Feb, 17 2010
Mama Cafe
Posted by jeny at 2:25 PM
Last month, as we were having lunch with several friends at Milan restaurant, I read Lita's tweet about coconut rum ice cream at Mama Cafe. I suddenly wanted to try it and since the place was not too far away from Milan, we decided to head there for dessert. Mama Cafe is located at the lobby floor of Mediterania Apartment. It's not big but the atmosphere is cheerful. It's a great place to enjoy Sunday afternoons when there are no smokers around. That day's specialty is kahlua ice cream, so I decided to try both coconut rum & kahlua ice cream, while SC enjoyed his portion of chocolate & rum raisin ice cream. It was delicious and I can still feel the coconut flakes in the ice cream. The kahlua was also great. When we're finished and ready to get home, the owner of the cafe provided us with a generous sample of her new 'local durian ice cream'. When I tried it at home, it tasted superb. The durian taste was smooth but flavorful. I can't wait to return and have some more :)

Mama Cafe

Mama Cafe
Apartemen Mediterania Garden Shophouse
Tower Bougenville - Lobby Area
Jl. Tanjung Duren Raya
West Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 99 5678 53
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Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)
Jan, 31 2010
Depot 369
Posted by jeny at 9:56 AM
Two months ago, as we were passing Mangga Besar street while looking for a place to eat, I spotted a place bearing a small sign "Depot 369, Shanghai Dumpling & Noodle". It got us interested and we decided to give it a try. The restaurant's interior and ambiance look quite promising, except for the fact that there's no non-smoking section. We ordered a bowl of Mie Kou Rou (noodles topped with soy braised pork meat) 29K. It was delicious. The next time, we went to their branch near Kedoya's Food Hall with a friend and I ordered their Mie Sop Shanghai (Shanghai noodle soup) 40K. It was disappointingly bland, but SC offered to swap my order with his Song Mie (Song noodle) 24K, which tasted much better. I have a feeling that the Mangga Besar branch offered better tasting noodle, so we went back there again a couple of days ago and ordered the classic wonton noodle 21K and Martabak Tiongkok 15K. The wonton noodle was good, but not as good as the Mie Kou Rou. I found the Martabak Tiongkok to be a bit bland, but SC loved it because the spice was not too overpowering. :)

Depot 369

Depot 369
Shanghai Dumpling & Noodle
Jl. Mangga Besar Raya 57 A
West Jakarta
ph. +_62(21) 6594613
  • Currently 3.8/5
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Rating: 3.8/5 (4 votes cast)
Nov, 04 2009
Ayam Taliwang Rinjani
Posted by jeny at 11:15 AM
This seller was formerly known as Ayam Taliwang Rosidi and used to be located at Pesanggrahan street near Nasi Gandul restaurant. However, they've moved to a building next to Pesanggarahan flyover. The place is quite hard to find. The easiest way to go there is by following the road to the new food hall (it was a ranch market before) and then turning left to Pesanggrahan. One day, during Lebaran holiday week, we went there for lunch, and luckily they had just opened. I ordered the set menu which consists of rice plus grilled Lomboknese spicy chicken complete with it chili sauce and plecing kangkung and teh botol. It was still as good as I remembered. The service is a bit slow, but it was understandable since it was still in Lebaran mode. :)

Ayam Taliwang Rinjani

Ayam Bakar Taliwang Rinjani
Jl. Pesanggrahan No.20
Meruya Utara - West Jakarta
ph. 08176760586
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Rating: 3.2/5 (4 votes cast)
Oct, 29 2009
Peach Garden
Posted by jeny at 1:24 PM
Following that little incident at Siam Garden, we thought about ending our adventure as we were already very full. But there's one more restaurant to try. We decided to order egg tart 12.8K from Peach Garden, a chinese restaurant. It was quite good, although the service was a bit slow -- understandable because of the crowd. We returned several weeks later to sample their congee (just so so), carrot cake (delicious) and beef noodle (also delicious). Overall some of the item were delicious and some was only so so. :)

Peach Garden

Peach Garden
PX Pavilion @ The St. Moritz
Puri Indah
West jakarta
ph. +62(21) 5835 8586
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Rating: 4/5 (2 votes cast)
Oct, 26 2009
Siam Garden
Posted by jeny at 2:58 PM
Already quite full from 3 restaurants we visited before, we headed to Siam Garden just to try their dessert. Upon arriving, we asked whether there is a 50% discount and they answered that it only applies for food. Initially, I want to order Thai Mango Sticky Rice (kao niao ma muang), but it was not available so we ordered Cassava in coconut milk 9K and Durian Sticky Rice 22K instead. To be honest, the desserts didn't look appealing although the taste was acceptable. After we finished eating, we asked for the receipt, and found out that there was no discount at all. We complained and they adamantly said that the discount only applies for food, so we asked: "weren't the desserts count as food?" After a while, they finally gave us the discount and said that it was only for this once. It was actually not much, but I just didn't like their attitude. Well, I guess I'll never visit this place again.

