japanese home cooking. We ordered their fried eggplant vinegar sauce 20K, rice cooked with oyster set menu served in bamboo basket 79K, and cold soba served in wooden tray 35K. Turned out the dishes was very delicious. I love my fragrant rice topped with oyster, and SC was enjoying his cold soba.

Ootoya

Several days later, we're back again with friends. This time, we ordered their cold tofu 18K (I love it so much), tofu & egg soup 55K (so comforting), hot udon in wakame soup 39K (also great). We're enjoying our time there so much, we went back there again a week later with another couple of friends. This time we ordered Natto 15K (I'm not really into this thing, although SC said it's not that bad), rice with roasted chicken with plum & egg soup 59K (very hearty meal), charcoal grilled chicken salad in basil sauce 69K (perfect), while my friends ordered rice with fried beef served with kimchi 79K (very tasty according to her) and fried chicken with sweet and sour sauce 69K (I didn't taste this one, but it looked promising). Overall I think we'll be back again, dragging even more friends :P as long as they can keep their menu's authenticity :)
Ootoya Japanese Restaurant Senayan City Level 5, #37-41, Jl. Asia Afrika Lot 19 Jakarta 12190. ph. +62(21) 72781552
Pacific Place Mall Level 5 #08/09, Kawasan SCBD Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav 52-53 Lot 3&5 Jakarta 12190. ph +62(21) 57973858
(Opening January) Plaza Indonesia Level 4, unit 5 #E10A&10B. Jl. M.H. Thamrin Kav 28-30 Jakarta 10350
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Jan, 05 2009
Cosi
Posted by jeny at 5:59 PM
Last month, after office hours, we visited Cosi, a restaurant located inside FX lifestyle Xnter. We've been to Cosi several times at their Pluit branch and in my memory it was not bad. We asked for a non-smoking area, and unsurprisingly, were ushered to a table outside near the escalator. Although designated as non-smoking, the location still smelled, probably caused by smoke coming from inside the restaurant or the chain smokers sitting on Segafredo's second floor. Cosi calls itself a Hongkong and Macau cafe, serving Macau snack, Hongkong BBQ, Macau Curry, Portuguese styled baked rice, Hong Kong street food, Designer Congee, La Mian and Macaroni, Sandwich & Bun, thick toast and Western hot plate.

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Jan, 01 2009
Praline
Posted by jeny at 9:22 PM
Praline

Leaving Cafe De Paris, we walked several blocks to Plaza Bisnis Kemang. At the back of the building, right next to Die Stube restaurant (will try this next time), is a French Crêperies. The room was quite dark, decorated in red classic wallpaper wth several vintage posters on the wall. I felt like I were on Moulin Rouge's movie set. This place is famous for their home made ice cream, sorbet and crepes, but they also serve several kinds of savory dishes.
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Dec, 30 2008
Cafe De Paris
Posted by jeny at 12:24 PM
Three weeks ago, we were around Kemang area looking for light dinner, and we decided to try Cafe de Paris. Cafe de Paris has just recently moved to the second floor of La Codefin building. The place is small, but warmly welcoming with French ambience. We ordered their escargot 35K and onion soup 19K. We didn't order any dessert as we're planning to have dessert somewhere else later. They gave us a basket of bread.The escargot was cooked in garlic & butter sauce. The taste was quite good and the price can be considered very reasonable for French dishes. I like the escargot and the onion soup, although the latter was a bit too salty. We'll definitely be back for more.



Cafe De Paris
Chez Josette
la Codefin (upper floor)
Jl. Kemang Raya No.8
South Jakarta 12730
ph. +62(21) 71793470
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Dec, 23 2008
Creole
Posted by jeny at 6:21 PM
Last weekend, we attended a chocolate appreciation class (80K on Sundays, 65K on Tuesdays and Thursdays) held at Creole chocolaterie patisserie. As it was impossible for me to join during weekdays, we booked for sunday session instead. The place is small but warm and cozy. Upon arriving, each of us was given a cup of Belgian chocolate brew and a bottle of mineral water. The class was taught by Jose 'Joy' Pelo (a Filipino who taught at culinary school in Australia). He began the class with a story about the origin of chocolate. We got to sniff and taste an array of chocolate prepared in a small plates. We tasted compound chocolate, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, milk chocolate, and chocolate containing 43%, 64%, 71%, and even 94% cocoa mass. I can only tolerate the 64% dark chocolate as the 71% & 94% tasted too bitter for me.

Creole

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Dec, 10 2008
Zhuma
Posted by jeny at 11:37 AM
Still in a mood for Japananese food, we tried another Japanese restaurant at FX Sudirman. The place was quite crowded on Friday night, luckily we can get a seat at the non-smoking section inside the restaurant. It always irritates me when a restaurant puts its non-smoking section outside, because that means they are saving the best seats for smokers inside. Anyway, whenever we're in a Japanese restaurant, I always looked for donburi while SC always looked for cold soba. So we ordered Zaru Soba (brown wheat soba sprinkled with seaweed) 45K, Chirashi Don (slices of tuna and salmon sashimi, grilled unagi and tamago on sushi rice) 57.3K from the menu. The presentation of the food was very appealing, but to me the taste was only so so. My chirashi don topping didn't taste very fresh and the rice was too salty. SC's cold soba was quite delicious though he said it was just average and prefers the one at Midori :)

Zhuma

Zhuma
FX Sudirman
F2 floor, unit04
Jl. Jend. Sudirman, Pintu Satu Senayan
Jakarta 10270
ph. +62(21) 2555 4192
fx. +62(21) 2555 4193
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Dec, 02 2008
Kiyadon
Posted by jeny at 5:12 PM
It has been a long time since we last visited Kiyadon. I've always liked Kiyadon for their donburi. So two weeks ago, when I was craving for another bowl of Kiyadon's donburi, we went to their joint at Pacific Place. The place is spacious, with faked tatami seater. The menu is quite varied, from appetizer & salad, sushi, sashimi, set menu, ala carte menu, nabemono, agemono, noodle dishes (udon/soba), donburi & pasta. I ordered Kinoko Don (rice bowl topped with mushroom onion and egg) special 53K. the dish came with salad, and a small plate of cold wheat soba. The dish tasted exquisite, I love the donburi so much, too bad the portion was quite small. Although the price is not cheap, I'll still return from time to time.


