Hakata Ikkousha Yogyakarta

This time my bestfriend Nadya, her boyfriend, and I are visiting the most delicious ramen restaurant in town! Yes, it is Hakata Ikkousha! Hakata Ikkousha is a ramen restaurant that has been established 40 years ago at Fukuoka, Japan. Hakata itself is a name of city that well-known for the variety of its culinary. However, the seasoning of the foods is quite different in Indonesia, because it needs to be adjusted with the taste of Indonesians. The official branch of this restaurant is located at Jakarta. Here in Yogyakarta, Hakata Ikkousha in a restaurant franchise. Thus, you'll find many different things such as no pork provided and yes it is halal!

The restaurant is quite large-spacious. The dining area located at the first and the second floor. The decoration and the ambiance are sooo Japan! Even the music that played in here is Japanese song as well! The waitresses are really fast in servicing the customers. Furthermore, the restaurant is clean and neat. Not only ramen that is served in here. But also gouhan (rice), donmono, hot plate, porridge, and ippinmono (ala carte menu). Good news is plugs and Wi-Fi provided as well! :D

Mango Juice

The mango juice in here isn't as I expected. I'm sorry to say that this is a lil' disappointment. The mango juice is very thin and watery. However, the taste is nice and refreshing! The price of a glass Mango Juice is IDR 14.800

Cold Ocha

Who doesn't know that ocha is a healthy drink that high antioxidant. And oh! Ocha also can help you to get your ideal weight! Once you order the ocha in here, you can refill it as much as you like for IDR 12.000 :D

Iced Milo

A yummy drink that fits every food! They serve a quite thick and strong Milo flavour in here. So loveable!  The price of one glass Iced Milo is IDR 16.000

Ramen Ayam Spesial (Special Chicken Ramen)

This menu consists of small noodles, mushrooms, boiled egg, tori chashu, sprinkled with chopped onion leaves and sesame seeds. There's a hint of chicken broth in the gravy. Tastes nice, but not too strong. The tori chashu tastes damn good and tender! The colour of the egg yolk is very orange due it is rich of omega-3 and less cholesterol. Super healthy and served in a big bowl! Slurrrrrp! The price of one bowl Ramen Ayam Spesial is IDR 59.700

Ramen Ayam Syou Tamtam

The composition of this menu is quite similar with the menu above, such as: small noodles, mushrooms,  boiled egg, chicken chashu, and sprinkled with chopped onion leaves and sesame seeds. What makes it different is the gravy and the topping. The gravy tastes less strong, but the topping tastes......surprisingly delicious! The topping is tamtam that made of minced chicken, minced cakalang fish, and red oil. Yum, spicy, and yum! So memorable taste! The price of one bowl Ramen Ayam Syou Tamtam is IDR 62.700

Ramen Ayam Kari (Chicken Curry Ramen)

The last but not the least, this is my fav menu! The composition is almost similar, such as: mushrooms, boiled egg, chicken chashu, and sprinkled with chopped onion leaves and sesame seeds. But in here, they're using curly noodles. The gravy is quite thick and tastes astoundingly yum! The curry gravy isn't a bold taste, it is mediocre actually, but that is perfection! I love it! The price of one bowl Ramen Ayam Kari is IDR 62.700

Hakata Ikkousha

Jalan Demangan Baru No. 16, Ruko Demangan Kav. 2-3, Sleman, Yogyakarta.

For reservation and more information, you can contact at 0274 557651 or 0274 565013.

Opening Hours: 11.00 am - 10.00 pm

Cui Mie Khas Malang Yogyakarta

I have a super good news for you noodles lover, street food lover, and hungry people! A newly opened restaurant, namely Cui Mie Khas Malang, has the best noodles ever! Located near to university, specifically my uni and my faculty haha. Thus I will come to this restaurant again and again! But first, I will tell you the history or we can say the reason of opening this restaurant. Once upon a time, the owner of this restaurant visited Malang. She and her family tasted Cui Mie, they said that the noodles was amazingly delicious! Thus, they finally opened the branch of Cui Mie in Yogyakarta. 

So this is Cui Mie looks like!
Cui Mie in here consists of noodles, chopped chicken, fresh lettuce, pickled cucumber, fried dumpling, and topped with fried onions. The bowl is edible because it is made of fried dumpling! Crispy and yum. The noodles taste incredibly good and springy because it is already seasoned. Therefore, without the soup, the noodles itself still delicious! How's the soup? Scrumptious but not over-seasoned. Moreover, the meatball is so soft and perfect! I loveeeee it. I'm gonna put excellent score for this lovely noodles. :D

The dining area is not large-spacious, thus they choose the white and green colours in order to make the homey and comfy ambience. And yes! I feel like that when I am here.

They also sell traditional snacks in here! Go take them for your movies companion!

