The competitive advantage in the pastry department was the forte that Joe & Dough achieved since the beginning. Unlike most café players, Joe & Dough insisted in baking their own breads to ensure consistent quality and constant innovation. That can be seen right away from its most basic product and yet widely known Butter Croissant. It takes a full three-days process and using only 100% French butter to create perfection and that’s what they are willing to go through.

Since 2010, Joe & Dough started to supply handmade artisanal breads, home-styled cakes, and other patisseries to meet the ever-increasing demand for their outlets. True to its name, Joe & Dough is now well-known for their specialty coffee and artisanal baked goods handcrafted using time-honored recipes.

It’s very exciting to see that Indonesians are more aware with brands and quality nowadays, especially with good food. This is an opportunity that Joe & Dough has been waiting for and that day came in late 2018 with the opening of their first outlet in Plaza Indonesia. The Puri Indah Mall outlet came next in quick succession.

At their outlets, customers are immediately treated with an array of freshly baked goods displayed on the store front. Croissants of many types, Cruffins or the crispy-fluffy muffin in Apple Pie and PB&J flavors, Brionuts – the crossover between brioche and donut, or the classic Kouign Amann. That’s already a quick fix of breakfast with coffee for Jakartans who are in a hurry.

Fancy having a slice of cake with tea? Joe & Dough’s Gula Melaka Pandan Cake would be an interesting choice, especially for Southeast Asians. It’s a fragrant and moist pandan-infused butter cake slathered with gula Melaka and topped with desiccated coconut. Another choice would be their traditional Carrot Cake, deliciously filled with shredded carrots, chopped walnuts, raisins and cinnamons, and smothered with cream cheese frosting. The latter is currently only available at the Puri Indah Mall outlet.

Not just for takeaways or simply just having a cuppa there, Joe & Dough prepares heavier meals also to accompany business lunches, brunches and leisure times. Enjoy their Truffled Egg Cocotte, an indulging sous vide egg topped with cheese, garlic croutons with green salad. The premium choice of Short Ribs Mac & Triple Cheese would be equally indulging and even more. It consists of 24-hour slowly cooked premium beef short ribs on elbow pasta tossed in a blend of mozzarella, cheddar, and parmesan.

Have a seat at their conservatory section in Plaza Indonesia, enjoy your meals and you will be treated with a rare view. On the outdoor area, you will see an aesthetically painted mural 8 meters in height on a 1,000 square feet wall! Especially on a sunny day, it’s as if you’d rather spend more time here than anywhere else.

This article was published in Passion Magazine

JOE & DOUGH – PLAZA INDONESIA

Address:
Plaza Indonesia L2 #011C, RT.4/RW.1, Kebon Melati, Menteng, Central Jakarta City, Jakarta 10230

Website:
http://www.joeanddough.com/

Opening hours:
Daily, 10am – 10pm