Kiyadon
Pacific Place, 5th Fl #5-41&42
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav 52-53,
South Jakarta 12190
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Nov, 24 2008
Cheese Cake Factory
Posted by jeny at 7:27 AM
After bubur ayam sukabumi, we went to the restaurant next door for dessert. The restaurant's interior is nice. There are display cases showcasing their cheese cakes and an open kitchen. Besides dessert, this place also offers full meal course (steak, pasta, pizza, etc), but we already decided we'll only try their desserts. So we ordered a piece of blueberry cheese cake and a portion of warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream. The cheese cake tasted delicious and wasn't too sweet. The warm chocolate cake was also decent, but I was dissapointed when they said they don't have mint leaves, which would've complimented the vanilla ice cream nicely. Overall, I think this place is good, but I still prefer Cizz's cheese cake, too bad they've already moved out of Tebet.


Cheese Cake Factory
Jl Tebet Barat Dalam Raya No. 23,
Tebet - South Jakarta 12810
ph : +62(21) 835 4735
fx : +62(21) 837 02169
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Nov, 20 2008
Bubur Ayam Sukabumi Tebet
Posted by jeny at 10:45 PM
2 weeks ago, SC took me to try Bubur Ayam Sukabumi (Sukabumi's style porridge) at Tebet. There were several other joints that also serve bubur ayam Sukabumi, so we decided to tried the one located next to Cheese Cake Factory. Since we're planning to have dessert at the restaurant next door, we only ordered a portion of bubur ayam special complete with raw egg to share. In my opinion, it tasted delicious, the porridge was savory, maybe it was cooked in chicken broth, so I don't need to pour soy sauce anymore. The price was also reasonably cheap. :)

Bubur Ayam Sukabumi Tebet

Bubur Ayam Sukabumi
Open 24 Hours
Jln. Tebet Dalam Ii No. 2
Jakarta ph. +62(21) 831-2257
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Nov, 16 2008
Cali Deli
Posted by jeny at 12:48 PM
3 weeks ago, when we're in FX Center, we noticed that Cali Deli has just opened a new branch on the 7th floor. It is a restaurant specializing in Vietnamese sandwiches and I've been wanting to try it. However, we hesitated before entering this place because when we asked for non smoking area, the waiter told us proudly that every space in there is available for smoking. But since the place was not crowded and I didn't spot anyone smoking, we decided to take a quick bite. There were various sandwiches to choose from: java bread (sweet) 24.5K, veggie 21K, grilled chicken 32K, chicken satay 32K, lemongrass chicken sandwich 33K, BBQ chicken 33K, tuna egg 33K, beef satay 43K, turkey 43K and combo signature 43K. We decided to go with the Lemongrass chicken sandwiches. Too bad they didn't have lemongrass tea, so we decided only to order mineral water. Our meal came several minutes later. To be honest, it didn't look appealing at all. But it turned out to be delicious. I like the crispy French bagguete and the stuffing was also good. I like the taste of chicken combined with lemongrass and cilantro, It taste so refreshing. If only they put a strict rule about smoking & non smoking (or better yet, no smoking at all), I think I'll visit this place more often.

Lemongrass Chicken Sandwich

Cali Deli
Hot Vietnamese Sandwich & Coffee
BEJ Tower 1 Ground Floor. ph. +62(21) 5154844/982-77299
FX Center F7 Jl. Jend. Sudirman, Senayan. ph. +62(21) 25554129
Jl. Surabaya 22, Menteng - Central Jakarta 10350
Delivery ph. +62(21) 980 11061/62
www.calideli.com
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Nov, 08 2008
Ramen 38
Posted by jeny at 4:34 PM
Last month, when I was meeting SC around Sarinah for dinner, we stopped by Ramen 38 that serves authentic Japanese noodle. Ramen 38 at Wahid Hasyim is the smaller branch from the one located at Melawai street, in the 2nd floor of the same building that house Kamome Japanese Supermarket. We ordered the usual: Tonkotsu Ramen (pork bone broth soup ramen served with pork slices, wakame and topped with nori). In my opinion, the ramen at Melawai tasted better than this one. I think this ramen was too salty, but maybe that night was not my lucky night.

Ramen 38

Ramen 38
Gedung Wisma Haka Lt:1
Jl. KH. Wahid Hasyim No.71
Central Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 3923810
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Nov, 06 2008
Shabu Tei
Posted by jeny at 5:42 PM
When I heard from several friends that Shabu Tei was giving 50% discount for their meal if paid with BCA credit card, I was so excited to try it. So I asked my friend if she wanted to break fasting there. She agree and we went to the Plaza Semanggi branch. We had a great time there but too bad I didn't bring my camera. Several weeks later, a couple of friends, SC and I went to Mall Taman Anggrek branch for dinner. The place was very crowded, there's a small queue in front of the restaurant, but luckily we didn't have to wait long to get a table.
Shabu Tei

We ordered agedashi tofu 19K, spicy salmon salad (fresh salmon with spicy mayonaise sauce) 16K, wagyu prime rib eye (large) 139K served with shitake mushrooms, enoki, spring onions, carrot, bean sprouts, Chinese cabbage, radish, tofu, udon and steam rice. plus an additional order mix seafood (large) 95K, tempura moriawase (fried ebi tempura & mixed vegetables) served with miso soup & steam rice 54K. Overall, the meals were delicious although their salmon salad portion was smaller than the one I had before. The service was a bit slow (maybe it's because the restaurant was full and they're low on staff as it was still in holiday season).

