TRAVELOKA EATS - SEROENI PLAZA SENAYAN

HI!! There's something new in town!! But well, this time it's not about a place, but it's Traveloka's newest feature called Traveloka Eats! So anyway, if you open Traveloka's app, you'll find the section I circled. Traveloka has really developed now from just selling hotel and plane tickets, huh? Since I'm a foodie, let's just get right to the topic, 'cause mind you, there're lots of offers to find!  

HELLO SUNDAY CIKINI

After Mister Sunday, now we have Hello Sunday at Cikini! Located in Metropole, which is a pretty old building that's a bit historical, been here for centuries in the middle of town and this is where the first 21 theater is located and it's now XXI. Fyi, the management here is also the same as XXI's!

Metropole here is suitable for literally all ages! There's Roemah Kuliner for families, Foodcourt, Startbucks, and Hello Sunday is definitely targeted for the youngsters. Foods are Western with a bit of Indonesian. I didn't get a shot of the interior but it looks like an alley and there's an indoor and outdoor, not too spacey tho!

GREYHOUND CAFE GRAND INDONESIA, JAKARTA

If you've been to Thailand, you might have heard of this place. It's actually pretty popular in Thailand cause of the cool monochrome interior and good food, here is Greyhound! So glad that they've decided to land on Jakarta at Grand Indonesia to be precised. Let's check it out!

NEW MENUS AT NOMZ JAKARTA

Well, who doesn't know Nomz, right? That awesome place with the best of foods located at Grand Indonesia! They never cease to amaze us with their inventions and cuisine and now they've come up with some new menus! Let's check them out!

LITTLE MING SENAYAN CITY

If we said that we rarely went to Gandaria in our last post, then coming here is almost never! Don't really know why but we'd always prefer going to Grand Indonesia instead, maybe because there's a lot more restaurant choices. So thanks to this new restaurant called Little Ming, we finally set foot at Senayan City again!

Little Ming here is the brain child of Ming Dining, which is actually located in the same place, so you can order both foods at each place. Ming Dining is serves Chinese culinary whereas Little Ming has a Japanese touch because in the story, Little Ming's parents are Chinese and Japanese, yes, there's a story behind it..lol! It's also targeted for the younger markets with a more affordable price!

First thing that caught our attention is this Milk Furimasu! Don't really know what Furimasu means but I bet it has something to do with blended milk! We got the Marie Biscuit and KitKat, which both cost IDR 42K each. Both are great, though I prefer the Marie Biscuit, since I love Marie!

WHOLE ROSEBUDS IDR 46K

Got this because we were curious about the teacups, since they said that it's pretty and it really is! The tea selection is also a recommendation and it smells super nice! If you love sweet floral scented tea, then try this!

I'd say that my most favorite here is a dish but it's actually this chili oil..yeap, chili oil! Lol! Don't judge before you try it!

SALTED EGG RUNBING IDR 42K
Fish spring rolls served with salted egg sauce.

Everything has been about salted eggs nowadays, huh? From desserts to savory foods and this is no different. Well, you gotta give Chinese food some credit because I think they're the ones who first started it. Like any salted egg dishes, this here is undoubtedly yummy!

EBI NORI FURITTA IDR 55K
Spring roll with prawn filling and nori bites.

For the starters, it's obvious that I prefer the Salted Egg Runbing, though this one is not bad as well. I don't really know what the dipping sauce is for, since it doesn't really add any taste or anything. It's already good as it is, so I prefer to go without the sauce, use the chili oil instead! :P

BURAKKUPEPPA MUSHROOM IDR 55K
House special rice served with mushroom and blackpepper sauce.

Yeah, if you're wondering why the strange name, it's because they're trying to make it Japanese..lol! The rice is made into an onigiri and is very fragrant but it's too bad that the blackpepper kinda killed it because of how strong it is. What's interesting is that though there's no meat in this, it actually taste good to me!

SMOKED DUCK RAMIEN IDR 56K
Noodle with smoked duck.

What's a ramien you say? Well, it's just the combination of ramen and lamien! There's nothing really special about the noodles but the smoked duck is amazing! I'd suggest you to get anything with a smoked duck in it! No kidding!

MING'S ROYAL PLATTER A IDR 125K
Chinese chicken sausage, salted fish, sliced beef shank, jellyfish served with steamed pao.

It's like eating a peking duck only with more toppings, hence why it's royal, I guess(?) :P Be sure to have everything inside the pao for the best taste!

The pao was too hard though, I'd much prefer fluffy ones. You can just see that they're pressed and obviously not fluffy!

Well, here's how you eat it! You get a plastic hand glove as well! Yeay for hygiene!

ZUMI PAO IDR 42K
Ming's signature deep fried pao.

