Nomz Kitchen & Pastry Jakarta

First of all I wanna say "Merry Christmas" for my readers who celebrate it and this is gonna be a special Christmas post :p because I'll tell a story about my experience at the newly open restaurant, yes this restaurant just opened on 23rd December 2014 and quite sure that they're gonna be successfully impressed all food lovers called Nomz Kitchen & Pastry. Sounds catchy right?

Bali Safari & Marine Park

BALI !! oyeah I love Bali so much and it's like I never get bored at Bali, because they have so many attraction that really can touch my heart and made me don't wanna go home, well as a food blogger the main reason why I travel around is for food but beside that I also really like animal, that's why I always drop a visit to zoo when travel, I don't know why but I just love to see animal in their natural wild life as many conservation like zoo always want to make those animal feels like in their actual habitat.

Bun N Bite Kelapa Gading

Hello ! I have a really good news for Northern foodies especially in Kelapa Gading area as the opening of the first burger joint in North Jakarta I guess ! Actually I often go to Kelapa Gading and rarely found cafe that has a great atmosphere or hang out and also good food, usually in find Kelapa Gading is focusing on family restaurant instead of cafe, so please welcome Bun n Bite.

Shirokuma : The Hungry Doctor SAVES OUR SNOWMAN

Hello Everyone ! I'm collaborating with Shirokuma creating Limited Edition Menu for December only and the menu called "The Hungry Doctor Saves Our Snowman" the idea of creating this menu is Christmas related to Snowman and pick some idea from my blog's name The Hungry Doctor, so it's created as the snowman isn't feeling well and The Hungry Doctor will help to give some injection and of prescription in The Hungry Doctor's way ;)

Maison Tatsuya Gandaria City Jakarta

Teppanyaki ! One of great Japanese experience, but I think there're not many restaurant specialize in Teppanyaki, just a few of it and I think I've write before about Tairyo, one of the most famous and finally I find another great place to have your Teppan, called Maison Tatsuya. Their name sounds great, feels like it will be a fine Japanese restaurant with specialty of teppanyaki, but not just teppan Maison Tatsuya also served a wide variety of salad, pasta and steak menu ! so here we come.

Shirayuki Pantai Indah Kapuk

Pantai Indah Kapuk has been a hot-spot in Jakarta for food lovers, they have one of the greatest progress area, as we can see you can find a lot of new cafe or restaurant in Pantai Indah Kapuk and I don't know why but dessert house is quite dominating here, you can find a lot of dessert cafe and here's the new one and already became very hipster in social media, please welcome Shirayuki.

Fat Straw Gandaria City Jakarta

Nowadays, Boba Drink has been a trend in culinary world in Indonesia, yes  I can feel it, so many store opened in the last one year specialized in Boba Drink or let’s say Milk Tea Drink, actually this famous drinks are really well known as Taiwanese street snack and now they develop really well in Indonesia,  most of the Brand is local not from Taiwan but can serve a super refreshment drink for us. So this is it Fat Straw !

Bango Warisan Kuliner App

Siapa sih yang gak kenal dengan Kecap Bango? Saya rasa dedikasi Bango terhadap dunia perkulineran Indonesia sudah tak perlu lagi dipungkiri, well mungkin saya merupakan salah satu pengikut setia Bango dari jaman saya kecil, mulai dari makan dengan kecap Bango, menonton acara TV kuliner Bango, mengikuti Festival Jajanan Bango dan semakin majunya dunia teknologi kini hadirlah Aplikasi Warisan Kuliner Bango.

HokBen - #HotNFresh Chicken Steak

Siapa yang tidak kenal dengan Hoka-Hoka Bento alias HokBen?? I think everybody must have known this Japanese fast food, ingat bahwa fast food tidak selalu junk food dan HokBen menyajikan makanan dengan bahan dasar yang fresh dan dengan olahan yang pastinya nikmat, nah HokBen sekarang memiliki perubahan konsep, mulai dari nama yang tidak lagi Hoka Hoka Bento melainkan langsung disingkat menjadi HokBen , nama hokben ini sebenarnya tumbuh dari kalangan masyarakat yang menikmati lezatnya hidangan khas Jepang di HokBen.