Shabu Tei
Pondok Indah Mall II, 3rd Floor #348. ph. +62(21) 75920630
Kelapa Gading Mall, 3rd R05. ph. +62(21) 4585 3626
Puri Indah mall, 2nd floor Unit ST - 240
Plaza Semanggi 3rd floor #2 ph. +62(21) 2553 6205
Taman Anggrek Mall 4th Fl #417 ph. +62(21) 5699 9061
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Oct, 21 2008
Midori
Posted by jeny at 7:11 PM
Last Month, we visited this Japanese restaurant located in the same area with Warung Ngalam for dinner. The restaurant is on the second floor. The interior was spacious, dimly lit, but still feels cozy & warm. The service was quite good, and the menu is extensive. That night, we ordered Chasoba 35K for SC and Oyako Jyu 31K for me. For dessert, we ordered Ogura ice cream 9K. In my opinion, both of the dishes tasted great. My Oyako Jyu was quite delicious although the portion was a bit too small for a girl with a very big stomach like me :P The cold soba also tasted delicious. It came with a bowl of soup and a raw bird egg to put inside the soup. I like the soup taste very much. After dinner, each of us were given a plate of complimentary fruit. I think we'll be back as soon as we have the chance since I'm dying to try their cute kids bento :)

Midori Japanese Restaurant

Midori Japanese Restaurant
Jl. KH Wahid Hasyim No.106, Menteng, Central Jakarta 10340 ph. +62(21) 314 8957
Jl. Tebah III No.1 Mayestik, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta 12120 ph. +62(21) 726 7249, 726 7250
Plaza 2 Blok B3 No.17 Jl. Metro Pondok Indah, South Jakarta 12310 ph. +62(21) 769 2737, 769 2738
Kompleks Kelapa Gading Bukit Indah Blok F-11 Jl. Bukit Gading Raya (belakang Makro) North Jakarta 14240 ph. +62(21) 451 3920
Komp. Puri Kencana Blok J-1 No.2R West Jakarta 11610 ph. +62(21) 5826855-5826872
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Oct, 11 2008
Masakan Rumah Bu Endang
Posted by jeny at 11:03 PM
Masakan Rumah Bu Endang

Last month, we had buka puasa with several friends at a place called Masakan Rumah Bu Endang that serves traditional homemade Javanese dishes. The place is an old house turned into restaurant. Decorated in white & green, air conditioned with no smoking signs placed everywhere :) it feels homy & cozy. The owner, Bu Endang, is a very friendly person. She always talked to the customers & even handing us the cutlery herself.
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Sep, 03 2008
Pondok Sekarbela
Posted by jeny at 9:13 PM
Two weeks ago, we went for a short trip to Cirebon with several friends, but before that we had lunch first at Pondok Sekarbela. The restaurant is serving traditional Lombok dishes such as Ayam Pelecing, ayam Seraten, Pelecing Kangkung, Beberuk etc.. From the menu we choose : Ayam Seraten (less spicy that ayam pelecing) 14K, Ayam Pelecing 14K, Ikan Nila Seraten 45K, Ikan Gurame Pelecing 45K, Sate Pusut, Pelecing Kangkung, Kime-kime daging sapi 14K, beberuk 8K. The restaurant was not so full at lunch time but we still have to wait for a while for our orders to come. Overall, the dishes all tasted spicy as SC complained about it throughout our lunch. Still, I didn't think it was spicy enough (maybe my senses have been ruined from eating too much chili). The satay was quite small and contained more coconut that meat. The price was quite pricey compared to the size, but it was worth a try if you love spicy food.

Pondok Sekarbela

Pondok Sekarbela
Masakan Traditional Lombok
Jl. Suryo No.54
South Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 72793241
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Aug, 27 2008
Chic's Cookies
Posted by jeny at 5:39 AM
Two months ago, Chica gave me a pack of her latest creation: cookies. These cookies are the chewy American type. When I arrived home, I quickly unpacked them and took a large bite. It tasted heavenly. :) I like it a lot, especially the peanut butter cookies. She actually includes the recipe in her multiply site, but since I couldn't bake at all, I prefer to order it from her. So I order three varieties: original, double chocolate & peanut butter. She asked me if I prefer smaller or bigger cookies. I said that I want the smaller ones so I can have more cookies :P Chica's cookies can also be found at Coquelicot dessert corner or made by order.

Chica cookies
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Aug, 25 2008
Coquelicot
Posted by jeny at 2:00 PM
Coquelicot

Last month, we visited Coquelicot again for lunch and this time, they were open. The place is designed as a fancy French cafe, with fancy candelier, fancy table lamp and cozy chair. I like the design of this place. Even their menu is fancy too. :) While waiting for my friend to arrive, I feel quite hungry, so I start ordering their soupe a l'oignon au fromage (baked creamy caramelized onion soup served with baquete in cheese toppings) 40K. In my opinion the soup tasted very average. The onion was almost non-existent and the soup has the texture & taste of canned soup. I think it was not prepared from scratch.
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Aug, 13 2008
Sate Khas Senayan Express
Posted by jeny at 9:05 AM
We had dinner with several friends at Sate Khas Senayan Express in Artha Gading Mall. I like the design that still uses traditional elements mixed with comtemporary lighting, making the restaurant looks fresh, while still retaining traditional style. The menu is simplified from Satay House Senayan with several additional rice menus. We ordered nasi pepes combo 41K, tongseng sate combo 60K, tahu telur sate combo 41K, sate ayam bumbu pedas combo 37K, nasi gudeg combo 29K, nasi begana combo 32K, es coklat kacang merah 15K, es campur 15K. The dishes' presentation was very nice. My nasi pepes tasted ok, although not as good as nasi pepes tante liana. My friend complained the her sate ayam blora was cold instead of hot. Other than these issues, the dishes were decent. Maybe next time we'll stick to their best dishes: satays and Tahu Telor. :)

