KADOYA GREENVILLE

If you have read my last blogpost about Bastardo Pizza, then this is the ramens I was talking about! It's a ramen house that is kind of new and it's really close to where I'm living, so I had wanted to try this out ever since I've found out about it but had just recently got the chance to! The name is Kadoya Ramen!

The place has a really simple interior with a lot of Japanese decorations and wooden furniture and like most Japanese restaurants, they also have an open kitchen. It's located at Greenville, next to Padang Express, right across Jakarta Fruit Market, really easy to find, since it's the only restaurant with a classy logo!

Don't know why but I just love this cute toilet sign!

This is their outdoors, though in this photo, it seems like there's a lot of natural light, reality is that it's not that bright here and the same goes for the indoors, plus I do think the lights are too yellow!

GYOZA IDR 28,5K
In the photo, the gyoza might look short and small, but they're actually a decent size. For taste, I don't think there's anything extraordinary, it's good, just not memorable!

KING PRAWN RAMEN IDR 50,8K
Miso ramen with king prawn.

Don't really understand why the strange price, so this is actually IDR 50,825, strange indeed! Out of the 3 bowls of ramens I had here, this is my most favorable one, since the broth's much more flavorful. Guess it's because of the king prawn. The eggs were disappointing though, I was expecting a melting egg yolk like how it usually is in ramens but turns out it's a hard-boiled!

TORIKARA RAMEN IDR 45,6K
Shoyu ramen with deep fried chicken.

Okay, you're probably wondering why I chose something so plain but it's not my fault! Because it's still just a soft opening, all the interesting menu is still unavailable! :( Anyways, the taste of this is also really plain and I'm starting to think that all their dishes are still lacking! Considering the price, I don't really think this is worth it!

This is the deep fried chicken that goes with the Torikara ramen. Nothing can go wrong with a deep fried dish as long as it's not still oily, so this one's safe!

SALMON RAMEN IDR 50,3K
Shoyu ramen with seasoning salmon.

Another weird pricing! This time, it's IDR 50,350! I really don't get why the salmon is made into a minced meat! I thought that it'll be raw or at least in 1 piece but no...it's turned into a minced meat. Guess it's okay, since they're kind of generous with it but still, the taste is too ordinary!

I admit that I'm disappointed, seeing as the price is already not suitable for Greenville's market, I thought that at least, they'll provide a sensational taste! Guess this is another lesson of never to put too much expectation! Well, if they want to survive in Greenville with a price like that, they need to do something with their flavors or they won't make it! Even Maro Anders, who serves yummy foods, didn't survive because they're too pricey for the market! I wish you the best of luck then! Fyi, for the soft opening, they're offering 20% discount!

Kadoya Ramen
Greenville
Across Jakarta Fruit Market
Jakarta Barat

IPPUDO INDONESIA, JAKARTA

It's a good day for some delicious ramen! Actually, no day is a bad day for a delicious ramen, especially for the legendary ramen here at IPPUDO! This ever so popular Japanese authentic ramen shop is exquisitely marvelous, no wonder that people kept flowing in! Originated from Japan and has finally arrived at Jakarta! Usually only the chefs are real Japanese but here, they even have Japanese servers!

See what I mean? This place is almost always full of people and you have to get in line just to go in! Lucky for us, we got in immediately cause there wasn't a line and a group of people just finished right when we arrived. We even got the good private table!

Flown from Japan to here, at Pacific Place, Jakarta, couldn't be any happier!

This was the table we got, comfy and private, nice! 

Look at this cool Japanese manga illustration! Even though it's in Japanese, you can tell that it must've been about IPPUDO!

IPPUDO PORK BUN IDR 28K
Juicy braised pork belly served with IPPUDO's special sauce. Our best seller around the world! (All time favorite!)

Okay, so you might think that it's too pricey, well, 28K for a bun is something, but after tasting it, you'll definitely change your mind! Fluffy bun with super tender pork covered with sweet and salty sauce, would surely make you crave for more! I can see why they proudly write this as their 'best seller all around the world' in the description. Worth every money you spent!

BAKURETSU TOFU IDR 45K
Classic IPPUDO spicy tofu and minced pork served with crispy noodle bits in a hot stone pot.

I don't usually order tofu but this one really caught my eyes and I like Japanese tofu, so why not? Anyways, amazing broth, though it says 'spicy', it's actually just mildly spicy. For the crispy noodle bits, I don't know why but it wasn't crispy at all, maybe because I didn't eat it right away, since I have a photo to take and it's served in a hot stone pot, but nevertheless, yummy!

The 'not-so-crispy' noodle. Fyi, I love the cute wooden spoon!

SEARED SALMON ROLL WITH MENTAIKO IDR 78K
Lightly seared fresh salmon roll seasoned with delicious mentaiko and topped with cod roe.

Speechless!! So stunningly delightful that I'm really speechless! How this tiny pieces of heaven tasted so good just blew my mind! Love how the roll goes really well with the sweet sauce and don't get me started on the mentaiko! Fyi, the salmon is lightly seared so to those who doesn't like raw salmon, this will still taste amazing to you! Best sushi I've ever tasted!!

SHIROMARU SPECIAL  IDR 90K

Shiromaru (IPPUDO’s original tonkotsu broth served with ultra thin noodles, pork loin, bean sprouts, kikurage & spring onions. Classic Hakata-style ramen) with salted soft-boiled egg, pork loin, pork belly & seaweed.

