Lobster Curry at Teatro Gastroteque
Teatro Gastroteque might just be the only restaurant in Asia where the kitchen is exhibited like a shopfront display. The open kitchen is visible from the street outside, teasing passers-by with the promise of unrivalled gastronomy inside the quaint and intimate dining room where just twenty-four seats await. With its lively chefs and flamboyant cooking techniques, the animated kitchen...
Prawn and Prosciutto Maki Role at Starfish Bloo
Born on Mauritius and raised in Sydney, Chef de Cuisine Kevin Chung knows a thing or two about what his cosmopolitan guests expect to find when they dine at Starfish Bloo. “This being the W Seminyak, we’re all about what’s next, what’s new,” he says. “I like to play with Asian flavours, but we also have to remember that...
Harum Manis Restaurant
Indonesia Dining Redefined Harum Manis offers elegant Indonesian cuisine in a refined modern setting. There are, quite obviously, a lot of places serving Indonesian food in Jakarta. In fact, if you include all of the kaki lima (food carts) and warung (street side stalls), that number is probably well in the tens of thousands. However, the number of high-end Indonesian restaurants,...
Rasa restaurant at the InterContinental Jakarta
A Feast for the Senses The newly opened Rasa restaurant at the InterContinental Jakarta MidPlaza offers an innovative take on the buffet restaurant, with loads of freshly prepared dishes and delicacies to dazzle your eyes and tastebuds. Good food is about more than just taste. Seeing fresh ingredients and experiencing the sights, smells and stories that go with them builds anticipation...
Tugu Kunstkring Paleis
A Historic Dining Experience With Tugu Kunstkring Paleis, the Tugu Group has taken one of Jakarta’s most beautiful colonial buildings and turned it into a must-visit destination for lovers of fine art and fine food. One of the few well-preserved historical buildings in Central Jakarta is Bataviasche Kunstkring, which opened in 1914. The grand monument to Dutch-Indonesian design originally housed the...
Viva el Tequila
Few spirits have a status or reputation as diverse as that of tequila. For some, tequila is a party drink that conjures up memories of late night shots (and perhaps next day regrets), while others see it as a delicacy brimming with intricate tastes and flavours as complexed as a fine wine. So as a special tribute to this...
The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta
March of the Martinis The legendary 101 Martini Brunch at The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan’s Lobo restaurant offers an unbeatable array of tasty tipples as well as fine Italian fare. The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan has long been known for its singular contribution to Jakarta’s Sunday brunch tradition - the 101 Martini Brunch. It’s a beautiful boozy exercise in extravagance and...
Rosso at the Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta
A Red Letter Feast Rosso at the Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta offers up an epic Italian feast that is almost as big as the personality of Chef Oriana, the maestro of this most memorable meal. We arrived at Rosso, the renowned Italian restaurant at the Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta, a little before brunch began in order to capture some photos of the buffet...
Keraton at the Plaza
The Royal Treatment Keraton at the Plaza’s “Royal Weekend Indulgence” is a brunch too grand to limit to just one day. From October, Jakarta’s Keraton at The Plaza extended its Sunday brunch buffet to cover Saturdays as well, in an event its restaurant Bengawan is calling the “Royal Weekend Indulgence.” Keraton takes its name from the Javanese word for “palace,” inspiring the...
The Dharmawangsa Jakarta
Sunday Brunch at Jakarta The Dharmawangsa is definitely one of Jakarta’s favourite five-star hotels. It is especially famous for its dining options, thanks to their in-house celebrity, Executive Chef Vindex Tengker, who can be seen on Top Chef: Indonesia. Chef Vindex orchestrates a beautifully lavish Sunday Brunch at The Dharmawangsa’s Jakarta restaurant. One of the highlights is the bar featuring smoked...