Sate Khas Senayan Express

Sate Khas Senayan Express
Mall Artha Gading lt.1 (021) 45864090
Mall Pondok Indah 2 FC-20 (021)7592 0646
Pasaraya Grande FC Basement i Unit 8 (021) 7278 0689
Plaza Senayan FC lt.3 Unit 341C (021) 572 5328
Plaza D'Best Cikokol Lt. Dasar (021) 554 3283
Senayan City Food Studio Lt.5 No.24 (021) 7278 1461
Summarecon Mal Serpong Foodcourt Unit #2F - 32A (021) 5420 2350
C Bridge Level 3C Unit 1-1 (021) 2358 0939
Mall Ciputra Upper Ground Floor #48 (021) 560 6393

Service & Delivery : Call 3500111
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Aug, 09 2008
Huize Van Welly
Posted by jeny at 12:31 AM
3 weeks ago, we tried this small & stylish cafe inside Glow Store at Plaza Indonesia. It was a branch of the old Kemang stalwart. Although the place is not big, the interior is decorated in classic contemporary style. They have several cakes displayed in the counter, but there's not much to select from the menu. We ordered Du Hammam Tea (green tea, rose, green date and red fruit) 25K++ and from their dessert list we ordered chocolate profiterole (filled with stracciatella ice cream and caramel sauce) 45K++. I like the profiterole very much, with the ice cream containing coarsely ground peanuts. The tea was also good. Pricey, but worth my every rupiahs :D

Huize van Welly

Huize Van Welly
Patissier - Chocolatier - Glacier - Tea Room

The Papilion, 1st floor, Jl. Kemang Raya 45AA
ph. +62(21) 7191975, 7195737 fx. +62(21) 7181574

Glow, Plaza Indonesia, Ground Floor, #179
ph. +62(21) 3928305 fx. +62(21) 3928305

Jakarta, Indonesia
www.huizevanwelly.com
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Aug, 03 2008
Gourmet Garage
Posted by jeny at 6:22 PM
After our not so lucky experience at Dijan's, we decided to return to Gourmet Garage again. This time we're lucky as there were several empty spots in the small parking lot. Gourmet Garage is a combination of 3 restaurants: Jbay, Hiro, Sabaa & 1 supermarket in one roof. No wonder this place is always full. We chose to sit on the first floor at Jbay. After scanning the cake & ice cream selection, we ordered Hot Chocolate Melt Pudding 39K. The service was very nice compared to Dijan's, even though we only ordered 1 item (with no drink). About 15 minutes later our order came, a small chocolate cake accompanied by a waffle basket of vanilla ice cream + chocolate sauce. The taste was simply superb. The chocolate inside tasted like dark chocolate and it goes perfectly with the vanila ice cream & mint leaves.

Gourmet Garage

We went back several weeks later and this time, we ordered three scoops of ice cream (12K each): chocolate chip, tiramisu & banana pistachio, and also ordered their apple tart. All of it are delicious. The chocolate ice cream was bitter as dark chocolate should be and the apple tart had a nice cinnamon aroma. We will be back again for their other menus when we have time :P

Gourmet Garage
Jl. Kemang Raya No.66
Jakarta 12720
ph. +62(21) 7190875, 719-0758
fx. +62(21) 719 7279
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Aug, 01 2008
Dijan
Posted by jeny at 6:17 PM
After lunch, we decided to have dessert at some other place. I've heard/read somewhere that Gourmet Garage's ice cream & chocolate cake is delicious. Since we're near Kemang area, we immediately headed there. Unfortunately, when we arrived, the parking lot was so full. So we went to Dijan instead for pannekoek & planned to return later if we're still hungry. Contrary to the situation at Gourmet Garage, Dijan was empty. We're the only customer there. I like the interior of this place, it was an old colonial house turned into a restaurant. We only ordered a potion of Pannekoek (small) 25K with mineral water, and then I saw that they also had a hot chocolate cake, so I ordered it. The waiter asked us twice as if he can't believe that we only wanted to order desserts.

Dijan's Pannekoek

Our pannekoek came first. It was only so so, not bad, but not good either. After finishing the pannekoek, we waited and waited and waited for our next dessert, but after more than half an hour, nothing came out from the kitchen. Then I asked them & they said that we didn't make it clear that we wanted chocolate cake too, so they didn't prepare it. I was quite annoyed, so we quickly paid and left. Definitely not going to return. :(

Dijan's
Jl. Kemang Selatan No. 102A
South Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 7179 3538
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Jul, 31 2008
Boka Buka
Posted by jeny at 6:14 PM
Boka Buka

