Sunday, October 29, 2017

My 5 Most Favorite Coffee in Jakarta

Coffee is my most favorite drink and I clearly couldn't start my day without a cup of coffee in the morning. I drink instant coffee at home because it's quick and easy, but when I have some extra time, I try to brew my coffee with the mini french press I have so I can totally cut the sugar off. But I hate washing the french press, so I mostly go with instant coffee. I'm not going to talk about my coffee regime at home, instead I'm going to share my top 5 coffee in Jakarta. Here we go!


Anomali Coffee
This is my absolute favorite coffee shop in Jakarta. I love it because they serve good quality of local coffee. The coffee is strong, sometimes a bit too strong for me that it left me slightly trembling an hour after I finished my coffee. LOL. But I keep on going back because I love them. I'm a cappuccino and latte person so these two are my go to coffee in Anomali. I go for their hot cappuccino, always. When I feel like having iced coffee, I couldn't have their iced cappuccino because the coffee is just too strong, so I go for their iced latte (with two pumps of sugar) - which is just perfect. Not only coffee, they also have pastries and main dishes. I love their croissant and Indonesian fried rice.

One thing I hate about Anomali is that the parking spot is rather small, but they do have valet service. My favorite Anomali is the one in Menteng because somehow I feel that it's brighter and less crowded than the ones in Senopati and Setiabudi One.


Tuku
I'M A BIG FAN OF THIS ONE. So I'm very lucky to have a coffee best friend, Putri. We love coffee and our taste are quite similar. Sometime around last year when Tuku just opened their small shop in Cipete, Putri asked me to drop by while we were heading somewhere. It's just a small joint, no parking lot, nothing fancy. But when I had my first sip of their Kopi Susu Tetangga, man, I couldn't stop. The fact that they're so cheap is also the reason why I always buy at least two cups. I was so happy when they opened a branch in Senopati area (in RUCI, which is closed already), because it was closer to my house. So I used to drive to Senopati on Sunday morning only for a few cups of Tuku. Back then it wasn't a struggle to buy Tuku, because the queue was long but still normal.. Until the president Jokowi dropped by to their Cipete HQ and everything just exploded. LOL.

It's really hard for me to buy Tuku these days because first, I don't feel like queueing for crazy lines, and second, I feel guilty whenever I ask Gofood to buy Tuku for me. The last time I ordered from Gofood, It took freaking 1.5 hours just to buy the coffee (imagine the Gojek driver queued that long.....) and an extra 30 mins to get the coffee to my address. I felt terrible for the Gojek driver so I have decided it was the last time I ordered Tuku via Gofood.

Tip: Go early in the morning to avoid long queue. In their Pasar Santa branch, they separated the queue for regular customers and Gofood, so it's faster. My favorite is Es Kopi Susu Tetangga. I usually buy 5 cups (I drink two cups at once) and ask for less ice because I don't like my coffee to be watery when the ice is melting.



BEAU by Talita Setyadi
It's hard to tell which one isn't good from their menu because everything is so good. LOL. They actually have been in Grand Indonesia for quite sometime, but I didn't notice because it looks just like any other fancy coffee shop/bakery. Again, Putri told me about BEAU in Cikajang, so I went there and tried their cappuccino and totally in love with it. Their coffee is so good, it tastes just perfect for me. I also tried their good looking pastries and everything is just delicious, made to perfection (insert happy tears here). Their cafe in Cikajang is so bright with a lot of greens at the entrance. I usually go there in the morning around 8 AM to avoid noisy crowds. I met a lot of Japanese ladies each time I go there, seems like they have quite a lot of Japanese customers too. BEAU isn't cheap, they are quite above the average cafe that are alike, but BEAU comes with high quality. They are focusing on artisan bread and pastries, which you can see many in their Cikajang HQ. But I love to order their salad, my favorite is Honey Soy Chicken Breast with Asian Slaw. The veggies are so fresh, the chicken is cooked perfectly and everything is just perfect with their soy dressing. Everything that BEAU served is looking super delicious, like an edible art.

Tip: Don't hesitate to talk to the waiter if you feel like the coffee or meal doesn't suit your standard. It happened to me twice actually. I love their cappuccino a lot so when it tasted too milky, I told the waiter and asked whether it was me or the coffee actually tasted differently. The waiter insisted to make a new cup of cappuccino for me and the new one tasted just perfect. Another time when I had their soy chicken salad, the chicken was overcooked, hard to chew and dry - definitely unlike the ones I usually have. I told the waiter, they kindly listen to my feedback, said sorry, and apparently told all the staffs in the kitchen because everyone there just tilted their heads at me instantly. But as I was so hungry so I finished that overcooked chicken anyway. LOL.


Breakfast at Cayenne
This one is a hidden gem in Kemang. Cayenne is basically a home goods & interior shop in Kemang, but they also have a space right beside their store (it's connecting to the store) that serves as a cafe called Breakfast at Cayenne. I actually had my birthday brunch there two years ago. Their food is delicious, my favorites are the mie ayam and breakfast burrito. Of course they made it into my top 5 list because the coffee is good. Breakfast at Cayenne is a typical place that I will go to in the morning to have my first coffee of the day and enjoy a slow morning. They have an outdoor area decorated with tropical greens, totally the highlight of this lovely cafe.


Woodpecker
Woodpecker is a coffee shop in Panglima Polim, they serve good coffee, but I still like Anomali and BEAU better. Woodpecker is in this list because they have a bottled iced coffee that's soooo good  (Rp 25k each) and is comparable to Tuku. I buy their bottled iced coffee quite frequent because as I mentioned above, buying Tuku is a bit of a challenge these days. Woodpecker has a nice interior and is located in a calm area compare to the others I mentioned before. 

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