Pasar Santa at Senopati, Jakarta

Been quite some time that Tuko had a visit at a market. But friends said this market is different. This is the happening place of today. The place's name is Pasar Santa located at Senopati area of South Jakarta. 

Coming into the area, it's really hard to find parking. Tuko managed to find parking by the street outside of Pasar Santa's complex. The complex itself is really like any other market. Nothing resemble cool from the outer look.

But it all changes once you got into the second floor of this Pasar Santa. So there's this new evolution here where the traditional market are located at the basement, the specialized shops located at first floor and the second floor is where the interesting part is. A lot of small restaurants with very unique designs.

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First Chapter

This time around Tuko visit the very packed bakmi shop, Miechino. The only menu here is Bakmi Ayam Jamur. You can either choose with or without Bakso (Meatball). The price is IDR22,000 or around USD1.76.

The noodle is very spongy.Tuko has taste a similar kind of noodle like this before and it's called Mi Karet (Rubber Noodle). But this time it's different. There's still a good taste behind it. The noodle is cooked first by the chef on white shirt and then will be put on the big pan with some seasoning and sauce inside. The guy black shirt will mixed them all up. After that from one pan it can be divided into 3 portions. The chili sauce served by the table is amazing. The spiciness level is just so right. Not too spicy and not too mild. Tuko likes it a lot.

Look at the people who are waiting to get a seat by the table. Tuko and friend luckily get a seat by the counter and get a shot at the chefs doing the job.

Next stop, Tuko went for a dessert at the place called Sepotong Kue. The specialty of this shop is it's Kue Sus with Ice Cream. It's something like cream puff but without cream filling and filled with ice cream instead. The ice cream is home made and recommended flavor by the owner is Green Tea. Tuko's friend gave the Kue Sus a try. While Tuko went for Earl Grey Bun. Sounds more interesting.

The design of this place is a mixture of country house in United States with traditional warung (small shop). The interesting part is they make use of old looking tea kettle for tissue, sugar, spoon and so on.

The Earl Grey Bun + Green Tea Ice Cream is not bad. Tuko will not say it's really a recommended to try. But if you really feels like wanting a decent dessert, go ahead. The price is IDR15,000 or around USD1.20. For the exact same price, you could get a better one. But to get the experience, sure why not.

That's it for this time around. Let's wait for the next trip.