IPPUDO Indonesia

Yey !! Finally Ippudo has opened their first store in Indonesia and in Jakarta, so glad to hear that as Ippudo has a really delicious ramen, I've tried before at Singapore and I think they're super delicious, so when they're in Jakarta I have a high expectation about them, and just can't wait to try their awesome ramen, well Ippudo is located at Pacific Place Mall, I think that's a strategic area in Jakarta, so I came here last two weeks by dinner and luckily the queue wasn't that long because they haven't opened yet :p

IKEA Indonesia - Swedish Meatball Phenomenon

Finally IKEA has opened first outlet in Indonesia at Alam Sutera, South Tangerang ! Yey they just opened in 15th October 2014 and everyone getting crazy with that, as I've seen at Instagram, many people posted about that and of course the freaking queue !! That's why I don't wanna come to early but when someone also posted about their Swedish Meatball, oh yes I miss this and wanna try their famous delicious meatballs, so I visited IKEA yesterday and I don't wanna go home because their product were awesome.

Smoke It Up at Potato Head Jakarta

Potato Head, located at Pacific Place in Jakarta’s SCBD and opened in 2009 has remained a much-loved fixture on the city’s restaurant and bar scene. Known for continually innovating and serving a menu of international comfort food using the highest quality seasonal ingredients, the restaurant is excited to be able to offer its valued and loyal guests the opportunity to try authentic American barbecue smoked dishes throughout October. 

TAIRYO Japanese Restaurant Grand Indonesia

Grand Indonesia has became me and my family favorite shopping mall, yes we often visit Grand Indonesia on weekend just for having dinner, as we knew that Grand Indonesia have so much great restaurant, cafe and many food place to eat, and one of their amazing area is their 5th level as in this level you'll find some great restaurant and I think I've tried them all and have posted most of them on my blog and now another one is Tairyo Japanese Resataurant.

HokBen - #HotNFresh Sakana Katsu

HokBen alias Hoka Hoka Bento merupakan sebuah nama besar di dunia perkulineran Indonesia, mungkin pertama kali saya tahu tentang makanan Jepang itu dari HokBen, mereka menyajikan hidangan siap saji khas Jepang sejak tahun 1985 dan sejak saat itu nama Hoka Hoka Bento mulai akrab di telinga kita. HokBen yang hadir dengan tagline "We Make It Better" ini selalu ingin perubahan demi kenyaman para customernya, dan kini Hokben hadir dengan konsep baru dan tentunya ada beberapa menu baru.

Seorae Pantai Indah Kapuk

Nama restaurant yang satu ini pastinya tidak asing bagi para anak PIK , yes salah satu tempat yang memang selalu ramai dengan antrian, namanya adalah Seorae restaurant yang berspesialisasi pada Korean BBQ ini ternyata milik salah seorang public figure yaitu Augie Fantinus yang merupakan salah satu presenter yang kerap tampil dilayar kaca, well memang makanan Korea ini sudah memiliki tempat di hati para pecinta kuliner di Jakarta, tak ayal banyak sekali restaurant Korea yang bermunculan, well mari kita ulas Seorae.

Arang 22 Jakarta

Well, I'm being so Korean for a few weeks because I'm exploring Korean restaurant in Jakarta and one of it is Arang 22, this restaurant maybe already well-known as great Korean restaurant in Jakarta, as I know they already had 2 store but both in SCBD area, one in Lot 8 SCBD and one more in Senopati , now I'm gonna share the one in Lot 8 SCBD.

BIBIGO Jakarta

We can easily find Korean restaurant anywhere, yes they've been conquered our culinary world from the authentic, traditional until the modern one, talk about modern Korean restaurant one name that surround in my head is BIBIGO a quite popular Korean restaurant in the center of Jakarta yes, they located at Pacific Place Mall, as I know they also in same company with Tous Les Jours, so let's see what BIBIGO had !