Last month, we want to have something fancy for lunch and decided to try out French dishes. So we head out to Coquelicot on Puri Mutiara Raya. Unfortunately, it was closed for a private party. So we turned to another restaurant on Cipete Raya: Boka Buka. The place is not big or glamorous, but it has a nice & cozy atmosphere, with friendly service.
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Jul, 29 2008
Wan Toe
Posted by jeny at 5:36 AM
Last month, After working hour, I'm meeting SC at Mall Ambassador for dinner. The place we chose to have dinner this time is a small place called Wan Toe located at the left corner of the mall. I arrived early and the room was half full. I asked for a table for two in non-smoking section. To my surprise, I was ushered to the very back of the restaurant, where's there's only 2-3 table available and with the aircon blowing to the back my head. I was very uncomfortable with this situation & later asked to move to the corner of the smoking section.
Wan Toe
The menu is mostly Asian selection, so I ordered Udang Telor Asin (fried prawn in salted egg sauce) and lindung goreng (deep fried eel) to eat with 2 bowl of rice, plus a plate of durian goreng for dessert. I always looked for udang telor asin first whenever I entered a new restaurant. The udang telor asin was different from the one from Li Yen as they put fried curry leaves on top of the dish, giving it an aromatic smell, but I still prefer Li Yen's over this one. Their lindung goreng was only OK and a bit on the sweet side. Their dessert was quite oily with average taste. In short, there's nothing here that makes us want to return. OK, maybe for the Udang Telor Asin, but only for take away order.
Wan Toe
Ruko Mall Ambasador 16
Jl. Prof. Dr. Satrio Kav. 8
South Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 576 3101
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Jun, 11 2008
Puro
Posted by jeny at 5:11 PM
Expensive is the first thing that comes to my mind whenever anyone mentions Puro / Blowfish. One day, while we're at City Plaza, we saw that there's a discount lunch promo for pizza / pasta, so we decided to try it. The place is not as spacious as i thought, dominated with white color and an open kitchen. While Blowfish offers Japanese cuisine, Puro is for Italian cuisine. I heard that this place serves authentic Italian cuisine (which mean they didn't adjust it to Indonesian local taste like some pizza joint do, so if you're looking for pizza rasa rendang, you've came to the wrong place). the menu consists of antipasti (appetizers), la pasta, secondi piatti di pesce (seafood main courses), secondi de carne (meat main courses), gourmet pizza, dolci (dessert), le nostre zuppe (soups) & I risotti (rice dishes).

puro

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May, 15 2008
Lang Viet
Posted by jeny at 7:30 PM
3 weeks ago after attending a batik exhibition held at Jakarta Convention Center, we planned to have lunch at Warung Tengil - Kelapa Gading. But due to my sore throat, SC decided to postpone it and we went to Lang Viet instead. From what we've heard, the place serves quite authentic Vietnamese dishes. So we ordered pho bo (large) 44K to share, fresh goi cuon 25K and lemon grass tea 20K. In my opinion, this is one of the best pho I have ever tasted, but I'm not sure about the goi cuon as the rice paper that wrapped the goi cuon was a bit sticky, though the dish still tasted OK. Their hot lemon grass tea was so delicious, while the cold lemon grass tea was a bit tasteless. We will be back here again to try their other specialties. Btw there's a sing sing ramen in this complex too :)

langviet

Lang Viet
Flavours of Vietnam
Wijaya Grand Center, Blok F36/B
Jl. Wijaya II, Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta 12160

ph. +62(21) 7206774(hunting)
fx. +62(21) 72790341

email. langviet@cbn.net.id
www.langvietcafe.com
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Apr, 20 2008
Casa
Posted by jeny at 8:38 PM

After late lunch at Sari Melayu we still have some time to kill before picking SC's sister from the airport, so we headed to Casa - Kemang determined to try only the dessert. Located on the second floor of Aksara Book Store. I like the decor of this place, it was so sixties. The place was still empty so we can have our meal without having people smoking next to our table.
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Apr, 17 2008
Sari Melayu
Posted by jeny at 6:32 PM
Last week I tried to visit Lapo on Jobunta (again) but they not open (are they close for good?), so we turn around and visited Sari Melayu instead. They served Medanese Melayu Cuisine, The place was quite deserted since it already passed the lunch time, we picked several type of meal from the counter : chicken curry 10.5K, Gule Otak 9.5K, tumis daun pakis 7.5K, didn't tried their famous gulai kepala ikan (we're afraid we coudn't finish it). In my Opinion the meal have a similarity with Padang Cuisine, this one was more tame. their tumis pakis was delicious, the green chili sambal wasn't hot at all, but still the taste was above average. :)

Sari Melayu

Sari Melayu Resto
Makanan Khas Melayu / Medan
Jl. KH. Ahmad Dahlan No.21
Kebayoran Baru
South Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 7221216
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Jan, 28 2008
Lasagna Deluxe
Posted by jeny at 11:54 AM
Two weeks ago, we visited Spaghetti House at the Pacific Place Mall. I used to love their lasagna deluxe that I've once ate years ago and it has been so long since I last tried it. So this time, I ordered their lasagna deluxe 42K with mushroom soup 15K. I don't know whether I put too much expectation on the meal or I was just being nyinyir, but I was quite dissapointed when the meal came and it was not as good as I rememberred it. The mushroom soup tasted more like instant soup, while their lasagna was not good either. It was gooey, not as creamy as I remembered and I think the chicken they used was not fresh because it tasted weird. I noticed that the price was still similar to a few years ago, so maybe they reduced the food quality to maintain that price. :(

Lasagna Deluxe

Spagetti House
Pacific Place Lt. 5-57
Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 57973057
fx. +62(21) 57973058
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May, 14 2007
Bebek Goreng H.T Karang IV
Posted by jeny at 3:20 PM
Several weeks ago, We passed through this newly opened restaurant located across the famous Sandwich Bakar on Pesanggrahan street. This place apparently is a branch from the famous Bebek H.T Karang IV, actually I already heard that they opened their Jakarta branch on Karang Tengah street - Lebak Bulus, but never had time to try it. So we ordered 2 bebek goreng super (about 15K if I'm not mistaken) with Cah Kangkung 5K and steamed rice 3K & nasi uduk 5K (AYCE). From the drink list they have fruit juice selection only jeruk/alpukat/semangka/melon/jambu/sirsak/tomat/wortel at 3K while their ice tea range from 0.5K - 2K (refill). we have to waited for about 15-30 minutes and asked for our food for several times (maybe because this place is still new), and our meal turn out in about 1/2 dozen of pieces, it seems like they run out of bebek super (bigger size duck) and replaced it with almost the whole portion of the duck. In my opinion the begor taste simply delicious, a bit oily but I don't care, the duck was so fat, the meat was so juicy plus their oily chili sauce it was simply perfect. oh btw while we are paying we're given a free parking card. :)

