Brunch: Bakmi Asoei BSD

Flea market would never be a wrong place for a brunch. With so many men and women flocking there every morning, food would be perfect to replace the energy burnt to hunt the fresh food ingredients.

Our case was slightly different. Due to some business on Saturday morning, we end up near BSD's Pasar Modern (Modern Market). "There is a nice noodle restaurant that I want to try", Kiko said. So we pulled near the entrance. We never been to the restaurant before, so we just tried our luck, which seem on our side that day. Crossing few shops, we saw the name: "Bakmi Ayam Asoei".

Don't be tricked with the chicken noodle written in the name. Once seated, we can tell that they served more than chicken noodle; there are foods with pork in the menu. We ordered a bowl of chicken noodle and fried kweetiau. While waiting, we enjoy nipping the Pork Siu May.

We have a good time our food as well. The noodle is resilient, but delicate, almost pass all the criteria of al dente. The kwetiau is less smoky for those who fancy one. It was cooked with seafood, which is fresh enough for me who normally defy anything cooked with seafood.

Not long after that,we were back in the car, energized, despite of early start for the weekend

Bakmi Ayam Asoei, BSD Modern Market
Ruko Pasar Modern Blok R No. 52
Phone: +62 (21) 53158365
Mobile: +62 (815) 9618008

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