Pala Adas PIK Jakarta

Pantai Indah Kapuk is one of culinary hot spot in Jakarta and became so popular, so when looking for good food they come to PIK, but most of store in PIK are cafe and hangout spot, just few of them are suited for  family dinner but now I've revealed one and it's super recommended Indonesian restaurant, not just in PIK area but also in whole Jakarta , called Pala Adas.

Ssikkek Korean BBQ Jakarta

Korean food memang kini memiliki daya tarik bagi warga Indonesia khususnya Jakarta, bisa dilihat dari banyaknya restaurant Korea yang bermunculan sekarang ini, baik itu memang yang berasal asli dari Korea ataupun memang sudah mengalami influence dari Indonesia, sehingga cita rasanya sangat cocok dengan lidah kita, namun seiring dengan berjalannya waktu nampaknya rasa autentik dari Korea pun sudah bisa diterima oleh orang-orang Indonesia, nah bicara soal makanan Korea yang arahnya lebih ke BBQ ada asiknya kalau All You Can Eat dan kini sudah ada restaurant dengan klasifikasi sebagai berikut, inilah dia Ssikkek Korean BBQ Buffet.

BLU at Shangri-La Jakarta

Are you feeling blue tonight?? I believe most of you has known this newest lounge in town called BLU ! This spot has been phenomenon in Social Media and actually I was so lucky invited to their soft opening, so guys I know some of you was really interested to this lounge and that's why I'm gonna share my experience here, so this is it BLU at Shangri-La.

SAKE+ Senopati Jakarta

Another cool hangout spot in Senopati has revealed, please welcome SAKE+ !! This place will be one of hotspot here, yes they're different because they not serve you usual brandy but SAKE ! Still not many place focusing on Sake. They're in the same group with VIN+ which is a wine specialty. But beside Sake, they also serve a really good food, so this is SAKE+

LA HOYA Comida Mexicana Jakarta

Mexican food is one of the cuisine that have strong character and in Jakarta I think, Mexican restaurant is not that much and now I'm gonna tell you one of Mexican restaurant, yes the authentic one, we can find Mexican food (Nachos, Quesadillas, Taco) easily, because sometimes some of western restaurant also serve this but of course in their style, here we come LA HOYA Cominda Mexicana.

Locanda Food Voyager Jakarta

Looking for some place you can find great food, ambiance and also price? Here we come, Locanda Food Voyager. Located in heart of Jakarta (Central Jakarta) made this restaurant a great meeting point for everyone and I believe they will a be hot-spot in Jakarta. Yes I had a really wonderful lunch with my fellow foodies here, so this is Locanda Food Voyager.

DAMI Korean Restaurant Jakarta

Hello ! Welcome back with me The Hungry Doctor, yes long time no updating my blog.. I just finished my OSCE it's like my final exam for this semester, so you're gonna see me posting a lot of article this month :p well now I'm going to share not just a review but like introducing Korean food generally because as we know Korean culture has been something special in Indonesian people's heart nowadays. This is the restaurant that I picked as my reference, DAMI Korean Restaurant.

AW Kitchen by Akira Watanabe Jakarta

It's crazy how there's a lot of new restaurants, like every week there's a new food place that offers and of them is AW Kitchen by Akira Waranabe which just opened a few weeks ago. They offer us a Italian and Japanese fusion, most of the menu is Italian where the ingredients are mostly used in Japanese food, nowadays there's a lot of Italian and Japanese fusion, actually I'm not into that style but can AW Kitchen change me ?

Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta Anniversary Celebration

Jakarta, 14th June 2014 –  Today is an 43rd anniversary of Hard Rock Cafe International, and Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta as one of members also celebrate this International Hard Rock Cafe Anniversary with Legendary Burger PARTY !! where Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta would give 43 free Legendary Burgers to first 43 customers, as the symbolized of Hard Rock Cafe's existence and I'm so lucky be the one of bloggers and media who got a chance to celebrate the anniversary !

