Indonesian Food By Jimbaran Bali restaurant, opened December 11, 2009, makes Indonesian cuisine now available in Bangkok’s dining room. International travelers who once tasted Indonesian food in its hometown can now get it in one of the most visited malls in Bangkok, Mah Boon Krong (MBK) mall. The restaurant can also be the best option for Muslims who wish to get delicious halal food.
The restaurant is located at The Fifth Food Avenue, 5th Floor, MBK Mall. The Fifth Food Avenue is a comfortable and cozy dining place with the concept of uniform-sized collection of some restaurants that provide cuisines from various countries in the same location.
Indonesian Food By Jimbaran Bali is owned by Dicky Surya, Balinese Indonesian, and his Thai partner Annop Vongchumpit. Besides as an owner, Dicky also serves as the general manager and is directly involved in the daily management of the restaurant. Before opening this restaurant, Dicky worked in property business in Bangkok for about one and a half year. That’s when he met with his business partner now, Khun Annop Vongchumpit, who until recently has still been working on property business.
From the name, people might think that the restaurant offers merely Bali food. But what is available here is the representative of Indonesian national dish. Until now, soto ayam (a kind of chicken soup) and nasi goreng (fried rice) are best seller menus. The food prices range from B80 to B495.
For other menu, click this following article link (menu is in the table): Indonesian Food by Jimbaran, Bali – MBK Mall (bahasa)
Dicky explained that the original Indonesian taste is well maintained, and for that he specially employs an Indonesian master chef. Most of the spices needed are available in local markets, but particular spice like hazelnut is not available here and so it must be imported directly from Indonesia.
Other foodstuffs are also yet to be imported from Indonesia as they are not available in Thailand or if there are, they taste different from local materials of Indonesia. Dicky routinely asks his brother in Indonesia to send sweet soy sauce, hazelnut, belinjo (Gnetum gnemon) chips, and some seasonings. Seasonings flavor also ‘imported’? Yes. “Spice of Thai flavoring taste different, they are more likely to use garlic, whereas in our (Indonesian) cuisine, we use more red onion,” he explained.
When asked about the customer, Dicky said that the Muslims of Asia is the main customer. He gave more details, “Approximately 25% customers are Indonesian, 5% Thai, 30% foreign countries people, 40% of Muslims of Asia (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, and Philippines).”
Any story about customers? Well, there are some customers who are already sticky with Dicky’s warm personality. “There are some customers who do not want to order food if they don’t see me in the restaurant. They sometimes want to wait until I am there and they will then give us the order,” he said with a grin.
Restaurant Detail:
Name: Indonesian Food By Jimbaran Bali
Location: The Fifth Food Avenue, 5th Floor, MBK Mall
Tel. : +66860052569
Open: Monday – Sunday, hours open from 10 am – 10 pm.
Access: BTS (Sky train) the National Stadium station (for route, click here )
jul
Jun 29, 2010 @ 22:49:17
nice, indonesia food now spreading to the other country
Surya
Aug 21, 2010 @ 15:32:47
I think it’s not because of his “warm personality”, I think it’s because Dicky is such a HUNK! Hehehehe….
I wish the best of luck to Dicky, please show to the world that Indonesian food are the best there is! Matur suksma!
syafnee
Aug 22, 2010 @ 19:10:37
well, yes, maybe that’s another key factor, Surya.. 🙂 thanks for comment anyway..
Rinaldi
Aug 26, 2010 @ 21:40:17
Hi….baru tiba di Bangkok 15th August yag lalu..unt beberapa tahun ke depan….thanks unt info resto nya…..ada unt menu lontong cap gomeh, sate ayam, gado gado ngga ya, my favorites
syafnee
Aug 26, 2010 @ 23:18:17
lontong cap gomeh rasanya gk ada. sate ayam dan gado2 ada. welcome to Thailand, bro Rinaldi!
Rinaldi
Aug 27, 2010 @ 16:02:03
OOO..thx….saya sudah buka beberapa info dari blog ini. Menarik…apalagi saya juga suka jalan jalan masuk ke daerah yang alam nya bagus…kayaknya asyik juga jelajahi negara ini…mungkin setelah bisa bicara bahasa Thailand sedikit…
syafnee
Aug 30, 2010 @ 10:17:50
Saya akan tambahkan lagi beberapa posting tentang objek wisata alam di Thailand nanti. Oya, kalo di Bangkok bekerja dan dapat working permit, jangan lupa bawa copy-nya kalau pas adventuring, kita akan dapat harga lokal (yang bisa cuma seperempat harga orang asing) untuk entry fee.
Ralph
Jan 20, 2011 @ 03:25:56
I was there on MONDAY, GOOD!!!