Siam Garden

Siam Garden
PX Pavilion @ The St. Moritz
Puri Indah
West jakarta
  • Currently 3.3/5
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Rating: 3.3/5 (3 votes cast)
Oct, 15 2009
Mandarin Chicken Rice
Posted by jeny at 3:30 PM
Our next stop is a small restaurant perched at the front of PX Pavillion's restaurant alley. It's so tiny that 20 people would be enough to crowd the place. As the name suggests, Mandarin Chicken Rice only sells chicken rice. So we ordered a portion of Hainam chicken rice 28K. At first, I underestimated this place since good hainanese chicken rice is not easy to find, but it was surprisingly good. The steamed chicken was delicious with generous portion. The Hainam rice also tasted good. I think we'll be back to this place whenever I crave good chicken rice but to lazy too cook :)

Mandarin Chicken Rice

Mandarin Chicken Rice
PX Pavilion @ The St. Moritz
Puri Indah
West jakarta
ph. +62(21) 5835 8587
  • Currently 4/5
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Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)
Oct, 14 2009
Mamma Mia
Posted by jeny at 8:34 AM
Next, we went to Mamma Mia restaurant. It's an Italian restaurant specializing in pizza & pasta. So we went inside and ordered a portion of Rigatoni Ratatouille 50K and a can of soft drink 10K to share (yeah, we're cheap, so what?). The waiter kept suggesting us to order pizza, but we decided to only try the pasta this time. The pasta came in quite a big portion, cooked aldente and drenched with zucchini, aubergine and tomato sauces. We were puzzled by a chocolate-colored sauce on top of the pasta, which the waiter later described as balsamic vinegar. Overall the dish was good. The ratatoille was delicious. We went back there on Eid-ul Fitr holiday and tried some of their pastas & pizzas. It was quite good, not the die die must try sort, but at least much better than Izzi Pizza or Pizza Hut.

Mamma Mia

Mamma Mia
PX Pavilion @ The St.Moritz
Puri Indah, CBD
West Jakarta
  • Currently 2.7/5
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Rating: 2.7/5 (3 votes cast)
Oct, 13 2009
Hakone Japanese Restaurant
Posted by jeny at 10:49 AM
Last month, we read on the newspaper that PX Pavilion is giving 50% discount for dining in their restaurants. Since we haven't been to these restaurants, we decided to give it a try. However, we've just had our lunch so we only sampled a little in each restaurant we visited. Our first stop was Hakone Japanese Restaurant. The restaurant was quite empty when we arrived. We got a seat and began to order. We ordered sanma shioyaki (mackarel grilled with salt) 35K, gyu tan / 牛タン (grilled beef tongue) 22K, nasu / ナス (grilled eggplant) 6K, and crispy soft shell crab 33K with 3 ocha @5K to share. Overall, the dishes were great. The shioyaki was decent with quite generous portion, the gyutan and nasu also tasted good, and the price was surprisingly affordable, even without the discount :)

Hakone

Hakone Japanese Restaurant
PX Pavilion @ The St.Moritz
Puri Indah, CBD
West Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 5835 8601
  • Currently 3.4/5
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Rating: 3.4/5 (5 votes cast)
Sep, 03 2009
Dharma Kitchen
Posted by jeny at 8:17 AM
2 weeks ago, we had lunch at a vegetarian restaurant called Dharma Kitchen. The first floor is occupied by a vegetarian bakery & cafe, while the second floor is for the restaurant. We chose to sit at the cafe. There are two seating areas, the tatami area and tables area. The waitress gave us two sets of menu, one from the cafe & one from the restaurant. After studying the menu, we ordered tahu gulung special (regular) 38K and tahu jamur special 48K to go with nasi hainam polos 6K and ice tea (refill) 4K. The Hainamnese rice & ice tea were served 5 minutes after we ordered, but the other dishes and white rice took almost 25 minutes to appear. The tahu jamur special is tofu topped with green vegetables and mushroom with brown sauce. The taste was barely acceptable and the tofu have a strong soybean-ish smell (bau langu). On the other hand, the tahu gulung special is quite good. It didn't have that soybean smell, probably because it's deep fried. As for the Hainamnese chicken rice, I think they put too much sesame oil in it. Overall, I think vegetarian restaurant doesn't suit my taste :P

Dharma Kitchen

Dharma Kitchen
Vegetarian Resto & Cafe
Jl. Pluit Kencana Raya 106-110
North Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 6694220, 6621658
  • Currently 2.2/5
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Rating: 2.2/5 (5 votes cast)
Apr, 21 2009
Ketoprak Pak Mukthar Tanjung Duren
Posted by jeny at 10:27 AM
Last month I was craving for ketoprak Tanjung Duren. We were there once before, but it was 10 PM and they were already sold out. So one night, I made plans with SC to meet at Mall Taman Anggrek and go straight to the ketoprak location. Lucky for us, this time they were still open, with several people gathered around the place waiting patiently. We ordered 2 portions of Ketoprak, one with fried egg and lots of chili 9K and one the standard portion (without egg) 6K. We have to wait for at least 15 minutes before our orders arrived. Luckily, it was worth the wait. The ketoprak was simply delicious with fresh ingredients: rice cake topped with bihun (thin rice noodle), bean sprout, fried egg, potato, and then poured with spicy peanut sauce. Their keropok was also of good quality. Although its appearance may not be appetizing to some, I like this kaki lima ketoprak very much.


