Bakso "So'un" And Mie Ayam Lodaya 65: For the Noodle Lovers

The place quite secluded sometimes you might missed it. But when we go there, the place was quite full. Their menu combination is quite unique. The main food is basically noodle and vermicelli and meatballs, which are tasted OK. The catch here is their delicious fried noodle (the Kriuks) which can be dipped into beef broth (both can be purchased in a very reasonable price). At the end the two of us easily eats around eight(!) bowls of foods and side orders with four glass of drink. The overall damage cost is very-very reasonable.

So, if you are asked to treat your friend for a celebration, this is one place that you should consider :). Enjoy!

The combination of mie baso and kriuk remind me of my time when I was in junior high. It was the moment when I sat with my friends on the one of canteens in our school beside the computer lab (I was attending SMPN 5 Bandung at that time) and eating the mie baso with Mamee sprinkled on the top of it and the taste of the Mamee dipped into the noodle soup was amazingly great. I guess they have the idea about the kriuk and mie baso the same like my experience with mie baso and Mamee, but they take it to the next level. Well, now the Mamee is rather hard to find except imported from Malaysia but now rarely to find.

I think this place is great for mie baso lovers everywhere that ready for new experience.

Bakso "So'un" dan Mie Ayam Lodaya 85

Jl. Lodaya No. 85 (moving to Jl. Veteran No.3)

Bandung - Indonesia

Opening hour: 11.00-22.00 Off: Monday

Montage of the restaurant

The Signage

The Menu

Bakso So'un or Vermicelli Meatball

Mie Ayam or Chicken Noodle

Kriukkk

Fried Tofu and Pangsit

Kriuk in the soup

The Condiments

Finished Plates :P

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Disini Bakery: Facade, Interior and What's Inside the Fridge

I've been rambling about Disini cupcakes here and here and finally, I've been able to take pictures of the bakery. I really like the cupcakes here and there always new flavor of cupcakes to be found. So, we looked the store's fridge and took pictures what were things they sold. There was rainbow cake, the color looked inviting and make us drooled and the price is Rp. 24.500,-/slice. You also found rows of colorful cupcakes, custard pudding, black forest cakes for Rp. 95.000,- and other things.

I find the taste of cakes here are very light and also their cream. So, based on their delicious cupcakes, the other things like breads and cakes here are also recommended.

Disini Bakery
Jl. Cikawao No. 14
Bandung - Indonesia
Phone: +6222-4239591
Fax: +6222-4232459
Email: disini.bakery@yahoo.com

The Signage

Interiors

The Famous Rainbow Cake

Cupcakes 

Custard Pudding

Red Velvet Cake 

Black Forest Cake

Our Purchase: Breads, California Roll, etc

Mango Cheese Cupcake...Nyaaam

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Braga Huis: Restaurant with Vintage Atmosphere

We have been curious about this place for a while, as every time we go passed Braga we always see this place and say to each other: "We should drop by here sometimes..."

And in one rainy day, we think it was excellent time to stroll around Braga street and had lunch at the not-so-new restaurant in Braga, Bragahuis.

We go there not in eating hour, so we got the whole place for ourselves. There first thing that comes up in our mind is that: "This place is so vintage!". We choose to eat in front of a large window, where we can see people and cars passing by (and they in return can see us eat :P). 

The food is OK. For me the plus point is that they can serve a medium rare steak! Nowadays, especially in Bandung, it is quite hard to find a good steakhouse that can serve medium rare steak, even in some of the top restaurants in Bandung. So that really makes my day. Also, price wise is quite affordable.

So the next time you want to eat good food AND enjoy great atmosphere (and view), be sure to drop by here. Bon Appetit!

Braga Huis

Jl. Braga No. 47

Bandung - Indonesia

Twitter: @BragaHuis

Website: https://twitter.com/#!/bragahuis

Open: 4am to 1pm Off: Monday 

Front Facade & Interior 

Menu

Calamari 

Tenderloin Steak with Mushroom Sauce

Medium rare! (at last!)

Cheesy Mushroom Fettuccine 

Fresh Strawberry Juice

Dilmah Hot Peppermint Tea

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Blackpepper Resto Cafe: Celebrating Arie's Birthday

On March 17th, we are celebrating Arie's 34th Birthday. To celebrate the Birthday, and while Arie is in Bandung for holiday (which is a very rare occasion), we've decided to invite all of the family members. There are almost 20 people presenting (including the little ones), so a feasible but yet good restaurant must be selected (also considering that day is Saturday night. All of the restaurant in Bandung usually is fully packed) and reservation must be prepared before.

