Guten Morgen! Good Morning! Selamat Pagi! Salam menyambut pagi yang cerah, apalagi kalau ditambah menu yang lezat dan bunga yang segar dari Guten Morgen - Coffee Lab & Shop. Coffee shop yang mungil dan cantik ini menambah perbendaharaan tempat nongkrong di daerah Tomang, wilayah kekuasaan dan beredar sehari-hari. Sejak buka entah sudah berapa kali mampir ke sini entah bareng keluarga atau bareng pacar ehem... Oke lanjut, tempat-nya mungkin agak susah ditemukan untuk yang kurang familiar dengan daerah Tomang, patokan mudahnya jika masuk dari belokan sebelum restoran Central Tomang, tinggal lurus sampai mentok pertigaan lalu belok kanan sedikit posisi di sebelah kanan jalan tepat di seberang SMAN 23.

Melongok ke dalam tampilan toko ini mungil tapi nyaman banget, bikin makin betah berlama-lama di sini. Hampir semua perabotnya bergaya country dihiasi dengan bunga dan tanaman hidup di segala penjuru mempercantik coffee shop ini. Untuk yang merokok tersedia juga tempat makan di teras toko walaupun jumlahnya agak terbatas. Dan di bagian belakang toko terdapat satu ruangan kaca terpisah yang merupakan penghuni lain dari toko ini, Mimsy Botanical: Gift and Flower Atelier. Konon kita bisa membeli tanaman hias ataupun belajar untuk ketrampilan merangkai bunga hidup maupun yang sudah dikeringkan di ruangan ini.

Mari kita lanjut untuk icip-icip makanan yang dihidangkan di sini. Sistemnya kita ordering ke counter dan bisa memilih untuk open bill dulu atau langsung bayar saat memesan. Setelah itu menunggu makanan disiapkan sambil ngobrol dan menyeruput kopi, tergantung makanan yang dipesan beberapa ada yang memakan waktu cukup lama dalam penyajian. Sedikit tips sebelum mulai makan, jika ingin mengambil tisu, peralatan makan tambahan, segelas air mineral, atau sekedar menambah rasa dengan bumbu tambahan bisa mengambil langsung ke meja kabinet kecil di seberang meja counter.

FOOD

MONG KOK NOODLE

IDR 45.000

Meskipun namanya noodle tapi tampilan dan rasanya kwetiau banget karena yang dimaksud adalah rice noodle, sejauh ini merupakan makanan favorit. Bumbu kwetiau maupun daging sapinya pas banget, apalagi ditambah dengan saus cabai yang disajikan bersamaan semakin menambah kelezatan hidangan ini. Must try!

GUTEN MORGEN SAUSAGE

IDR 42.000

Berikutnya adalah sosis ala guten morgen, yang rasanya kaya akan rempah. Makanan berikut non halal karena berbahan dasar daging babi, lebih tepatnya sosis babi Herby German. Hampir semua anggota keluarga memfavoritkan hidangan yang satu ini. 

CHASHU DONBURI (LARGE)

IDR 48.000

Nasi dengan topping irisan daging perut babi dengan saus kecap, telur mata sapi dan irisan rumput laut. Tersedia dalam dua porsi, porsi besar dan kecil. Cocok buat yang mau makan kenyang, karena porsinya agak padat dibandingkan hidangan lainnya.

CHASHU DONBURI (SMALL)

IDR 38.000

GUTEN MORGEN SALAD

IDR 35.000

Salad ala guten morgen, potongan horenzo (bayam Jepang) segar, tomat cherry dengan irisan daging babi panggang (non halal), taburan kacang wijen dan racikan minyak wijen. Katanya sih salah satu bahan saladnya bunga yang bisa dimakan, bayangannya sih bunga ala-ala Suzana gitu tapi kayaknya tangkai lunaknya saja. Tapi tetap lezat banget untuk ukuran sayur yang berpadu dengan rasa gurih babi panggang manis, sayang porsinya sedikit sekali.

TUNA MAYO CROISSANT

IDR 32.000

Croissant panggang berisi tuna mayo dan irisan tomat cherry. Salah satu hidangan ringan untuk cemilan sore.

BROOKLYN POTATO FRIES

IDR 22.000

DRINKS

KAFFEE CUBES

IDR 40.000

Minuman favorit selain tampilannya yang cantik, kopi yang berbentuk bongkahan es ini disajikan berdampingan dengan segelas susu cair. Cukup dengan menuangkan susu ke gelas kopi dan diaduk, jadilah es kopi susu yang lezat. Must try!

HOT CHOCO MILK

IDR 35.000

Susu coklat hangat, minuman yang selalu jadi pelipur lara di kala suka dan duka. Favorit sepanjang masa deh, coklat di sini enak ga terlalu manis jadi coklatnya lebih terasa.

PREMIUM TEA (WILD BERRIES)
TEAPOT FOR SHARING

IDR 45.000

Sepoci teh seduhan wild berries (beri liar), pertama minum mungkin rasanya agak aneh asem-asem gimana gitu. Tapi semakin diseruput ternyata rasanya enak dan segar, mirip teh rosella. Juga tersedia dalam rasa green tea, genmaicha, moroccan mint, earl grey, dan chamomile.

Yak, sekian sharing tentang tempat nongkrong yang satu ini. Secara garis besar makanan, tempat, dan pelayanan dari Guten Morgen sangatlah memuaskan. Secara pribadi pasti akan balik lagi ke sini, apalagi belum sempat coba kue-kuenya. Bagaimana dengan kalian?

