Eating at PASAR SANTA - Part One

Been a while I want to try to eat at Pasar Santa. I've heard that Pasar Santa has improve not just a traditional market, but involved to a place where we can eat. Not like other food vendors at traditional market, Pasar Santa dining area full of promising food vendors that enough make me drooling.

Even though its clean enough, but never imagine a convey and cold place here at Pasar Santa. Because most of vendors only have maximum 10 - 15 chairs capacity. Imagine if its full booked. You have to queue. And some vendors have a very serious queue. Long like train. I've been to Pasar Santa twice, just because I'm curious with all the vendors. Before begin your journey to Pasar Santa here's I give you several hints
1. Make sure you wear a comfortable clothes, since its non-AC place
2. Leave your heels, wear Sandals or Flat shoes
3. Bring some cash, most of vendors prefer cash even though some of them have debit or BCA Flash
4. If you already know where to go and what to eat, pay attention of their opening hours. Even though it says open in certain times, but it depends on the vendors. For example DOG vendor. It says open at 3 but when I visit they just ready at 4.30pm!! Better check their Instagram.Usually they updated their opening hours.
5. Unlike the other restaurant, they have pretty late opening hours. Around 12am to 3pm. Again, better check their Instagram.
6. Better come early, even though most vendors write their closing time, but many of them already sold out before closing time. Like Papricano Mexicana for example. They already sold at 6pm!!
7. Coming early also to avoid a very long queue and end with disappointed because they out of stock.

1st VISIT

NASI GORENG HITAM - IDR 28.000
Fried rice made from squid Ink served with fried egg
Taste wise not too big portion. The only kick from this fried rice is only the hint of spiciness.  

LEGOH
Manadonese Food, A Branch from Bandung.
Pasar Modern Santa 1st Floor, Foodcourt Area
Tues-Sun 11:00-21:00
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BEEF QUESADILLA - IDR 25.000
At first I was tempting to order their Burrito or Taco. But remembering I still want to explore several food vendors here at Pasar Santa, so I (only) ordered Beef Quesadilla. Surprisingly, Papricano give the generous amount of beef and cheese in their Quesadilla. Made by order so you'l get the warm food from them. Love their Salsa and Guacamole sauce. RECOMMENDED!

PAPRICANO MEXICAN CANTINA
Ph. +6281514298907
Opening hours:
Wed - Fri: 3pm - 9pm
Sat - Sun: 2pm - 10pm
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BLACK GOURMET HOTDOG
Single - IDR 35.000 || Double - IDR 40.000 || Triple - IDR 45.000
SAUCE (White, Cheese, Red) - IDR 5.000
So curious with  this hotdog. They made the bun from charcoal. That's why the bun color is black. What I have above is Single Hotdog with White Sauce. White Sauce is combination between mayonnaise and black-pepper. It turned to be a good pairing.

DOG
Pasar Modern Santa 1st Floor, Foodcourt Area #57
Wed – Sun
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So curious saw their preparation. Setting this and that. No wonder, December 26th was their 1st open and exist at Pasar Santa. And since it 1st launching, they give it free for their customers that day. Woooww!!  Lucky me to be the 1st who can taste it that day. Like its name, It's a Wrap served a wrap kind of food that you can choose the filling. They made the wrap from spinach. That's why the colour is green. They serve chicken, Dory Fish and Beef. Then you can choose 3 kind of veggies that you want to input to your wrap. The choice between Tomato, Lettuce, Cucumber, Paprika or Pineapple. Last you choose the sauce, barbeque, mushroom, black-pepper or mayonnaise. For my wrap above, I choose Fish with lettuce and tomato paired with mayonnaise. The fish taste crispy on the skin and still tender inside. The important thing is, its not smell fishy. The mayo taste less kick. I expected to be more bold on the sauce. While on the other day, my sister had their Beef with Barbeque sauce and it turn to be great.

IT'S A WRAP
Pasar Santa 2nd Floor #36
Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday
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Fatboy is one of vendor that sell various kind of satay. The things that they put in the skewer is Fish Cake (Otak-otak), Cheesy Stick, Sausage (IDR 12.000). Beef Patty, Dumpling, Egg Chicken Roll (IDR 10.000) Lobster, Fish, Salmon, Crab, Squid, Shrimp (IDR 8.000). Chicken Skin, Chicken Intestine (IDR 6.000). Like the sauce that they put in the balls. I love the lobster and the salmon one.

