Cafe Surabaya – Petrichor Cafe

Petrichor Cafe

Weekend calls for after-hour chill session with whoever left in the office, normally. Not that I/we wait until weekend to do it, just feels more sympatethic for me to say that chill time is weekend. Time to explore the term Cafe Surabaya, a.k.a eligible cafes in Surabaya. by eligible I meant it gotta be reasonable […]

Pizza Surabaya – Pizza Marzano

Pizza Marzano - Mushroom Dip

A good pizzeria is not an easy thing to be found in my hometown. I’m sick of having pizzas from those overrated chain pizza stores that tastes bland and boring, hence there’s no such term as “Pizza Surabaya” being popular. Over the past few years some people finally muster the courage to take a stand […]

Shao Kao Surabaya

Shao Kao. I believe in Chinese that means skewers (?). Basically most of your favourite food items are skewered then grilled to perfection, with a dash of savoury or bbq sauce. Here in Shao Kao Surabaya, I strongly believe the savoury glaze that I always ordered consists of salt and some cumin and 5 spices […]

Nasi Campur Babi Bali – Depot Jepun Peneleh

Nasi Campur Spesial

Nasi Babi Peneleh. It’s a rice dish with some variety of toppings. Its sambal alone consists of 3 varieties, making your lunch time vibrant and colourful. It only opens from morning circa 8 AM until arvo around 3 PM, hence you can only have it for brunch/lunch, not dinner. Besides, who the hell would have […]

Bakso Surabaya – Bakso Beranak Pak Sarjuk

Bakso Gulung Ghibah

A short stroll to the other part of the city enabled me to finally try this hyped up (currently) Bakso Solo place. Bakso is a form of meatballs loved by locals here, compared to your classic meatballs that consists of minced meat and breadcrumbs, our version (Indonesian version woohoo) consists mainly of minced meat, chunks […]