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02-04-25 19:48 #199
Posts: 32Originally Posted by XXL [View Original Post]
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02-04-25 14:48 #198
Posts: 2646Dapur Solo in Gajah Mada Plaza
Gajah Mada Plaza is no longer popular with Jakarta people (I was told this was because of the surrounding road works). It feels rather deserted most times. But precisely for that reason it's a doable Shopping Malll on week-ends and holidays. Popular shopping malls (like Grand Indonesia and Central Park) are hopelessly overcrowded outside working days: don't go there on a week-end!
Dapur Solo is a restaurant where I have eaten twice a week. They have Indonesian curry, grilled fish ("ikan gurame") and satay ("sate").
One of my Emporium girls (Novi) said she often ate there.
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02-04-25 13:44 #197
Posts: 43Jajaghu
I like to take Tinder dates to the Jajaghu restaurant in North central Jakarta. It's beautiful, the food is great, it's not too cold and you can ask them to put the volume of the music down so that you can actually talk to the girl.
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01-18-25 06:37 #196
Posts: 2646La Floriane ("European Bistro")
Restaurants within high-end hotels tend to be overpriced. This one turned out reasonable. Seafood pizza + carbonara spaghetti = 423 k IDR. Quantity was ok. The pizza alone or the spaghetti alone would have been more than enough for one single person.
I love Indonesian food in general but I'm timorous about eating at random low-end places. Take Padang Cuisine (masakan padang). I love it but I get sick from it. I remember in the long-gone past first eating Padang Cuisine at the Pasar Raya mall. I got traveller's diarrhea. A week later I tried Padang Cuisine again at some 5-star Padang Cuisine restaurant in town. The 5 stars didn't prevent me from having diarrhea yet again. I put it down to Padang food being eaten by hand and restaurants not throwing away - serving again at a later date - the fingered left-overs.
Food poisoning hardly ever happens to me in Thailand. Alas, I don't like to experiment with Thai food half as much as I'd like to experiment with Indonesian food.
In the old days we would eat lunch buffets at Shangri-La, Meridien, Grand Hyatt (Plaza Indonesia), Mulia. The lunch buffets would be available to non-guests and cost peanuts then. We wondered how the hotels could break even. I haven't checked but I surmise the gargantuan inexpensiveness is now a thing of the past.
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01-01-25 04:32 #195
Posts: 971Originally Posted by Gabacho [View Original Post]
Originally Posted by Gabacho [View Original Post]
I also like the air-conditioned comfort of a car. It's too damn hot and humid in Jakarta, even in December. I just surf the internet, while I'm stuck in traffic for 40 minutes to go a few miles. Prices for the ride-shared cars are very cheap, compared to Western prices.
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12-31-24 21:23 #194
Posts: 1866Originally Posted by GreenBud [View Original Post]
The movie theater up in there is really nice too and there is an arcade place on the same level as the upper food court. I think there are also some hotels connected to the mall too.
As far as traffic goes the first 2 times I went there, I went on a Gojek moto. It got me there pretty fast and I was able to record some really cool video footage of Jakarta with my phone. When I went with my girlfriend (the third time I went) we did take a gojek car together and that did seem to take alot longer to get there versus taking the moto.
-Gabacho.
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12-14-24 03:09 #193
Posts: 862Nice
Originally Posted by Gabacho [View Original Post]
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12-13-24 15:05 #192
Posts: 1866Sambel Hejo. Sambel Dadak (Central Jakarta)
So I found this restaurant next to the BSTI inHarmony Clinic that actually did give me my BCG Tuberculosis Vaccine and also the first dose of my Qdenga Dengue Fever Vaccine (I'll get the 2nd dose when I return next year).
Anyways this restaurant was really good. Even better than the last restaurant I reported on. I didn't order bakso here but I did get the Sop Iga Bakar which was absolutely delicious and also the ayam goreng with the friend Tempe and fried tofu.
The ribs were perfectly cooked and you could literally pull the bones out of the meat. Super tender melt in your mouth rib meat perfectly seasoned and sauced with a great flavor.
The fried chicken was good and they had 3 different types Sambal Chile sauce on the plate which were all very spicy.