FATBOY
INSTAGRAM
Ph. +6281294124024
Opening hours: Changing daily, pls check their instagram.

FROZEN BANANA - IDR 16.000
So unique and creative  dessert that Barnana have. Its a frozen banana that wrapped inside melted chocolate. You can choose your favorite topping like almond, cornflakes, oreo, regal biscuits, sprinkles, peanut butter, salted caramel and nutella. When I bought the banana, they have a today special menu which banana topped with ovaltine sprinkles. And this banana is so fuckin' good. I definitely going to buy again again and again on my next visit. RECOMMENDED!! 

BARNANA
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Opening hours: Sat - Sun 3pm - finish

Beyond Cendur (Cendol Durian) is a variant of dessert that consist of durian, cendol and other topping like, grass jelly, nutella, green tea, oreo, vanilla & green tea ice cream, black sticky rice and even kit kat Green Tea. What I have above is Cendol Durian one of their signature best seller. Love the consistency each ingredients in it. Even though the taste way too sweet, but the durian is irresistible.

BEYOND CENDUR BAR
INSTAGRAM
Ph. +628128132312
Opening hours: Thursday - Sunday 2pm - 9pm

OMG! The food list that I've tried pretty long. At first I want to compile all my Experience from my visit to Pasar Santa. But then, instead of scrolling to long, and make you tired, I decided to split my journey into 2 review story. Click here for another review of Pasar Santa.

PASAR SANTA
Jl. Cipaku I
Tendean, Jakarta

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Nobu Express - Play with Kusshon

A view weeks ago, me and some foodie mates back to Kemang area. Often see Japanese Fusion Resto called Nobu Express. Eventhough, from the front not too look big, but they have eye-catching color for their restaurant.

Entering Nobu Express, we can see several chairs for not-smoking area. Just go straight to cashier and bar area to make an  order. Yeepp... you must order in cashier, than pick a seat. If you not smoking I suggested, take a seat in 1st Floor. Because in 2nd Floor is for the one who smoke. But... since I came in a big group, so we take a seat in 2nd. Luckily, no one in there... So the room is ours hahaha...

Hi! My name is Kusshon. Welcome to my Nobu Express

Dine with Kusshon at 1st Floor

Nobu Express has many fusion food. Somekind like east meet west. Because Nobu Express has spaghetti and Hotdog in Japanese way. Hhhmm... are you curious enough? Let me spread the drinks 1st.

BEVERAGES

Green Tea Floats IDR 19,000

Ogura Floats IDR 19,000

Floats drink mixed between plain soda with green tea ice cream and ogura (red bean) ice cream. From the taste, I like the ogursa better than the green tea. I think the green tea flavor not too dominated this drink. A taste a bit bland. Meanwhile we still can taste the freshness of the ogura eventhough for both drink used for photo session for a minutes.

Italian Soda

Nobu Express also have many variants of Italian Soda. Not just looking pretty. But for it's own have a different characteristic. And of course really hard to resist.

Blue Lychee IDR 25,000

Blue curacao syrup, lychee syrup, soda water and lychee fruit.
I imagine drinking this in the beach. The blue curacao syrup really match with the ocean. Plus it has a good taste. Not too overpowering, so we still can taste the lychee. Served with Lychee fruit.

*Blue curacao is a sweet blue liqueur, distilled and flavored from the dried peel of bitter oranges. It can also contain distillates of lemons and curacao fruit, sugar and wine. Blue Curacao is often used to induce color into cocktails and other mixed drinks.

Tasty Lychee IDR 25,000

Lychee sirup, soda water, and lychee fruit.
this is the true color of lychee. So freshening. Not too sweet. All those lychee really dominated this drink, so the soda water not too kick much. Served with Lychee fruit.

Hawaiian Beach IDR 25,000

Blue curacao syrup, green apple syrup, soda water.
The apple syrup taste a bit bland. The curacao syrup and the soda water more dominated this Hawaiian Beach drink. Served with apple chunk.

