Desert Pizza: Simple and Classy

I went to Samcheongdong last week for my 'traveling' club outing with a hidden motive to try out one of Samcheongdong's unique and pretty cafe. I have decided to try out 'Woodside Cafe' for their waffle but only to find out that they already closed and changed to other cafe that never been mentioned in any Samcheongdong guide.

So I spontaneously suggested 'Desert Pizza' to my clubmate, Tugce, in a hope of ordering sweet chocolate pizza with ice cream.

it was the name that attracted me

Desert Pizza located at the second floor of the building above. When I first entered the restaurant, I had a very good impression of the ambience. It was a small space, mostly decorated in bright yellow, with quite packed seats. Luckily we went there in relatively quiet hours so it was very enjoyable.

Once I read the menu, I realized I was tricked. It was 'DESERT' not 'DESSERT'. The only dessert pizza menu was almond and chocolate pizza...

Shortly, we decided to order Red Gorgonzola Pizza with tomato-base. But after a bit of discussion with the very kind owner using all the Korean we have learned in class, we switched our choice to White Gorgonzola Pizza with cream-base.

After he took our order, he brought two glass of ice water and the sweet dipping sauce which I suspect as light syrup. It didn't taste nor smell like honey. I really loved how we were able to enjoy the restaurant fully with good aircon, strong wifi, quite ambience and perfectly lighted space while waiting for our order.

White Gorgonzola

The pizza came! It was just as what we expected in terms of size and thin crust. The taste was nothing special but the syrup and tabasco really complimented the pizza well.

Almost all of the pizza menu cost KRW19,900 per pan while pasta is priced at KRW15,800 per portion. They do have set menu, I remember two of them were Pizza + Pasta + 2 drinks for KRW35,000 and Pizza + Salad + 2 drinks for KRW32,000. Normal price in the area.

I really appreciate the super kind owner (they speak English by the way) and I would say they have a good focus by not offering too much menu but I'd appreciate if we can choose the size of the pizza. I wouldn't comeback for the food but rather for the comfortable space offered to have a deep conversation or long catch up session with friends.

Peppino: Bukan Untuk Keluarga

Bukannya gue mau creepy atau gimana tapi atmosfirnya memang sangat 'bar' meskipun mereka punya paket Ramadhan yang super top.

Peppino House adalah resto, cafe dan bar yang baru dibuka tanggal 1 Juni dan berlokasi di Jl. Paledang No 41 Bogor atau persisnya sebelah Dinas PU, seberang jembatan dekat Gumati. Sebelum bertransformasi jadi Peppino, bangunan ini adalah rumah lama yang berkali-kali ganti penyewa tapi gak ada yang laku. Gue hapal banget semua informasi ini karena Peppino cuma berjarak 1 bangunan dari SD gue muahaha.

Salah satu sudut di lantai 1 belakang

Kesan pertama, wah gelap ya! Tangganya tinggi-tinggi pula.
Tidak ada tempat makan di lantai 1 bagian depan karena digunakan untuk dapur dan reception, I guess.

Lalu gue dan Ibu pun naik ke lantai satu setengah dan langsung menuju ke lantai satu bagian belakang untuk ke musholla. Di area yang cukup 'tersembunyi' lah identitas asli Peppino tersajikan. Hip banget buat jadi bar!

instagram makes me an artsy

Selagi nunggu Ibu sholat, gue foto beberapa sudut di bagian belakang ini.

Ada beberapa pajangan menarik mengenai beer. Muahaha, berasa Jerman.

Sudut paling belakang terlihat cukup comfy dan ada gudang untuk menyimpan alat musik di sebelah musholla.

pasta udang dan dream shake

Bagaimana untuk makanannya? TOP!
I LOVEEEE THEIR PASTA! I LOOVE THEIR DREAM SHAKE

dream shake!

goddess

Harga dream shake Rp 28.000 belum pajak dan pastanya sekitar 45ribu juga belum termasuk pajak.

Ibu sendiri memesan nasi bakar tuna + ice tea + soup + dessert yang ada dalam paket bukber 3 khusus Ramadhan.

Paket ini super banget karena soupnya full size dan dessertnya pun bukan puding kecil saemprit tapi 1 pancake kurma dan ice cream! Yeay, paket bukan berarti murahan!

Kita cuma bisa milih soup sih sedangkan untuk dessert ditentukan mereka. Gue gatau apakah menu dessert diganti daily atau tetap. Harga paket ini cukup Rp 38.000 saja belum termasuk pajak.

So, Peppino bukan untuk family dan belum untuk party karena masih Ramadhan. Tapi buat anak muda yang cari venue buat sweet seventeenan dengan harga super dan tempat hip, rasanya Peppino cocok banget!