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Lara Djonggrang: Dining in a Private Museum
The main attraction of Lara Djonggrang is the decor, both exterior and interior. Starting from the large banyan tree in the front yard up to the inside of the home which was converted into a restaurant that is unique and a bit mystical. The rooms, the tables, the benches, the chairs, the lighting, the floor are all beautiful. Not to mention innumerable collections of antiques. The statue of Lara Djonggrang, a visualization of the mythical Javanese girl on her way to heavens is one of the Masterpieces in this Restaurant
This restaurant offers traditional food from all over Indonesia. All the food that we ordered were delicious.
Categories:
Indonesia, Traditional
Address:
Jl. Teuku Cik Di Tiro 4
Menteng
Jakarta – 10350
Telp: +62 21 315 3252
Ambience:
Attire:
Semi formal
Our Order and Price Range:
Date of Visit:
August 17, 2014. Dinner with Maga and Junior
Jalan Sudirman, Jakarta
Every day, over the years, I passed this Jakarta main street, Jalan Sudirman, to get to my office. I knew by heart the conditions of this street: the buildings on both sides of the street, every entry and exit point from fast lane to slow lane and vice versa and places where traffic jams occurred frequently. However, I rarely took time to admire how beautiful Jalan Sudirman was. This afternoon I had the opportunity to take some photos of Jalan Sudirman on my way back to the office after lunch.
Kaihomaru: Crispy Baby Shrimps for Lunch
The ground floor and the first floor of our office building – Citiloft/Citiwalk Sudirman – are dedicated for cafes and restaurants. More than twenty eating places serving lunch everyday. But every day we are still struggling in deciding which restaurant to eat.
Kaihomaru, a Japanese Restaurant, on the 1st floor is the solution that we always take, when we don’t know which one to go. The dishes are light, yet satisfying. My favorites are shibaebi karaage (crispy baby shrimps) and sake onigiri (salmon rice ball)
Categories:
Japanese
Address:
Citiwalk Sudirman
Jl. KH Mas Mansyur No. 121
1st floor. Unit 11
Jakarta
Telp: +62 21 2991 8916
Ambience:
Typical Japanese diner
Attire:
Semi formal, office attire
Our Order and Price Range:
Date of Visit:
April 21, 2014. Lunch with Maga.
Bale Raos: Royal Cuisine ala Kraton Yogyakarta
A few times I had dinner with my family in Bale Raos Yogyakarta, which was located inside the Kraton (Palace). I really loved the ambiance of the restaurant. Very Javanese and very royal. As for the dishes, not so much that I could remember.
Bale Raos had opened its branch in Jakarta in Kebayoran Baru area. The atmosphere was different than that in Yogya. Very ordinary. And still, there was nothing special about the main dishes, although it was written in the menu, that this dish was the favorite of this Sultan and that dish was the favorite of other Sultan. However, the traditional desserts were very very very good. Will be back for the desserts.
Categories:
Javanese, Traditional
Address:
Jl. Suryo No. 15
Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta Selatan
Telp: +62 739 5785
Ambience:
Attire:
Casual
Our Order and Price Range:
Date of Visit:
April 19, 2014. Dinner with Maga and Andy Jamie
Kedai Pelangi: Offers Sop Konro and Buras
Kedai Pelangi, located on the congested street of Jalan Sabang, serves a variety of traditional foods of Makassar such as Coto Makassar and Sop Konro, the famous rib soup, complete with buras (rice cake similar to lontong or ketupat, the Javanese rice cakes). Kedai Pelangi also offers traditional desserts such as ‘palu butung’ and ‘es pisang ijo’.
If you are in Jakarta and are longing for Makassar food, Kedai Pelangi is one of the few places you should visit. A bit of advice. though, if you order Sop Konro remind the server to bring you a very hot soup . Mine was not as hot as it was supposed to be.
Categories:
Makassar Dishes
Address:
Jl. H Agus Salim no 18 A
Jakarta Pusat
Telp: +62 21 315 1999
Ambience:
Attire:
Casual
Our Order and Price Range:
Date of Visit:
April 14, 2014. Dinner with Maga and Andy Jamie
Mari Masak Kerak Telor
Malam ini tiba-tiba aku ingin sekali makan Kerak Telor. Diantar Maga, kami mencoba peruntungan pergi ke kawasan Tugu Monas. Ternyata pada malam Minggu seperti malam ini, banyak abang-abang yang menjajakan makanan khas Betawi ini
Kami berkesempatan untuk menyaksikan proses pembuatannya dengan seksama …, Sepertinya mudah untuk membuatnya sendiri.
Bahan-bahan yang dibutuhkan.
- Ketan putih, rendam selama 2 hingga 3 jam
- Telor bebek
- Serundeng kelapa
- Bawang goreng
- Ebi bubuk
- Garam, lada bubuk, gula pasir,
- Irisan cabai (bila diperlukan)
Cara Pembuatannya:
Panaskan wajan ukuran sedang di atas anglo dengan arang yang menyala panas.
Masukkan satu sendok sop ketan yang sudah direndam beserta airnya. Tutup dan biarkan selama 2 hingga 3 menit di atas anglo.
Buka tutupnya dan masukkan satu butir telor bebek, satu sendok makan serundeng kelapa gurih, satu sendok teh serundeng kelapa manis, satu sendok makan bawang goreng, satu sendok teh ebi bubuk, garam, gula dan merica secukupnya.
Aduk dengan cepat dan merata.
Bentuk menyerupai telor dadar dengan diameter 20 cm, tutup dan masak hingga harum.