Seasonal Green IDR 25,000

Green apple syrup, soda water.
Apple definitely dominated this drink. But this apple syrup, I think just like an ordinary syrup that I used to buy in convenient store hehehe... Served with apple chunk.
 

Sunrise IDR 25,000

Strawberry syrup, orange syrup and soda water.
Me like this one. taste a bit sweet and sour. it come out a perfect blend. So freshening.

Morning Breeze IDR 25,000

Green apple syrup, orange syrup, soda water.
Taste a bit sweet. I thought the orange syrup can make a balance taste. But I guess the orange taste sweet too. 

Strawberry Lychee IDR 25,000

Strawberry syrup, lychee syrup, soda water and strawberry fruit.
I also like this one. The strawberry so fresh blend with soda water. Not to forget strawberry chunk more add freshness to this drink.

Chef Kassas (I hope I spell it right) who really patient explain every menu to us

MEALS VAGANZA

Jap-Dog for Japanese fusion hotdog

JapDog Barbeque Sauce IDR 19,000

Grilled sausage poured with barbeque sauce, mayonaise and sprinkle with nori. I like how the make the sausage. It quite tender and the barbeque sauce quite tasty.

JapDog Katsu Sauce IDR 19,000

This JapDog quite unique. Because they make the sausage looks like katsu. Sausage coated with breadcrumb poured with Katsu Sauce and mayonnaise and sprinkle with nori. The taste a bit sweet. They succeed make the sausage crispy outside and still tender inside.

Japanese Pasta

California Wafu IDR 29,000

California Cream IDR35,000

The topping is just the same. What make it different is only the sauce. Consist of avocado, Kani Stick, Tobiko, and wakame. If you ever eat California Roll sushi, well... this is the spaghetti version of California Roll Sushi. The Kani stick (crab), tobiko (flying fish egg) taste fresh.

Gindara Katsu Wafu IDR 29,000

Gindara Katsu Cream  IDR 35,000

Gindara Fish coated with bread crumb. The result is a very crispy Gindara Fish but still tender inside. What I like from this Gindara is the fish not smell fishy.
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Tempura Cream IDR 29,000

Tempura consist of Big Fresh and not fishy Shrimp, Shitake Mushroom, and Onion. All topping coated with a very crispy tempura flour. It's not oily. The veggies and shrimp still fresh and tender.
It also served in Tempura Wafu Spaghetti style (IDR 29,000).

Dory Katsu Cream IDR 35,000

Dory fish coated with breadcrumb flour.  Again, Nobu Express succeed in processing the fish. Still crispy outside and still tender inside. Dory always good whatever how you process it #just saying...
It also served in Dory Katsu Cream Style (IDR 35,000)

Chicken Katsu Wafu IDR 29,000

Thigh Chicken coated with breadcrumb. The classic chicken katsu from japanese resto. The chicken is tender and taste good. Also served Chicken Katsu Cream (IDR 35,000)

Salmon Katsu Wafu IDR 29,000

Salmon coated with breadcrumb. The  texture is great. Still tender inside and crispy outside. But for me, I still like salmon the old way. Only simply grill it. But this taste is quite decent too.

PASTA HIGHLIGHT
California Wafu made from wafu sauce the basic ingredients is shoyu sauce and other herbs.  Shoyu sauce itself taste savory and a bit salty, but in a good way. For California Wafu, the texture is dry.
California Cream more like spaghetti carbonara. The taste a bit bland. And I wish they make it a bit more thick. I just wish they add more flavor into it. It could be wonderful.

Golden Roll IDR 35,000

Sushi is one of a Japanese typical food. It's like already a trademark for Japanese resto. In Nobu Express, their signature sushi is Golden Roll. Consist of smoked salmon, tamago (egg), salmon skin and topped with Japanese mayonnaise, Spicy mayonnaise and shallots. The taste is great. The salmon taste good. Only I skip the shallots. Not too like it. The sauce also great. mixed between spicy and savory. Love it.

Nobu Express also serve delivery service with minimum purchase IDR 100,000 and with delivery charge IDR 15.000

Overall, Nobu Express is worth for a hangout place. Simple food, friendly staff with reasonable price.

Nobu Express
Jl. Kemang Raya No. 9 C
Jakarta Selatan
Telp: 021-7195246
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twitter: @NobuExpress