Kopitiam Oey - Sabang

After the Mie Aboen foodscapades, I decided to take Tya to one of my favorite cafe : Kopitiam Oey.




If you've heard about it, this is Pak Bondan's cafe, or should I say, kopitiam ? Oey, was supposed to be pronounced "Wi", from his surename Winarno. No relations with any Oey clans.




This wasn't my first time, but i am soooo happy with this kopitiam that i started to invite everyone to go there....




WHERE ? 


It's located in Sabang. Where to be exact, hmmm... if you noticed Duta Suara sabang, then you should slow down your car. It was only 100m away from there, located on the left side. It is very easy to be missed since it's quite small. But if you have reached the  red-light, then you have missed it.

Kopitiam Oey

Jalan H.A. Salim 18,
Jakarta Pusat

THE GOODIES ?

Their main menu are actually coffee and teas. Some panini, nasi goreng (fried rice) and satay. Basically - snacks. But don't judge food by its category - it's still  fulfilling lho.

Since we're still full after Mie Aboen, we decided to just order drinks. Tya ordered Mint Tea, and Ice Kietna drink for me. Kietna is actually a "marmalade" syrup. Similar to marmalade jam, it has the orange skin in it. Taste similar to marmalade - sour, bitter, tangy. I was curious on how it will be served, because usually, kietna was just served with hot water or with ice.


Turns out, it is served with Sprite !

The iced kietna was more an enjoyable – refreshing drink; unlike the usual kietna served in Medanese restaurant. Good idea !

The mint tea itself, we know that it’s fresh – good… but on second thought, it tasted like drinking regular tea after using extra strong Listerine. Anyway, it’s good lah.

The iced kietna was more an enjoyable – refreshing drink; unlike the usual kietna served in Medanese restaurant. Good idea !

The mint tea itself, we know that it’s fresh – good… but on second thought, it tasted like drinking regular tea after using extra strong Listerine. Anyway, it’s good lah.

Other menus that I have tried is Teh talua bukit tinggi, Kopi Vietnam (Vietnamese coffee) à alert, ultra high caffeine !, French toast, Nasi goreng babat and Wiener Melange.

One thing about wiener mélange, it is actually a shot of espresso, topped with vanilla ice-cream. Nice, but a tips on enjoying it, let it melt for a while, enjoy the ice and espresso at the same time, or else, you’ll ended up having a bitter espresso :P

Teh talua – hot tea with egg yolk, was actually a nice one; no fishy smell of the egg. It’s just am a bit disappointed that it wasn’t as foamy as I expected.

DAMAGE COST

It's definitely affordable.. for the drinks and snacks. Ga terlalu berlebihan - not overusing expensive product, i believe that they are using the common ingredients, that's why the price are reasonable.

Ice Kietna - 15K

Mint tea - 12 K

Other drinks are ranging from 10K to 15K

Foods are ranging from 10K to 30K

OTHER THINGS ?

- Best visited not around lunch time ! It will be packed. 3-5 pm is the best time.
- Free wi-fi provided
- You will see more of the oldies (age 25+) rather than teens hanging around here (i think it's due to the area and type of food)

Mie Aboen - Passer Baroe

I was so lethargic when i remember these words : office - projects - shopper.

Yes, I am a zombie (9 to 5 (or more ????) behind the desk office worker). And i was not having the best moments...So, I decided to take a 1 day leave.

The plan was to go to Bandung, scour the city for some good food... apparently, i didn't have the guts to drive alone for Bandung round trip. So I decide... I'll just pick a place in the town - which i had not yet visited for a while.

Called up my good fella, Tya, and when I told her about the plan to go to Passer Baroe (Ps. Baru), turned out the night before she dreamed of taking someone to that place. Coincidence ? no, that's what i call synchronized intentions (ngarep bareng.com).

Anyway, we decided to look for the noodle Kiosk / restaurant "Mie Aboen".


WHERE ?
Arriving there is no problem. You can easily type Pasar Baru (or Passar Baroe) in your Garmin / Mio. Now the challenge is... to find the Kiosk.
If you are a newbie, you might find a restaurant named "Mie Abun" with a neon box. It is located in an alley, but no cakwe / kue bantal seller. Okay, that's NOT THE ONE.
We've almost entered that one as well. If you decided to try that one... okay don't bother - this one have branches everywhere, including one in the food court of Mall Ambassador. Will not review this one here.