Fanee
Jun 11, 2011 @ 17:01:05
thanks ya atas infonya kebetulan banget saya lagi ngidam makanan indonesia duhh pusing deh rasanya ga bisa nyari makanan indo di Bangkok, tolong info menu nya dong apa saja? ada makanan dari daerah apa saja? ada makanan manado atau medan ngga? thanks
syafnee
Jun 12, 2011 @ 22:34:59
untuk menu ada di link vini Mba Fanee: https://papayapokpok.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/indonesian-food-by-jimbaran-bali-mbk/
syafnee
Jun 12, 2011 @ 22:37:15
oya, bisa juga beli makanan indonesia di kantin KBRI. pas ijin masuk, bilang aja ama petugasnya, mau beli makan di kantin. buka tiap hari, jam makan siang. menu ganti2 tiap hari, dan enak-enak.. selamat mencoba! 🙂
ujungaspal
Jul 27, 2011 @ 02:08:08
just tasted the aroma … feels like in home town. Pak Dicky memang good marketer … makanannya pun enak.
syafnee
Jul 27, 2011 @ 20:59:22
🙂 thanks for stoppin’ by!
Helena
Aug 10, 2011 @ 23:24:03
If I am at the MBK, I always go to this indonesian restaurant. Lovely food indeed! Esp gado2 and soto ayam are yummie.
Now that I am here, maybe you can help me out? I want to cook indonesian myself but can’t find some ingredients like tempe, kemiri, ketjap manis, sambal trassi ect. Do you know any shop where I can buy these?
Would be such a great help! Since I LOVE indonesian food!
Thanks, Helena
syafnee
Aug 11, 2011 @ 10:58:32
I have 2 ideas to anwer this; First, i remember in Carefour (now change its name become Big C extra) there is a section of imported products. I usually buy a indonesian instant noodle here but not aware about other indonesian product like condensed soybean sauce, indonesian shirmp paste. you can chek it out. Second, definitely you can get these kemiri, kecap manis, sometime raw tempe, etc at Indonesian embassy canteen. Open everyday around lunch time. Location: in the Indonesian embassy on Petchaburi road, near Pantip plasa. hope this is useful.
jeanette
Sep 10, 2011 @ 00:54:40
halo… terima kasih sekali untuk infonya.. restoran ini masih ada ngga ya sebab saya tiap kali ke MBK tidak pernah ketemu… hehehe.. trus kantin KBRI kalo weekend buka ndak ya mas? ngiler makanan indonesia sudah lama ngga makan…
syafnee
Sep 10, 2011 @ 10:20:55
di direktori website MBK, Jimbaran masih disebutkan, berarti masih ada. lokasi ada di lantai 5, di cluster restoran bernama ‘The 5th Food avenue’ (international food hall). Kantin KBRI tutup di akhir pekan (sabtu-ahad). trims, mba Jeanette, udah mampir.
Rosanna Hutagalung
Aug 15, 2012 @ 12:18:15
Hi! i’m sporean of indonesian descent working in udon thani. really miss my mum’s indonesian cooking. I’ve been to one in ruamrudee.. the only indonesian restaurant but hell… it’s better than nothing. finding if there’s any indonesian rest. in this part of the country. i’ll definitely visit jimbaran next..
syafnee
Aug 16, 2012 @ 06:21:57
Hi, yes, not many options of indonesian food. Hope u hv the chance to visit jimbaran. Thks for stipping by.
Pak Wayan
Aug 19, 2012 @ 08:47:00
We just moved to BKK from Bali (wife is Bali Asli) and we miss tempeh terribly. Our attempts to make our own have failed badly. Is tempeh on offer here?
Look forward to trying some comfort food from home!
syafnee
Aug 19, 2012 @ 15:30:59
I remember a frIend ate tempe at this Resto. Tempe is sometimes also availabe at KBRI canteen.
asti
Sep 14, 2012 @ 18:52:27
the most favorite restaurant in Bangkok 😀
setiap ke MBK pasti makan disini, susah bgt cari mkanan indo di Bkk…
Reni Mulyani
Oct 27, 2012 @ 19:55:16
Beneran nih halal…gak ada menu fork nya? karena kalau halal itu bukan hanya jenis makanannya aja tapi prosesnya juga loh….brt deh kalau bohong..
syafnee
Oct 28, 2012 @ 17:30:25
Fork sih ada, kalau menu pork tidak. Resto ini sdh pasang halal. Kalau tyt tdk halal, kita tdk menanggung dosa, melainkan si penjual.
athin
Mar 13, 2013 @ 18:47:27
Hemmm………hope oneday i can go there ,just make my tounge bergoyang + ngiler . Missing Indonesian food…….