All Time Favorite Dessert and Where To Find Them

Who doesn't love dessert? No meal complete without dessert. A dessert is a type of food that gives the finishing touch in the end of the meal to make it perfect. Dessert commonly taste sweet, but there are also the savoury taste in dessert, which usually made from cheese. Both are great and yummy. It’s just depend on your mood to go for sweet or savoury taste.

Nowadays, many people eat dessert without have to get meal at first in the same time. Not only that, eating variety of decent dessert now seems to be a part of lifestyle which is proven by the opening of many dessert shops and dessert restaurant which always pretty packed with people, young and old.

I personally really love dessert! I never afraid to try some new dessert because in my life there is no such a thing as diet. Moreover, I often confuse which dessert should I choose to eat, because they all are so tempting and look tasty.  Not a long time ago, there are many dessert which become a trendy dessert such as red velvet and rainbow cake. Even so, I have some kind of dessert which I often choose to eat and seems to be my all time favorite desserts rather than those trendy dessert.  So, here they are.

1. Cheesecake

Cheeseeee! As a dessert lovers, cheesecake is one of a “must try” dessert! With the savory taste from the cheese, sweet taste from the cake and cream, and enhanced by the sweet and sour taste from the strawberry or blueberry. Just one word. Perfect!  This cheese cake is definitely will always be my favorite dessert.

Many dessert shops provide cheesecake. But my favorite cheesecake is the one from The Harvest. In there, they provide many kind of cheesecake such as strawberry cheese cake, blueberry cheesecake or chocolate cheesecake. Honestly, i really like all of them. But if I really have to choose, i will go with the strawberry cheesecake! 

2. Chocolate Lava Cake

Chocolate! I wonder if there’s someone in this world who doesn’t love chocolate?  Because this heavenly taste is very irresistible right? Hehehe. Chocolate lava cake, is one of the best form of chocolate. Whoever who find this chocolate lava cake, we must be really thankfull to him. Hehehe. Do I exaggerate? I think I’m not because this chocolate lava cake will really make your day! The taste of the cake itself which is very tasty and adding by the super delicious chocolate lava melting and burst out from the center of it. It just like heaven on earth when you eat it. 

I personally really like Bakerzin warm chocolate cake without the orang at the bottom of it. That warm chocolate cake really had me hooked since from the very firts bite and since then, i couldn’t help but craving for it.

3. Ice Cream

I scream, you scream, we scream for ice cream!! Yes, this kind of dessert is very easy to find. Ice cream is a frozen food made ​​from diary products such as cream  and combined with flavorings and sweeteners. The mixture is cooled and mixed with a variety of fruit, chocolate,  chips, cookies and milk. It is very delicious when served in a temperate daytime heat.

My favorite dessert destination if i’m craving for ice cream is Ragusa. Ragusa is one of the “Legend” if it comes to place to get ice cream. It is located in Veteran street near Gambir station and Istqlal mosque. The place is quite small. The decorations is very unique and you can feel the vintage atmosphere there. I usually ordered their Ice Cream Spaghetti or their Banana Split! Both are really yummy!! The taste of the ice cream is creamy yet laid  so you will not feel “too much” of it. Ice cream in Ragusa is a home made ice cream. They made it by their own machine with special secret recipe from a long time ago. No wonder this place is very well-known even with the elderly people.

So Lokals, Which one is your all time favorite dessert? :)

Sunday Brunch in Jakarta

Relax di hari Minggu kayaknya emang cocok banget ya, Lokals. Tapi sekarang, sebagian dari kita mungkin bosan dengan rutinitas bangun siang dan berdiam di rumah, what an unproductive Sunday. Setelah padat dengan aktifitas seminggu yang melelahkan, you can refresh your weekend with something healthy, lho! Want to try something new? Get up earlier and do a healthy activities. Kalian bisa ke menuju Jalan Jendral Sudirman untuk jogging pagi atau bersepeda di daerah sana dengan mengajak pacar atau teman-teman kalian. Cobain kesana sebelum jam 8 pagi, karena sinar matahari disana sedang enak banget dan kalian bisa mulai jogging dari Bundaran Senayan hingga ke Bunderan Hotel Indonesia. Burn up your calories is enough? No! Fill your tummy with a good and healthy food. Setelah capek jogging, paling enak emang relax sambil nikmatin menu brunch di restoran sekitar sana. Here we recommend you 5 Best Brunch Restaurant around Jakarta!

1.     KOI Café and Gallery – Jl Mahakam I No. 2, Jakarta Selatan

Restoran yang berkonsep gallery café ini ada di daerah Mahakam, Blok M tepatnya bersebelahan dengan Hotel Mahakam. Atmosphere yang ada di restoran ini bisa membuat kalian relax setelah lelah menjalankan aktifitas selama seminggu. Suara musik yang tidak begitu keras dengan warna interior yang chic and calm, make this restaurant become a great place to have a deep conversation with your friends. Kalian bisa coba egg benedict yang ditawarkan mereka atau jika ingin yang manis, bisa juga mencoba apple crumble dari café ini. A very good and cozy place to have brunch with your friends.

2.     Social House – Grand Indonesia East Mall 1st Floor

Very hungry after you get healthy? Coba deh brunch di Social House. Restoran dengan konsep wooden interior ini berlokasi di Grand Indonesia, East Mall. Mereka memiliki menu breakfast dari mulai egg benedict, beef, ricotta hot cakes, dan banyak lagi. Restoran ini memberikan atmosphere yang casual and calm, enak kok untuk nikmatin brunch kalian sambil duduk di balcony area dimana kalian bisa melihat jalan Sudirman yang kosong di pagi hari. Namun jangan datang terlalu siang ya Lokals, karena resto ini cukup penuh saat brunch time.

3.     Loewy – Jln Lingkar Mega Kuningan E 42 No. 1

Suka dengan konsep retro? Kalian bisa mampir ke daerah Kuningan dan cari restoran yang bernama Loewy. Cocok juga nih untuk tempat brunch kalian, karena ambience yang casual dan calm bisa bikin kalian relax di pagi hari. Menu yang ditawarkan memang paling pas untuk brunch, seperti French toast, pancakes, waffles, dan banyak yang lainnya. Platting dari makanan mereka juga cukup simple, tidak menggunakan teknik platting yang terlalu mewah. Very cozy and comfortable atmosphere to relaxing your Sunday.

4.     Parc 19 – Jl. Taman Kemang Raya No.19

Brunch identik dengan suasana santai, mengobrol kecil dengan teman, sambil meneguk teh atau kopi. Ketiga hal itu bisa kalian rasakan di Parc 19. Restoran yang berada di daerah Kemang ini memang sudah buka dari mulai pagi. Sehingga setelah kalian jogging, bisa langsung mampir menikmati brunch di restoran ini. Area restoran ini cukup luas dan tidak begitu ramai, so quite nice to have a good talk with your friends. Walaupun menu brunch Parc 19 belum begitu banyak, tapi kalian bisa cobain salad dan desserts yang disajikan.

5.     Pad@28 – Jalan Tulodong Atas 28, Senopati, Jakarta

Pasti kalian capek kan setelah jogging pagi-pagi di hari minggu. Paling enak emang relax duduk di sofa sambil ngemil-ngemil. Nah, di Pad@28 yang berlokasi di daerah Senopati ini kalian bisa santai bersama teman kalian. Karena dengan konsep living room yang dibawakan oleh Pad@28, cocok untuk brunch time kalian. Restoran ini menyajikan menu-menu eropa dan ada menu desserts juga kalau memang kalian lebih suka makanan manis di pagi hari.