Restoran Borero — Restaurant in Jakarta

One of the few places in Jakarta that serves Moluccan (North Moluccan to be specific) dish in a restaurant setting. Tried the papeda (sago paste) package set and it was damn lekker. Aside from the papeda (the big lump of paste in that big bowl), you also have the obligatory “kuah kuning” fish in the yellow-reddish soup, gohu (rare cooked fish with spicy sour salsa), sambal sauce, papaya flowers for greens and an assortment of boiled tubers in a sweet-salty gravy. Definitely a bit pricey (I paid 80.000 rupiah for the set) but it was worth it, considering that the taste was lekker, the fish quality was very nice, and Moluccan or Maluku food is quite a rarity in Jakarta. The server doesn’t speak English but Google Translate...

Tempat makan popeda yang enak di pusat kota jakarta. Tempatnya cozy, bersih, toilet bersih. Ada tempat sholat dan juga ada mushalla dekat resto. ada live music meskipun siang. Asidanya maknyus, disajikan masih hangat. Pisang coe juga enak, cuman jangan bayangin potongannya seperti di foto, realnya potong segiempat agak kecil. Pisang panggang juga enak namun potongan juga kecil dan beda bentuk dgn foto menu. Utk popeda satu set isinya ikan semangkuk dg 1 potong ikan, satu porsi kecil tumisan sayur garu (bunga paya, daun singkong) dan sepiring kecil sambel. Kuah ikan kuningnya segar asem, ikannya pakai cakalang. Sayurnya enak meski sepertinya over cook. Sambelnya agak kurang mantap sih. Untuk ikan bisa request mau potongan mana. Kalau datang ramean saran jangan beli paketan semua, paketan sebagian dan tambahan beli satuan biar...

I just knew there was an authentic Ternate restaurant in Jakarta. The food was good, people were friendly and it feels like having coffee in the good old days. We need more resto like...