Camelia

Located at the center of food lovers in North Jakarta, Kelapa Gading, Do An which it names come from a Vietnamese word means “Food”, enriches the assortment of real Asian taste. Far from the common Asian Culinary, Do An brought to Jakarta several exceptional Vietnam dishes that won’t be found in other Vietnamese Restaurant in Jakarta. Infact, Do An is the one and only independent Vietnamese Restaurant in Kelapa Gading.
Firstly entering this place, the simplicity of the restaurant is dominantly guide your mind to modern simple Vietnamese design. Large picture of Vietnamese girls on the bike covering almost the whole left wall. Yellow flowers, namely Bung Mai, is the most substantial decoration to a Vietnamese setting. This flower used widely every new year celebration in Vietnam. Bamboo and two dolls at the corner are even strengthening the ambience of Vietnam.
This simplicity seamlessly make perfect by a very satisfying service of the attendants. Realizing that the cuisine provided is newly unfamiliar to Indonesian people, they inform clearly o the customers about the selection of food and Vietnamese style of eating. For example, Vietnamese use Nuoc Mam which is made by layering fresh anchovies with salt in huge wooden barrels to compliment most of Vietnamese dishes, such as Cha Gio (Fried Spring roll) or Chao Tom (Sugar cane Prawns).
Relatively, Vietnamese cooking is a fusion of the best culinary elements. The unique blend of cultural influence from China, Thai and French has created a distinctive personality. Other influence is vegetarianism from Buddhists. The uniqueness is also acquired from its pervasive use of fresh leaves and herbs resulted fresh flavors, beautiful aromas and many interesting textural variations.
A very exclusive dish which only provided in this restaurant is Bon Bo Hue, spicy Vietnamese beef rice noodle soup. In Vietnam, this is the exclusive dish for the emperor from the Central Vietnam. From the main course selection, the other most attraction dish are Bun Bo Xao Cha Gio (rice noodle salad stir fry lemongrass beef/chicken satay with Vietnamese sauce), Bo Luc Lac Com Sot Ca (garlic beef with tomato rice egg & salad) and Com Tam (Vietnamese combination rice).
Complete the new experience of dining in a Vietnam restaurant with the crispy appetizer, Cha Gio Ga, a Vietnamese fried spring roll with chicken and its fresh coffee beans straight from Vietnam, Iced Coffee. The delicate blend of the coffee has slightly strong flavor and sensation. (Camelia Pasandaran)