Jun Njan - Urban Kitchen Plaza Indonesia

Hello everyone,

Most of you must have already heard of Jun Njan, the famous chinese restaurant that has been around since 1956. Wow, if they have survived for more than 50 years in such a rough competition, they must serve good food that lure people to keep coming back. And today, my colleagues and I went to Jun Njan in Urban Kitchen at Plaza Indonesia to have lunch. I think the plus point about Urban Kitchen is the fact that they have many varieties of menus and the design of the this food court deserves a compliment. It has a vintage feeling which I like. The minus point is the circulation of the air/exhaust, you have to carefully pick your seat location otherwise you will smell like cooked food for the rest of the day :(

Now onto the food, we ordered the lunch package which already include rice, selections of meat, and iced/hot tea. Price is pretty affordable, ranging from 34K - 56K. This time we decided to order these menus:

Chicken with butter sauce (Ayam goreng saus mentega). One of Jun Njan classic. Crispy juicy chicken in butter sauce 38K.

Rice with roast duck (Nasi Bebek Panggang) 43K. Acceptable, my colleague finished everything.

Rice with black pepper beef. This one is pretty decent, cost around 49K.

This last one is one of my favorite. Rice with Jun Njan special tofu (38K). Yummy. And also in the picture is Anomali Coffee Blended drink "Banana Toffee" also one of my fave from Anomali.
Notes : Anomali coffee is having a buy 1 get 1 free promotion if you are a Mandiri card holder, valid until end of 2013.

Final Verdict : I think the lunch package from Jun Njan is affordable and a good value for money. The taste is decent although is not mind blowing. My favorites are the Jun Njan special squid and the special tofu. Do give them a visit! I hope you enjoy reading this post. Till then :)

xoxo,
Jessica

Snacking on street side : St. Theresia Church, Menteng

Hello everyone,

These past few days it has been extremely hot here in Jakarta, where the humidity also seems to be on the highest point. This condition leads me to crave for Es Podeng. Es (ice) Podeng is basically a frozen dessert made of coconut milk, sugar, and stabilizer just like an ice cream base and avocados, peanuts, chocolate milk, diced toast as toppings on top.

So, to accomplish my mission, my colleagues and I went to Menteng area, Saint Theresa Church to be exact. Other than es podeng, they also have many kinds of old school food which reminds me of my childhood memory.

These vendors below are the one I had my lunch/snack/dessert from earlier today. The plus point of this place is cheap and the varieties of food, but the minus point is the heat and no seat, so be ready for a standing party under the sun :P

1. Bakwan Kita Malang, it is a bowl of boiled and fried wontons with some meatball and tofu. Add some chili and sweet soy sauce to your bowl to taste. Yummy! 1 portion might not be enough for you. Cost 8K per bowl.

2. Cakwe Theresia (Yu Tiao as in Chinese). It is a fried dough, donut like, and serves with peanut sauce. It cost only 1K per piece. Such a cheap treat!

3. Tahu Gejrot. This dish is from Cirebon area, it's fried tofu with vinegar sauce and chili. It's unique how they make the vinegar sauce.

4. Lekker. This is a very famous snack, usually you can find the vendor selling this snack in front of schools. It is a thin crispy pancake with chocolate and cheese filling, but nowadays they improvise by adding banana to the filling. Nom nom nom!

5. Ice (Es) Podeng. This is the one I was craving for. A sweet coconut based ice cream with lots of toppings. So refreshing on a super hot days! Cost 7K per glass

6. Last one. Kue Ape. It's a traditonal Indonesian pancake, which is crispy on the edges and soft and dense on the inside. It is flavored with pandan paste. Cost only 1,5K per piece. If you haven't try it yet, you definitely should :)

There are so many types of snack along the street in front of the church, will review on them later. Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this post. If you have any favorite snack, please do write down in the comment box below :) Till then.


xoxo,
Jessica

Saturday Big Bites : Kopitiam Oey & Sate Babi Krekot

Hello everyone.

Last weekend my elder sister and husband who live abroad, came to Jakarta for a few days and wanted to try a lot of Indonesian food, street style. So on saturday, I took them around to have some good food :)

At first we make a stop at Kopi Oey, a small kopitiam owned by a famous food critic Mr. Bondan Winarno at Jalan Sabang. I only took pictures of the food, but the place has old pattern tiles floor and old photos. All the props they have hanging on the wall or displayed in the cabinet looks quite old too.
My sister wanted to try the Kopi Talua 20K. Basically it's traditional black coffee, sugar, and egg yolk. She quite liked it.

I ordered Ice Kopi Sisiliana 17K, which is ice black coffee with sugar. Simple, refreshing and kept me awake till very late at night. Sigh.

We also ordered the grilled banana with chocolate and cheese, the banana is ripe and sweet. But nothing really special about it.