Sana Sini at Pullman Thamrin Jakarta

Wanna Travel the world with your taste buds?? Now you don't need to travel abroad, because... Pullman Hotel Thamrin Jakarta has launched their restaurant and I think they're the best buffet hotel restaurant, please welcome, Sana Sini. Four unique restaurants in one, is what you will find at Pullman Jakarta Indonesia's new addition to Jakarta's booming restaurant scene. Sana Sini, which means 'Here There' in Indonesian, is a place where you can travel the world with your taste buds.

Song Fa Bak Kut Teh Jakarta

THE MOST FAMOUS BAK KUT TEH IN SINGAPORE HAS JUST OPENED IN JAKARTA !! It's an amazing news for me as a big fan of Song Fa Bak Kut Teh , and they're just opened for 6 days and the euphoria was so crazy ! so do I, I had a dinner with family here on Sunday and I'm in a good mood for writing so I'm gonna share my experience here, enjoy.

Warm Night with Infinite Delight

Sebagai perusahaan yang telah hadir sejak tahun 2009 dan telah memiliki 23 cookies leader di Indonesia, kini Infinite Delight kembali hadir dengan 5 jenis cookies terbaru yaitu Crunchy, Little Legs, Anzac, Amaretti dan Animal Shape. Kelima product ini merupakan inovasi terbaru yang dikeluarkan oleh Infinite Delight atas komitmen dan kesetiaannya untuk selalu memberikan yang terbaik kepada para penikmat cookies. Adanya cookies baru ini menambah deretan cookies terbaik dari Infinite Delight sehingga menamai seluruh cookiesnya dengan “Cookies for Lifestyle”. Nama tersebut muncul karena Infinite Delight berkomitmen untuk selalu memberikan yang terbaik untuk para konsumennya. 

#JKTfoodies - Two Hands Full Coffee Bandung

Berawal dari obrolan absurd dan random bersama para teman-teman food blogger, tiba-tiba terbesitlah di benak kita buat jalan-jalan, jeprat-jepret dan makan-makan di Bandung bareng #FEMES foodies (yang ternyata cukup mudah buat diajak). Akhirnya Sabtu, 21 Juni 2014 kitapun berangkat dengan persiapan yang matang *iket kepala* : seminggu sebelum keberangkatan kita jadwal perjalanan udah jadi, "ELF Ceria" juga udah resmi di booked sebagai transportasi kita, dan yang paling kece adalah baju identitas kita sebagai #JKTfoodies yang udah siap buat menginvasi tempat makan enak di Bandung.

#MySweetMoment with Chef Frederic Scailteur and Shangri-La Jakarta

Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta welcomes Frederic Scailteur as its new Executive Pastry Chef.  The award-winning chef will be in charge of creating innovative and creative pastries that entice both guests’ eyes and palates for the hotel and I'm the lucky one that invited to #MySweetMoment event held by Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta, beside know more about Chef Frederic, we also got a chance to make some siganture dishes guided by himself, such a really unforgettable experience. 

Le Signature PIK

Pantai Indah Kapuk is really well-known by it's wide variety of food places, personally I quite often go to PIK and explore many different and usually the new restaurant or cafe around there, because like they're so improving, like every month there will be a new cafe. PIK is more known as hangout place but now there's a also fine-dining restaurant, and they claim they're the first Fine Dining restaurant at PIK, so this is Le Signature.

Open Door Jakarta

OPEN DOOR is one of the new gems in West Jakarta and this is quite near to my campus, I do really happy knowing that there's food place where I can chillin' with my friends, doin' a chit chat and of course enjoying great food. When I posted some "food porn" on Instagram, there's a lot question from my friends, where is it, and when I said," That's Open Door at Lobby Royal Mediterania" they not believe in me, but finally they come and fallin' in love with this food place, so this is it OPEN DOOR.

