MUST EAT in Paris Van Jawa: BreadLife Green Tea Ice- cream, Fruity Juice & Mochi Mochi

OMG. I was about to blog about Penang then I realised that I have one more Bandung post to write! To think that I declared that my previous blog post is my last blog post, it's embarrasing LOL Anyway, this wouldn't be a long post, just to tie up some loose ends. 

BreadLife

Paris Van Jawa, Bandung

BreadLife entrance

I'm hoping that we can only find BreadLife in Bandung because somehow it really looks very familiar. If I could find this bakery in Malaysia I'd not blog about it already haha I'm also very lazy to do a quick google on whether you can find it in Malaysia so I'm assuming that we can only find this in Bandung okay!

I was there in the bakery for ice- cream. Yup, you heard me correctly. Not buns but ice- cream!! Talking about buns, it reminds me of my new friend Suba who LOVES buns! Gaya would pack buns home for her when we were out.

Array of buns

I though that I should have a picture of buns since it's after all a bakery. By the time I was there, around 7pm there weren't many buns left so I didn't buy any. I think when buns, or in fact any products, are finishing they look kinda sad:S

And that's why Magnum Cafe Malaysia always tops up their toppings frequently, not leaving any half empty. This makes their shop's products look alive and happy! 

Ice- cream w Gaya

Green Tea ice- cream before dinner! Noms!

If I've not mistaken they are rather popular for their ice- cream despite the fact that they are bakery. I had to queue for the ice- cream! They have green tea ice- cream, vanilla ice- cream or you would request for a swirl of green tea and vanilla! 

Obviously I asked for the green tea swirl because I wanted the best of both worlds LOL The ice- cream was as good as the green tea ice- cream that they sell here in Malaysia but for a fraction of it's price! 

The soft cream green tea ice- cream here cost about RM4.50 to RM6!! But I think I paid about RM2 for my ice- cream at BreadLife and it tasted very Matcha natural.

Deviating a little, here are some pictures of the selection of juices that can be found in Indonesia!

Juice aisle 1

Juice aisle 2

Talking about juice, I've quickly deviate from the ice- cream topic to the juice topic :P Also at Paris Van Jawa, I saw this ice blended juice stall in the mall but I did not try it till the second last day there in Bandung because it looks like something that I could easily get back home.

Thank God I decided to give it a shot on the second last day there because I would mad regret if I didn't! 

The juice was absolutely yummy!!! I've no idea what these Indonesian people put in their food and drink but they make the ordinary extraordinary!!

Fruity 

Paris Van Jawa, Bandung

This is the stall! It welcomes you with 7 hardcore fruit blender!

Initially, the plan was for me to get more avocado juice before I leave Bandung because the avacado juice in Bandung is super delicious yet super cheap!!! It's probably half of the price in Malaysia! 

But unfortunately (or fortunately) the lady said that she ran out of Avacado. That, or the avacado hasn't arrived, I forgot. So I asked her to recommend me a drink from the menu since there were so many!

Menu

So she recommended Vanilla Wildberries! According to her lots of people like it so I'm like okay, let's give it a shot! The drink wasn't priced as cheap as I thought it would be, about RM7 I think. Maybe because it's in Paris Van Jawa but after having my first slurp I was like.. TAKE ALL MY MONEYYYYY lmao

Vanilla Wildberries (Strawberry, Blackberry, Vanilla & Konyaku Jelly) 

I thought it will turn out sourish because there were two types of berries involved. I also thought that it would turn out like Juice Work's Water Berry texture (Like water-ish instead of creamy). 

But...

WTF! It was so vanilla- ish creamy with this very fragrant berry scent! And when you slurp it down, got something to munch on one (jelly!). How come so yummy???? *Mindfucked

Down it within 5 minutes LOL

Also, also... if you're at Paris Van Jawa you should try out their Mochi!!!! It's also sold in a stall/ cart at the same area as that Fruity Juice stall.

Again, I didn't want to buy it at first because we have so many mochi shops back in Malaysia but Gaya told me that this was the best and when I just couldn't be bothered to buy, she bought some for me HAHAHHAA

Mochi Mochi

Paris Van Jawa, Bandung

Mochi Mochi

Selection of Mochi

Gaya's treat! 

OMFG. This is really good!! The dough is so soft like baby's butt! And when you chew on it, it's very easily eaten unlike some that has too chewy dough. Plus! They are very generous with the fillings! I think mine was pandan!

