The Neighbourhood Jakarta

Hi there Eaters!

It's been a long time I believe, and yeah you have no idea how much I really miss updating this blog. Coincidentally I was invited to a new place which I just can't wait to tell you all about it. So please get a good comfy position and let'e talk about my experience at The Neighbourhood Jakarta.

AGBELIN Bistro and Cafe

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A new restaurant is in town. Bearing the name AGBELIN Bistro and Cafe, this new dining establishment firmly stood in what once was Hospitalis (now permanently closed).
A FoodyID invitation brought me here. Again yet again, thank you FoodyID for constantly inviting me to your event. It's always lovely to join it.

Monkey Tail Cafe, Pantai Indah Kapuk

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A new cafe is in town and boy, I am loving this place. Last Sunday, me and the boys of @dailyfoodseeker went to this cafe called Monkey Tail Cafe which is located in the vicinity of Pantai Indah Kapuk. We tasted some of their brunch menus and we agreed that this cafe is worth to visit. Scroll down below to know why!

Sunday Brunch at Cassis Kitchen, Jakarta

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I've come this place for several occasions, mainly food tasting invitation for a Sunday Brunch. I must say this place is quite convenient for some reasons, let's say for its location or its ambiance. Last Sunday I made another visit, this time to accompany a dear friend of mine which happens to be a blogger too. We came there to enjoy another spectacular Sunday Brunch by Cassis Kitchen.

The New Face of Asia Restaurant, Ritz-Carlton Mega Kuningan Jakarta

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It's a new fresh look of Asia Restaurant at Ritz-Carlton Mega Kuningan Jakarta. If you've never seen its previous look, well lucky you, just check it out here.

It's always great to come back to a restaurant that has impeccable service and also good food. This is my second time to come to Asia Restaurant and certainly a rapid change had occured. Curious enough? Keep on scrolling!

Loewy, Oakwood Premier Cozmo

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Back on a tight Sunday in which I had 3 foodtasting invitations along with my @dailyfoodseeker friends. Fortunately all 3 places were located in the area of Mega Kuningan and only in walking distance so it felt great not to hustle from one place to another and simply have more time to enjoy the food and have chit chats.
And our first stop that day was Loewy, which is located at Oakwood Premier Cozmo.

The Den of Kalaha, Sommerset Grand Citra

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Last Saturday I got invited to a foodtasting event organized by FoodyID. Well, it's been almost a year since last time I went to a FoodyID event, which was held at Oku. You can read the review about it here. This time the event is held at The Den of Kalaha, which is located inside Sommerset Grand Citra. And that Saturday was not like my regular Saturday. I've got 3 foodtasting events that occured in a slightly tight hours, but lucky enough the distance between those places were not that far so I managed to squeezed all of them in one day.

[HOTEL REVIEW] Restaurants at Resinda Hotel Karawang

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Continuing my previous post about Resinda Hotel Karawang, in this post I am going to talk about the hotel's restaurants. Of course in any staycation it won't be complete without having to try the food at the hotel's restaurants. I always think that food is something that completes the whole package. And so for this staycation in particular, I got to try 3 restaurants located at Resinda Hotel Karawang. They are Tenkai Japanese Restaurant, The Oryza Restaurant, and Hai Wang Chinese Delight.

Mucca, Citywalk Sudirman

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Last Saturday I got the chance to visit and try this steak restaurant, named Mucca. It is one group with the infamous Gandy Steak. Have you ever heard of Gandy? Well, surely as one of the oldest steak houses in Jakarta, Gandy has put some benchmarks for others to follow.
Mucca itself, being one of the sister company of Gandy, has a different concept.

Kitchenette: Christmas Feast, New Menus

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It's another Ismaya's foodtasting invitation. And this time I got the chance to try some new menus from Kitchenette, one of the stunning restaurants affiliated under the management of Ismaya group.

Chocolate Gallery at Arts Cafe by Raffles Hotel Jakarta

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It's my second time coming for a Sunday brunch at this restaurant. Just in case you missed my first review, well you can click here. I mostly talked about the interior, and also the food, and don't forget the Show Kitchen also.
So what's new about Arts Cafe by Raffles? Well, just scroll down. I don't want spoiler it all out here.