Bebek Goreng Khas Surabaya

Bebek Goreng Khas Surabaya
Cabang Bebek Goreng H.T Karang IV, Surabaya
Jl. Pesanggrahan Raya No.138 Puri Indah
West Jakarta.
Delivery : +62(21) 581-3707, 0813-19559898
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May, 09 2007
Q Smokehouse Factory
Posted by jeny at 3:53 PM
We went to the recently opened 'Q Smoke House Factory' for dinner last week, no its not a smoking room, but their specialty is "wood fire barbeque". The restaurant was decorated in wood, open ceiling with a dimly light that creating a warm & cozy place. Their concept is providing the authentic barbeque experience, the ribs was marinated and cook for minimum 8 hours in custom built barbeque pit imported from USA, using a mix of fruit and hardwood (pake kayu nangka bukan? kerja sama dgn departemen kehutanan ya?). And since It was the soft opening, they offer 30% pre opening discount for all the menu listed.

q smokehouse factory
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Apr, 12 2007
Fast Eddie's
Posted by jeny at 6:46 PM
We tried this new 'fastfood' pizza on one weekend several weeks ago, located next to beautika on Hanglekir road. in weeks day, I guess this place is full of Mustopo & Binus student :P They offered thin crust pizza (one size : 25cm) and serve several types of finger food such as : french fries, chicken wings, chicken tenders, mozzarella cheese sticks, garlic cheese pizza bread. They also have rootberry float, milk shakes, several types of cookies & brownies. So We ordered : "pepperoni pizza" (Fast Eddies's pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, & 20 slices of beef pepperoni, I did count the beef :P ) 35,455K, "garlic cheese pizza bread" (fresh pizza dough covered with butter, olive oil & fresh garlic, sprinkled with mozzarella and parmesan cheese, baked soft yet crispy, and served with fast eddie's pizza sauce) 13,636K. The pizza as not bad but the dough taste like biscuit (terlalu garing & gosong), the mozarella stick taste like gorengan & on contrary the dipping sauce (fast eddie's pizza sauce) looks like they came straight from the chiller. not bad though but I still prefer olio or marzano over this place :P

fast eddies

Fast Eddie's Pizza & Subs
Jl. Hang Lekir I No.15
Simprug Kebayoran Baru
South Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 7396530
fx. +62(21) 7269803
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Nov, 03 2006
Nan Xiang
Posted by jeny at 3:04 PM
Last week I was meeting SC at Senayan City, this time we decided to try Nan Xiang before headed upstair to try tea gallery, this place was famous for their xiao long bao. We ordered xiao long bao 24K and a bowl of La Mian Cha Chiang 32K and a pot of Chinese tea. If the lamian was nothing special, the xiao long bao was really delicious. I guess We'll be back next time only to try their xiao long bao again.

Nan Xiang

Nan Xiang
Steamed bun restaurant
Senayan City Mall
L-10B, Lower Ground Floor
Jl. Asia Afrika Lot 19
Jakarta 10270

Ph. +62(21) 727 81621
Fax. +62(21) 727 81620
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Aug, 22 2006
Dimsum AYCE at Eastern
Posted by jeny at 9:18 AM
Eastern
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Aug, 18 2006
Ajengan
Posted by jeny at 9:16 AM
Last week we got an invitation for birthday dinner held at "Ajengan restaurant". located near melawai / blok M. From the moment we entered this place, I just love it. I like the inner garden in Balinese style, the entrance, foyer & the ambience of this place, so homy & cozy. They served an authentic Balinese Cuisine, and I bet the food will be as good as the place. :)

ajengan
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Jul, 14 2006
Pizza Marzano
Posted by jeny at 6:34 PM
I have lunch at Pizza Marzano at Senayan City with SC last weekend before we headed to Jakarta Book fair. Since SC was craved of cheese, we ended up ordering all kind of cheese like : "Fresh Baked Goat Cheese" and "Quattro Formaggi pizza" (4 types of cheese in 1 pan). and I have to admit they served damned delicious food. usually if I crave for thin crust Italian Pizza, I will go to Izzi Pizza, but after this I'll always went here. Bon Appetite :)
Pizza Marzano
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Jun, 22 2006
Nasi Campur Bali
Posted by jeny at 1:49 PM
Nasi Campur Bali

I had "Nasi Campur Bali"/ Balinese mixed rice (steamed rice served with mixture of lawar nangka, tum babi, pork satay, etc) 10K at Pure Cinere courtyard last weekend, I also bought "nasi Jenggo" ( steamed rice served with noodles, fried nuts, shredded shicken and sambal, wrapped in banana leaf). In my oppinion the food was quite authentic, to bad they don't serve "Babi Guling" (a spit-roasted whole pig stuffed with a delicious mix of herbs and spices) when we came. :P
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May, 24 2006
Beautika
Posted by jeny at 9:12 AM
One of my favorite restaurant in Jakarta, served very hot and spicy Manado cuisine. Last week, I had a chance to have lunch there, when we arrived there, the place already packed with alot of people. We ordered cumi woku, ayam dibulu, ayam rica-rica, ikan bakar with sambal dabu dabu, tumis bunga pepaya, a bowl of sop kakap asam and ended it with a delicious "klapertart" (coconut tart desert)

Beautika

Beautika Restoran
Manado Food
Jl Hang Lekir No 1
Kebayoran baru
Jakarta
ph. +62(21)7226683
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May, 08 2006
Olio : cafe italiano
Posted by jeny at 2:54 PM

We visited this little but cozy cafe located at Plaza Kuningan last weekend. I heard about this place from my friend and decided to give it a try. After studied the menu for a while we decided to order : zuppa di fungi (mushroom cream soup) 15K, fried mozzarella (breaded mozzarella slice and quick fried) 27.5K, and create our own pasta 39K: fusilli with gorgonzola sauce with extra pasta 5K. when it came the pasta didn't look creamy at all, but the taste was delicious. I surely will be back here to try their other specialties.


