A casual dinner at Porto Bistreau.

It's always a pleasure of mine to share some incredible moments I've been through, and I'm back writing stories again. Perhaps several of my readers who has already follow me on instagram and zomato know more about my daily during my off-period of blogging. Well, let me tell you a thing, I found a very affordable yet fancy dinner place, here in Jakarta. Seriously. When I was in Serpong area for some business in a cloudy Sunday, looking for a place to have dinner, and as usual I do Zomato-ing. Then I found a restaurant, quite fancy with medium price of foods. I shocked at first, and with just 50-50 feeling, finally I decided to visit this fancy restaurant.

Porto Bistreau, located in Gading Serpong, around 1,5 hours driving from South Jakarta. The restaurant is build in a three-floor shop house, with a backyard which opened as the smoking area. The first two floors are open as the dining area. They completely put a lot of attention in the interior, which I love so much. Woods, black chairs, marble table, and all classic contemporary design. Even their toilet is something to be fascinated. About the foods, I could die everyday craving for its! Taste so delicious with a beautiful plating (I still not consider about the price, really it's so delicious).


Australian Hamburg Melting Cheese. Grilled Australian beef patty, stuffed with melting cheddar, topped with special Porto sauce, sunny-side up egg, served with vegetables and homemade potato wedges. The portion is quite big, so I assume you'll feel completely full after a day starving for foods.


Hanging tender.  Well, they offers this menu in small portion as for appetizer (50 gram) and bigger one (100 gram) complete with potato wedges as for main course. I ordered this small size hanging tender because I've already eaten some snacks and dessert at different place earlier. The sliced Australian hanging tended is grilled with imported kosher sea salt and black pepper. The taste is very simple but hard to forget.

( Set tops: Belcorpo | Ripped jeans: ZARA | Ballerina flat shoes: Stradivarius | Fur bag: ZARA)

I didn't plan for having a kind of fancy dinner with pretty gown, so I came with a very casual attire. Because today it's a trend for two-pieces-top, like a combination of an outer tank with a long sleeve top or a corset with a black shirt, I found one that suits me from a collection of local online shop. The set is coming with a creme long sleeve to be wear as inner, and an outer crop tank with attached sash that can be tied what ever you wants. I chose my light blue gray ripped jeans as the bottom and paired it with a ballerina flat shoes to bring a casual look. And I can run faster without a high heels on.



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clara

Afternoon tea at Lewis & Carroll.

It was a day before Chinese New Year this year, during my visit to Jakarta which still in rainy season that is something challenging. Then that late afternoon, which I was expected to have a sun-kissed-on-a-cup-of-tea while gathered with friends from uni life, and what was happened is showery all day long. This place is stole my heart since the very first time I opened their door. The interior, concept and all tea selection they offer. I was so surprised when the waiter came out with some tea samples and each of them has unique scent. And they also sell many fancy stuff for your daily tea time at home. All this things is found at Lewis & Carroll that located in Jalan Bumi, Kebayoran Baru.

MANGO halter dress worn as top | THE EXECUTIVE pencil skirt | STRADIVARIUS fur sling bag |

ZARA mid-pointy-heels

The tea selection samples.

Tea called Colada Sun.

 

Well, I feel like quite away from blogging these recent months. After confusing of choosing between continue studying or hit the real industry, finally I choose to get employed! And now I'm busy with my job, will tell the complete story in special post, so keep in touch!!!



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clara

Experiencing XO Suki Lombok

Perhaps you have already known this restaurant which has already had many branches nationwide. In my hometown, they opened in two different area which one located in Jalan Selaparang, Mataram and the other one is inside Lombok Epicentrum Mall. They served suki menu to cuisine and only at the branch at LEM they also offer for kopitiam menus. Good ambience, good taste, and affordable price, just visit XO Suki Lombok.



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clara

Kedai Tua Baru

Located at Jalan Tegalsari, this retro-concept restaurant offers many kind of traditional foods with cheap price. Yes, for a kind of place like this, the price is relative cheap compare to another. At first, I didn't think it was as cheap as it was. The price range is between IDR 15-40k before 10% tax and 5% service charge. Well, it named Kedai Tua Baru. Scroll down to find out more about my experience there!

Chaca and I arranged a good brunch for us both. We were confused about deciding the place, and as usual we almost ended up for having western brunch until we found a review about Kedai Tua Baru.

We decided to stay at their outdoor area which it roof is made from glass and they provided air conditioning too. We love a brighter place for fun brunch.

Their indoor area rising the concept of pasar rakyat (traditional market), and they have open kitchen for several cuisines such as Gado-gado and Tahu Tek. This concept remembered me about the interior concept of Eat&Eat as I reviewed here.

Since we didn't ask any boy to come with us, we couldn't order any kind of foods like for tasting. Because our tummy don't have huge capacities like the boys have. So we ordered Nasi Lemak Rendang, Nasi Buntut, Ice tea, Ice Sinom, and Es Campur. Delicious!

