Y & Y. There is an empire straining out of the group behind Y Grill: you can taste it in Hodasaka-san’s teppanyaki and many things besides, but you can see it in Y and Y, officially the casual version of Y Grill, but out of which they have fashioned something rich and strange. The slightly disorienting parade of colour-coordinated clientele notwithstanding, this is indeed a space that somewhat succeeds in making hyper randomness works: from the glass elevator design of the kitchen where the chefs roasting pizza are like fish in an aquarium and the dining area outside, which is designed to feel like dining on a floating boat, complete with undulating water, to the glass counter displaying Wagyu of all grades and the otherwise modern cafeteria feel of the place.
Great that the food turns out to be seriously good, and unpretentious, and cheap, in all the heart-warming way—try all three of the hot stone pasta offerings: the beetroot fettuccine with tuna sauce, in particular, as well as the thyme and parsley fettuccine with escargot and asparagus. The donburis are tasty too, especially the unagi with vegetables and goma miso sauce. Fans of thin crust pizza can tuck into a triptych of, say, baby aubergine, green olive and minced Wagyu, or gorge on an amiyaki steak — in other words, young beef which has been grain fed for 150 days, for only Rp 95,000 or Rp 135,000.
There are two raw fish deals—each mostly a combination of nigiri and maki sushi—but it almost seems pointless to think of calorie count for best are the sweets: cappuccino, mint, white chocolate or red velvet cupcakes; black sesame, blueberry yoghurt, rose water or tape manis ice cream; and some wonderful smoothies (try the cheesecake). The wait staff in black look cute with those nifty modern walkie talkies; you’d think they need not speak so loud to each other anymore and learn to know their cupcakes at least from the way they look. There’s wine by the glass and some cocktails too, which is lovely, though the lychee martini is strong enough to kill a bull.
Great that the food turns out to be seriously good, and unpretentious, and cheap, in all the heart-warming way—try all three of the hot stone pasta offerings: the beetroot fettuccine with tuna sauce, in particular, as well as the thyme and parsley fettuccine with escargot and asparagus. The donburis are tasty too, especially the unagi with vegetables and goma miso sauce. Fans of thin crust pizza can tuck into a triptych of, say, baby aubergine, green olive and minced Wagyu, or gorge on an amiyaki steak — in other words, young beef which has been grain fed for 150 days, for only Rp 95,000 or Rp 135,000.
There are two raw fish deals—each mostly a combination of nigiri and maki sushi—but it almost seems pointless to think of calorie count for best are the sweets: cappuccino, mint, white chocolate or red velvet cupcakes; black sesame, blueberry yoghurt, rose water or tape manis ice cream; and some wonderful smoothies (try the cheesecake). The wait staff in black look cute with those nifty modern walkie talkies; you’d think they need not speak so loud to each other anymore and learn to know their cupcakes at least from the way they look. There’s wine by the glass and some cocktails too, which is lovely, though the lychee martini is strong enough to kill a bull.
Address:
4th floor, Pacific Place Mall
Block 65-72
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52-53
Jakarta Pusat
Tel. 5797 3137, 5797 3127
Level 3A, Grand Indonesia
Jl. M.H. Thamrin no. 1
Jakarta Pusat
Operating hours: 11:00 – 22:00
Block 65-72
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52-53
Jakarta Pusat
Tel. 5797 3137, 5797 3127
Level 3A, Grand Indonesia
Jl. M.H. Thamrin no. 1
Jakarta Pusat
Operating hours: 11:00 – 22:00
Price range: Around Rp 170,000 for 2
Operating hours: 11:00 – 22:00
Dress code: casual
Atmosphere: spaceship eclectic
Alcohol: wine, cocktails
All major credit cards accepted
Operating hours: 11:00 – 22:00
Dress code: casual
Atmosphere: spaceship eclectic
Alcohol: wine, cocktails
All major credit cards accepted
Source: VIVAnews.com
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