Searching for the best salt bread: Paris Baguette

We are now on the thirteenth part of Salt Bread Diaries. Despite the (too literal) name, Paris Baguette is a renowned bakery chain originates in South Korea. (Its contender, Tous Les Jours, has an equally French name.) Paris Baguette opened…

Searching for the best salt bread: MONGSIM

Back again in Salt Bread Diaries part 12! Initially, I didn’t plan to include MONGSIM in the series because I visited the place back in September last year, way before I started blogging again. However, I have decided to make…

Searching for the best salt bread: Holland Bakery

Part 11 of Salt Bread Diaries! The list goes on! This week’s salt bread is from another big name in Indonesia, Holland Bakery. Not missing out on the trend, the Holland also serves their take on the Korean bakery fad.…

Smash real pumpkins, and you get Nama Donut!

On the rare occasion when I went to a mall in the very southern part of Jakarta (and not accessible by public transportation), I would make sure to buy something that was not available (yet) in my neighborhood. That was…

Chilling at -18° Creamery

-18° Creamery has been intriguing me for some time – maybe because of the name, maybe because of the packaging. Or maybe because I have been looking for the replacement of my favorite gelato shop in Gading Serpong, which mysteriously…

Searching for the best salt bread: betterchocolatethannever

Hello hello, we are now on part 09 of Salt Bread Diaries! This week’s establishment is a little different than the usual, since their specialty is not salt bread. Just like what the name suggests, betterchocolatethannever (I adore the wordplay)…

Searching for the best salt bread: Little Salt Bread

Welcome to Salt Bread Diaries part 08! We have finally landed in Jakarta’s very own cradle of viral delicacies: Blok M. To be more specific: Gang Viral Blok M. Situtated in the alley is Little Salt Bread, a bakery slash…

Searching for the best salt bread: Rotiboy

Back again in Salt Bread Diaries, now in part 07! This week’s salt bread is Saltboy from Rotiboy (make sure not to confuse it with another bakeshoppe). Saltboy made quite a sensation back then when Rotiboy slashed its normal price…

Searching for the best salt bread: Hagios

Hi again, we are now on part 06 of Salt Bread Diaries! This week’s salt bread is from Hagios. Just like how I found Breadmood and The Alchemist, I was guided by recommendations compiled by Gading Serpong citizens on TikTok.…