I definitely recommend this restaurant as well if you want to try some authentic Indonesian food. It is located in Central Jakarta (Jakarta Pusat).
Respectfully,
Gabacho.
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12-10-24 06:24 #191
Posts: 1866Bakso Podomoro Restaurant
So I went on an hour long gojek ride to south Jakarta this morning to go to a vaccination clinic to try to get the Tuberculosis BCG vaccine. Unfortunately they said I have to get some kind of test called a PPD23 test first before I can get that vaccine and they didn't have the test there so I have to go somewhere else now.
But anyways after the clinic I went walking around to explore and find something to eat. I happened to find this Bakso restaurant called Bakso Podomoro. This is located in S. Jakarta in the Cibubur area.
I ordered the Bako iga bskar (baked rib) and a plate of ayam goreng (fried chicken) with an es the manis (ice tea) and es nipis to drink (ice limeade).
The soup was very flavorful and had meat, green vegetables and two kinds of noodles and bean sprouts in a very tasty broth. The baked beef rib was huge and I believe it's the same cut of meat as the rib bone in a prime rib roast in the US. The meat was soft and tender and perfectly cooked. The meat was literally falling off the bone and it was very flavorful basted with kecap manis and other spices and herbs. It literally was like a big chunk of prim rib on a bone perfectly seasoned and sauced.
The ayam goreng (fried chicken was decent as well).
Here are some pictures.
Very friendly staff too. It felt like I was probably the only bule they've had in there for a while and they seemed to be impressed with my little bit of bahasa I can speak now. The whole meal came to 80 k IDR.
I highly recommend if you happen to be in South Jakarta and want to try some good Bakso soup. The Beef rib is an absolute favorite by the way.
Respectfully,
Gabacho.
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12-07-24 06:40 #190
Posts: 862Nice
Originally Posted by Gabacho [View Original Post]
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12-06-24 12:56 #189
Posts: 1866Steak Mpok Judes. Mangga Besar
I stumbled on a hidden jewl this afternoon, not just the 20 year old cutie I fucked in the grimey back alley hotel but also a nice steak restaurant hidden in plain sight on Mangga Besar. It's a cpl blocks West of the Sparks Life Hotel. Similar to Jonisteak but with more options on thr menu. I even saw pork ribs on the menu but they said it was sold out. Prices were a bit more affordable than Jonisteak. I got the aussie tenderloin and a salad. The ambience was also quite nice. With strong Aircon and big spacious tables and not so packed like Jonisteak. Also not as many mosquitos either.
Here's some pictures of the menu with the prices (prices include tax and service charge by the way) and a picture of the meal I ordered.
I give the place a 4 out of 5 rating. I think the steak portion was a little on the small side compared to Jonisteak but other than that everything else was great. So if you're in the area I do recommend for a cheap lunch.
Gabacho.
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12-04-24 09:48 #188
Posts: 119Originally Posted by BKKguru [View Original Post]
Ganesha Ek Sanskriti is also good and it has a branch in Bali as well.
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12-01-24 17:30 #187
Posts: 69Originally Posted by JuneFly [View Original Post]
Udupi Shree Krishna.
Ganesha Ek Sanskriti Kemayoran.
Zanas Indian Fusion Cuisine.
Catappa Restaurant.
Udupi Delicious.
Indian Delitz Restaurant.
Om Spice Mystery.
Cilok Goang Jago.
Indian Paratha Hut Veg.
Terrace Bollywood Caf.
The Silk Route Restaurant.
Indian Delitz.
Gunpowder Kitchen & Bar.
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12-01-24 09:58 #186
Posts: 862Ummm.
Originally Posted by Xpartan [View Original Post]
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12-01-24 00:51 #185
Posts: 2525Can anyone recommend the best Mie Goreng in Jakarta?
I'm planning my virgin trip in the summer. Can you guys recommend the best Mie Goreng restaurant? I ate it for the first time on Bali in that famous, touristy coffee restaurant, and it was so incredible, that I tried it in several other eateries around the island. Not even close! I also tried some Indonesian and Malaysian restaurants in NYC. It was quite ordinary, not like that incredible burst of flavors I experienced on Bali. Any recommendations?