Bukan sepucuk surat cinta, ini adalah salah satu coffe shop yang berada di Jl. Dewi Sri no. 14 Legian, Kuta.

Beberapa hari yang lalu aku berkunjung ke salah satu coffee shop yang kerap wara-wiri mampir di instagram ads. Memenuhi rasa penasaran yang sudah lama ini, akhirnya aku langsung meluncur kesana!

Sebelum masuk ke bagian dalam cafe, di area exterior terdapat dua buah kursi dan meja tepat di samping pintu masuk. Biasanya tempat duduk di area luar ini hanya dipakai sebagai spot berfoto oleh pengunjung.

Tempatnya simple dan mengesankan, perpaduan antara modern arsitektur dan terdapat unsur pecinan.

Masuk ke pintu masuk utama kita langsung disambut oleh barisa. Elemen-elemen jendela kaca dipadukan dengan kayu dan tanaman memberikan kesan hangat pada ruangan. Di depan meja barista dan kasir terdapat bangku-bangku kayu yang dilengkapi dengan stop kontak, jadi kalau mau kesini untuk Work From Cafe bisa banget!

Di sisi dinding sebelah kasir terdapat kompilasi foto palette warna dan stool bar yang menjadikannya sebagai salah satu dari sekian banyak spot aesthetic favortiku di cafe ini untuk berfoto.

Untuk menu coffe mereka menyediakan:

Ke coffee tapi tidak bisa pesan coffe. Tenang saja untuk orang-orang yang tidak bisa minum kopi seperti aku, disini ada juga menu non coffe yakni tea dengan beberapa pilihan seperti:

Dear lucy, coffee & roastery ini juga menyediakan menu pilihan dessert:

Untuk minuman aku memesan matcha latte dan untuk makanan ringannya aku memesan butter sugar toast. 

Berhubung hari ini temanya jadoel, jadi aku menggunakan outfit yang jadul juga ya. Aku pakai kebaya vintage yang aku beli di Galeri Oma Vintage Jogja.

Kemudian untuk totebagnya, tentu saja pakai totebag brand aku, nooenny!

Awalnya aku mengira Dear Lucy Cafe ini hanya punya satu area tempat duduk di depan meja barista. Ternyata di belakangnya terdapat sebuah restaurant yang bernama Yellow Bandit House. Jadi buat yang pesan kopi di Dear Lucy punya pilihan untuk bersantai di luar, ataupun di dalam.

Yellow Bandit House menyajikan makanan-makanan asia seperti bakmi, tom yum, nasi lemak, dll. Mungkin lain kali kita coba makan disini ya!

Masuk ke area dalam Yellow Bandit House dengan interior yang lebih vibrant didominasi dengan warna terracotta pada lantai dan elemen hijau pada beberapa furniturenya.

By the way, I came here early right when the cafe just opened at 10 am, jadi waktu tiba disana tidak terlalu ramai dan bisa banyak berfoto. 

Finally yang aku tunggu datang! Ini dia penampakan matcha latte dan butter sugar toast yang aku pesan. 

Tapi, kalau boleh jujur untuk butter sugar toastnya menurutku tidak ada yang special atau khas dari Dear Lucy Cafe. Rasanya seperti sugar toast pada umumnya.

I rarely review restaurants, but since the food here is delicious yet affordable, I feel like I want other people to discover this place too!

These few days, I was craving noodles. Yes, I am an avid fan of noodle-based foods—ramen, noodles, or pasta. In Bali, many restaurants sell noodle-based menus, especially at Asian Restaurant.

I'm very selective when eating at an Asian restaurant because mostly, they serve pork as their main dish. Even though they offer beef or chicken as a replacement, for me, it's better to avoid questionable halal food as we can.

Scrolling down through the screen, I found a restaurant located in East Denpasar, which happened to be very close to where I live. Most importantly, it's 100% halal.

This restaurant is called Mienta Jatah, a Chinese and Hong Kong-style shop that sells noodles. Walking down the front of the restaurant, we are greeted by an oriental entrance and Chinese architecture. The interior is so simple, dominated by red and Chinese ornament. There is also a photo spot with Hong Kong-style posters attached, adding Hong Kong vibes to the place.

For their main menu, there are wet and dry noodles. I highly recommend you to try their wet noodles. Savory and distinct! It was so good that I came to this place two days in a row.

The noodle price range here is relatively cheap. It's about 20k-22k with an optional 5k for topping such as mushroom, boiled egg, omelet, etc. Apart from their noodles, they also have light menus such as gyoza, dumplings, etc.

On the first day, I tried their wet noodle menu with additional mushroom topping. On the top, there was chicken, mustard greens, and the dumpling crackers, which I had eaten before taking the photo. The taste was not excessive, and it was very distinctive. This original wet noodle is very suitable for enjoying if we want a taste that is not too filling, just like a light meal.

The second wet noodle menu that I tried was the noodle soup curry. You can see that the topping,  chicken katsu, with additional mushroom topping. I got a vibrant taste in my mouth! The curry was tempting, not too bold, or made you feel bad. It was enough.

To conclude, I will definitely return to this place again. I also haven't tasted their dry noodles and gyoza, already on my list for next week!

My childhood was spent in a small village named Maluk, located in West Sumbawa. My house was approximately 500 meters from the beach, which made me dream about having a bedroom with a big window facing the beach so I can enjoy the sightly view from my room.

Sadly, as I grew up, my family decided to leave that beautiful village and move to a small city in East Java. It is a lovely city too, the rice fields mostly dominate the scenery, and more importantly, we have super friendly neighbours! However, it couldn’t bury my childhood dream. I was so happy when my bedroom got renovated. Actually, we did not change the room dramatically because we wanted to keep the renovation costs low. I am so sorry I couldn’t show you the room before it was renovated because the labourers had already dismantled the wall. Here I show you the 3d how my room was!

Too much pink, isn't it? A little confession, when I was young, I was so obsessed with anything pink, and I wanted all my belongings and collections to be pink, including my room. Anyway, back to the room tour! It was just a tiny 3x3 sqm room, in addition, there was a 2x3 sqm balcony facing the street with a double-leaf door flanked by the windows.

A minimalist concept inspires the room with the dominance of pastel colours like apartment room designs in Korea. If you watch Korean dramas a lot, you'll know what I mean.

The first idea, I wanted to dismantle the balcony and connect it with the room to make the room bigger. Then, I wanted to install a big L accented window with an opened a small window on the right side which could maximise natural lighting and ventilating inside the room.

Furthermore, since I wanted to make it simple and minimalist for the interior style, it would look better if I chose a neutral colour to avoid crowds. I also chose the neutral colour because I will install a lot of furniture. I don't want to make the room looks so dense. Therefore, I chose white for the wall accentuated with wood floor to make it looks warm and cosy.

Since all of the furniture is finished in a white and wood accent, I want to put something that could accentuate the room, which turns on to be a small ceramic coffee table. It would be boring and monotone if I chose another white coffee table, isn’t it?

That's the concept for my dream bedroom! By the way, many of them have not manifested yet in the room because it costs a fortune! The only built-in furniture I could afford right now was just a cabinet under the window. I hope someday, I could make my dream bedroom comes true!

Here's I show you how my room goes so far!

before

after