The server recommended that we try the Shiromaru for first timers, so that's what we did! I can honestly say that this might be the best ramen I've ever had! The broth's very thick and tasteful and amazing texture on the noodles, don't forget the thick pork slices! You can order the basic Shiromaru for 68K or choose the 3 additional choices, tamago (egg), chashu (pork belly), and this, special (egg and pork belly) with different prices. Of course I choose the special for this heavenly classic ramen, which has a soft boiled egg that I think is supposed to have beautiful creamy egg yolk. Unfortunately, it wasn't perfect, but I guess that's because we waited too long to eat it, so the yolk got cooked on the hot soup. Nooo! :(

CHASHU TSUKUNE TEPPAN IDR 48K
Juicy minced pork served with fried noodle bits topped with poached egg on a hot plate.

Ordered this one because of the beautiful plating and it turned out pretty good. Though it's only pan-fried minced pork, the perfect poached egg leveled the whole taste up! Still, it was really simple and ordinary out of the whole dinner I had that night. But at least I can say that it's worth the try, cause of the unique way of serving minced meat!

AKAMARU CHASHU IDR 88K
Akamaru (IPPUDO’s original tonkotsu broth enhanced with special blended miso paste and fragrant garlic oil. Served with thin noodles, pork belly, kikurage and spring onions, bean sprouts. A refined , modern-style ramen.) with simmered pork belly.

There're also 3 same additional choices for the Akamaru and the basic one cost 73K. Okay, so Shiromaru is the classic and this one, Akamaru is the modernized ramen. The difference is in the broth, if Shiromaru is flavorful then Akamaru is much more flavorful, but you can taste the richness of the pork enriched broth better with Shiromaru. That's why I choose the chashu for this one and special for Shiromaru, since it is rich enough on pork. Anyway, if you choose the chashu additional, you'll get loads of delicious thick sliced pork belly in you're ramen, HEAVEN!

What a happy day! Got together with old friends while enjoying a perfectly made meals is simply joyful! I can really see why people made such a fuss over this ramen shop. IPPUDO certainly made my day a little bit brighter!

IPPUDO Ramen

Pacific Place 5th Floor
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52-53

Jakarta Selatan

Opening Hours :

Everyday : 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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ECHIGOYA RAMEN

Kon'nichiwa! Why the Japanese? Well, cause today we're gonna introduce to you another Japanese restaurant which is located at Little Tokyo, the same place as Daitokyo Sakaba. This is also another one of those that opened only at lunch and dinner time, which is at 12 pm - 2 pm and open again at 6 pm.

Came here at 11, since I'm just an impatient person when it comes to good food and became their first customer of the day right after they opened at 12. Yay! To all otakus out there, this will probably be your top dining destination with all the manga they provide (all in Japanese)! Oh, and most of the customers here are also Japanese, when I came here, all of the customers were Japanese businessmen, must be authentic!

Since nowadays, many dining spot has offered interior more than taste, it's amazingly relieving and refreshing to find one that still has a nice simple interior with an ass-kicking food!

Of course, the typical window to you're magic maker view is almost always available in a Japanese restaurants.

OCHA (complimentary)
An essential beverage for a Japanese restaurant!

MINI BUTA CHASHU DON IDR 30k
Going to several ramen places in town, sometimes you'd get this weird craving for donburi! Translating it as a rice bowl, it's for those who'd like to have some rice instead of noodles as their carb portion! This one is not-so-mini compared to other places (ring a bell?) but not as big as a normal bowl either. Perfect portion for ladies with perfect taste! Love the tenderness of the perfectly grilled pork and it's well seasoned as well. For all of you non-pork eaters, don't be disappointed! They also serve chicken for the very same menu!

GYOZA IDR 29.8k

Gyoza is probably a mandatory appetizer for me when it comes to Japanese dishes cause I think it's the best partner for ramen and this has got to be the BEST gyoza I've ever tasted! The authenticity of it is killing me, in a good way, I don't even mind that it's chicken meat instead of my all time favorite pork!

ECHIGOYA RAMEN IDR 49.8k

Yeap! This has got to be their signature dish, it has the same name, can't get more obvious than that! Anyway, this place serves super sized bowl of heavenly goodness for only 49,8K! Guess that Japanese people really love their ramen. This is perfect for those who likes vegetables cause it's complete with large amount of corn, wakame, carrot, and leek with only few chickens, the noodle is also fulfilling, I bet it's even enough for 2 people. You can also choose between shoyu and shio for the soup. 

CHASYUMEN IDR 78K
Drum roll please, cause we're gonna welcome the champion here, Chasyumen! Ramen with PORK, sweet, juicy, fat slices of pork! With the generous amount of beautiful pork and ramen, you can rest assured that you're gonna go out this place with a stuffed belly!

This here is the fat, juicy pork! There's like 5 or 6 thick slices of these and I seriously can't get enough of it! Best ramen in town next to Hakata Ikkousha and it's only because the soup is not as rich as Hakata's, but other than that, PERFECT!

Now, I'm gonna show you just how big the portion of the ramen is compared to the donburi!

Did you see how big it is? The best ramen shop in town indeed! Fyi, all the noodles here are homemade. Wow! Big applause for that! I'm definitely gonna come back here to enjoy their amazing ramen with unbelievably reasonable price!

Echigoya Ramen 

Jl. Melawai 8 No. 2A

Blok M (Little Tokyo)

Kebayoran Baru

Jakarta Selatan 12160

021-7395962

Opening Hours :

Monday - Friday :

Lunch : 11:30 am - 02:00 pm

Dinner : 06.00 pm - 01:00 am

Saturday and Public Holidays :

Lunch : 11:30 am - 02:30 pm

Dinner : 05:00 pm - 12:00 am

Sunday:

Lunch : 11:30 am - 02:30 pm

Dinner : 05:00 pm - 11:00 pm