Buka tutupnya dan balik wajan di atas anglo, hingga lidah api menjilat kerak telor.
Bolak-balik wajan, hingga kerak telor benar-benar matang dan harum baunya.
Tambahkan serungdeng dan bawang goreng lagi dan sajikan
Selamat mencoba dan menikmati.
Mengintip Kiprah Jokowi – Ahok di Waduk Pluit
Bertahun-tahun kawasan di sekitar waduk Pluit di Jakarta Utara ini merupakan kawasan yang kumuh dan beraroma tidak sedap. Beberapa gubernur DKI Jaya datang dan pergi, tapi kawasan ini tetap tidak berubah. Bahkan area kumuhnya semakin luas sehingga menimbulkan kemacetan parah. Untung muncul pasangan gubernur dan wakilnya, Joko Widodo dan Basuki Purnama yang lebih dikenal dengan sebutan Jokowi-Ahok yang tanpa gentar melakukan relokasi penduduk liar, memfungsikan kembali waduk dan menata area di sekitar waduk Pluit.
Tanggal 28 Agustus 2013 lalu, saya berkesempatan untuk mengintip perkembangan proyek ini. Aroma tidak sedap masih tercium tajam, tapi kawasannya mulai menunjukkan tanda-tanda bakal menjadi daerah yang cantik.
Konstruksi dengan menggunakan alat-alat berat masih berlangsung.
Di sisi yang lain dari Waduk, masih terlihat pemukiman liar nan kumuh yang belum direlokasi. Melihat pemukiman tersebut tidak sulit untuk membayangkan bagaimana keadaan sebelum mulai dilakukan pemindahan warga. Sebelum pohon-pohon eceng gondok dibersihkan dan dipindahkan ketepian
Taman yang dibangun di sekeliling waduk menjanjikan suatu keasrian. Pohon-pohon pulai (Astonia Scholaris) yang kegunaannya hampir menyerupai pohon kina berjajar dengan rapi. Begitu pula pohon trembesi (samanea saman) yang baru saja ditanam
Masyarakat sekitarpun mulai memanfaatkan taman yang belum jadi ini untuk membawa anak-anak mereka jalan-jalan.
Saya bangga bisa mengintip Kiprah Jokowi – Ahok ini. Mudah-mudahan pak Jokowi tidak tergoda untuk mencalonkan diri jadi Presiden tahun depan. Jakarta masih sangat membutuhkannya.
The Ambiente: L’autentica cucina italiana
If you crave for Italian cuisine with authentic flavors, Ambiente, one of Aryaduta’s restaurants is the answer. Very tasty and the portion is perfect.
Categories:
Italian
Address:
Hotel Aryaduta Jakarta
Jl. Prapatan 44 – 48
Jakarta – 10110
Telp: +62 21 2352 1234
Ambience:
Attire:
Semi Formal to Formal
Price Range:
Rp 200.000,- – Rp 300.000
Date of Visit:
December 6, 2011, lunch with Maga
Our Orders and the Prices:
Coffee Late Rp. 46.000,-
Iced Tea Rp. 47.000,-
Ketoprak Ciragil
Karena tempatnya yang relatif sempit dan susah untuk mencari tempat parkir, saya belum pernah makan di warung Ketoprak Ciragil ini. Biasanya saya meminta sopir saya untuk membelinya dan makan di rumah. Ketoprak paling enak yang pernah saya makan hingga hari ini.
Categories:
Betawi food, Street Hawker.
Address:
Jl. Ciragil II No 24
Blok Q. Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta
Price Range:
Rp 13.000,- – Rp 15.000,-
Date of Visit:
Never, only bought for to go
Eid al-Fitri Dinner at Le Gran
Lontong (rice cake). opor ayam (Javanese chicken curry), dendeng balado (crispy sliced meat), sambal goreng ati (liver in spicy coconut milk), egg and chayote
Idul Fitri was not complete without a dish of “Lontong and Opor Ayam” (rice cake and Javanese chicken curry). As long as I could remember, my mom and my sisters in Yogya always prepared this dish to celebrate the holiday. Since my mom had passed away earlier this year, and I had travelled to Yogya so many times within the last three months, I decided to celebrate the holiday in Jakarta. Without forsaking Lontong and Opor, of course.
After calling several hotels and asking them if they had lontong and opor ayam in their restaurants’ menu, finally I, Maga, Junior, Meina, and Widya went to Hotel Gran Mahakam’s coffee shop, known as Le Gran. The Lontong Mahakam that we had, although it was different from what we normally had in our big family’s home in Yogya, was excellent. In addition, we also had a chance to taste other dishes too, such as seafood steamboat, sushi, prata and curry and the delicious melted chocolate cake. I would like also to mention here, that the waitress who served us was really helpful. Seldom we met such a dedicated buffet restaurant attendant who would go a long way to offer you a dish and get it for you. Good Job.
Categories:
Indonesian, International Food
Address:
Le Gran
Hotel Gran Mahakam
Jl. Mahakam I No. 6.
Blok M
Jakarta – 12130
Telp: +62 21 720 9966
E-mail: info@granmahakam.com
Ambience:
Attire:
Casual
Price Range:
Rp 250.000,- – Rp 400.000,-/person
Date of Visit:
August 19, 2012. Dinner with Maga, Junior, Meina and Widya.
Our Orders and the Prices:
Dinner Eid al-Fitri Buffet Rp. 258.000,-/person
Lychee Ice Tea Rp. 45.000,-
Fresh Orange Juice Rp. 65.000,-
Fresh Lime Juice Rp. 55.000,-
Aqua Rp 25.000,-
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