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After passing by this place a dozen times, I finally decided to try their famous kouign amann. One of the rare visit where everything we got was pretty spot on. Will return for other items next time😆.
📍Kemang
Service and Ambiance 8/10
Price $$
🐈Will revisit

80k
Kouign Amann + Iced Vanilla Roasted Latte (80k)
Kouign Amann 8.5/10
Papilion kouign amann is often touted as the best in town and I can see why. Most KA I’ve tried here tends to be sticky and bready. This one was very flakey and crispy exterior while being soft and chewy inside. Not overbearingly sweet as well.

Iced Vanilla Roasted Latte 7.5/10
Iced vanilla roasted latte was a nice surprise. I was expecting a generic vanilla essence but this actually tasted like baileys? Coffee could be stronger but since this was my third cup of the day it’s probably a good thing. Would ask for less sugar next time)

Chocolate Eclair (60k) 7.5/10
Got this from the Huize Van Weily counter. Nice amount of filling inside, the creaminess was balanced well with the dark chocolate on top. Cacao nibs on the top also added nice crunch. Choux pastry itself was firm without being too dry or hard.

Ice chocolate (47k) 7/10
Despite ordering the regular version (cause the premium was like 90k lol) this was good enough already. Nice balanced of bitter, sweet, and creamy. One minus is that bits of cocoa powder remain unmixed. Weirdly enough we enjoyed the gritty texture but I don’t think this was intended by the barista hahaha.

📍Cikajang
Service and Ambiance 7.5/10
Price $$
🐈Worth to try

Babka French Toast (discontinued) 9.5/10
Beau please bring this menu back🥲. Don’t think there’s any other place serving their french toast like this right now. Used to be my go to order as it’s very chocolatey and nutty. Very rich and decadent, almost like you are eating cake vs bread.

Jackfruit Tacos (70k) 8/10
Best vegan tacos I’ve tried in Jakarta. Crunchy tacos with BBQ pulled jackfruit. Vegan sour cream was yummy and there’s nice tanginess from the salsa. A repeat order for me.

Butternut Squash Soup (75k) 5.5/10
Omitted the mascarpone to made it vegan. Mildly sweet and there’s a nuce creaminess to it. Tasted decent but nothing special.

Extra review about their baked goods:
Vegan Banana Chocolate Cake (105k) 6.5/10
Decent but very mushy. Pronounced banana flavours. Got eneg after a while so best for sharing.

Miso White Chocolate Cookies (45k) 6.5/10
Got this as complimentary for buying the soft serve. Quite unique flavour profile from the miso and white chocolate. Texture was more chewy with crunchy exterior. Pretty good but too sweet after a while.

📍Panglima Polim
Service and Ambiance 7.5/10
Price $$
🐈Worth to try

Brioche French Toast (65k) 9/10
Since the babka french toast is gone I ended up ordering this. I can see why so many people raved about it, the brioche had nice crisp exterior and warm fluffy interior.
Also love how affordable they are vs french toast from other places (*ehmm chicory*). Generous amount of berries, granola, and bananas as well. Only available at Pangpol branch.

Dirty Chai (55k) 8.5/10
It’s rare to find places serving chai in Indonesia, but Beau’s particularly good. Nice fragrant spices and not too milky.

Israeli Shakshuka (95k) 6/10
Tomato was not punchy enough and shakshuka was missing that middle eastern spices. Overall I felt like it’s a watered down version of what a shakshuka should be. I did like the addition of chickpeas though.

Ouef Royale (105k) 5/10
Pretty sure they used the same exact brioche as the french toast but this was very, very tough to cut and chew. My friend ended up cutting off the outer layer. Hollandaise was bland and worst of all the eggs were overcooked to the point the egg whites were rubbery.

Extra review about their baked goods:
Softserve (50k) 7.5/10
Reminds me of AW’s swirl but more premium😅? Not that creamy and sweet, a plus for me as I was able to finish the entire thing. Got the chocolate x vanilla but strongly prefer the chocolate only option.

Rustic Sourdough (55k) 5/10
My least favourite thing from beau. I like my sourdough very chewy and sour, so this was too similar to ordinary bread for my taste. Good choice if you dislike traditional sourdough though.

Rating 8/10
📍Senopati
Service and Ambiance 8.5/10
Price $$$$
🐈Worth to try

Omakase by the OG chef Tatemukai. The 12 course lunch Omakase (2.3 mio) was just the right amount of dishes for me to feel full but not overwhelmingly so. Below were the dishes we got (favourites are given ⭐️):
1. Snapper
3. Chutoro aburi with miso seaweed paste
4. Hotate with uni ⭐️
5. Iwashi (sardine brined with vinegar to remove the fishy taste)
6. Akami (upper back of tuna)
7. Ikura/Botan Ebi (got the ikura cause I have shrimp allergy)
8. Sashimi (hamachi, ootoro, and snapper) ⭐️
9. Ikura bowl
10. Ootoro foie gras ⭐️
11. Uni⭐️
12. Anago (salt water ell)
13. Wagyu beef with egg yolk and egg white foam

Other dishes also included
1. Foie gras yuzu chawanmushi ⭐️
2. Miso soup
3. Complimentary ramen/yakimeshi
4. Desserts (kinako ice cream and adzuki mochi) ⭐️

Overall I was satisfied with the experience. Reminiscent of my omakase in Tatemukai Signature (which made sense given the history) in terms of dishes, preparation methods (searing the nigiri with hot rod), and dressings (most had some sauce drizzled over the nigiri).