Sejiwa
is one of the newcomers on Bandung's growing coffee scene and based on my visit
I already had great feeling that this is going to be the next 'it' hot spot
packed with more youngsters/families. Why? Keep reading.
Sejiwa
is a very spacious coffee shop, one single glance at the huge building did all
the talking. It's located in Jalan Progo which also is the neighborhood with a
lot of cafes along the way, my friend told me that the owner of Sejiwa is also
the owner of Please Please Please which apparently located very near to Sejiwa
and both known for their coffees, but PPP is more the sit-down dining restaurant
kind. Once you're in you'll be pampered with a white spacious space that's
surrounded with glass which allow a lot of sun to shine in and very bright
during the day, the vibe of the first floor was so hipster-industrial with
mainly white surrounding, large coffee bar and pastry display in the center,
while it's a little more neat on the second floor, the first floor had this Blue
Bottle look but not significant.
Sejiwa
was pretty spacious and my assumption after scanning the whole building, it can
accomodate up to 200 people, the look and the big seating capacity will make a
great venue for private events.
They actually
displayed two vespas on the first floor, not sure if they actually sell the
vespa (but if they do comment below) because I was searching in case they have
price tag and didn't find it.
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One of the things
that I found refreshing to see was the fact that almost all the staffs working
here wore this lab jacket with "Sejiwa Staff Uniform" written on the back!
Second floor
While coffee is their specialty, Sejiwa also has a pretty
wide F&B options ranging from light bites, heavy meals (sandwiches, pastas,
rice, steaks) to dessert with price ranging from IDR 15k-70k, just so fucking
affordable. I just had a pretty big lunch before so I just wanna chill out for a
bit & had coffee break with light bites. Ordered Iced Caramel Macchiato with
Truffle Fries and Swedish Meatballs because not a lot of coffee shops that I've
been actually had that on the menu.
Iced Caramel Macchiato - IDR 35k
The
iced caramel macchiato was well made, the coffee was creamy with medium-body
character and clean finish, the caramel defo add in sweet flavor to the coffee
without overpowering the coffee flavor, short to say a good one.
Truffle
Fries - IDR 30k
came with dipping sauce and lime
The
truffle fries however was a little disappointing, first, it was super oily (I
think it's visible from the pictures here) and they didn't cook the fries
evenly, 3/4 was very brown and the other 1/4 was yellow, the bacon bits gave me
this feeling that it's overcooked, they could have make it half-cooked and let
the microwave did the magic, anyway gotta give it to the generous truffle oil
dressing.
Swedish
Meatball - IDR 55k
Because
I don't see Swedish Meatball being oftenly sold in Jakarta or Bandung (unless
Mangia or IKEA) so I thought this would be interesting to give a shot. Unlike
the firmer IKEA kind, this one was actually fried with a tad more moisture and
uneven shape, I found the texture of the mashed potato to be very sticky but the
homemade gravy could help with the texture as both interacts on the palate, but
I appreciate that it's not overly smooth because I like imperfect lumpy one. As
for the jam, I could live without it.
Believe in unicorn! (this one is from PPP)
Sejiwa
is definitely that hot new coffee shop/cafe in town that's so charming, and a
place where social media kids reside because it's almost something they can brag
on their social media (including me), anyway good coffee, good friendly service
and OK food, most likely will be back with friends when I go to Bandung!
Thank
you for reading!
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