Nothing like I've eaten before! Ohhhh, sooo gooood I tell you! Good thing Gaya bought it for me despite my stubbornness! Moral of the story- Trust locals!

Okay, that's all! Off to my Penang post!

p.s. I miss you Bandung food, if not for my US trip I'd buy a flight ticket back to Bandung early next year before Gaya comes back to Malaysia for good!

Levain Boulangerie & Patisserie, KL

I've visited Levain Boulangerie & Patisserie for a couple of times now and I'm still loving their pastries!! The only problem is that it's located at Jalan Delima, off Jalan Imbi in Kuala Lumpur so I'll usually feel lazy to drive all the way there for a few buns. Opening hours 7.30am to 9pm daily. 

Valet parking in the compound will cost you RM2 per entry. Im not too sure if its the same rate for weekends? I thought I paid like RM5 on a Sunday, can't really remember though. 

Anyway, I'd happily pay for parking because its safe inside compared to outside where the road is cramp and there are constructions going on. Wouldn't want to risk a big scar on your car just to scrooge RM2.

Levain it is a good place to get reasonably priced yet super delicious pastries! I've tried one of their cake before, I think it was Tiramisu. I was good but because cakes (slice) are priced around RM7- 10 I find it relatively expensive. But, good cake.

I'm a sucker for their pastries that's for sure have a look at the aisle of pastries!!!

Sweet and savoury pastries

More pastries

I'm also a big fan of their pizza! They serve really good homemade pizza. By homemade I mean it taste less commercialized than those pizza by Pizza Hut or Dominos. If you're on a budget (like me, nearly always I'm on a budget), then you can opt for the pizza slice as shown in the picture above. 

They usually have Hawaiian Chicken pizza and some other chicken/ tuna pizza going for RM4.80 each if I've not mistaken. You can have them heat up your pizza/ pastries too for free! 

Pass them your pastries/ pizza for reheating

If you have more money or you have a more elastic tummy then you can opt for their whole pizza approximately RM20. They have about 8 different types of pizza! Oh man, talking about pizza I wished I could try Mikey's Pizza, Bangsar:(

Back to topic, I've tasted Levain's chicken burger and YES IT'S A GO! Crispy chicken like zinger patty but more homemade tasting with soft buns and salad! I like! I think that was about RM15. A lot of people seem to be having pasta there as well but pasta is meal that I usually cook when I'm lazy so haven't tried it there yet due to my personal negative connotation of "pasta"

Was in KL the other day so Nit and I decided to hop by Levain for teatime. I recommended the place, It was her first and she was pretty pleased:)

Clockwise: Choco Crunch RM3.30, Hazelnut Choc Croissant RM3.60, Cheese croissant RM4.50

That was Nit's selection of pastries. Glad that I would still bring her somewhere yummy despite her being a vegetarian. My makan buddy!

We decided to share the Choco Crunch bun solely because it was cute LOL I was expecting cream inside but there is no filling inside. Just chocolate crumbs on the outside and two sugar eyes. Hazelnut Choc Croissant is my all time favourite!!! It feels like you're eating Kinder Bueno but the pastry version. Reasonably priced too!

I didn't taste the Cheese Croissant but Nit rank that #1. She said there's a fat strip of cheese inside. Meaning its not molton/ creamy cheese.

Nit cutting the bun in half. There goes it's eyes, oh no. 

My budget selection: Cream Cheese Danish RM3.90 and Tukimi Ham RM3.80

I love the Cream Cheese Danish!! The pastry is flaky and it's sweet on the outside. Inside there is a generous amount of cheesy cream cheese to savour. The amount of cream cheese they give you is worth more than RM3.90 so it's a steal! Off it goes into my favourites list <3

The Tukimi Ham, blah. Not nice. Dry. Need chili sauce to go with it. They had some mayo in the centre I think but still overall a wrong buy.

Cream Cheese Danish up close 

Free water

I love the idea that you can get your own free water from the water dispenser. It's FREE! And it saves the hassle of asking the waitress to get it for you. You can drink a whole jug of water too for FREE! lolol

Btw, it's best if your head over in the afternoon to get the pastries or you might be left with sad looking ones as the day ends. Also, everything including their pastries are exclusive of government tax.

Okay, since the world cup fever is on. I'm leaving you with a picture of the World Cup Bun RM4.50:

It looks like Papa Roti, but with football prints. Nit said it looked sad, flattened so I didn't buy it but I was thissssss close to getting it because... well, it's World Cup! hehe