Noodles for Breakfast – Bakmi Petak 9

Thursday, 2022-11-10

In Jakarta, noodles are one of the most popular staple food for breakfast. They are so ubiquitous and easily found in every neighborhood. Some of the highest-rated noodle shops that received good reviews are only open from 6:00 to 11:00, and some 24 hours.

The front of the shopping complex with many shops and parking.

As one of my favorite breakfasts, I have tried many noodle shops around Jakarta. This time my wife and I decided to try a new place at the back of a shopping complex about 10 km from where we live. The shopping complex is quite popular with the middle-up classes in West Jakarta. In the middle of the shopping complex, a big building accommodates many small shops and an open space with many stalls selling fresh vegetables and fruits, ready-to-eat food, and snacks.

Above - the 2 entrances to the main building in the middle of the shopping complex.
Below - A small shop selling Hainan and roast pork rice and a snack stall.

The fresh vegetables and seasonal fruit stalls in the main building

To get to the noodle place, we had to go to the back of the shopping complex where there's a designated place for many different types of food stalls. There are many different kinds of shops inside this complex.

Shops and parking space in the back of the complex

The noodle stall at the back of the complex along with other food stalls. This area is normally busy during lunchtime and in the weekends.

A simple setup where people sit on the benches to have their breakfast/lunch.

The big sign in front of the stall only advertises chicken noodles but this place also offers minced pork meat. So here's my order of chicken and minced pork meat noodles with some vegetables (Choysum) and scallions.

Unlike many noodle places that I have been to, this place was not stingy with its meat toppings. The noodles were perfectly cooked, and not soggy. The meat toppings were delicious, seasoned perfectly, and not too salty. The broth however was disappointing. It tasted bland, just like hot water seasoned with a dash of pepper and scallions. Should have boiled some chicken bones while making the broth. The total cost for 2 of us was only USD 5, cheap! Overall, I give a 7/10 for the noodle place.

So, that was the noodle breakfast I had this morning. See you again in my next noodle culinary adventure. 🍜 Stay healthy. 💪

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