Ketoprak Pak Mukhtar
Intersection between Jl. Tanjung Duren 1 and Jl. Tanjung Duren 2 (near EF)
West Jakarta
ph: +62(815) 644-1973
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Apr, 17 2009
Ikan Goreng Cianjur
Posted by jeny at 9:31 AM
Last month, we had dinner with several friends at Ikan Goreng Cianjur on Greenville housing complex (across Jakarta fruit store). They serve Sundanese dishes with reasonable prices. The interior is simple and clean. We ordered Nasi Liwet (Sundanese savory rice cooked in panci kastrol) 23K to share, ikan gurame goreng 40K, terong penyet 12K, udang sambal ebi 20K, tahu goreng 6K, tempe goreng 6K, pete goreng 8K, kangkung terasi 16K, sambal terasi 3K and sambal mangga 6K. Turned out some of the dishes came with a small portion of chili sauce, so we were surrounded with several plates of chili sauces. Their Nasi Liwet was delicious and the other dishes were quite good too, except for their udang sambal ebi, which appeared different from what was shown in the menu (I guess they used baby "pancet" prawn) and tasted only so so. Overall, I feel that this kind of food would taste better if we eat with hands, sitting at a meadow with hilly views, just like the one I had at Selabintana, Sukabumi, several years ago. :)

Ikan Bakar Cianjur

Ikan Goreng Cianjur
Komp. Greenville Blok BL No.3
West Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 563 5265
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Feb, 02 2009
Eskopi
Posted by jeny at 5:50 PM
A coffee-holic friend of ours has just opened his own coffee stall at Terminal 2 Soekarno Hatta International Airport. We decided to try it one day while we're picking up friends. After a bit of a search, we found the place near 3E departure gate (next to Coffee Bean). He named his stall eskopi offering iced coffee with various flavors such as: cappuccino 13K, kahlua 15K, tiramisu 15K, mocha 15K, karamel 15K, coklat mint 16K, pisang coklat 16K, kacang coklat 16K & classic ice coffee 10K. Besides that, they also offered non-coffee beverages such as: es coklat 15K, es coklat mint 16K, es pisang coklat karamel 16K, es sirup mint 16K. We ordered their ice coffee coklat mint 16K. Admittedly, I'm not much of a coffee person, but I quite like this kind of coffee. It tasted light and not too sweet, with the mint flavor adding a bit of a kick. Compared to the major brands of coffeeshops, I prefer this one. The only downside is that we had to go to the airport for a sip. I hope they will open another branch downtown :)


EsKopi
Terminal 2 - Soekarno Hatta International Airport
Jakarta
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Jan, 30 2009
Pa Pa Co
Posted by jeny at 6:18 PM
Whenever we go to Mangga Dua, I'm always looking for TomYam for lunch. I've already tried Mama Kitchen's tomyam, so this time we decided to try Papaco. The place was bursting with people having quick lunches in between their christmas shopping. After wandering for a while, we found Papaco's stall and got a table nearby. I ordered a portion of Tomyam seafood with kuetiau/flat rice noodle (forgot how much it cost.. about 20K-25K if i'm not mistaken). The dish was served almost immediately, but I had to nag for a spoon and extra cilantro. It tasted descent, but not spicy enough. I think Mama Kithen serves a much better Tomyam than this place.


Pa Pa Co
Tom Yam Seafood
ITC Mangga Dua lt.2 Blok A No.19-20
Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 6017089
hp. 0811 139372
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Dec, 06 2008
Nasi Tim Pasar Pagi
Posted by jeny at 6:33 AM
Last week, SC noticed a new restaurant at Taman Palem Lestari Boulevard's "restaurant row". The place is called Nasi Tim Pasar Pagi. I'm so excited when I heard about it and we decided to try it first thing in the morning the next day. The place was already open at 6am, perfect for breakfast. We came in and ordered a portion of nasi tim with a raw free-range chicken egg on top (19K). The rice was served alongside a plate of cilantro and a bowl of soup. I quickly mixed the egg with the rice, resulting in a sort of creamy texture. I never had nasi tim with raw egg before and to me, it tasted so delicious. I don't like the mushy type of nasi tim, so this kind of nasi tim is perfect for me since I can still feel the rice grain. The price was quite expensive compared to the one we usually had, but I thought it was worth my every rupiah. Btw, they also serve chicken noodle, rice noodle, sui kiaw, pangsit, somay, mie kangkung, baso goreng, otak-otak, tahu baso, baso sapi & various traditional cake. But I think I'll be back for their heavenly nasi tim. :)

Nasi Tim Pasar Pagi

Nasi Tim Pasar Pagi
Taman Palem Lestari Blok A3/83
Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 55957513
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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, 30 2008
Ketupat Gorengan Bang Alex
Posted by jeny at 5:33 AM
This gorengan is my newest favorite dish. It's located on jalan Panjang near Bumbu Desa restaurant. Its appearance is nothing like the gorengan we usualy eat as afternoon snack. This dish consists of beef offal (daging, babat, iso, paru, urat, torpedo, etc.) cooked in coconut milk in a huge wok. It is very tasty and usually served with Betawi style ketupat sayur or nasi uduk. I prefer the ketupat sayur more since it's quite sweet and nicely balanced the savory gorengan. If you want it to be more spicy, try adding some of their peanut chilli sauce. To me it tasted perfect. :)

Gorengan Betawi

Ketupat Gorengan Bang Alex
Jalan Panjang (near Honda showroom & Bumbu Desa)
Kebon Jeruk - West Jakarta
Opening Hours : 06:00PM- 24:00PM
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Nov, 26 2008
RM Milan
Posted by jeny at 10:56 PM
Two weeks ago we had lunch with RJ at a restaurant called Milan located in Greenville area. The place serves various Bangka dishes, such as Lempah Ikan Nanas, Lempah Bakut, Lakso, Bakmi Bangka, Cumi panggang cocolan Trasi Bangka, Salad Bangka, Babi TIM (khew nyuk). They also serve Bangka style Chinese food. So that day, we ordered a bowl of Lempah Ikan Nanas, Songsui, lakso (very different from Medanese laksa or Bogor style laksa, it was made of rice flour shaped like thick udon and served with coconut milk & fish broth sauce) and kodok goreng mentega. Overall I thought all the dish were superb, I love the spicyness of the fish soup. I also like the songsui very much. Meanwhile, SC & RJ said that the Kodok goreng mentega is the best that they had ever tasted so far. We surely will be back to tried their other specialties.

