Bakmi Mama: A Nice, Upscale Mie Ayam at Neighborhood

There is relatively new restaurant at my neighborhood around Jalan Tarogong, South Jakarta. Located at Hero Supermarket complex, just next to Starbucks Tarogong, the place is called “Bakmi Mama”. This morning I had breakfast there with Rafif, had previously ate there with Elok, with a conclusion: it was nice, not bad. So this morning, I…

Delicious Empal Gentong and Refreshing Es Kopyor 4848

Our first culinary destinations are “Empal Gentong Mang Darma” and “Es Kopyor 4848” at Jalan Setiabudi Cirebon. In my opinion,  “Empal Gentong” Mang Darma is better than a much popular H. Afud, which I visited last time I went to Cirebon. It is served with cow skin crackers which is really delicious and add complete…

Coffee at Angkringan Jogja

Took Rafif this morning for experiencing breakfast at Jogja style”Angkringan“. Angkringan is a small off the street food tent, normally sits on the pedestrian walk. Opened from late evening to early morning, these  Angkringan have important role in saving Jogja cash-strapped students for cheap coffee and meals, albeit for a very small portion, which is…

Lunch and “Ngopi Ndeso” at Kopi Klothok

Since “ndeso” become trending topic in Indonesia these days, we visited Kopi Klothok, a javanese-traditional-village-setting restaurant at Pakem, Jogja.  This restaurant now is very popular for tourists in Jogja. The ambience created is to simulate the traditional house of javanese villagers (ndeso!), where the kitchen (which normally have black walls due to ashes) is integrated…

Trying Out Toby’s Estate

During Eid festive season, Pantai Indah Kapuk is one of the place in Jakarta where you can be sure the stores and restaurants are open, since this is known as residential area for many chinese Indonesian whose mostly are non moslems.  Okay, but this post is not about race nore religion. It’s about us finding…