You should find "Bakmi Gang Kelinci". Yes, this one is also famous. The owner of Mie Aboen that we seek is actually the parent's of Bakmi Gang Kelinci's owner. But still, i was in the mood of Mie Aboen. Next to Bakmi Gang Kelinci, there is an alley, just take a peek, and in the end of the alley, you will see Mie Aboen. This is the ONE !

Along that alley is actuall "pasar basah" or traditional market. On the left side - there is a tukang cakwe / kue bantal. Looks yummy, but later perhaps.

THE GOODIES
Of course, the main course would be noodle. But they also serve typical chinese dishes (i.e. nasi goreng / fried rice, bakso / meat balls, etc). Been craving for the noodle, so i ordered their specialities : Mie Spesial (Babi / pork... of course :) ), and Tya ordered Mie Bakso. For drinks, we ordered Susu kacang (soy milk) and Susu soda (Soda, sweet condesed milk and ice). Here's how it looks :

(Okay, pardon me for the photo quality - am still a food photographer on training). Basically - the noodles will be made using pork oil / minyak babi; so the noodle it self will be tasty. Noodles which made using such oil, usually, will tend to be extra oily - which i hate the most. But this one, the oiliness is perfect :). They're not excessively using MSG as well, so the it's not getting too salty / overtasty. Overall, the taste is just right - purrfect !

For the pork, if you're ordering the basic noodle or just the template noodle, your noodle will only be topped with chicken (but still... cooked with lard :P). While mine, the special one, will be topped with charsiew (babi merah) and also the white crispy pork ( i forgot the name...). And what i like about their white crispy pork, it was still crispy, even after a while. Usually this kind of pork will get soggy, then get really oily.

For me, the noodle itself is so so... but the topping is one of the best ! 

And also the soup / kuah, is not simply a condiment... (basa basi kuahnya.... alias ga berasa), but rather a tasty - full bodied broth. You can taste the freshness of the leek as well.

After a while, a friend of Tya, Edel, came to join us. And she noticed something in the menu. BTW, do not expect that the waiter will bring you a shabby, laminated , photocopy menu. They will only ask you what do you want to order. There is a big menu placed on the wall (typical traditional chinese restaurant :P). She noticed a menu called Locupan. We asked the waiter, but she was not quite helpful, so we didn't have the guts to order... *afraid that it may turned out to be a big-scale-dish, too big to handle*

Googled-it, and here it comes about Locupan : from mie lovers @ blogspot

*hmm.. interesting, might try it next time*

DAMAGE COST
Since twas Tya's treat, didn't check the bill, but i managed to get the total.
1 Mie spesial
1 Mie bakso
1 Susu Kacang
1 Susu soda
Total : IDR 66,000

Not bad... average cost for pork dishes :)

OTHER REASONS TO TRY THIS ?
Nothing that special to drag my self out of Pondok Indah just to get this noodle. But in case you're somewhere near Ps. Baru, you might want to try.
Or, if you're a fan of ethic clothes, there's a haute couture Indian store named Myra. Can't get too much detail here since it would be OOT (out of topic). But in short - great clothes, but not something you want to buy in the middle of the month... ouch !

why you should read this blog ?

If you're living in Jakarta - the sin city of South East Asia; and love to find good food out of the mall... yes this blog will definitely be worth to read.

Yes, this blog will be filled with all the hidden treasures of good culinaries - hidden behind the malls of Jakarta. You will not find me reviewing the famous fro-Yo S*ur Sa** here; instead I will review a shabby warong besides the railway which sells one of the greatest Soto Kambing, or a corner in a Pasar Baru which sells one of the tastiest noodle.

Why did i even bother to have this blog ? 
If you're asking me why - my personal intention is simple : my parents often took me to these kinds of places - great food; somewhere only memories could tell where the restaurant is... and I wanted to have a better documentation on these places; and perhaps share the joy of the culinary with everyone :)

How do you know these places ?
Most of them are from my parents, and also to the jalansutra mailing list (jalansutra@yahoogroups.com); or when i'm a bit adventurous, i might go to random places :P
Any inputs are more than welcome lho !

Anyway - enjoy the beta version of this blog.

Cheers !

-Md-