58th Diamond: Shirokuma

A WHITE BEAR

That is basically what Shirokuma means ;) yes, literally

JUST LOOK AT THAT CUTENESS

*official new obsession: polar bears*

Okay back to the main point, today I will be reviewing the new dessert bar located at Pantai Indah Kapuk called SHIROKUMA. Thus explaining the polar bear intro....

It's a nice quaint cafe and I love the interior. So many wood interiors that makes the place comfy. WOOT. I LOVE MINIMALISTIC WOOD INTERIOR. I am truly sorry that I wasn't able to take photos of the cafe, cause it was really crowded and I had to wait 1 hour to actually get a table. The place was nice and the service was really friendly; however, it's still slow. The typical problem of a newly opened cafe or restaurant: slow service. This might be because it was too crowded and the waitresses are just tired, or they are just not used to it yet. BUT, they were really friendly, which in my opinion is a BIG PLUS. 

So what did my friends and I ordered? 

1. Twist soft cream

Who the hell would go to a green tea dessert cafe and not order their green tea ice cream? People with diabetes of course. No offence to those who have one really, get well soon. There are 3 types of soft serve ice cream on the menu: vanilla, matcha, or twist (matcha & vanilla). Reminds you of the A&W ice cream you can get in malls doesn't it? Opinion on the matcha ice cream would be IT IS DELICIOUS. It's not too sweet and the taste of the matcha is just perfectly subtle. The vanilla ice cream is just typical vanilla. I'm definitely gonna come here just to buy their soft serve and leave. And I'm not shittin you. The price of a soft serve is Rp. 15.000.

2. Snow affogato

Some of you might be familiar with the term "affogato." "Affogato" is basically vanilla ice cream with fresh espresso poured on it. In Shirokuma, they have snow affogato. Then what is the snow? COTTON CANDY. They actually put a big fluffy cotton candy on top of the ice cream bowl and we pour the espresso on it. Might get a little bit messy but DAMN it was nice. The price of a snow affogato is Rp. 35.000.

3. Taste plate

I honestly forgot what this menu was called...truly sorry. But it sounds something like "taste plate." Don't worry, you'll know it when you see the menu there. It basically contains what they put in the parfait but this time separated. Consists of red bean, mochi, green tea cake, and a soft cream serve of your choice. The red bean was sweet but goes perfect with the ice cream, mochi was average, green tea cake was a little bit dry but the ice cream makes it way better, and the ice cream is just PLAIN DELISH. I am a hardcore ice cream fan aren't I...I forgot the price but pretty sure it was around 30-35k.

They also have other things on the menu such as shaker fries (which I promise I will try the next time I visit Shirokuma again), hot dogs, parfaits, anmitsu, and typical beverages. All of the prices are subjected to 10% tax and 5% service. As for my opinion on the pricing, it's pretty normal for a place in PIK. Considerable-ish.

The location of the Shirokuma cafe is right across Warung Rawit. It's in the Rukan Crown Golf Blok A. If it's kind of hard to find, just walk around Fat Bubble, it's just a few stores from there. 

It's been a while since the last time I did a food review didn't I? HAHAH. As for books, I am currently reading Eleanor & Park. It's allright and will most probably be reviewed. 

That would be it for my review of Shirokuma Cafe in PIK, Jakarta. Thank you for reading and I'll see you in my next post!

Sincerely yours,

Alicia. V

all photo credits go to my friend: Noviana 

Thank you love XOXO