RM Milan

RM Milan
Pusat Jajanan Khas Bangka
Kompleks Ruko Green Ville AW/2
West Jakarta
ph: 021-56968128
Operating hours: 07.00 - 21.00
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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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Nov, 02 2008
Andersen's Cafe
Posted by jeny at 6:20 PM
After lunch, SC and I went to Taman Anggrek Mall to meet some friends for dinner. Since we still have sometime to spare, we decided to try this Danish ice cream cafe. They offer a wide variety of choices of ice cream (banana fudge, belgian chocolate chip, cookies & cream, danish nougat, fruits of forest, macadamia nut, mango, mint chip, mocha almond fudge, orange chocolate chip, rum & raisin, strawberries & cream, vanilla & yogurt). We ordered one of Andersen's creation: Single Fondue (comes with fresh seasonal fruits, chocolate chips cookies, nuts, waffle cone, chocolate sauce and 2 scoops of rich and creamy ice cream, we choose Belgian chocolate chips & rum raisin) 40K. The ice cream tasted delicious, although not as creamy as Cream & Fudge or Cold Stone. I found myself scraping the serving plate for the last bit of ice cream :)

Andersen Single Fondue

Andersen's Cafe
Plaza Indonesia Entertainment X'nter L2 #EX-i081,i81T
Jl. MH. Thamrin Kav.28-30 Central Jakarta

Mall Taman Anggrek L3 B.03
Jl. Letjend. S. Parman, West Jakarta
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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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Aug, 29 2008
Ah Mei Cafe
Posted by jeny at 11:02 PM
Ah Mei Cafe
Three weeks ago, we passed by this newly opened cafe at Puri Indah Mall called Ah Mei Cafe. I was quite excited when I read the sign roti prata & nasi biryani, so I urged SC to have lunch there. Ah Mei Cafe is a Singaporean style Kopi Tiam that serves toast, noodle, roti prata, nasi biryani, murtabak & teh tarik. It is a semi self-service restaurant that we have to queue & pay for the meal first & then the meal will be served on our table later. Since we've just had our late breakfast, we only ordered roti prata with curry, mutton biryani rice and teh tarik (for share). Overall the taste was not bad, but not as spectacular as they claimed. The portion was quite small for the price. I think this place is only suitable for light breakfast. :)
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Aug, 22 2008
Nasi Uduk Jembatan Baru
Posted by jeny at 7:20 AM
This is my favorite Nasi Uduk Betawi, located near Trans-Jakarta Bus Stop: Jembatan Baru. It's just a small cart (gerobak) that opens at around 5 PM. They serve a very authentic & tasty Betawi style coconut rice complete with its semur jengkol. The rice is very fragrant and perfectly compliment the host of avalaible side dishes & the obligatory peanut chilly sauce. The price is very very cheap as a pack of nasi uduk complete with all its inggredients only costs less than 10K. In my oppinion this one is the best I've tasted so far. :)

Nasi Uduk Jembatan Baru
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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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May, 04 2008
Soto Madura Rendi
Posted by jeny at 7:02 AM
It has been so long since we last visited Soto Rendi, which, in my opinion, is the best soto madura I've ever tasted in Jakarta. We returned last week to savor the soto once again. From what we heard, Soto Rendi has expanded and opened a second (bigger) branch near Kampus Anggrek Binus. We tried to look for it but couldn't find it. So we decided to visit the old one instead. Located in Kompleks Sandang, the place is very very cramped. We were lucky to find two empty seats inside. We ordered the usual bowl of Soto Ayam Nasi Campur (rice topped with all the soto inggredients & drenched in chicken broth) at 8K per bowl, a very reasonable price, although it has increased since our last visit almost two years ago. The ingredients were not as generous as I remembered, but the taste is still every bit as good as the last time, especially when you add a dash of lemon & some sambal. Soto Rendi was even reviewed by Laksmi Pamuntjak in her newest edition of Jakarta Good Food Guide.

Soto Madura Rendi

Depot Soto Ayam Madura
RENDI
Jl. Kompleks Sandang No.D8
Kemanggisan - West Jakarta
ph. +0813 83765678
  • Currently 3.3/5
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Apr, 11 2008
Kamseng Restaurant
Posted by jeny at 12:31 PM
Last month I bought a new book by Laksmi Pamuntjak called Jakarta Good Food Guide 2008-2009, it consist of about 400 eateries from all over the place in Jakarta. One of the place recommended by this book was this sapo restaurant called Kamseng, served all kind of congee 24 hours. The congee selection include : beef, all kind of pork offal, squid, fish, chicken, Guangzhou - Beijing - Shanghai - Taiwan Special, saklon, seafood, prawn, meatball, eel, 3 flavor, crab and plain. Since we're still a bit full from nasi goreng, we only ordered the eel congee 24K with telur phitan 5.5K. The meal came in a hot sapo pot, the congee was very tasty but the texture was too fine. Usually I didn't like this kind of congee but this one can makes me scrape the bottom of the bowl. later I found out that we can choose a coarse type of congee. With this price plus it was much2 more delicious than the famous congee next door, we surely will be back. :)

