In recent years, kopitiam has become a common view in Jakartans’ daily life. In some areas, such as Pasar Baru, you can find kopitiam at almost every corner of the street. In Malaysia and Singapore, kopitiam is where you would go for some breakfast, coffee, or casual chit chat. Kopitiam, which literally translates to coffee house, is now unofficially included on the list of tempat nongkrong anak Jakarta. Without further ado, say hello to PappaJack Kopitiam!

Do you know how hard it is to find a decent lemon tart in Jakarta? Despite the number of coffee shops and patisseries and bazaars that have been proliferating and happening all across the city, I can tell you that it is bloody hard to find. And it boggles my mind why it is the way it is. Maybe its acidic flavour is most likely too much for the majority of people? Or maybe the skyrocketing lemon price — health food trend, remember? — discourages bakers from trying to make one? Whatever it is, I’m glad to have found TOF Sicacilla at Kelapa Gading area.