Bakoel Koffie

Bad wifi connection. I have moved from 2nd fl to 1st fl, but still couldn't even open e-mail from laptop & mobile phone after 1 hour. Not the place to work mobile, 2nd fl aircon but crowded, 1st fl smoking section & hot (non ac).

Waktu itu hari Selasa dan saya yg WFH ini iseng mau ganti suasana. WFC lah saya di Cikini, tepatnya Bakoel Koffie.

Sejak zaman kuliah, saya beberapa kali ngopi di sini entah utk nugas atau nulis - kalo ada duit. Suasanya enak, ambience jadul orisional yang kerasa gak dibuat buat. Lantai bawahnya utk perokok dan adem....

Berhubung saya habis jalan kaki dari St. Gondangdia dan hari itu terik sekali, saya tidak ingin kopi... akhirnya memilih pesan Bluebery Squash. Dingin tentu. Segar banget. Mestinya di tempat kopi begini saya pesan kopi ga sih? Tapi ya gimana, suasananya lagi panas...

Berhubung sudah jam maksi, saya iseng liat buku menu. Saya pilih nasi bakar, yg turns out tidak worth-it. Hm... gimana ya? Idenya bagus, tapi aku ga suka eksekusinya. Nasi bakar ini kayak menu pasta2an gitu. Bentukannya nasi yg udah dimasak (?) trus dikasih keju, bawang (lupa), dan tuna (apalagi ya)... sebenernya rasanya ada enak2nya tapi b aja, dan after tastenya agak bikin muel. Apa karena kebanyakan keju? Keju ga cocok sama nasi? Atau tunanya? Tunanya somehow kayak tuna kalengan, jadi.. kayak ketebak aja rasanya, dan rasanya ancur pas dicampur keju. Mungkin pemilihan toppingnya, perlu diganti, selain tuna?

Yang jelas, cita rasa ambience dan vibes tempo doeloenya Bakoel Koffie masih terjaga~

(Hari itu saya susah banget nyambung ke wifi. Sempet kesambung, tapi abis itu kelepas lagi. Sistem wifinya lagi eror kah?)

Bakoel Koffie is a historical brand with a modern twist, providing relaxing yet uplifting experiences. The brand works by combining 150 years of expertise in coffee roasting to create rich, full-bodied, and seductive coffee blends while serving it in a hand-tailored, carefully crafted ambiance for the full enjoyment of its patron.
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Cikini, the “Melting Pot”DIRECTION
The cafe occupies the old colonial house shop (Ruko) building at the old residential Menteng area in Jakarta. It is located at Jalan Cikini Raya No.25. Its strategic location near the old post office “Kantor Pos” and the performing art center “Taman Ismail Marzuki” has made Bakoel koffie an iconic place to hangout, meet, work or simply surf the internet while sipping a cup of freshly roasted Java.

It has became a melting pot where people with all kind of background and social income class gather around to simply enjoy their cup of Java; from artist to painter, writer to diplomat, politician to business people, teachers to professionals, student to journalists, all mingle together, sharing ideas, socializing, or simply working. The place has become a 21th symbol of cafe society in Jakarta, similar to one described by the coffee historian Ukers of the role of cafe in the 17th century…A Melting Pot.

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“di Bawah Pohon”Bintaro Sektor 7DIRECTION
The cafe occupies a building that was designed and build by a renown Indonesian Architect, Andra Matin. The design is tropical minimalist where the space has no wall limitation. Inspired by the Indonesian abundance trees and childhood memory playing under the trees, the cafe was then tweaked to be blanketed by vertical green and trees, hence the concept of activity based cafe “under the tree” is born.

It is a place to romanticize the olden day memory of people sitting on the wooden floor under the trees, sipping coffee while playing traditional games such as congklak, chess or perhaps doing some exercise such as yoga. Or simply socializing, enjoying the cozy and cool atmosphere of a tropical cafe.

This is platform Where people will feel welcome, even amongst strangers. That’s our goal

One of my favorite place to work.

Love the ambiance, service was satisfying. Came here to work for a while, not too busy in the morning.

Nice, very fast wifi, suitable for work and friens

Atmospheric coffee shop, a little bit overrated in my opinion, I'm afraid.

The staff is mainly very busy with themselves.
Non-smokers can stay on the first floor. The wifi signal is not strong. You will need a hotspot if you want to work here.

The coffee is the unique selling point. The quality is superior. And that's what brings people together here.
Definitely worth a visit.