After having a coffee break, we went to have dinner at Pecenongan area. Along the street you can see a stretch of vendors selling food at night time only. You can find seafood, Chinese food, Indonesian food, and so many other things. Not to mention the famous Martabak (Indonesian pancake). But most of them are street side food, so do not put high expectation on cleanliness and service. We had our dinner at Sate Babi Krekot (pork satay), it was full of people that night, so we queued for 10 minutes before we finally got a table.

We ordered 15 pork satay, there are few varieties of satay : lean pork meat, pork liver, pork skin, sweetened pork meat, pork intestines. So choose which ever you like. They also serve a good Soup Bakut (pork ribs in clear soup with some pickled veggie). The soup taste sour and tasty. Very refreshing.

The famous pork satay (cost around 4K a piece)

The Soup Bakut Sayur Asin (forgot how much it cost btw)

I didn't really check the bill but the meal for 4 persons cost us for almost 200 thousand (including 2 avocado juice). It was a wholesome dinner. The Bakut Sayur Asin came as a winner that night. The soup is so flavorsome, I loved it. After dinner we went to buy the famous sweet martabak and egg martabak nearby. My tummy couldn't be happier :)
Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for some more good food to come :)

Kopi Oey
Jalan H. Agus Salim 18, Jakarta Pusat
Opening hours : Start from 7AM for breakfast till 10 PM

Sate Babi Krekot
Jl. Pecenongan Raya, opposite to Alila Hotel
Opening hours : start at 5.30 PM till midnight

xoxo,
Jessica
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Puncak Pass : Breakfast at the mountain top

Hello everyone,

I hope you all had a great holiday, tomorrow is another work day for me. Bummer :( but a few days ago I had the chance to go to Puncak, Bogor with my loved ones and we had the best breakfast in the old Puncak Pass Hotel. The place is old and beautiful, I love the weather, it was breezy and a bit foggy. I think it was around 20 degree Celsius, and we sat by the window overlooking the mountain. It was absolutely breathtaking :)

I'm looking forward to visit this place again next trip :) I really hope you enjoy your stay here at my blog. Have a good day!

xoxo,
 Jessica

Top 10 Bangkok Must Eat

Hello everyone,

How was your day? I hope everything went well for you guys. For the past two years I've been going to Bangkok, Thailand quite often. From those trips, I find Thai Food is very tasty and I love Thai food. You don't have to look for a good Thai food in a fancy restaurant, road side food cart will do the trick.

In Bangkok they have a huge selection of local snack sold in a push cart, most of them is delicious. And listed down below is at least 10 food / drink you must eat while you're in Bangkok. You can find these anywhere, local street side vendor, restaurants, food court in the shopping malls. And they are dangerously addictive :) So please keep reading and scrolling down! I hope you enjoy your stay.

The refreshing "Thai Iced Tea"

The Savory "Boat Noodle Soup"

The Sweet "Mango Sticky Rice"

The Super Tasty "Somboon Fried Curry Crab"

The Street Style "Pad Thai"

The juicy "Pineapple Fried Rice"

The Famous "Coconut Ice Cream"

The tangy "Tom Yam Goong"

 The super tangy and sour "Som Tham / Mango Salad

Minced pork with basil leaf / Pad Kra Praw

If you have any favorite Thai food that you can not find on the list, please comment on the box below :) Thanks for staying with me on this post. Stay tune!

xoxo,
Jessica

Johnny Rockets : The serve burger and they dance!

Hello everyone,

First of all, I would like to say Happy Lebaran for each and everyone of you who are celebrating :)

Earlier this afternoon, I went to Lotte Shopping Avenue, a newly opened shopping mall in Jakarta. The traffic was really enjoyable, a rare scene in Jakarta. But mall on the other hand, was very crowded. We were so hungry and all the restaurants there are full. Suddenly I remembered about Johnny Rocket, a burger specialist. We hurried there, and there are only a few seats available. The restaurant decor is so colorful with a touch of 80's vibe with the big colorful jukebox and red leather seats and some steel stool at the bar.

Oh, they even have a special dancing performance every 15 minutes by all the waiters. The song is very upbeat and fun too :)

At that time, they ran out of burger buns. Next delivery is scheduled at 4 PM, so I opted for the sourdough bread instead of the old fashioned burger bun. So my order was the Route 66 sandwich to be exact :)

Let the pictures do the talking :)

 The Entrance

The open kitchen / dining bar

The Colorful and Fun Menu

The Route 66 Burger (I changed the burger bun with sourdough bread) IDR : 81K

They serve the ketchup in a smiley :)

Famous Rocket Wings IDR 50K

And for drinks we ordered the Nestea Lemon Tea IDR 22,5K each. Non refillable. Sad.

Final verdict : I think Route 66 is one of the best burger I've ever had. But price wise it is expensive. Will I come back? Yes, but not regularly though haha.


xoxo,
 Jessica