Furthermore, they're only using fresh ingredients for the foods, no preservatives, and no MSG. There are 11 kinds of Cui Mie in here, they are: cui mie ayam, cui mie bakso, cui mie pangsit rebus, cui mie pangsit goreng, cui mie pedas, green mie ayam, green mie bakso, green mie pangsit rebus, green mie pangsit goreng, green mie pedas, wortel ayam, wortel bakso, wortel pangsit rebus, wortel pangsit goreng, wortel pedas, bakso mie, and bakso. The one in the picture in Cui Mie Pedas and the price is IDR 18K. Very affordable price, right?

Well, what are you waiting for? Come and taste this nom nom delicious noodles soon! :D

Cui Mie Khas Malang

Jalan Sisingamangaraja 79

Yogyakarta

Opening Hours: 09.00 am - 09.00 pm

For more information and reservation, just contact them at 081915551275 or 085878166502.

Mr. Pancake Yogyakarta

Mr. Pancake is located at Plaza Ambarrukmo 3rd floor unit B 28 - 30. This restaurant always attracts my attention every time I pass it. And I heard from my friends that Mr. Pancake has the most delicious pancake in town. Finally I have a chance to spend my lunch in here with my friends. From the first step we feel like in home. The decoration and the orange lightning make us feel so comfortable even though this restaurant is not large-spacious. Furthermore, the waiter and the waitress are so friendly and quick in servicing the customers. The restaurant is also clean and neat. But this time we're not gonna order the sweet pancake, we're trying other menus. :D

Iced Lychee Tea

This drink got a fav label on the menu and I feel tempted to try it. The taste is nice, fresh, and a little bit too sweet. But that's okay. There are two lychee chunks in it as well. The price of a glass Iced Lychee Tea is IDR 28K before the tax.

Violeta Marshmallow

I'd like to apologize due I forget to ask the waitress about the ingredients of this drink hehe. But there is a hint of banana in it. It is thick, creamy texture, smooth, and almost similar with berry smoothies. Thus you will easily feel full if you order this. The taste is good, fresh, and sweet. The price of a glass Violeta Marshmallow is IDR 28K before the tax.

Burger Steak

Burger Steak consists of minced beef in burger style served with egg, rice, and veggies. Actually it is served with french fries, but my friend changes it with steamed rice because she is so starving haha. The patty is really tender and yum, and the sauce makes it even more delicious! The veggies are cooked well, but still fresh and the crunchy. The price of one portion Burger Steak is IDR 40K before the tax.

Chicken Roll

This menu consists of chopped chicken rolled with puff pastry, served with salad in thailand dressing. It tastes delicious as well. Really soft textured in every bite. And the price of one portion Chicken Roll is IDR 35K.

Double Decker
This one is my fav! I'm gonna back to Mr. Pancake just for this Double Decker! :D

Double Decker is a pancake that served with dori fish, sliced onion, cheese, tomato, kyuri, premium mayonnaise, and french fries. The portion is really big and I feel so satisfied! The dori fish is crunchy outside, and so juicy inside. I highly recommend you to try this. The price of one portion Double Decker is IDR 31K before the tax.

Nachos

Nachos in here consists of fried mexican tortilla chips that served with melted cheese, minced beef sauce and salsa sauce. Fav menu for hang out with your friends! The taste is scrumptious! The mexican tortilla chips fried well and it makes the chips into a perfect crispy textured. The price of one portion Nachos is IDR 27K before the tax.

Yep we have arrived to the conclusion. This restaurant is highly recommended. The portion of the foods are really big. Though many people said that the price is too expensive. But I can say that the price is pretty decent if we look from the homey decoration, friendly waiter and waitress, quick in service, big portion of delicious foods, and the fast Wi-Fi! Haha

For reservation or more information, you can contact at 0274 4331104.

Opening Hours: 10.00 am - 09.00 pm.

Soerabi Bandung Enhaii & Batagor Ihsan Rawamangun Jakarta

This restaurant is a combination of two famous street foods in Bandung, namely Soerabi Enhaii and Batagor Ihsan. For those who live in Jakarta and craving for these foods, just come to Pemuda Street No. 18, East Jakarta. This restaurant is large-spacious and have separated area between smoking area and non-smoking area. The parking area for car and bike is large as well. They have nice and friendly atmosphere, such a good place for hang out with friends. Well what is Soerabi (or we can say serabi) actually? It is look like pancake but smaller and made from rice flour with coconut milk. Soerabi Enhaii has many variants of Serabi, from the sweet until the savoury flavours. This time I am gonna try the two of their recommended menus.

Soerabi Durian Keju

A serabi that poured with durian gravy and topped with grated cheese. The size of the serabi is really small, but the durian gravy and grated cheese are pretty generous. The gravy is really durian and so thick. I loooooove it! No wonder why people really recommend this menu! The price of one plate Soerabi Durian Keju is IDR 22K.

Soerabi Oreo Es Krim

This one is a serabi that given crumbled oreo and topped with ice cream. There are many flavours of the ice cream and I choose the vanilla one. Haha I am sorry for the melted ice cream in the photo. But the taste is good, sweet, but not too sweet. The small portion is perfect in order to avoid the overwhelmed of the sweetness! The price of one portion Soerabi Oreo Es Krim is IDR 22K.

