Sunday, April 1, 2007

Jakarta’s Great Restaurants (2 of 3)



INDONESIAN
Where once there were only a couple of restaurants, dishing out themed Ristjaffel lunches for tourists, Indonesian food has taken on a whole new pride of place in the restaurant scene. No visitor should miss a trip to Dapur Babah Elit where you can enjoy colonial Dutch delicacies and Indonesian fare under genuine antiques and photographs spanning decades of Indonesia's history. Similarly, Oasis restaurant has long been the Jakarta destination for colonial elegance and the ubiquitous Risjtaffel brought in by twelve waiting staff.

INTERNATIONAL and EUROPEAN
The best International restaurants do both Eastern and Western cuisine equally well. Koi, of which there are two branches in Kemang and Mahakam, is a perfect example. Popular with arty expats and Indonesians, the restaurant-cum-furniture gallery is run by Belgian Chef Benoit and his Indonesian wife. Koi has all of the elements of a well-run restaurant, the staff are friendly, bilingual and have an in-depth knowledge of the menu and daily specials.

JAPANESE
Tokio Joe has some of the best value Japanese in the city. The fish here is excellent and comes in enormous portions atop ice in big bowls. There are also trendy sushi rolls and dragon rolls and simple Japanese food, with an international angle, in one of the city's best hotels. This place has been a favourite for years. Whether it's a casual dinner or high-powered business lunch, this restaurant caters for all and represents much better value than some conveyor-belt sushi restauraunts.

MIDDLE EAST and MOROCCAN
Chef Sezai Zorlu at Anatolia is the type of chef who will happily step out of his kitchen to suggest an alternative dish, and he has never been wrong, part of the reason this excellent Turkish restaurant is almost always full. Starter dishes include falafel, humous, baba ganoush and tabouleh with fresh warm pitta. The mains here are mostly meat-based. After dinner relax with a sheesha and smoke fruit-flavoured tobacco.

THAI
La Na Thai has won numerous accolades as a fashionable favourite, with elegant interior and fine food. It's got a branch in London and shares the premises with Hazara Indian restaurant and The Face bar. Pricier than many, but with an atmosphere to match. Discovery Channel.

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