an urban view of a culinary experience

How ecstatic was I when hearing that Paul has just opened in Jakarta? Very! The French family bakery and patisserie devided by restaurant and the bakery section. The green house like restaurant has a feeling of true European spirit mixed with modern contemporary interior. The ethereal place has a friendly and helpful service,and variant menus [...]

Ikkudo Ichi ramen’s branch in Alam Sutera Tangerang has a beautiful look of Japanese Sakura tree blooms and hanging white lanterns.  The food here  is mostly non halal (contains pork), there are 2 choices of noodles: Small and Curly. Personalized meal are available here, with choices of the Flavor strength (Weak-Normal-Strong), how you like the [...]

This chain of theme restaurants just relocated from Plaza Indonesia Ex to Pacific Place mall,and by the look at it, the new Hard Rock cafe is hotter than ever. The service was as friendly as I remember and the rock and roll atmosphere is thicker than Elvis Presley’s accent. Rock and roll memorabilia typically adorned [...]

It’s almost impossible to resist this new dessert place in Pacific Place mall. Pannacotta Etc’s playful giant quotes in the walls and simple design, attracts anyone who loves desserts (and cute photo spots). It may sounds strange…only Pannacotta for dessert? But try one and you’ll get hooked, just like me. Their smooth, creamy and not [...]

I stumbled on Largo Bistro upon my recent visit to Kemang. The restaurant has a nice vibe inside. Consisted of two levels, the place provides both lounge and eatery with rustique and contemporary design. Lunch Set menu 1(IDR 75.000): Mediteranean Salad: Oak leaves, romaine and arugula, marinated capsicums, mariated zucchini, tomato, mozarella marbles and eggplant [...]

“Mang Udin” has been around for about 3 decades now and still a lot of people are looking for it. Mang Udin himself started his bakso stall at a school canteen in Bandung. A lot of students love his bakso and some of them are still loving it. After quite some time, he moved his [...]

This Japanese steak place is located side by side with Loobie Lobster’s newest branch in Panglima Polim street. It’s convinient because you can order the two’s menu from  either one of the restaurants. I should mention that these came from the same company. The Loobie here has larger capacity than the original eatery in Gunawarman street, [...]

Molacular Gastronomy ice cream is all the rage right now, one of the first ones in Jakarta is LIN Artisan Ice cream. The sleek space is comfy and nice but the most entertaining part of the place is the open ice cream station. Right after you order, you’ll see the zero to yummy ice cream [...]

With royal blue paint and thatched roof, this tiny French patisserie really stood out among the rest. Authentique really brought out it’s charming little French soul into customers with real love of pastries. Their many selections of fresh bread and desserts  speaks for itself. It’s a perfect place for breakfast, brunch and all day long [...]

My next stop in my culinary journey was L’Osteria. This new Italian eatery just opened just a few weeks ago, but the place already looks up and running. Homey and simple was my first impression of L’Osteria. The down side was that the waitress still lacking knowledge about the menu. Tartare di Salmone (IDR 110.000): [...]

Following the success of Tjitlada restaurants, Chandara was born. This establishment offers much more range of traditional and infusion Thai food without neglecting the main ingredients that has made Tjitlada as successful as it is today: Authenticity, best quality and service, newly updated menus and great price. That’s why I always have full confident that I’ll [...]

I remember Kihana was one of my favorite Japanese restaurant in Jakarta, back in the days when it was still located on the street outside of Plaza Indonesia. Since then, it has settled inside the expensive mall,with a beautiful interior. Part of the eye catching view were the huge heavy curtains accentings the many private [...]

I’ve heard of this sandwich place in Pacific Place Mall for quite some time already, but haven’t got the chance to try it till recently. The place didn’t look big from the outside,but it actually had two levels that could fit quite a lot of people. The ambiance of the eatery was nice and the [...]

Where do you find a good Vietnamese Pho restaurant in Jakarta? I would recommend Vietopia, Cikini. This place has been around for a while, and their Pho noodle soup has never failed to impress. The main thing of this dish is the clear broth soup. Even if the size of this noodle dish might be [...]

There’s another nice Italian restaurant in Plaza Senayan. It doesn’t really stood out between the many restaurant rows there, but many have heard and went there over the years,including me. I recently went there on a Monday night, and the place was quite busy for a weekday. Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken (IDR 65.000): Love [...]