olio

olio
cafe italiano
plaza kuningan
suite s-105
ph. +62(21) 5206654
fax. +62(21) 5200991
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May, 03 2006
Bebek Goreng Joko Putro
Posted by jeny at 6:25 PM
I always love to have duck for my meal as an alternative for chicken. Among my favorite there were "bihun bebek binjai" - pasar muara karang , peking duck - the duck king, Bebek Goreng Suryo. A couple of week ago with some friends I tried this one, located in kakilima, the banner outside said : "Joko Putro : Nasi Uduk, Bebek Goreng, Ayam Goreng, Pecel Ayam/Lele ..." so we ordered "Bebek Goreng" with a plate of "Nasi uduk". the service was quite fast & clean. the taste not bad, the meal came with lalapan & sambal terasi dadakan. Compared to other "bebek Goreng" from its class, but I think I like "Begor Suryo" better than this one.

Bebek Goreng Joko Putro

Joko Putro
jl Petogogan Blok A
South Jakarta

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Apr, 25 2006
Gado Gado Boplo
Posted by jeny at 9:13 PM
Gado Gado Boplo

Gado-Gado Boplo Satrio
Jl. Dr. Satrio No. 289, Cassablanca,
South Jakarta
Telp : 021 - 573 4081
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Apr, 17 2006
Mamink Daeng Tata
Posted by jeny at 12:43 PM
Mamink Daeng Tata

Mamink Daeng Tata
Jl. Casablanca 33
Tebet - Jakarta
Ph. 831 55 55

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Apr, 12 2006
Begor Suryo
Posted by jeny at 9:18 AM
I had Begor for lunch at Pondok Surgo Restaurant with some friends a few weeks ago, this place was famous for its Surabaya's Bebek Goreng (deep fried duck cooked in Surabaya's style) although they also served Chinese food, We ordered : 1 Bebek Goreng (4 pieces) 55K, Nasi 1 Bakul 15K, Jus Alpukat 12K, Jus Sirsak 11K, Es Calamansi 13K and Es Jeruk Nipis 11K. The begor was delicious, served with 2 types of sambal & 1 special sauce for Begor. Usually I prefer duck cooked in chinese style, but this one was an exception. I guess the duck was marinated in special sauce before frying it. and the result is the meat was tender & juicy inside but crispy out side. Very recommended deh :)

Bebek Goreng

Pondok Suryo
Bebek Goreng Surabaya
Jl. Suryo No.16 Senopati
Jakarta

Ph. +62(21) 739 3358
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Mar, 28 2006
Sate Khas Senayan
Posted by jeny at 1:31 PM
Last week we visited "Sate Khas Senayan" located at Jl. Pakubuwono VI. Sate House Senayan served quite authentic Indonesian cuisine or maybe Javanese cuisine, the restaurant was separated between smoking & non smoking area, warm ambiance .. I think this kind of restaurant was suitable for friends/family gathering.

Sate Khas Senayan

That night we ordered : Appetizer Sampler (Sosis Solo, Risoles, Tahu Kipas, Rambak Petis) 34K/2Pax, Tahu Telur (fried bean-curd omelet) 14K, Gado Gado (vegetables with peanut sauce) 12K, Sate Kambing (Lamb Satay) 22K, Kambing Buntel (grilled minced lamb) 15K, Sate Manis Sapi (sweet beef satay) 24K, Sate Ayam (chicken satay) 16K and Cumi Telor Bakar (barbeque stuffed squid) 35K. In my opinion all the food was delicious, I especially like "Tahu Telor", its a "die die must try" dish every time I visit this place :)

Sate Khas Senayan
Jl. Pakubuwono VI no.6 Telp. 726 9032
Jl. Salemba Raya no.59 Telp. 392 6279
Jl. Kebon Sirih no. 31A Telp. 3192 6338
Jl. Tanah Abang II no. 76 Telp. 3847270
Jl. H.O.S. Cokroaminoto no. 78 Telp. 392 8763
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Mar, 13 2006
Lapo Ni Tondongta
Posted by jeny at 1:04 PM
Last weekend, after stuck in traffic for almost 1 hour at JCC (because of computer exhibition & graduation :( ) finally we had lunch at Lapo Ni Tondongta next to Lapangan Tembak. We ordered : Saksang B2 (8K), Panggang B2 (8K), Susu Kerbau (8K), sayur (2K) and finished it with a cup of durian ice cream. SC love this ice cream so much that he still mentioned it the next day, I guess we will back here very soon.. HORAS :)

Lapo Ni Tondongta

Lapo Ni Tondongta Pusat
Jl. Gelora Los A 1
Senayan
Central Jakarta
HP: 081208120312 / 081208404436
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Mar, 02 2006
A Night at Payon
Posted by jeny at 2:39 PM
I had dinner with some of my colleagues galls last Sunday night at Payon Restaurant. I've never been to Payon before. I like the interior, decorated like Indonesian traditional house, with wooden table & desk, open air, very romantic atmosphere *banyak nyamuk juga*. They served Indonesian traditional cuisine : actually I think its Javanese Cuisine, quite pricey but I think its worthed. They got several store at the right side of the restaurant, the one that most impressed me was the one decorated in warung style selling some snack / food from my childhood that already hard to find nowadays.
Payon, Authentic Indonesian Restaurant & shops
That night we ordered : Ayam Goreng Serai (deep fried chicken marinated with traditional spices & lemon grass) 43K, Empal Penyet 'Payon' (deep fried crispy beef fillet marinated in traditional spices crushed in garlic chili) 27K, Pepes Udang (steamed shrimps mixed with traditional herbs and chili wrapped in banana leaf) 10.5K, Loyang Sate : sate poya, sate daging bumbu rujak & sate daging asam manis (combination of three different satays, sate poya : beef satay marinated in spiced herbs with shaved coconut, beef satay marinated in hot & spicy sauce, sweet and sour beef satay) 32.5K, Osengan kecipir (Kecipir sauted with shallots garlic and chilly) 18K, Ayam Penyet (fried chicken marinated in traditional spices crushed in garlic chilly) 27.5K, Sambel Dendeng (thin crust fried spiced beef fillet topped with chilly oil) 48.75K, Tempe & Tahu Penyet (deep fried soya bean / bean curd marinated in traditional spices crushed in garlic chilly) 12.5K, Sambal Gandaria (Hot chilly with gandaria fruit) 7.5K, Es Lengkeng (longan fruit, selasih & cincau mixed in ice with a dash of pandan syrup) 18.75K, Es Puter (traditional Indonesian ice cream with kopyor 'young coconut' and kacang hijau 'green beans' flavor) 6.5K.