Bubur Sapo Kamseng

Kamseng Restaurant
Bubur Sapo
Jl. Mangga Besar I No.26
West Jakarta
+62(21) 6492319, 70766958 ()
  • Currently 4.5/5
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Rating: 4.5/5 (2 votes cast)
Mar, 29 2008
Dimsum @ Samudra
Posted by jeny at 7:04 PM
samudra
1. Siew Mai (12K) & Kaki Ayam (11K) 2. Bubur Ayam Phitan (14K) 3. Cheongfan Udang (14K) & Cheongfan Cakwe (14K) 4. Lumpia Saus Tiram (11K) 4. cristal seafood (13K) 6. Hakau (12K) 5. 7. 8. Guo Tie(11K) 9. Lobak Goreng Telur (14K) 10. Puding Mangga (14K), Almond (13K) & Alpukat (13K) + Coffee (7K) 11. Talas Goreng (11K) 12. Bebola Kumis Naga (13K) 13. Tan Tat (11K)

Samudra Seafood Restaurant
8th BRI II Center Park
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 44-46,
Jakarta 10210
ph. +62(21) 5713600
fx. +62(21) 5704124
  • Currently 3.2/5
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Mar, 26 2008
Ting An
Posted by jeny at 7:48 PM
This place is one of SC's favorite place. Located at Taman Palem Lestari - West Jakarta, served Jambinese noodle. they served 2 types of noodle : tamie kecil and tamie lebar in various size (regular, regular with double topping, big, big with double topping & with soup), they also served kwetiau & bihun. We usually only ordered the regular portion (11K) plus one bowl of pangsit ikan (15K), the noodle came with a bowl of broth soup (fish & meat). What make this noodle special is we can add several condiment to the noodle and soup to enhanced the taste. I usually mixed it with a little black vinegar, fish sauce, chilli sauce, and chilli slices. and it tasted so delicious, but some times too much chilli makes my stomach hot all day long. :p

Ting An
Tamie Jambi Ting An
Ruko Taman Palem Lestari Block B.17 No.19
Cengkareng - West Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 55952306
(closed every monday)
  • Currently 4.7/5
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Rating: 4.7/5 (10 votes cast)
Jan, 04 2008
May Star
Posted by jeny at 7:48 AM
2 weeks ago we had a family dimsum brunch at this new restaurant called May Star located a Le Grandeur Hotel (ex Dusit Hotel). I don't really like the interior (imho the romantic & flowery decoration just don't match with Chinese cuisine), plus it was so cold there. The restaurant have a vast selection of dim sum, and they offered a portion of roast duck for only 1K if our bill reach 500K. Overall the meal was good, I especially like their "chrisanthium pudding" and "Chinese snake soup" but not their "almond pudding". Overall we spent about 75K per person and it already include the roast duck. :)

May Star

May Star
Le Grandeur Hotel 3rd Floor
Jl. Mangga Dua Raya
Jakarta 10730
Indonesia
  • Currently 3/5
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Rating: 3/5 (1 votes cast)
Nov, 04 2007
Saung Rasane
Posted by jeny at 12:32 PM
Last month, SC and I try this 'hip' restaurant called Rasane at Taman Palem (also available at pessanggrahan), we already heard about this place for quite some times, but the high price made us hesitate to try it. Since its just the two of us, we only ordered 3 ounce kepiting asap telur 34.5K, kangkung lombok 19.5K, kerang darah rebus 15K, udang pancet telor asin 35K, steamed rice 4K, and es teh tawar 5K. The crab came in wrapped in banana leaf, it taste OK but not what I had in mind when I was thinking of smoked crab :) We do love their kangkung lombok and Udang pancet telor asin. I think we will be back to this place some other times to try their other specialties.

Rasane
Saung Rasane Seafood
Taman Palem Lestari Blok A5/25
Cengkareng, West Jakarta 11730
ph. +62(21) 555-2552
  • Currently 4/5
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Rating: 4/5 (2 votes cast)
Oct, 20 2007
Bihun Bebek Beijing
Posted by jeny at 12:23 PM
Last Friday, we're planning to have dimsum with some friends at Ah Yat, but when we arrive at the Golden Boutique Hotel around lunch time, it was filled with people, and the waiter outside the restaurant informed us that the Dimsum menus were already sold out. We decided to go to ITC Mangga Dua and have our lunch there instead. Since it was 2 days before Eid-ul Fitri, some of the eateries there were closed. Fortunately, we found a place called Bihun Bebek Beijing that was still open. We got a table and started to eat everything put in front of us as we were very hungry. There were bakso ikan & talas goreng, 4 packs of tape singkong @3K, 6 portions of bihun bebek @26K, 2 portions of nasi kari, 1 roti cane + kari kambing 20K, 2 portions of rujak @15K, 10 glasses of liang teh. Overall, the meal was delicious, but we were quite shocked when we paid as it was quite pricey. I don't know whether this was because the coming Eid-ul Fitri made the raw materials expensive or because this place does have a higher price tags.

Bihun Bebek Beijing

Bihun Bebek Beijing
ITC Mangga Dua Lt.1 A No.10-11
Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 6016441
  • Currently 4/5
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Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)
Sep, 20 2007
Kafe Star
Posted by jeny at 10:16 AM
Several months ago, on our way home, we stopped by a place located at Jl. Panjang called "Kafe Star" for dinner. The place look quite spartan but clean compared to the cafe2 tempat nongkrong we always found in the mall. They served a various selection of Javanese cuisine such as : rawon dengkul, rawon daging, garang asem ayam, timlo solo, tahu pong, tahu telur, racikan selat, garang asem, lontong opor, nasi opor, nasi langi, nasi bakmoy, nasi bakpuy, nasi lodeh empal, nasi pecel tumpang, pecel tumpang, nasi pecel, pecel telur, gado-gado, tahu acar, sosis kecap, rambak petis, and unique drink list such as : es lengkeng sarang burung, es dawet, es beras kencur, es asem off course they also got a normal drink list like es jeruk & friends. on weekend they also served : nasi liwet, bistik lidah sapi, botok teri, gadon daging sapi.

kafe star

On the table there was a plate of traditional snacks like : sosis solo, and several kue basah/jajan pasar. we ordered : nasi bakmoy & nasi lodeh empal, 2 types of Lumpia Semarang and I ordered es beras kencur turned out I can't stand the Jamuish taste, so I swapped mine with SC's hot tea . The bakmoy and lodeh tasted good, but I don't really like the Lumpia Semarang's taste. it had a very strong 'bamboo shoot smell'. I had lumpia semarang before, but I don't remember that it has such a trong smell. What do you think?

