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Italian Fine Dining, Ristorante Da Valentino Jakarta

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Ristorante Da Valentino Jakarta   Having great lunch with your beloved ones isn't such a lovely moments? I'm pretty sure you will love spending time in a place where you can have your quality time together. Great moment should be with a great food too and we just got all of that in an Italian Fine Dining Restaurant, Ristorante Da Valentino , one of the best Italian Restaurant in Singapore. After a long waiting to have quality time together, we finally had a chance to get one. We decided to visit this restaurant which located at MD Place Building, Setiabudi Road (Kuningan - Jakarta). When the lift opened we can heard a classic Italian music was played in all around this restaurant and the interior design was truly describe the elegance of an Italian Fine Dining Restaurant. It's already a late lunch I guess when we get there so we decide to order some recommended menu: Osso Buco (450k) a traditional braised veal shank using Chef Valentino recipe. It has great texture and I

The Halal Boys Jakarta - Gyro Rice Bowl in Senayan

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The Halal Boys - Gyro Rice Bowl (Senayan, Jakarta) The Halal Boys Jakarta, a newly opened gyro rice bowl in Senayan. Last week we were invited to try The Halal Boys. For the concept, one of our foodies friends from EATS Jakarta told us this like from the New York food stall called The Halal Guys . They had successful and famous for their gyro rice. Okay, back to topic about The Halal Boys. Located in Senayan area in Hang Lekir road, you can find this yellow container just in front of Waluma Waroeng. At 5 PM we arrived and start to order. They have 3 choices of bowl: Chicken Over Rice (55k) Lamb Over Rice (55k) Half Chicken and Half Lamb (55k) So, we ordered the half mix gyro by their recommendation because we want to try both of the chicken and lamb gyro. When we got our bowl, it consist of basmati rice cooked by spices and fill in by the chicken and lamb gyro. They also put some piece of pita bread and lettuce. They provide with 3 special sauce to pour in the bowl. There are white s

[LIMITED] Authentic Northern Indian Cuisine at Bengawan Keraton, The Plaza Jakarta

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Authentic Northern Indian Cuisine at Bengawan Keraton, The Plaza Jakarta Have you taste any Indian cuisine lately? There is a good news for you who want to taste the authentic Indian cuisine. Recently, Bengawan Keraton at The Plaza opened a new limited offer. They presenting an Authentic Northern Indian Cuisine by Chef Narayan Salunke from Westin Pune Koregaon Park India. Chef Narayan Salunke We spent the night tasting their set menu from appetizer, main course to desserts. From appetizer they have Dastaane E-kumbh tawa and Peshawari murgh tikka . Here are the main course: Nazboo paneer lababdar, Aloo Jeera, Butter Chicken, Patiala Shahi Ghost and it's all served with Dal Kangan, Saffron Pulao and Indian bread basket . The sweet things come last is the dessert, that is Kulfi falooda . Kulfi falooda This all set menu is so authentic and you should taste something like this because it was so rare to get a premium cuisine like this. This all set menu for 295k++/person and to be h

Viverri Coffee Pluit - The Hidden Coffee Shop

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Viverri Coffee Yup, you read it right. A hidden gem for people who like the authentic of coffee. Located at Pluit Timur where most of the area was a housing complex and yes they are inside this housing complex.  It is unusual where you always find a coffee shop inside a mall or shophouse. But, definitely this place has something special on it. When you entering the coffee shop you will get view of house complete with a carport. They change the house into the complete coffee shop. Adding a long wooden table and couple of handmade wooden table to accompany you with your coffee. A unique scent from inside the house make our curiosity came out. Not to order the coffee first but directly ask the barista what was inside the house. Surprisingly they have their own roasting place and the scent we smell before was from the roasting engine. A friendly guy called Wilson (owner) came out of the house greet us and after a long talk he said formerly this place was only a coffee roaster. He start th