Batagor

Batagor is one of traditional foods from Indonesia. Actually it is fried fish dumplings poured with peanut sauce. Then what makes this one different? Ah I can taste the hint of orange leaf in the peanut sauce! Yep the orange leaf makes the peanut sauce sooooo appetizing! The fried fish dumplings are fried well and moist on the inside. You must try! The price of one portion Batagor is IDR 19K.

Teh Tarik

Why is it named Teh Tarik? This tea is different in the pouring process of pulling the tea. Haha it is quite hard to explain. It consists of black tea and milk that mixed in the pouring process. The taste is okay, but not really surprising me. The price of one glass Teh Tarik is IDR 15K.

Here is the look of the non smoking area.

Overall I can say that this restaurant is recommended! I will have another visit to taste the savoury serabi. I get obsessed to visit their actual stall in Bandung as well. Hope I will have a chance to make it true! :D

For reservation you can contact at 021 4758486.

Opening Hours: 10.00 am - 11.00 pm.

Eat, Art, Loud - Grand Indonesia

Eat, Art, Loud "Brick City" is the theme of I love Bazaar Jakarta event that held on the second October until the fifth October at level 5 west mall Grand Indonesia. There are more than 100 F&B, arts, home living, toys, accessories, gifts and knick-knacks. When culinary meets art, what happens next is PERFECTION. This event is totally different with the others. The tenants are different and unique. At the first, I thought it would be ordinary and boring. But my assumption is countered with what they have in there! The foods' taste are amazing, the unique stuffs, and guess what? They have many workshops with talented and popular people! And all of them are FREE!

I come to this event on Saturday. I get very confused to decide which one that I want to buy. Okay let's start from my first meal. The name is Geram. A burger that topped with crunchy ramen bun! Unique and tasty! Appropriate with their motto which is "FURIOUSLY DELICIOUS!!!". The price of one Geram is IDR 30K.

The second is Soto Mie from Ibu Dara. The price is IDR 45K. I get very shocked with the price actually. But the taste is super WOW! You're not gonna believe it! The gravy is quite thick and delicious! You won't find another Soto Mie that is more delicious than this one! Moreover, they're super generous in giving the beef chunks that are really tender. Soto Mie from Ibu Dara is unbeatable!

Here I am joining the food & styling photography workshop with Chef Yuda Bustara and Adha Togi, the food photographer. In this workshop Chef Yuda gives lessons on how styling the food, how to make a "fake" roasted chicken, how to make an ice cream that never melts. Because this workshop is food styling, it means that all of the foods are fake. To make them looked well in the photo, the ice cream that never melts is actually made from butter or mashed potato. The next lesson is how to take a good photo of them that explained by Adha Togi. I feel so happy to attend this workshop because it is quite rare in Jogja hehe.

Another food that I buy is Chef Tony's Popcorn and I do really regret I only buy two. This is the best popcorn that I have ever tasted! I buy the original caramel and mochaccino flavors. The taste is sweet, but not too sweet. Every single popcorn is fresh. And the popcorn is less oily. It's really a tub of happiness! I bet you can't stop munching when you try this popcorn :D

Yi.Kon has the longest queue line! They sell the popular Seoul cane ice cream. What is it? It is stick-shaped corn snack filled with an ice cream. They have various flavors like vanilla, chocolate, strawberry. Then the corn snack also has many shapes such as J shape, V shape, and U shape. The appearance of this ice cream is so catchy and attracting the people's attention. The taste is nice and it is superb healthy because they are only using natural ingredients! The price of one ice cream is IDR 20K.

This is the happiest moment ever! I am joining food marathon 10 kg with the top 13 food bloggers Indonesia! We are given 10 minutes to shop as much as we can with only limited fund. And the biggest obstacle that we face is the crowd in here. I am in the third group with kak Aline, kak Fahmi, and kak Hans. Haha it is totally fun and my team get the second place. Yeaaay we get a lot of gifts and vouchers! As an amateur food blogger, this is a big chance for me to meet them in person and I made it!  They are really humble and I can hardly wait for their coming to Jogjakarta! :D

The next agenda is molecular gastronomy "diy at home" with Chef Ronald Prasanto, the owner of Ron's Laboratory. Chef Ron teaches us how to make dragon breath, a fake avocado coffee, and chocolate mousse. Why I say a fake avocado coffee? Because the fake avocado actually consists of tape, pak choi, cream, coffee, and milk which are blended simultaneously. The texture and the taste is really avocado coffee! Many lessons and experiences shared by Chef Ron. For those who couldn't come today, I am pretty sure you'll feel so sad :p

Chef Tony!!! It's a pleasure to meet you in person, Chef! I am one of your fans now :D

A closing food for this day is lidah lado hijau from Ibu Dara. The price is IDR 55K. The taste doesn't need to be questioned. This is astoundingly delicious! The meat is so tender. The sambal is very scrumptious! It is not like the other sambal. Yes it is spicy, but not only spicy that you can taste. I get very addicted and finish this food really quick! Haha

What more can I say except thank you to I Love Bazaar Jakarta. I am very looking forward to attending the next event! :)