Payon
Authentic Indonesian Restaurant & shops
Jl.Kemang Raya no.17,
Jakarta 12730
Phone: 021-7194826
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Dec, 14 2005
Ayam Bakar Ganthari
Posted by jeny at 7:36 PM
I went to "Ayam Bakar Ganthari" near sarinah after the movies, at first SC want to had "nasi uduk" for lunch but we couldn't found the the one he has been looking for, so we gave up and go to "Ayam Bakar Ganthari", a popular & affordable restaurant served a delicious ayam bakar. this place have so many outlet in Jakarta (see HERE).

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Oct, 07 2005
Kin no Taki
Posted by jeny at 6:06 PM

Kin no Taki
Japanese Grill Specialist
Thamrin
Jl. Tanjung Karang no2 Central Jakarta

ph. (021) 392 0619/20		Mal Ciputra
Pintu Utara, Lower Ground.
Jl. S. Parman
Central Jakarta

ph. (021) 5606569		Plaza Semanggi
Ground Floor (pintu timur)
Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav 50
South Jakarta

ph. (021) 256 36329
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May, 20 2005
Mangkok Putih : the noodle bar
Posted by jeny at 12:26 PM

Last night we had dinner at Mangkok Putih located at Setiabudi Building. The restaurant was decorated in the usual cafe decoration with a touch of red accent. I don't really like the place setting, I think it's a little bit too crowded, no separation between smoking and no smoking area. :(

After seated we ordered 2 Duck Noodle(27K), Tempura Udon(35K), MP Fried Seafood Kweteow (26K), MP Fruit Cocktail (10K), Lime Squash(12.5K), Lime Juice(12.5K) and Guava Juice(12.5). One of the house speciality that we ordered last night was "Duck Noodle", I agree that the duck was delicious, but the rest of our order didn't taste very special. mmm I ate at Mangkok Putih @ Cilandak Town Square once, and I think their food quality is better than this one.

mangkokputih


Mangkok Putih was located at :



Jl. Panglima Polim IX no.124
Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta Selatan
Ph. +62(21)7248334

Cilandak Town Square
Jl.T.B.Simatupang
Kav.17, 1st Floor
Jakarta Selatan
Ph. +62(21)75920300		 Jl.Kemang Raya No.66
Kemang
Jakarta Selatan
Ph. +62(21)7196913

Plaza Setiabudi I
Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said
Kav 62, 2nd Floor
Jakarta Pusat
Ph. +62(21)5210548

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May, 04 2005
Bakoel Koffie
Posted by jeny at 5:09 PM

Bakoel KoffieTired of hangout at Starbuck / Coffee Bean, Last weekend with a couple of friends we headed to "Bakoel Koffie" Cikini. From what I heard Bakoel Koffie serves a various coffee provided by good quality beans taken from Indonesia’s plantations in Sumatra, Sulawesi, Timor, Java and Bali.

I'm not a big fan of coffee so I can't tell much about the coffee quality here, but I guess it was OK lah, not bad judging from all the seat in this place mostly occupied :P The place was decorated in a warm nostalgic atmosphere, being inside the cafe just like seeing old movies, here and there alot off people chatting. and since I can't stand smoke we choose to sit at the non smoking section. I accidentally meeting Feby there, and had quite a good time there drinking Coffee Mocca.

Bakoel Koffie was located at :
Jl. Barito II no.11A
Jakarta 12130
Indonesia

ph. +62(21) 722-8353
fx. +62(21) 722-8354

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Mar, 21 2005
Lunch @ Duck King Restaurant
Posted by jeny at 6:03 PM

Last weekend I promised my friend to had lunch at "The Duck King" restaurant Plasa Semanggi. Since both of us was in diet mode :), we only ordered one portion food for each of us. I ordered "Duck King's Special Fried Rice" while my friend ordered "Hainamnese rice with Roast Duck" and ended it with a portion of "Fried Durian". hehehehe.. very delicious .. thx Soi for the threat :)

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Oct, 14 2004
Lunch at Tawan
Posted by jeny at 2:02 PM
Today we had lunch at newly open Ta Wan Restaurant in Setiabudi Building. "Ta" in chinese means Big, and "Wan" means Bowl. This chinese style restaurant specialised in porridge, was always pack with people during lunch time and dinner time. It have several restaurant in several mall in Jakarta.

Although Ta Wan called it self "the Porridge Place", but the "black pepper beef" here was very delicious. Today we ordered a set menu for 8 which included : Black Pepper Beef, Ta Wan Special Crispy Fried Chicken, Lie Hong Kian Shrimp Egg Roll, Fried Shrimp with Sesame Seed, Baronang with Tauco Sauce, Hot Plate Seafood, and my fav Scallop Brocolli in Oyster Sauce. Overall its very recommended, Good food combined with good service, and very reasonable price too. Bon Apetit :)

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