Jakarta Pass by JKTGO.com

Hello ! Long time no blogging because my collage stuffs really freakin' me out, from the tasks also the exams, and now I'm gonna share some information about Jakarta Pass ! The privilege's card for Jakarta's citizens and maybe some of you have known this card from Instagram, because this is really hipster right now and some says this is "Kartu Eksis Anak Jakarta" and many friends ask me what's that? and what's the benefits? Hope this blogpost gonna help you guys \m/

Wisata Kuliner Bogor

BOGOR ! kota hujan ini memang menyimpan kekayaan kuliner nusantara yang fantastis ! Saya memang cukup sering ke Bogor, karena letaknya yang memang tidak jauh dari Jakarta, perjalanan dengan mobil paling hanya 1 jam dan tentunya di Bogor saya bisa menemukan beragam kuliner khas yang tak bisa kita temukan di kota lain, oleh karena itu kali ini THE HUNGRY DOCTOR ingin

The Immigrant Dining Room Jakarta

Immigrant, who has for years matured into becoming one of Jakarta’s iconic nightlife destinations, is proud to rekindle its epicurean roots this month with the introduction of an all-new The Immigrant Dining Room on 9th April 2014. Immigrant and The Immigrant Dining Room are managed by PT Baresto Mitra Maju, part of the umbrella company that also manages Rustique Grill & Wine, Monolog Quality Coffee & Co, de Luca Trattoria & Bar and Bistro Garçon. Now they separated the club and dining area, so for you who come here for dinner, it will be a great option, this is it The Immigrant Dining Room.

Marco Padang Grill Jakarta

Nasi Padang , is one of comfort food for me and I think everybody like it. You can easily find Padang restaurant in Jakarta, yes so many ! Believe me they're all good, but not all of them still using the authentic recipe for the dish because it's quite hard to find West Sumatran's local ingredients, and now let me introduce you the recommended authentic Padang restaurant called Marco Padang Grill.

Three Buns Burger & Heads Jakarta

Hey Hipster ! 

Yes, Like we've just found a new gems in town !! THREE BUNS BURGER & HEADS ! This burger and cocktails joint has just become one of the must visit place for hangout and for "existing" on social media , let's say Instagram and Path. It's like everyone updates about this food place and lucky me can attend the opening ! But as the invitation was by dinner, it's really hard to have a great picture and this is the first time I use someone else's photo for my blog, big credit to Davy Linggar for the awesome shot ! So enjoy this blogpost ;)

JimBARan Outdoor Lounge InterContinental Jakarta MidPlaza

InterContinental Jakarta MidPlaza has brought tropical sophistication to the inner city following the highly-anticipated launch of its JimBARan Outdoor Lounge. This laid-back venue is the ultimate place to end the day on a high note over social drinks and something to eat in the company of likeminded patrons. Actually it's quite hard to take a great sight-seeing spot of this lounge, because it's too dark *I should come earlier next time*.

Rosso Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta : Dining with Chef Paolo Gionfriddo

Rosso, which means “red” in Italian, is a color that is associated with passion, boldness and excitement, yet represents warmth and elegance.  Guests can find these traits reflected in Rosso, the Italian restaurant and lounge at Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta, through its decor, ambiance, pulsating beat and authentic Italian taste, created using only the finest selection of fresh products.  This combination is designed to stimulate the well-known Italian passion for vibrant lifestyle and food. Rosso has already well-known as one of the best Italian restaurant where you can find authentic Italian food.

Eric Kayser Jakarta

Eric Kayser is one of the most famous french bakery and patisserie in the world, first opened in Paris, now Eric Kayser has owned many branches whole world and NOW THEY HAS OPENED IN JAKARTA !!! This is what we waiting for and finally we can enjoy their french bakery and patisserie, they just opened in early April 2014, and I visited them just 3 days after the soft opening :p such a sweet hunter anyway I'm not sweet-tooth, but I just wanna try and feel the euphoria of french patisserie in Indonesia.

Genji Shoppe : Eat, Share, Love

Have you ever seen this tempting snack?? I bet you all already know this is GENJI PIE !!! Yup the only one biscuit with pie texture and heart shape, I think most of you have tried it and falling in love with this delicious biscuit, we usually enjoy them just like that or with coffee/tea, but now you can have an unforgettable experience of Genji Pie, because.......... they've just launched a pop up store called Genji Shoppe.