After browsing the internet looking for CC discount (we are sucker for these, although we haven't made it into a full job like in Extreme Couponing), we finally selected the Blackpepper Resto Cafe. With it's vast menu and discount with several CC up to 50%, we think this is an ideal place for eating.

Overall the taste is OK, the service is surprisingly good, considering that the place is fully packed. In the end we go home with full tummy and happy face.

Happy Birthday Arie! Love, Aswin & Alia.

Blackpepper Resto Cafe
Jl. Maulana Yusuf No. 10
Bandung - Indonesia
ph. 022 420 6147

The Menu

The sampler

Vanilla Milkshake

Mixed juice sour sop and strawberry

Blackpepper steak

Mashed Potato

One of the Steaks #1

One of the Steaks #2

One of the Steaks #3 (I think it is Chicken)

Happy Birthday Arie!

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Durian Pancakes from Medan

Thanks for my friend @scarlet_ri, because of her I was aware the existence of this Durian Pancake that is originated from Medan. So, when Aswin's cousin @rendyariezal went to Medan last week, We ordered this Durian Pancake from him. Durian lovers should never miss this! :D

Durian House
Jl. Sekip No. 67 Medan
Ph. 061 4153 678

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Kedai Oishii Steak Pandu: Great Steak that come with Affordable Price

 Steak with delicious taste and low price? Forget about Warung Steak, the meat just like sendal jepit and Suis Butcher? I think they have bland taste, so long the old great Suis Butcher. We've been hearing about this Oishii Steak and how good it was, also how cheap the price. Actually the one who've been telling us were Ruben, our contributor for Jejakrasa and Dita, my sister in law.

So, last friday we had a plan to come to Jl. Samiaji to buy gift for my brother and suddenly I remembered about the steak place and asked Aswin to have our lunch there. Actually, I often came to Jl. Pandu for it's flowers' vendor and usually on night before Idul Fitri because the price of the flowers cheaper than on Jl. Wastukencana.

View from the front window

Japanese style font for the restaurant's logo

Apparently they have different time for the restaurant to open

When we were arrived around 2 pm, the restaurant was so still and quiet, and we're wondering are they opened yet? Apparently they have opened and we're the only guest :) So, the place was similar with Sumber Hidangan and Braga Permai or the term for it was vintage. Beside the steak they also serve Indonesian food like fried rice, iga bakar, and chicken (fried & grill); Japanese food such as chicken katsu and teriyaki; appetizer like salad, soup, omelette; and also pasta. For the steak, they provide steak from chicken, beef and lamb. The price was around Rp. 20.000,- - Rp. 35.000,-.

I ordered my all time classic steak, that was tenderloin steak for Rp. 30.500,- and for the potato we can choose french fries, lyonnaise potatoes, hash brown potatoes, gratin potatoes, or cheese potatoes. For the sauce there's three variety of sauce we can choose: mushroom, pepper, or barbeque. I choose lynnaise potato and pepper sauce for my tenderloin. Aswin ordered rib eye steak with mushroom sauce and french fries (Rp. 31.500,-), also added hash brown (Rp. 8.500,-). For the beverages, we ordered the usual kind, coke and ice lemon tea. Surprisingly the ice tea used honey for sweetener.

The interior with Aswin on the foreground

Tenderloin steak with pepper sauce and lyoinnaise potatoes

Frankly, I really like the pepper sauce and they had distinctive taste with other pepper sauce on steak that I ever tasted. It had GARLIC! How clever and the taste was awesome for the pepper addict like me :) and the lyonnaise potatoes was the great companion for the steak. Well, for us the place indeed have a GREAT steak and for steak lovers who dare an adventure, absolutely should try this steak place.

Oishii Steak
Jl. Pandu No. 5 Bandung
Ph. 022 6017446

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Duku Palembang

For those of you who haven't heard about Duku (Dukuh), it is a fruit that originated locally in Indonesia. It has a lot of health benefits and usually taste sweet. Full explanation can be viewed here.
The most famous Duku producer in Indonesia comes from Palembang. So, when we have deliveries of them (2 boxes!), we know that we have enough supply of healthy fruits for more than two weeks. Enjoy!

Duku Palembang

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Pempek Candy, Palembang

Fresh from Palembang. This is the famous Pempek Candy. Comes with several favorite model such as the submarine, lenjer, and other type. Enjoy! 

Pempek Candy - The Box

The Round Shaped Pempek

After being Cooked

Other Variation of Pempek Servings

Not so regular Variation on Eating Pempek :)

Pempek Candy
Jl. R. Sukamto (in front of Novotel Hotel)
Palembang
Phone: +62 711 375 903

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