an urban view of a culinary experience

You can almost find Mango Tree restaurant, any where in Bangkok, even at Suvarnabhumi Airport. This fast serviced, home cooked authentic restaurant is a wonderful choice for in between flights or any time meals. The food here is tolerable for international palate, where they put less spicyness than the mostly ‘burnt your tounge’ dishes, although still [...]

You know that rare occasions when you feel in love with a place right on the first sight? Well this is one of the place. KarmaKamet Diner is an ethereal ,rustic and romantic place that combines herb garden with the beauty of antiquity. I can see myself spending hours and hours in this place just [...]

My first visit on the Bangkok culinary trip was Somboon Seafood. Famous for it’s seafood,especially the Curry Crab, this 45 year old restaurant is always busy with tourists and locals alike. The big restaurant is a building by itself, enough for hundreds of people. The down side of the too famous eatery is that there [...]

I came across the Ninth Cafe, on my culinary stroll across Siam Paragon. The cafe wasn’t to crowded comparing with the others,considering it was on a Saturday dinner hour, but I try to never judge the book but it covers, so I decided to give it a try. The general vibe of the range has [...]

Hours of shopping spree and cold night air breeze in Asiatique makes me hungry for a nice evening snacks. My pal recommended Happy Fish for it’s fun cool vibe and many choices of both Italian and traditional light bites. The nautical themed restaurant has everything from bar to live music to makes it lively. The [...]

A true sweet tooth always finds an excuse for having desserts and mine is my aching feet after a long day of shopping spree in Bangkok. What made me curious about this place is the super long queue in front, on weekends people literaly willing to spend 30min to 1 hour to wait to get [...]

Another new gem in town by the people behind Wilshire restaurant, and I couldn’t wait to take a bite. I know that the name is oddly familiar to a particuliar designer’s name brand but this restaurant has nothing to do with that. Located on the side of Menara Danamon office tower,this restaurant has a huge [...]

Pao Pao is another new entrants in the Senopati culinary row. Located a few buildings before Office 8 building if you come from Sudirman, you will find Pao Pao on the right side of the street. On the same premises, there is Arraseo, a korean contemporary restaurant, occupying the right wing of the building, while [...]

Senopati has become the most hype culinary street in South Jakarta these past recent years. Any restaurants opening there will soon become the talk of the town, whether they are actually good or not. Constrained indirectly by the cost of renting a place there, the food business, opening their venture there, are mostly serious in [...]

Singapore, with its modern and busy shopping street Orchard road, has been widely known to many Indonesians and popularly visited during any holiday break. The stalls on the side of Orchard street that sells ice cream on breads were so popular to Indonesians, that somebody decided to open up an Orchard street ice cream bread [...]

Visiting Nomz was one of my 2015 new year resolutions and finally I got the chance to experience this new eatery by Indonesian celebrity chef Arnold Poernomo who is well known as one of the Indonesian Masterchef Judges. The restaurant is nested at Grand Indonesia Mall, a few floors underneath Social House or you can [...]

I was feeling fortunate that my latest trip to Bali on November last year brought me to this hidden gem within Bali’s culinary domain. I first heard of Kilo from social media and since I only spent 2 days 1 night in Seminyak area, I chose my dining destination cautiously and I found this recently [...]

One thing you must not pass to do during a stay at a resort is experiencing the spa services they have to offer. During my stay at Grand Hyatt Nusa Dua Bali, I managed to squeeze it into my schedule and I was thrilled to share the experiences with you. The name of the spa [...]

This recently opened western fusion bistro was located just beside the office of Sidola Computer, a long standing personal computer provider in Bandung. The restaurant was conceptualized as a bistro and art gallery, therefore front rooms of the restaurant was set up as a gallery of paintings. Upon entering the bistro, I could sense the [...]

From the many selections of world culinary, I have a soft tendency towards Japanese cuisine. I love all of their many varieties of food from a simple oden and yakitori to sushi sashimi, shabu2, tempura, and teppanyaki. So naturally, when another Japanese restaurant popped up in town, I would surely come by and give it [...]