Kafe Star
Jl. Arteri Kedoya Raya (jalan panjang) No.20
West Jakarta
  • Currently 3.7/5
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Jun, 04 2007
Liyen
Posted by jeny at 5:00 PM
Visited this restaurant for dinner several weeks ago, This place was an Old Chinese Restaurant located at Kota served authentic Chinese Cuisine especially Hakka Cuisine. Their 'Udang telor Asin' is one of my all time favorite dishes, but since it was too expensive, this time we didn't order that. We order one of Liyen's signature dishes besides 'udang telor asin' is 'Ayam Garam' (salted chicken), 'Babi Hong' (kiu nyuk), sapo seafood, fish soup and noodles. Overall the meal was good, Their 'ayam garam' was so delicious, their 'babi hong' was delicious but still not as good as the one from Angke Restaurant, and if you didn't order 'udang telor asin', you'll be surprised to find that this place was indeed quite affordable :)

Li Yen

Liyen Restaurant
Authentic Chinese Cuisine
Jl. Asemka Raya no. 168A
Jakarta Kota 11110

ph. +62(21) 693 0108 - 693 0208
fx. +62(21) 693 0189
  • Currently 5/5
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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
  • Currently 3/5
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Mar, 27 2007
Bubur Ayam Bang Tatang
Posted by jeny at 6:44 PM
Last week SC was craving for "bubur ayam ala abang-abang", so I took him to one of my favorite "bubur ayam kaki lima" called "bubur ayam bang tatang". This is a very famous Indonesian style chicken porridge, opened every afternoon, the place it self was not very representative but it always full of customer gathered around Bang Tatang waiting for him to serve the meal (he can make more than 10 bowl of porridge in one batch). The specialty of this porridge is in its topping, it was full of a very generous chicken slices, I think the chicken is much more that the porridge :)

bubur ayam bang tatang

Bubur Ayam Bang Tatang
Jl. Palmerah Barat - West Jakarta,
near pertigaan Rawa Belong & Kebayoran Lama
  • Currently 3.5/5
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Mar, 22 2007
Warung Putu Puja
Posted by jeny at 7:24 PM
Last Sunday, one day before "nyepi" (Hindu new year), SC & I were hunting for Balinese food around West Jakarta. We once heard that there's a Pura located at Jelambar, In my mind whenever there's a Pura, there must be a Balinese food served :P We found this very humble "warung" next to the "pura" called "Putu Puja" owned by Mrs. Gusti Putu Puja that open only every sunday morning from 9AM. The only menu available there is "nasi campus khas Bali" 15K. In my opinion this is the most delicious Balinese "Nasi Campur" I had ever tasted in Jakarta. :)

Nasi Campur Bali

Warung Putu Puja
Ibu Gusti
Jl. Indraloka Raya No.19
RT 008/010 Wijaya Kusuma
Jelambar - West Jakarta
+62(21) 5648954
  • Currently 4/5
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Mar, 05 2007
Nan Xiang @ Mall Taman Anggrek
Posted by jeny at 6:45 PM
Several weeks ago, we had late lunch at NanXiang restaurant located at the top floor of Mall Taman Anggrek. Since I was so hungry, we didn't order their specialty (xiao long bao), but ordered 1 portion of "Mapo Tofu" 38K and 1 portion of "fried prawn in salted egg yolk" 45K with several bowl of rice. In my opinion the dish was not bad at all, the mapo tofu, although not as spicy as I thought, is still acceptable lah, and the fried prawn was delicious and it came in a very reasonable price. I think this place's price is cheaper than nanxiang at lagoon tower or Senayan City.
nan xiang

NanXiang
Mall Taman Anggrek lt.4 Lot 415
ph. +62(21) 56998550
fx. +62(21) 56998551
  • Currently 2/5
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Dec, 11 2006
Istana Raja Cobra
Posted by jeny at 8:24 PM
2 weeks ago, SC took me to this place called "Istana Raja Cobra". Yes, its a restaurant that served "Fear Factor" food. from their menu there were : snake, "biawak", "Bulus", Monkey, "kalong", rabbit & "bulus" cooked into : abon, deep fried, satay and soup. the snake came from various type : kobra hitam, piton/sanca, Belang, Lanang Sapi, Kali Mangsa, hijau Lowo, Tanah. I didn't dare to ate some of the item mentioned in the menu, so we only ordered : "Cobra Soup" 12.5K and "Piton Goreng" 17.5K. Overall the meal was not bad but not too good either. The soup taste exactly like "soto bening", only the meat was different (taste like chicken but have more fibre and a lot of bones like fish). btw they didn't served tea/coffee for drink since its advised not to have coffee/tea after drink "empedu ular". :)

Istana Raja Cobra

Istana Raja Cobra
King Cobra House
Jl. Mangga Besar No. 93C
ph. 6296087
West Jakarta
  • Currently 3/5
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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
  • Currently 3/5
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Oct, 04 2006
Bakmi Kepiting "A Yau 78E"
Posted by jeny at 5:30 PM
Last Weekend, we decided to stopped by this place for supper :P from the name you could guess that this place specialty was Bakmi Kepiting, so we ordered 2 portion Bakmi Kepiting and 1 Nasi Goreng Kepiting. Surprisingly the noodle & nasi goreng was so delicious. The crab was generous. Especially my fried rice, the fried rice it self tasted so delicious, and I can't help thinking that this was too good to be Halal. and after we questioned the owner, my guess was right. It was not Halal.

