Anomali Coffee Ratulangi — Restaurant in Makassar

I was a big fan of Anomali, Jakarta stores, 10 years ago. I used to buy my Wamena beans from them. They were the pioneer of cool sleek café with their torrefaction machine in display, their very clear single origin map, their explanations about Coffee beans. The Makassar store ia nice , quite modern, with concrete, wooden furniture, good lightings. But the food sucks. We had a frozen pizza at 90 k, that we waited for ever. In Europe, these pizza cost 2 euros in a supermarket, and after you microwave them, they taste better than the one we had in Anomali .

I ordered a cheese cake, as I had good memories of the same pastry I used to buy from them a few years back. That one wasn't good as alld I left half of it on the plate. Very unusual behavior from me , who tries as much as possible to finish up the food I have been served.

We first sit indoor, but the AC was 🥶 and decided to move in the yard, where a strong chlorine smell was emanating from the toilets.

It's expensive, having paid 144 for 2 drinks and a cheese cake, and 90k for that frozen piece of Shiite.

They serve drinks, hot and cold in paper cupsz , that is much better than plastic glasses.

We visited 4 or 5 cafés during our 2 weeks in Makassar. Anomali is at the bottom of them. There are many better and...

Either you are a Frappe Hunter, or a coffee connoisseur, you must give this place a try.

They offer Indonesian coffees, with various methods of brewing, V60, French Press, etc.

Do try their breakfast and main menu, and at the time of writing, they have breakfast deal up until 10:00 with free coffee.

The cafe atmosphere is good, as you can see in the photos attached. The people/baristas are friendly and nice, albeit a bit shy. They don't talk much, but make no mistake, they are very knowledgable people. You can ask many things about coffee. (if you are lucky, they might even pull you a double-rosetta latte!).

Definitely not one of the cheaper places in town, but then again, I think it's worth it! Like the saying, "Quality comes with price!" 😉

Do come earlier in the morning when you can, while the air is still fresh.

They provide smoking area (which I do not venture in since I detest...

From my own experience:

Pros: good seating arrangements, and lots of seating options good selection of western foods as well as coffee/ desserts ( cheese cakes, danish) WiFi available good pricing Cons: not the most enthusiastic/ helpful staff -wait time for was pretty long for an omelette omelette was seemed watery and not well cooked( maybe my fault since I didn’t specify how I wanted it done )

Overall a very nice place to hangout and some work while enjoying a cup of coffee and dessert. It might actually be a 4+ star place like a most of the other reviewers wrote but that wasn’t the case for me on my visit. I would still...