Ya Kun Kaya Toast

Ya Kun Kaya Toast has many branches inside shopping centres here in Jakarta. It gets really crowded at around 2-3, as many people come here to chat and have their evening tea time. The place is simple yet modern.  

Tea Rp 13.000/ US$1.5

Ice Lychee Tea Rp 21.000/US$ 2.5

The lychee tea, although a little bit pricy, is worth it as it's got the capability og lightening up your mood. It's very sweet, too sweet I would say, but that is what lychee tea is all about - sweetness. There are a few small pieces of lychee underneath. The tea itself has a strong fruit flavor.

Butter Sugar Toast Rp 14.000/ US$ 1.6

This is their signature dish-- toasts. Well, actually they are most famous for Kaya Toast, which is a very close relative of the one in the picture. The on here has sugar instead of kaya jam. What makes it distinguishable from any other toasts is its crispy wholemeal bread. Tried to ask if they sold the bread separately but they didn't. The bread is very crispy, and even though it's wholemeal, you won't feel very full even after eating a portion of it.

J.CO Donuts and Coffee

J.CO Donuts and Coffee is a donut cafe, a perfect place for hanging out. It is easily found at almost every single mall here in Jakarta, and it is spreading to Kuala Lumpur as well as Singapore. Other than the donuts, the cozy orange colour dominated cafes also offer a wide variety of beverages, like coffee and teas. It also offer yummy frozen yoghurt. I find the donuts here really satisfying, it's sweet and creamy. It's so addictive. There are lots of choices to choose from and nowadays they have new flavors in a short time.

Choco Banana

Lychee

Tiramisu

Why Nut

Snow White

Hola Mango

Hello Berry

All donuts are at Rp6.000 each, but you will get discount if you buy it in boxes of 6 or 12. My personal favorite flavor is tiramisu and why nut, which are also their oldest flavor. I never get bored of them. The topping is so sweet and the fillings are just yummy. Why Nut is filled with peanut jam and Tiramisu is filled with vanilla cream.

de' Excelso

Mocha Frappie (Rp38.ooo/US$4)

So it was on one hot afternoon when we decided to chill out after lunch. After quite a moment of considering what to order, my decision fell to this mocha frappie. Mixture of chocolate and coffee. Nice one, as I could easily be affected with the caffeine in coffees. The blended ice is mixture of normal ice and some coffee ice I guess, as it was sweet and has got the flavor of coffee. The beverage below the blended ice is so thick and the taste of the mocha still lingered on my mouth after I finished drinking it.

Cupcakes

Like we all know, cupcakes had been booming these times. I was indeed very happy to find a real cutecupcake store named Le Soho Cupcakes in a shopping centre not too far away from my house. My choice was of course red velvet cupcake, which I heard a lot of but never had the chance to try it before. The red velvet cake was not too sweet. It goes really well with the cream cheese topping. The other cupcakes are also amazing. One of the best cupcakes I ever tried. Each is packaged in a beautiful transparent packaging.