Bakmi Kepiting A Yau 78e

Bakmi Kepiting "A Yau 78E"
Jl. Mangga Besar Raya / 8 No 78E
Jakarta
Ph. +62(21) 92966810/ (0818)741132
  • Currently 4/5
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Aug, 01 2006
Huang Ting
Posted by jeny at 9:05 AM
huangting

Huang Ting
Taman Anggrek Mall
3rdFloor Unit #328
Jl. Letjen. S. Parman Kav.21
Slipi - Jakarta 11470
ph. (021) 5639478, 5639376
fax. (021) 5609704
  • Currently 4/5
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Jun, 28 2006
Penang Restaurant
Posted by jeny at 11:37 AM
Roti Canai

I tried "Roti Canai" again last weekend, this time I went to "Penang Restaurant" located at Tanjung Duren Road. and I insisted to order "roti canai with chicken curry" 16.5K again to compare it with the one I had at "Penang Place", the Curry turned out much more spicy than "penang place", and the roti is more firm & oily but still don't resembled what I ate at KL. I think I'll continue to search for "roti canai" whenever I went to Malaysian restaurant.
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Jun, 07 2006
Nasi Gandul
Posted by jeny at 9:50 AM
Last week, after visiting some friends at the hospital, we decided to have dinner at Pesanggrahan. Since its already late, I only want something light for dinner, so we didn't looking for some fancy looking restaurant and just look for street food instead. We stopped by a small warung called "Rumah Makan Nasi Gandul, masakan khas Pati Jateng". my first experience with "Nasi Gandul" was at "spice garden" Sogo foodcourt which was quite expensive & tasted so so. So we ordered 1 portion of "Nasi Gandul Campur" & 1 portion of "Nasi Ayam khas Semarang". On the table there's a display of various "jerohan", perkedel, bakwan jagung, tahu, tempe, tempe bacem etc to choose to accompanied our meal. Overall our ordered tonight taste much much more delicious than the one we had at Spice Garden & very reasonable price too. We will be back there soon to try another menu like : "Nasi Pindang", "Tahu Telor", "Soto Ayam Kemiri", Mangut etc.. (nyam nyam bgt deh pokoknya) :)

Nasi Gandul

Warung Makan
Nasi Gandul
Masakan Khas Pati Jateng
Jl. Pesanggrahan No.13 Meruya Illir
Kebon Jeruk - Jakarta Barat
ph. +62(21) 9122189
  • Currently 4/5
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May, 18 2006
Bihun Kari Ayam Tabona
Posted by jeny at 11:27 AM
Last weekend, before going to "ya-udah" bistro, SC & I were heading to Pluit to try "Bihun Kari Ayam" Tabona. I had tasted its original "bihun kari ayam" in Medan a couple of months ago. When we heard that there's is a restaurant called Tabona in Pluit, we decided to give it a try.

So we ordered "Bihun Kari Ayam" 21K with a glass of "sirop terong belanda" 11K, the taste was actually not bad, but SC reckons that the price was not worth it and he prefer Bihun Kari Ayam we had at RM Kosasih - pasar muara karang. Moreover, the curry is not as rich as the original version in Medan.

Tabona

Rumah Makan Tabona
nasi dan bihun kari ayam/sapi
cabang Medan asli
(jl. Mangkubumi no.17 Medan)
Jl. Pluit Sakti Raya no.65
Ph. 021 6691559 - 6621956
North 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
  • Currently 2/5
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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
  • Currently 4/5
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Mar, 22 2006
Hay Thien
Posted by jeny at 10:30 AM
Last weekend following Lola recommendation, we had dinner at "Hay Thien" Puri Indah. The place was very crowded which I guess its a good sign. Hay Thien offering various kind of seafood and meat with 3 ways of serving : rebus (steamboat), panggang (grill) & hotplate. Since we are still in diet and "ngirit" mode, we ordered steamboat with ikan kakap 1/2 portion 8K , hati ayam 1/2 portion 6K, baso ikan 1/2 portion 8K, kerang kipas import 1/2 portion 12K, with vegetables.. they use chicken broth as soup base, there's a servant help us preparing the food, so we only sit and watch her preparing the meal. after cooked the meat in the hotpot for a while, she place it in the place filled with minyak wijen. and we ate it with a bowl of rice 3.5K, soy & chili sauce and acar 1.5K. the taste was really delicious, not bad... this place got a 3G from me : Good food, Good service, and Good price.. thx ya Lol... :)
Hay Thien

Hay Thien
Rebus - Panggang - Hotplate
Jl. Puri Indah Raya
Blok A No. 1 - Jakarta

Ph. +62(21) 58353347,5802612
Hours: 11:00 - 24:00		 Jl. Mangga Besar 1/34
West Jakarta

Ph. +62(21) 6294237, 6288565
Hours: 17:00 - 24:00		 Jl. Muara Karang Blok VIII T/95
Jakarta

Ph. +62(21) 6603015
Hours: 17:00 - 24:00
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Mar, 03 2006
Nasi Uduk Kebon Kacang
Posted by jeny at 5:15 PM
Nasi Uduk Kebon Kacang

