Bahasa l English The rainy season has caused severe floods in several areas in Jakarta, especially in the Kelapa Gading area. Other than that, there are also consequences such as traffic jams and most of the businesses shut down for a moment. Well, this time I am telling you one restaurant that is quite far from the flooded area. Liberta is located close by the Tanah Abang area. More precisely at the Pavillion Apartment on Jl. K.H. Mas Mansyur, Central Jakarta. In this location, there are indeed some famous restaurants such as Tucano's, Harum Manis, Hokkaido Izakaya and one of the latest, Liberta. From the name, you can guess that this restaurant carries the Italian concept. The area is quite spacious with exclusive interiors such as elegant dark colors. But the private room has a different ambiance with a room full of the bright sun during the day and shades of white. The menu variant here is quite a lot like the antipasti, Liberta Charcuterie Board, 3 types ...

Bahasa l English This cafe is located in a shopping center which was hit by floods quite times ago. Yes, Taman Anggrek Mall had been shut down for approximately 2 weeks due to the effects of the flood disaster that submerged the basement area and the electricity generator was drowned. But fortunately with a professional team, so everything is back to normal quickly once they back on and all stores in the mall can operate. The information from the So Fashion Cafe team was that they were quite overwhelmed at the time because they were unable to do any activities and all food items were damaged. To ensure conditions, I visited this cafe and tasting a number of their signature dishes. Yes, this cafe is covered in a bright pink color through the interior. The pink color is quite loved by the restaurant owner these lately in Jakarta because it is an attractive and instagramable color. The area is quite spacious with some decorations that also carry the color of pink. Th...

Bahasa l English These weeks are true quite a lot of shocking news. Especially the coronavirus that is currently spreading to several parts of the countries. It is encouraging when there are several cases and victims in neighbor countries, so far we have not found corona cases in Indonesia. May we always be protected and safe fro this problem. Right now, I always wear a mask for safety when outside the house where we will meet many people out there. Take a vitamin for endurance and of course, keep clean. But there is no need to panic, stay calm and of course enjoy life. Well, last weekend, I had the opportunity to visit Sugar & Spice, a restaurant in the Intercontinental Jakarta hotel. The new brunch concept is here with a theme of French. This brunch will be available every Saturday from 12.00-03.00pm. Menus will be served in the form of French specialties such as Foie Gras, Beef Aug Daube to desserts such as Macarons, Eclairs and many more. As per the 5-star s...

Bahasa l English After renovation for some of the time, Parc 19 is operating now with more modern concepts and comfortable. AT first glance, this place kind of looks like a coffee shop with wooden dan urban vibes through the interior. But if you look clearly, basically it is a lounge dining that also equipped with a bar station. This time I had the opportunity to taste several of their signature dishes, with the new concept still stick to the Western and Asian fusion, here some below: 1. Char Siu Beef Fried Rice (Rp 85.000) From the presentation, it looks simply like a bowl of classic fried rice. But for its taste, this one has become a favorite dish for me. Fried rice topped by beef jelly to represent the pork that normally found in Chinese fried rice. Even the aroma just exactly like I am having a bowl of fried rice at the Chinese restaurant. Very interesting! 2. Quattro Formagi ( Rp 95.000) Classic pizza that common to be found the restaurants in...

Bahasa l English Looking for lunch recommendations, the Senopati area is surely one of the favorites. An area filled with unique and interesting restaurants and cafes. Twenty Fifth is a sister company of Leon and Roosevelt Jakarta. If Leon and Roosevelt are built with dining and lounge theme, Twenty Fifth offers more to casual dining. Casual cafe with a modern concept that at first glance looks like a coffee shop complete with the bar aside. A fairly large area holds about 50-60 people. The atmosphere is quite comfortable and calm during my visit at lunchtime. The menu available here is quite similar with the other two outlets. The concept of the typical Asian twist menu that is currently loved by the Jakarta community. Some of the menus that I tried this time such as Spaghetti Seafood, Bibimbap, Gyutan and some menus that could be considered familiar to the Jakarta community. The flavors offered are adjusted to our tastes who like the savory taste. The entire menu...

Bahasa l English Since Sailendra appeared in a new style after renovation comes back with some interesting buffet dining programs as well. One of them is Vitamin Sea Night, as the name implies with the theme of a variety of fresh seafood preparations ready to pampered the dinner experience of the guests. This dinner will take place every Friday from 6.00-10.00pm. The menu offered is quite diverse, you can choose whatever seafood you want from seabass, snapper, shrimp, squid, shellfish to a lobster. These seafood will be grilled until cooked with a smoky aroma and balanced seasoning. The price of this dinner buffet is IDR 575,000 net per person. I think it is a pretty standard price for a 5-star hotel dining. In addition to seafood, of course in Sailendra are also available various other dishes from sushi, sashimi, noodles, local Indonesian dishes and even Indian specialties on a certain occasion. Guests will certainly be satisfied with dinner here, where you c...