[EVENT] 13 Ghosts Spooky Halloween Buffet and Halloween Parade at The Park Lane Hotel Jakarta

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Halloween is upon us. Yes, the scariest festive of the entire year is coming, and the hype of serving Halloween-themed dishes is echoing in the culinary world.
I, myself, well honestly isn't the bravest from the crowd when it comes to encounter ghosts. But food being shaped as ghosts, well, never scared me, LOL. I actually admired those crafty hands behind the unique and terrifying dishes.
So, this week I got invited for a sneak peek of the Halloween-themed dishes at The Park Lane Hotel Jakarta. Named 13 Ghosts Spooky Halloween Buffet and Halloween Parade, two of the splendid restaurants from the hotel, Cafe One Asian Fusion and Riva Grill, Bar & Terrace, served up a line of spooky food. More details below.

Lobo at The Ritz Carlton Mega Kuningan, Jakarta

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Welcoming the fasting month, Lobo at The Ritz Carlton Mega Kuningan has prepared a surprise for you delicious culinary hunters. A Michelin Star Chef is now on the house prepping wonderful dishes in his line of menus.
I had the chance to tried his 6-course tasting menu with fellow bloggers. It was my first time to ever tasted Michelin Star worthy dishes, and I was very excited!

Agendaz Beach Club, Nusa Dua Bali

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Dating way back to February, me and my partner decided to take a break from work, from the hectic city of Jakarta and go somewhere for holiday.
As it was also happened to be Valentine then we decided to go somewhere romantic where we can enjoy private moments away from anything stressful.
According to the book Eat, Pray, Love then you will know for sure (if you have read it, or seen the movie) that the part love was entirely situated at our pride island, Bali. A perfect destination for a short getaway.
I've been thinking about blogging my entire trip of Bali, but now let me tell you first of my first destination as soon as I stepped my feet on the island of god.
Let me tell you about Agendaz Beach Club.

Patio Trattoria & Pizzéria

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Are you the kind of person whom they will call a southern guy?
Well, the hype of the culinary world recently is too centered at the northern part of our lovely town, while in fact there are so much to offer in the southern part.
Patio stands pretty strong in that particular reason. Why is that? Then you should read this review til the end.

Brewerkz, Senayan City

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I was invited to Brewerkz at Senayan City for a short course of "How to make your own beer". To be frank, I was in a full tummy condition that day, having been just visited another foodtasting event before. But that moment I thought to myself, why not just go ahead and come. Though I'm not a beer drinker, nor alcohol fan, but the knowledge of "brewing beer by yourself" got me pretty curious.

The Melting Pot

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The world's infamous fondue restaurant is finally here in Indonesia! Yes, The Melting Pot, the first fondue specialist restaurant has opened its first branch in Indonesia right at Plaza Senayan.
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, The Melting Pot made a global scale expansion and we are lucky enough to be one of those countries on their list.

Sana Sini Restaurant Pullman Hotel, Thamrin

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Welcoming this fasting month, a lot of restaurants serve special dishes that accomodate the celebration of breakfasting. Nonetheless, hotel restaurants also happen to join the festivity of serving Middle-east-themed dishes in this holy month.
One of these restaurants was my favourite hotel-buffet-restaurant in Jakarta, Sana Sini Restaurant Pullman Hotel.

[Zomato Foodie MeetUp] Hog's Breath Cafe

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It's another Zomato Foodie MeetUp. Yeayy! 
The last meetup I had was at December last year and been waiting so long to be invited to another meetup. I'm always excited when it comes to meet other foodies, having fun talks and certainly having good food together.
So yes, it's something I long for. And for this meetup it took place at Hog's Breath Cafe.

FoodVaganza at Lippo Mall Kemang

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Kemang is one of the culinary region in which I can say is pretty hip, with lots of interesting cafes, restaurants and food joints. But to know that there is a certain mall in this region is quite surprising to me. Well, to be honest, everytime I step at this particular area, my attention and interest mostly go to restaurants or cafes found at the side of the street and not the mall.
This month was a new experience for me, and also an honor to be picked as one of the foodbloggers by Indonesian Food Blogger (indonesianfoodblogger.com), given the task to write reviews for the tenants of Lippo Mall Kemang in an event called FoodVaganza.