Nasi Uduk / Ayam Goreng
KEBON KACANG
HJ. ELLYA
Jl. Pessanggrahan No. 169
Kembangan
West Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 709 78034 / 707 51712
  • Currently 3/5
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Jan, 19 2006
ACuan
Posted by jeny at 2:59 PM
I went to DutaMas for dinner last Tuesday. Actually I planned to stay late at the office, so I ordered 1 portion of "nasi goreng super duper pedes" at 4PM. Later in the afternoon SC mentioned he will go to Dutamas that night, mmmm I quickly think : Dutamas have a lot of delicious food... and I said I'll go there too :)
Acuan Chinese Food
So that night we had dinner at ACUAN chinese restaurant (the owner is the younger brother of AHWA) and ordered Lumpia Udang (30K), Lindung cah Fumak (20K), Kailan cah Bawang Putih (19K), then I walked nextdoor to "Es Campur Siantar" and ordered Es Campur (8K), Thousand Island Ice (8K) and Es Seko Teng (8K). All the food were simply delicious & the ice campur were refreshing. That night I feel very full because I had 2 course dinner hehehe...greedy greedy greedy...
Acuan
Chinese Food
Komp. Taman Duta Mas.
Blok A6 No.16
Jl. Tubagus Angke, Jakarta
ph. 5676575
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Jan, 18 2006
Dimsum @ Hongkong Jumbo Restaurant
Posted by jeny at 6:48 PM
Hongkong Jumbo Restaurant

HongKong Jumbo Restaurant
Sea Food & Dim Sum
Plaza Kelapa Dua 4th Floor
Jl. Panjang Arteri Kelapa Dua No.29
Jakarta Barat 11550
Ph. +62(21)5359891, 5359892, 5359893
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Dec, 20 2005
Central Java Cuisine
Posted by jeny at 10:11 AM
Last weekend we had lunch at "Sari Asih" (CMIWW not really notice the restaurant name). The restaurant was located next to "ToKem" (Toko Kemanggisan) , its just a simple restaurant, didn't got any fancy interior :) the served Indonesian meal especially from Central Java. We ordered "Nasi Langi" (9K) and "Nasi Opor" (9K) with 2 glass of tea ( they used teh Tjap Botol ). In my opinion the taste was not bad, but I don't really like central java food because it taste too sweet. but if you are a Javanese & missed your home town then you should try this place :)
After lunch we went to "Tokem", this is my first time here :P (quite embarassing since its very near to my place) and the items they sold was amazing, bought a pack of tea "Tjap Botol", Luo Han Kuo, some canned food (its much much cheaper here) hehehe :)

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Oct, 17 2005
Noodle Tasting
Posted by jeny at 2:07 PM
We visited 3 different chinese restaurant at MTA last week and tried 3 kind of noodle they served. The first restaurant was "Noodle Cafe" - very crowded, we ordered "egg noodle with wonton & roast duck" (21.5K) , have to waited for half an hour just to know they put the wrong order on our table :( the food taste was not very special, not recommended lah :(

Then we decided to go down and visited "Canton Bay" and ordered "Dry Noodle with Lo Duck and Lo Pork" (24K), it tasted much better than the first one, good service too :).

After that we noticed that there is a new restaurant opening called "Huang Ting", operated under the same management with "The Duck King" and "Imperial Chef", so we decided to tried it next time we go to MTA, last night we came there and ordered "Noodle Soup with Shui Jiau Wonton"(26K). not bad - for that price, the noodle texture was perfect.. mmm after that we ordered "Xiao Long Bao"(16.8K).. delicious... i'll be back hehehe :),
Noodle Tasting
Noodle Cafe
MTA 4th Floor E 22A

ph. 021 5639090
fax. 021 5639151		Canton Bay
MTA 3rd Floor no. 349

ph. 021 5639127
fax. 021 5639128		Huang Ting
MTA 3rd Floor #G05-G09

ph. 021 5639478
fax. 021 5639376
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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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Aug, 30 2005
Chocolate Fudge
Posted by jeny at 12:06 PM

Choccolate Fudge from Ciputra Hotel Bakery
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Feb, 03 2005
Soto Madura
Posted by jeny at 12:13 PM

I had Soto Madura (Madurese Style Chicken Clear Soup) for dinner last night. This one was my all time favorite meal. Located in a small road near Bina Nusantara University. I always visited this place from time to time.. In my oppinion he sell the most delicious soto in Jakarta CMIWW :) The soup was very tasty, full with chicken, potato croquettes, tomato and eggs.. mmm yummy... Selamat Makan :)

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Jan, 17 2005
Rose Garden
Posted by jeny at 5:56 PM
I visited Rose Garden Chinese Restaurant for dim sum yesterday morning. Rose Garden was located on Graha Indramas 3rd floor, slipi. They have a lunch all you can eat program every weekend from 8:30PM - 02:30PM at a very affordable price. So I went there with a couple of friends and having a good time there ordering any kind of dumpling. Bon Apetit :)

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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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Oct, 11 2004
[CLOSED] La Brioche Doree
Posted by jeny at 1:58 PM
Last weekend we hangout at this tiny yet cozy cafe at MTA top floor. The snack bars served a limited range of baguettes, pizzas and quiches. I had Half tuna panini with strawberry smoothies, while my friend (mizz Tabok) had mushroom quiche combine with brocolly cream soup and Ice Cappucino..mmmmm yummy... and with a very reasonable price too. and most off all there is a 40% off after 21:00PM :)

La Brioche Doree
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