Dining News

Good news for those who like to celebrate with a glass of bubbly: the world-famous and pioneering champagne house Moët & Chandon officially opened its first pop-up store in Pacific Place mall last month. VIP guests, loyal clients and champagne enthusiasts flocked to the store to enjoy a glass of refreshing champagne in the pop-up

A Vietnamese favourite has recently opened its fourth branch in Senayan City, offering authentic Vietnamese cuisine to Jakarta’s foodies at affordable prices: the latest addition to the NamNam Noodle Bar empire is also its largest. With a capacity of 110 seats, it is bigger than the branches in Pantai Indah Kapuk, Plaza Indonesia and Gandaria

The Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, an international gastronomic society, founded in Paris in 1950, traces its origins back to 1248. At that time, the French King Louis IX (later canonized as Saint Louis) wishing to thank the trades which had contributed to the construction of Sainte Chapelle, ordered the establishment of several professional guilds, one of

Staying true to the meaning of the word, Bistecca offers Jakartans an authentic Italian steakhouse dining experience like none has ever done before in the Big Durian.   This latest collaboration between Chef/Restaurateur Luca Pezzerra, executive chef of Caffè Milano, and The UNION Group, may be new in town, but it’s already got mouths talking

She’s beautiful, smart, charming and multi-talented. Chances are you’ve seen her on TV as a curious host exploring the streets of Indonesia looking for hidden culinary treasures or, if you recall, she was the nicer-than-that-mean-guy judge on a popular cooking show. Meet Rinrin Marinka, better known as Chef Marinka. With 140K followers on Instagram, the

With 16 years of experience in the culinary world in several Asian countries and one Michelin star under its belt, one of the highest-rated Chinese restaurants has finally arrived in Indonesia: Putien opened its doors in Pantai Indah Kapuk this November. Jakartans can now head to the north of the city to indulge in Putien’s

Pablo, the world-renowned cheese tart from Japan, opened its first Jakarta branch in November. Located in one of the biggest shopping centres in town, Gandaria City, Pablo is ready to spoil Jakarta’s dessert enthusiasts with its famous cheese tart. The dessert house is named after famous Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. Pablo’s founder Masamitsu Sakimoto greatly

From the brains behind the success of Three Buns and Potato Head Bar & Bistro comes the latest, and equally exciting, dining adventure in Jakarta, inspired by the Spice Route. Like its sister establishments under the winds of the PTT Family, Attarine has a strong tropical ambiance and bespoke rustic design. High ceilings, an open

Special occasions call for a toast with a drink (or two, or three, or more). As we enter the festive season and look forward to celebrating Christmas and New Year’s, here are a few drinks, recommended and created by two of Jakarta’s most passionate mixologists, that will spice up your holidays. Devi Siagian, Head Bar,

Please don’t hold it against me but I can at times be easily confused. And confusion reigned when I first heard about Vong Kitchen, the newbie on the block of must try restaurants on Jakarta’s dining scene. “Have you tried Vong Kitchen?” my friends would say. Except to my ears, I heard Wong Kitchen. I

On a crowded, climate-changing planet, food is a very hot issue. Our supermarket shelves are groaning with choices from all over the world, irrespective of seasons and almost irrespective of distance. Local Malang apples, often more expensive, compete with mountains of Ambrosia, Granny Smith and Gala varieties from the US and New Zealand.   Such

Moonlite Kitchen and Bar was recently voted as one of the TOP 10 BEST ROOFTOP BARS IN THE WORLD by the well respected Condé Nast Traveler US.   Found atop the Anantara Seminyak Resort looking out over Seminyak Beach, it is of no surprise this sultry spot made the list. In fact, Moonlite, was the