In the Mood for Yum Cha

"In the Mood for Yum Cha", so the words written on Kiko's status. That night, when she called me, she instantly propose to brunch at Samudra Restaurant. Samudra Restaurant has been our favorite place for Yum Cha because of its great taste and reasonably priced menu. In fact, it is so reasonably priced that we never wan't to cook the Dim Sum ourself. The taste might not worth the money and effort.

Translated into "Drinking Tea", Yum Cha is actually refers to the overall dining experience. But what we were after are the Dim Sum, the bite size Chinese dumpling, served in unusual way. Instead of the waiter taking your order, he/she will push a cart full with those Dim Sum. Wave your hand, someone will come to your table, and you can point on the dishes you're interested in. The dish, normally with 3-4 pieces of Dim Sum, is soon served on your table. The waiter will then mark a piece of paper on your table, which is basically to track on what you picked.

We ate alot, from Puff Char Siu, Scallop Siu Mai, Pork Siu Mai, Cheung Fan, Ha Kau, Kumis Naga. In between, we took few sips of tea; yeah, we want to experience the original Yum Cha experience.


We are full, but the dessert is hard to miss. We had Gui Ling Gao and Almond Puding to complete our brunch. As we walk to the parking lot, I can see the smile from the tip of Kiko's lip, a satisfied smile...

Samudra Restaurant
44-46 Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 44-46 8th floor BRI II, Center Park
Jakarta, 10210
Phone: +62 21 571 3572