I used to love black, and sometimes still but recently I bought clothes in blue. I love both colors perhaps. It's so hard to decide which I love the most between two options like that. I found this top at an indie clothing which only this item that made me get interested from those many others. Perhaps because the color. Paired with skinny blue jeans and pointy stilettos. By the way I gain more fat, OH NOOOO!!! I scared to weigh my body, really, skinny brings me more confidence. I realize this since I have two different sizes jeans which are size 22 and 24. Then I used to very comfort in size 22, and 24 was quite bigger. Then now, I feel size 24 is more comfortable even it is still a little bigger. Early 20es and perhaps my start changing, because decade of being 20 is the period of changing, both physically and mentally. 

My friend Chaca is so pretty!

That's my experience at Kedai Tua Baru. Even the taste of food not quite tasteful, but I recommend it for whoever looking for Indonesian food and great place.



love,




clara

Caturra Espreso

This coffee shop that has already been in my list to visit since their opening is named Caturra Espresso. Instagram really such a bomb nowadays. Many people post their experience while enjoy lunch or coffee time in here. That was made me curios about the actual condition of this place. So about a couple weeks behind, at weekend, I asked a friend to accompany me to visit there. So we both just spent our late afternoon at that 'most talked' place.
Located at Jalan Anjasmoro Surabaya (near Jalan Dipenogoro), it was on the backyard of a music school building. I thought the place was quite bigger, but when reached there, it was not as big as I thought.

Latte is one of my favorites, we ordered red velvet and taro.

It was on weekend, so the place was quite crowded. Some people did photoshoot in their backyard, some others took video about manual brewing coffee.

The interior was dominant by white.

My OOTD LOOK. I was wearing a top which called Baju Lumbung, a traditional clothing of Sasak tribe in Lombok island. Then paired it with light-blue gray boyfriend jeans and T-strap sandals. Indonesia has many tribes, but mostly people usually think that the way to represent their love to this nation is by wearing batik. In fact, there are so many others traditional clothing that can be opted.

So we didn't order any food because we had planned to have dinner at different place. The price for a cup of latte we ordered each IDR 38k before tax.


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clara

Buro Bar at Society Complex

After a short holiday in my hometown, so I am back for another struggle here in the city of heroes-Surabaya. Well, still in holiday mood and really glad to meet my favorite friends here. During my four years study, I met so many boys and girls are minority there. So it is not a kind of something to hang out with boys without any girls.

Few days behind, perhaps some of you already know from my instagram that I went to this newly opened bar which located at Society Complex in Jalan Sumatera Surabaya. This place is still attract people attention recently. And they have a fine dining restaurant named 1903 and coffee shop named Historica, read my review here.

Well actually, that night I was coming just for having a good time with friends, not to review this place. But these photos are too cute to be skipped for. So apologize for the less photos about the place and the food. The lighting in their outdoor is really low, so it was hard to take great photos since the indoor was already full.

The pizza and snacks such as fries, tortilla, and burrito taste was quite good.

This mirror-mirror space is so fascinating, and the lighting also good enough for taking good pictures.

Blue is my favorite color, and black is a must. So I kept styling my self with that colors.

Left to right : Rino, Channing-whose real name is Hakara but he so similar with the famous Channing Tatum then I called him so,my self, and Abah whose face and body similar with the famous Indonesian's singer Tulus.


And last weekend, still as you seen on my instagram, that I explore East Java! Not all interesting spot, but some of them. Will write about that journey soon.



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clara

Pipe and Barrel Surabaya

I am too late to try the famous Chef Ken from Masterchef Indonesia newly opened restaurant in Surabaya. Oh not that 'new', it has already been like a year. This place located at Jalan Polisi Istimewa, Surabaya (across SMAK St. Louis 1). The interior rising the concept of combining retro and modern industrial concept. And there is a huge caricature of Chef Ken himself on a wall!

At the outdoor area, there are many signs on the wall such as license plates.

Still in my obsession of colors to pick, that famous grayscale.

And how about the food? It's quite recommended and the price is affordable compare to other Surabaya's famous restaurant and cafe. We ordered Honey Chicken Rice, Black Pepper Beef Tortilla, and french toast.




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clara

No. Three O Six (Barata Jaya)

On April 25th 2015, a newly opened coffee shop in Surabaya named Three O Six (well, actually it is their second place) was something special and different from daily. Since that me and Vinesia, a college mate, need some coffee shop time (besides Starbucks, it just too often), we decided to visit this famous coffee shop.

Assume that this kind of tops become recent trends, and I decided to buy one for my self in black. Yes like what I've already told, that I'm in love with black and need more black clothes.

Best culinary neither traveling partner, Vinesia.

So THIS is it. The things that special, the fancy eclairs from Macs Eclair, the famous online based eclair specialist because it taste and shape actually. For this day only, their team just came to this coffee shop and sold their eclair in piece. And the another special thing is they brewed the flora technica coffee beans from Common Grounds Jakarta. And I chose to make it in Cappuccino (right side). And we ordered the Potato platter because we do love fries. At least, they still have another meal to order, but we were full enough. And since it was around 4 pm, means that it was snack time hehe.

Daring lipstick color and I felt more powerful and confident. I'm not a person who love to put some eye make up on, but I love to play with dark color lipstick.

I am still thinking to decide what kind of hair styles shall I choose for my next style. But there are so many important things to think rather than thinking about styling my self again this time. It's completely a hard time for me, like struggling for something that I scared. But someone told me that God will always besides us, and never surrender with life, then don't stop praying even there is nothing change. We just need to believe in faith.
Pray no matter what happen.


love,




clara