[EN] We had a family lunch in Bogor this afternoon. Bogor is a small town near Jakarta. From my place in South Jakarta, it is around 55 km. This morning, we left at 10.30 am and reached the restaurant in Bogor at 12.10 pm. That’s 1 hour 40 minutes. It was a longer trip because at the Jagorawi Toll Road, it was packed with cars before the ticket gate at Cibubur.
Despite the long trip, it was a good lunch, though. The food at Kabayan was quite good. It was Sundanese cuisine (Western Java). The location of restaurant was practically at the end of the main Bogor toll road exit.
Recommended food: Pepes mercon (fish cooked in bamboo), Gurame bakar sambal mangga nanas (gurame fish barbecued with chilly mixed with mango and pineapple).
Recommended drink: Lidah buaya (aloe vera; note that the literal meaning of lidah buaya is crocodile tounge, but that’s the Indonesian word for aloe vera).
[ID] Kami sekeluarga makan siang di Bogor siang ini. Bogor adalah kota kecil dekat Jakarta. Dari rumah saya di Jakarta Selatan, jaraknya 55 km. Pagi ini, kami berangkat jam 10.30 am dan sampai di restoran di Bogor jam 12.10 pm. Perjalanannya 1 jam 40 menit. Perjalanannya lebih lama karena di Tol Jagorawi padat sekali diwaktu mau memasuki gerbang tiket di Cibubur.
Meskipun perjalanan memakan waktu lama, makan siangnya lumayan enak. Makanan di Kabayan cukup enak, makanan Sunda. Lokasi restoran tersebut ada di ujung exit utama tol Bogor.
Rekomendasi makanan: Pepes mercon, Gurame bakar dengan sambal mangga nanas.
Rekomendasi minuman: Lidah buaya.
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[EN] Bandung is about 2 hour drive from Jakarta. The city is crowded in week-ends and you will notice that half of the cars on the road have Jakarta’s number plates. It becomes Jakartans’ playground at week-ends.
If you look for a restaurant where you can wine and dine, The Cellar is the place. You can certainly enjoy your wine while listening to live music.
[ID] Bandung kira-kira 2 jam dengan mobil dari Jakarta. Kota itu cukup ramai pada akhir pekan dan anda akan lihat bahwa separuh dari mobilnya berplat Jakarta. Kota itu menjadi tempat mainnya orang Jakarta pada akhir pekan.
Bila anda mencari restoran dimana anda bisa makan malam dan minum wine, The Cellar adalah tempatnya. Anda akan dapat menikmati wine sambil mendengarkan live music.
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[EN] The Cellar is a restaurant in Bandung where you can enjoy wine and other alcoholic beverages.
[ID] The Cellar adalah restoran di Bandung dimana anda dapat juga menikmati wine dan minuman alkohol lainnya.
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[EN] I had this meal at Roppan. It’s called Banana Island. I call it a meal instead of dessert, because it’s very filling. My wife took me to Roppan at Gandaria City because she wanted to have ice cream, and I didn’t think that the portion would be this big. I already had had dinner at the time. Next time I go for another ice cream on toast at Roppan, I will make sure it’s my only main meal.
Roppan is a Japanese chain restaurant. It offers a variety of contemporary type of food, very Japanese, but mostly non-traditional.
The price for a Banana Island is Rp 35,000 (before tax, or around US$ 4).
[ID] Saya makan makanan ini di Roppan. Namanya Banana Island. Makanan ini bukanlah dessert, karena sangat mengenyangkan. Istri saya mengajak saya pergi ke Roppan di Gandaria City karena ia ingin makan es krim, dan saya tidak mengira porsinya akan besar. Saya sudah makan pada waktu itu. Lain kali kalau saya makan es krim diatas roti bakar di Roppan, saya akan menganggapnya sebagai makan malam.
Roppan adalah restoran chain Jepang. Restoran tersebut menjual variasi makanan yang kontemporer, sangat khas Jepang, tetapi kebanyakan non-tradisional.
Harga Banana Island adalah Rp 35,000 (sebelum pajak).
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