GOOD NEWS! The newest establishment by Cacaoté group, Social Affair is definitely a newly perfect place for brunch located at PIK area. So if you've visited Cacaoté before, you will think about fancy and classy things, but here is totally different. Social Affair (what an unique name!) is a casual & cozy place to have breakfast, brunch, lunch, or even dinner with homey ambience.

I've been to Sate Khas Senayan many times and never get bored with their cuisine, especially the famous chicken satay. Few days ago, I had a chance to try their newest creation; 3 dishes of beef menu (Menu Sapi) : Asem-asem Sapi, Kerengsengan Sapi, and Semur Sapi.

Putien is a humble Chinese restaurant, which serves tasty, simple, yet heart-warming comfort food. No doubt they have many outlets in Asia, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Hongkong, Shanghai, Taiwan, and Guangzhou. Until now, they only have one outlet in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta at Sawah Besar area. Good news for you is they've just renovated their restaurant and changed their concept to be more modern.

Portico Terrace Bistro by Opco is located at Senayan City Ground Floor, you can easily find it because its location which is near the front lobby, with extensive glass design. First impression is the place has a good ambience even though the non-smoking area isn't too big. The semi-outdoor and outdoor area are for the smoking one, and both area have more eye-catching terrace theme interior, which makes you feel comfortable to chill or just have chit chat with your friends.

Hard Rock Café isn't a new comer, it's famous for its unique restaurant theme, as a hard-rock music café. Honestly that was my first time visiting them at Pacific Place, since it used to be located at the closed shopping mall; EX Plaza Indonesia. My first impression was that the café is quite spacious with lots of rock music things and decoration, also a live music stage with drums and instruments.

Another hang-out place located at North Jakarta, De Ploeit Café. If you're passing by Pluit Selatan road, then you probably recognize a building named De Ploeit Centrale, just opposite Toyota showroom. There's a humble café with indoor and outdoor (for smoking) area on the 2nd floor of the building. Well, let's check it out!

Birdcage isn't a new comer in café and restaurant areas. I've passed their café few times when I was in Wijaya area but never pay a visit before. Until few days ago, I visited them with my mom to give a try. FYI, it's located at Wijaya strategic street, opposite of SMPN 12. My first impression is that the place is surrounded by glasses but not similar enough with the real birdcage. Nevertheless, I think their concept is quite decent. The weather was nice on that day, and when I sat on the sofa near the glasses, it looked like I was in Puncak or Bandung or any shady places. So cozy! I thought I'd sleep on that sofa.

Goodhood Coffee + Kitchen. I've been stalking their Instagram recently and finally got a chance to pay a visit few days ago. I love that their interior is mostly decorated with wood things. Located at Dipo Business Center, I think their main target is people who work around their neighbourhood. If you aren't familiar with the area, it's located exactly next to Jakarta Design Center (JDC) at Slipi. Well, enough talking, let's start with their interior :

I haven't been visiting Bali in several years, and I do miss the Balinese food. Thank God, there's Ajengan Bali, the newly-opened humble Balinese restaurant which is located at strategic Cipete Raya Road. Ajengan means food/ meals in Balinese language, that's why Ajengan Bali serves only best traditional and authentic Balinese cuisine. Short story about them, Ajengan Bali is a family restaurant managed by the friendly yet humble mother and daughters who preserve the grandma's special recipes which represent Bali's culinary heritage and cultures from generation to generation. Let's see their homey interiors :

Paradise Inn which managed by the well-known Boga Group, is a classic Chinese restaurant, serving classic signatures, tea, and desserts. Having 3 outlets in Jakarta, no doubt, they are one of the popular Chinese restaurant among citizens. Great food with classic homey ambiance, suitable for having lunch/dinner with your lovely family, or friends, or even with your business clients. Enough talking, let's check it out :

Banana Split (72k). Scoops of Belgian Chocolate, Strawberry, and Vanilla ice-cream with a brulee banana and wafer biscuits. Drizzled with coutis and served with whipped cream and almond flakes. One of their best sellers. I can't totally resist this. Yeah Geez.., who can say no to banana split??? Anyway, for the flavors of the ice-cream, you can choose whatever you like.

Jakarta Outlets :
Plaza Senayan    Tel.(021)  572 5126
Pondok Indah Mall 2    Tel.(021) 7592 0871
La Piazza-Kelapa Gading  Tel.(021) 4586 4996
Pacific Place-SCBD   Tel.(021) 5140 0520
Grand Indonesia Shopping Town Tel.(021) 2358 0341
Cilandak Town Square   Tel.(021)  766 3054
Central Park     Tel.(021) 5698 5350
Gandaria City     Tel.(021) 2900 7932
Emporium Pluit Mall    Tel.(021) 6667 6738
Senayan City     Tel.(021) 7278 1165
Plaza Indonesia    Tel.(021) 2992 3777
Kota Kasablanka    Tel.(021) 2948 8494
Mall Puri Indah   Tel.(021)  5822 774 

A simple 'Lunner' at Monolog. If you're wondering what's the meaning of 'Lunner', if you know what 'Brunch' means, then you probably guess Lunner means between Lunch and Dinner. Yep, you got it right! After having lunch at shopping mall, I often walk around in hours only to do shopping, then when I feel a bit tired, I'll go for coffee, sometimes plus a meal for Lunner. Let's see what I got for my Lunner at Monolog :

Hot Latte with additional Hazelnut flavor (30k + flavor 10k). My favorite coffee at Monolog, I found it's very interesting for its coffee here, that we can request for additional flavor to your coffee. Ehm, yes, because I'm neither a coffee lover nor coffee expert so I might not taste a strong coffee. My hot latte with hazelnut flavor saved my day! No need to add sugar!

Eggs Benedict with Beef Ham (80k). Toasted English muffin with poached eggs and a selection of protein (Beef ham or Smoked salmon) served with house salad. The portion was quite generous, especially the house salad. Unfortunately, the house salad was a bit lack of dressing, so it became quite dry. The combination between the toasted muffin, runny poached egg, and beef ham were great! Honestly, I didn't really like the sauce, but it was still okay, and I do love seeing the runny eggs!

Monolog

Plaza Senayan, CP 101 B Palm Gate Entrance

Ph: 021 - 572 5144