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Weekend brunch: Tana Merah Coffee Shop, Jakarta

My Indonesian girlfriend and I decided to check out this cafe- Tana Merah Coffee Shop for brunch last Saturday. Tana Merah Coffee Shop is located near Thamrin City amongst a row of shophouses. It is quite hard to find if you are going there for the first time. Just give the cafe a call (like we did) and they will give you or your driver precise directions to the cafe.

This post will have lots of foodporn! Yay! For once, I made a conscious effort to take pictures of the food before digging into it. The reason I can't be a food blogger (despite I am such a foodie!) is that I can barely have the discipline to take pictures of all the delicious yummy dishes before I already poked one of my utensils in.

Upon entering the cafe.

Situated amonst a row of shophouses.




I eyed the next table's order and the sandwiches looked great so I decided to order one for myself. My friend went for the french toast. The food presentation (for Jakarta standards) was pretty good and the sandwich- Chicken with Pesto, which I had was quite decent too. I wouldn't say it was mindblowing but it was above average for Jakarta. I made a mental note to bring hubby G to this cafe as he always complains how Jakarta lacks good sandwich places. My friend said her french toasts were quite good too so I'd probably try that the next time. I had the iced Mocha which I thought would probably had tasted better hot than cold, so I can't really comment much on the coffee for now.

Chicken with pesto sandwich with the choice of Croissant or Baguette.

French Toast.




Finally it was time for desserts which Tana Merah is supposedly famous for. We ordered the Banana Cake, Carrot Cake and Chocolate Crunch. I liked the Banana Cake the best while my friend preferred the Carrot Cake, we both thought Chocolate Crunch was only average. The Banana Cake was definitely worth trying; a very good choice to go with a hot cup of coffee or tea.


Chocolate Crunch.

Carrot Cake.

My favourite: Banana Caramel Cake.

The cafe is not very big but we found it cosy and comfortable enough; the AC working well..very important ;) Prices are the typical Jakarta cafe prices with drinks starting at about 25,000idr (~2.5usd), sandwiches and breakfast at about 50,000idr (~5usd) and up.

Address
Tanamera Coffee Roastery
Thamrin City Office Park AA07
Jakarta Pusat
Opening Hours: 7AM - 6PM
Tel: 021 - 2962 5599

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