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Jl. Casablanca 33
Tebet
Jakarta Pusat
Tel. 831 5555

Jl. Tebet Utara I no 77
Tebet
Jakarta Pusat
Tel. 835 0034

It used to be the bright open space with ceiling fans where patrons practically sat on each other’s laps; now it’s more subdued. Makassar natives now carp about it being in decline, but the konro bakar (grilled beef ribs) are fleshy, the coto Makassar (richly spiced beef tripe soup) hearty, and there’s the burasa (rice cakes cooked in coconut milk) to factor in. Portions are generous — the heft and length of the konro bakar, for instance, is not for the faint-hearted — so pace yourself. The coto Makassar comes with meat and innards, though you can opt for no-innards. There is also something called coto Daeng Tata, which is essentially a fusion of sop konro (ox rib soup with keluak) and something called sop saudara.

The sop konro is subject to some degree of fluctuation: often the broth is overloaded with keluak (the seed of the kepayang tree which gives it its dark colour and bitterness) and requires quite a rescue operation. The burasa, those rice cakes cooked in coconut milk used as a Makassar staple, can be uneven in its savour. Tasty are the traditional snacks —especially jalangkote, which resembles the Dutch-style pastel with vegetable and meat filling, and panada, redolent of spicy minced tuna, with a kicker of a sauce — but what is almost always worth your while are the es pallubutung, a traditional iced drink made with sweet bananas in a thick, creamy syrup containing coconut, condensed milk and rice powder and the es pisang ijo, its green flour variant.

But most interesting is the rags-to-riches story behind the place’s phenomenal success: it was dire poverty for Makassarese H. Mamink, whose real name is Muhammad Amin Rahmin, when he started out in Jakarta as a street food vendor on Jl. Soepomo. Now, three restaurants and countless healthier options later, he has had his day in the sun. Also on Jl. Casablanca - Jl. Abdullah Syafii 33, Tebet, Tel. 8379 3333; Jl. Soepono – Arteri Permata Hijau 25, Simpruk, Jakarta Selatan, Tel. 7017 0000; Jl. Pejaten Raya, Jakarta Selatan, Tel. 799 0008

Price range: Around Rp 60,000 for 2
(coto Makassar (meat only) Rp 12,000/pop, grilled konro Rp 28.000/pop)
Operating hours: 10:00 – 22:00 (Monday- Thursday);
10:00 – 23:00 (Friday); 10:00 – 02:00 (Saturday)
Dress code: casual
Atmosphere: convivial, open space
Cash only
Reviewed: January 2008


Sumber : Jakarta Good Food Guide