If you eat it without the ice cream, it's not really that special other than the lotus paste inside but if you eat it with the ice cream then it's hell'a delicious!

PAPAPAO IDR 38K
Trio pao of salted egg yolk, tausa and taro filling.

Is it just me or does anyone else think that this looks like dragon eggs? Maybe I need to cut back on my gaming..lol! We were totally waiting for this one especially since it's so soft when you touch it! Like you can just imagine biting into fluffy clouds with yummy fillings! Yumm!

The sensation is just as we imagine, though the taste is not. We imagined it to be sweeter, since it's a dessert but turns out to be a bit tasteless. Just add a few more sugar and it's all good!

We totally don't mind coming here again! Might not be for an everyday lunch or dinner but for special occasions, this will be one of the options! The foods are good and the ambiance is great, so definitely on the list but considering the price, might not be that often! :p

Little Ming
Senayan City
3rd Floor, Unit No. 3-08
Jl. Asia Afrika Lot 19
021-72781627

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CAFFE MILANO - FEBRUARY'S SPECIAL MENUS

Hey ho! Got a news update here; one of us now has a job that robs her off her free time, which is definitely the excuse for not updating earlier, so for those who are wondering whether we have anything else to do besides blogging, then the answer is yes! Both of us do have our own personal jobs outside of this blogging world but let's get back on topic now, shall we?

The topic today is Caffe Milano at Grand Indonesia! Yes, it's not a new restaurant but they have some new dishes that you'd just have to try, so without further ado, let's check them out!

LA BELLA NEGRONI IDR 100K
Kaffir Lime-Infused Ketel One Vodka, Dry Vermouth, Aperol, Passionfruit Purée, Dehydrated Aperol.

This cocktail is actually a part of Diageo World Class cocktail series, which is a prestigious cocktail competition that their mixologists competed in and this is one of the cocktails featured in the competition. It's only available until March, so you better try them while you can! I'm not a big alcohol fan, so I don't really know much about this but I can only say that the smell of the kaffir lime is very strong!

DOUBLE COATED MOZZARELLA FRITTERS IDR 80K

Calling all cheese lovers! This here is very simple and just full of cheese, so it's pretty easy to like and snack on, yet not really interesting at the same time. I guess that's okay, since this is in the Antipasti (it means appetizer) category!

FRIED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM IDR 85K
With mozzarella, basil, and pesto cream sauce.

Though this and the mozzarella fritters are both appetizers, you can clearly see the difference! With the mozzarella fritters, they're aiming for a simpler dish, on the other hand this one's more complex. Love both of them but I'd have to say I'd rather go for this one instead!

CHICKEN ALLA PARMIGIANA IDR 145K
A very classic dish! Yes, it's a proper parmigiana and there's really nothing that can go wrong with deep fried chicken and cheese. The highlight of this dish for me is definitely the fries though, because they made them out of actual cut potatoes, so you can just imagine how pure the taste is!

SPAGHETTI ALLA CARBONARA IDR 95K

You'll find the carbonara here dry at first but that's because they use egg yolk for the creaminess. Meaning you gotta mix the egg yolk well! I do prefer this method, since you'll get a perfect amount of cream, which means the flavor will stay strong!

We got to try 2 pizzas, ORTOLANA IDR 90K and DI POLLO IDR 95K. Both are good but I prefer the Di Pollo, since there's no meat in the Ortolana, whereas there's chicken in the Di Pollo!

TORTA DI MELE IDR 65K

Classic Italian Apple Cake.

Since I love apples, I totally dig this! I was a bit disappointed that the apples tasted bland though, the natural juice of it is gone, which I think is because apples too dry. The cake's okay, just the apples and since apple is supposed to be the highlight of this dish, it kinda lose it's meaning..lol!

WARM MELTED CHOCOLATE CAKE IDR 95K
With rum raisin ice cream.

Seriously, what can ever go wrong with this type of cake...other than the chocolate not melting..lol! However, you don't need to doubt this one, since even I was amazed by it! Just a tiny cut will cause all that chocolate-y goodness to overflow in an instant! Totally caught me off guard and the rum raisin ice cream is just heavenly!

Fyi, for those who don't know, Caffe Milano is in the Union Group, which is no wonder that their food tastes great! Well, I just love to see how a restaurant is always ready to improve itself and Caffe Milano is definitely one of them! Wishing them the best of luck and let's look forward to more new interesting dishes to come from Caffe Milano, shall we?

Caffe Milano

Grand Indonesia Shopping Town

Central Dept. Store Ground Floor

Jalan M.H. Thamrin No. 1

Jakarta Pusat 10350

021-23580638

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Everyday : 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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