Hallo, it's been quite a while since the last resto review. Yes yes I've been laid back lately. But now I'm back with Publik Markette from Ismaya Group which located at Ground Floor East Mall of Grand Indonesia Mall passing through Central Department Store. The concept "Food Gallery" perhaps a little odd for me at first. Not like other restaurants the waiter will give you a menu to choose then wait for your orders. Here at Publik Markette, the waiter will give you only the drinks menu from D'Journal (did I hear cry of joy from coffee fans back there?). While waiting for the drinks to come you can grab your table number stick and bring it to the food counter where you can see and choose the food directly complete with the chef's explanation about them. After you choose wisely what to eat you can show your stick or just mention your table number to the chef, so the waiter can deliver your food as soon as they ready.

A bit clue for the place before going to the menu. I like the atmosphere here, it's a cool place to hangout for chat and a romantic place to date also. Moreover the friendly waiter who always standby around. And now let's eat ehm... head to the food tasting. There's no picture of a big feast with load of food on the table since I order then one at a time to maintain the freshness and avoid mix of tasting. Here they are...

Tomato Salami

IDR 45.000

Four slices pizza with salami and cheese on top, as tasty as it looks. Come in adequate portion to enjoy alone or together with your friends.

Mixed Pasta Bolognaise

IDR 55.000

This one is so good, penne pasta with bolognaise sauce and melted mozzarella cheese. Definitely my favorite, curious to try these menu on my kitchen someday.

Crushed Potatoes

IDR 25.000

And this is the most affordable price among the other menus, if you low on budget but want something tasty but still heavy for your meal then this is it.

Bitter Sweet Love

IDR 55.000

Dessert... After a moment of doubt I finally chose this dark chocolate based dessert. Just like the name it's a mix between bitter from dark chocolate yet still sweet enough to get your tongue to dance.

Tropical Sunrise

IDR 38.000

One of the healthy juices, the combination of greens, pineapple, cucumber, lemon and honeydew. I know it's hard to get rid of the strange feel and smell of greens in any drinks no matter what you do. So I guess this one is quite success since I still able to drink it with joy.

Mango Blush

IDR 45.000

From the Power Smoothies family we got Mango Blush, the combination of mango, passion fruit and bananas. This one is definitely good, you must try it yourself to prove my word.

Overall I enjoy my visit here, but then again I always think if I'm going out of a restaurant with a full tummy and feeling happy then it's a good restaurant and encourage me to visit again some other time. Especially Publik Markette, from what I heard they prepare different menu from day to day. Feel free to come and try at anytime. Bye for now, until my next review ^.^

Monolog's famous crema

Here you can enjoy various liquor too, cool place for weekend hangout

The terrace, only open for special ocassion or at night

A little souvenir from monoshot session

My menu of the day

Another shot during monoshot session with Tika as the hand model

Monolog Quality Coffee Co.
Street Gallery 1st floor No. 101 B, Pondok Indah Mall 1
Jl. Metro Pondok Indah - Jakarta 12310
P +6221 2952 9775
Instagram & Twitter: @monologcoffee

Last weekend my friends and I tried a new place to hang out while planning our trip together for this September. Why we picked Dante Coffee Shop to meet up mostly because of the free Wi-Fi for browsing, booking our tickets and hotels, chatting, and so on. Second of all because the place looks cozy. I was the first one to arrive on that day, because of the location is pretty near from my house. You just need to accross from Central Park to Tribeca Park GF #05 near escalator.

Dante Coffee is a Taiwan franchise coffee shop. "Dante" itself was adopted from famous Italian poet Dante Alighieri who wrote “Divine Comedy” a poem that considered as the greatest work of world literature. The name was chosen to show the founder’s passion and devotion in providing high quality of coffee and introducing coffee shop concept in Taiwanese market and across to other countries nowadays.

The place consist of indoor and outdoor shop, if you like cool atmosphere you better sit inside the coffee shop. But if you're fine with the sub tropic weather you can try to sit outside while enjoying the view and people passing by. And that day I tried both of them, at first I sat outside but after my notebook disconnected and the battery is running out. We decided to move inside the coffee shop for better wi-fi coverage while charging my notebook.

Here, I finally able to taste what a Caramel Milk Tea is. I've always wonder for this drink since I read a manga goes with the same title "Caramel Milk Tea". And...after my first sip I fell in love in a jiffy, the taste is mild and sweet but not to sweet. No wonder the character in the manga try so hard to make a good caramel milk tea. To fill my stomach I choose Cheesy Potato Wedges, why? Because I'm a potato wedges fan, just as simple as that.

With the cozy environment inside nor outside you can spend hours at Dante Coffee Shop, like we did that day. There's also a private room if you're going to held a private meeting here. Overall this is a good place for gathering while enjoying your food and drinks. See you all until my next review... ^-^

Hore, proyek pertamaku di bulan ini. Berawal dari bongkar-bongkar karya lama, ternyata banyak juga ide brilian yang belum berhasil dituntaskan. Setelah berkutat lama terpilihlah salah satu di antaranya. Dengan sedikit sentuhan untuk penyelesaian pola baju yang dikenakan si gadis, sampai pembuatan latar. Latar kali ini diambil dari setting sebuah kafe sungguhan yang berlokasi di salah satu mal di Jakarta. Mungkin buat yang berdomisili di Jakarta ada yang cukup familiar dengan lokasi tersebut. 

Hooray, my first finished project in this month. It all started when I was looking back at my old arts, a lot of brilliant ideas among them. Too bad they're not finished yet. So I've chosen one of those unfinished arts, finished it with a little touch for the cloth's pattern and a nice background for the girl. With a real cafe at a mall in Jakarta  for the background. Probably for those who stay in Jakarta quite familiar with the location.

So this is it, my first creation in this blog. Hope more will be coming and wish you all like it...