SnowBowl Cafe PIK , Jakarta

Taiwanese dessert ! Yup membicarakan jenis makanan yang satu ini memang gak bakal ada habisnya, mereka akan terus bermunculan seiring berjalannya waktu, well kalau para foodies ingin menemukan segala macem pilihan menikmati taiwanese dessert datang saja ke Pantai Indah Kapuk, di daerah ini tempat ngumpulnya taiwanese dessert yang didominasi oleh bubble tea sama taiwanese ice, nah kali ini The Hungry Doctor mau merekomendasi salah satu tempat menikmati Taiwanese dessert yang seru, Snowbowl Cafe.

H5 : Howdy Hello Hola Hey Ho !

Hi all of my lovely readers :D sorry for not updating my blog for a long time, yeah my college's life was freaking me out, yes I do have to study hard for my exam, and I really miss share my culinary journey to you, so now I wanna tell you one of the recommended Asian restaurant in Jakarta, this new restaurant is under OPCO Indonesia Group and they have such a really catchy name, called Howdy Hello Hola Hey Ho ! or simply says as H5.

Kazan Ramen Express Jakarta : The Unique Way to Eat Ramen

RAMEN !! One of the most popular Japanese dish nowadays, as we can see there's a lot of ramen house open in shopping center *mostly* and some of them using pork as their soup but they also offer chicken  as the soup, for you who're not be able to eat pork, I have one recommendation of halal ramen which have a really great taste and I'm quite sure that everybody would love this new ramen in town, called Kazan Ramen Express.

Lasagna Lasagne : Best Lasagna in Town

Lasagna is one of the Italian food, they categorized as pasta and lasagna is become one of my favourite too, actually I never find bad lasagna until now, but I just revealed THE BEST LASAGNA IN TOWN !! They’re Lasagna Lasagne. I’ve known them from Social Media such as Instagram and also my blogger friends who have tried it before, so there’s no doubt for ordering some Lasagna from them because my mom really want to eat some lasagna, and why not trying Lasagna by Lasagna Lasagne.

Edible Wish : Fruit Bouquet and Dipped Fruit

Thinking something special for great momment such as birthday, anniversary or other occasion? Getting confused of perfect gift for someone? Something unique and memorable? Now let me give you a solution, a bouquet. Flowers Bouquet? NO !! It's Fruit Bouquet !!! Sounds unique and sure looks perfect for a gifts, thanks to Edible Wish  for make this happen, yap the first Fruit Bouquet in Jakarta !! So excited when the owner send me an e-mail and want to sent me some sample, me so lucky, so here it's... Edible Wish 

Mandarin Oriental Cake Shop : Afternoon Tea with New Dessert Creation

Jakarta, 15 March 2014 

I was invited to Mandarin Oriental Cake Shop for tasting some of their new dessert creation on Afternoon High Tea, yes we all knew that Mandarin Oriental Cake is one of the best cake shop in town and of course by it's Cronuts (Croissant Donuts) which I've tried before and they're absolutely the best ! Actually I'm not into sugar-high dish but when the invitation came from them, there's no doubt to say YES. 

Yellowfin Sake Bar & Kitchen Jakarta

Yellowfin is one of restaurant under OPCO Indonesia, same management as Embassy Club, Domain Club, Portico Terrace Bistro, Stark Beer, H5 and Koffie Warung Tinggi as their newest brand. Well, Yellowfin focuses on Japanese food and also sake, so it's kinda perfect place for Japanese ambience hangout, you can chill enjoying some sake and cocktails while eating some yakitori which already been favourite at Yellowfin.

Laughing Stock Steak and Seafood Grill Jakarta

Well, it's still early 2014 but guess what? I've just got a candidate to be one of my 2014 best restaurant !! For steak and grill I will rate this restaurant as 11 out of 10 !! Maybe I'm over-react but trust me they're so worth to try. This restaurant just opened in January 2014, so they're still new. I often see their menu on my foodie friend's instagram and can't wait to try until last Sunday I came here, this is it Laughing Stock Steak and Seafood Grill.