TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The weather in Jakarta is still cloudy and sometimes a light rain pours despite the dry season is near to come. Thus, sipping warm soup on a chilly day is the best option to warm the body.
Here we outlined the most delicious rib soup in five places all over Jakarta.
1. Sop Iga Samino / Samino Rib Soup
Samino restaurant is a famous restaurant for its oxtail soup. But its rib soup is also undeniable. Its refreshing soup is not left fishy scent from the rib. Chopped leek and tomatoes perfectly combined in the soup.
Five stalls of Samino has spread all over Jakarta; Blok M, Senayan, Jalan HR. Rasuna Said, Ampera Raya, MH. Thamrin, and Kebayoran Lama. Besides, two other stalls are in Bintaro and Setu, Tangerang. A bowl of ribs soup is priced at Rp51,000 including rice.
2. Sop Iga Haji Awi / Haji Awi Rib Soup
A simple restaurant located in Jalan Pejaten Raya No. 15 serves its specialty menu rib soup. A number of restaurant search application such as Zomato and Qraved recommended this place should anyone looking for a bowl of rib soup.
Rib soup in Haji Awi restaurant is presented in a large bowl with plenty of rib and pieces of meat. The soup is also riched with chopped celery, leeks, and fried red onion.
The price is set at Rp 40,000 for a bowl of rib soup. In addition, Soto Betawi is also recommended in this restaurant.
3. Sop Iga Gosyen / Gosyen Rib Soup
Another simple restaurant which serves delicious rib soup is located in Jalan Tanjung Duren Utara 4 No. 457, West Jakarta. The warmth soup is thick of stock and riched with seasoning into the bone.
Pieces of potato and carrot also completed the soup. For a bowl, the visitor needs to pay only Rp25,000. The restaurant is opened from 10:00 until 22:00 local times.
4. Sop Iga Bu Kris / Madam Kris Rib Soup
This restaurant serves homemade foods and has four branches in Jakarta namely in Kepala Gading, Meruya, Muara Karang, and Fatmawati.
Its rib soup is famous and a recommended menu for lunch, especially after the rain pours. Bu Kris offers two menus of rib soup; fried rib soup and boiled rib soup. Both dishes are priced at Rp38,000.
Other than rib soup, visitors may enjoy dishes which perfect to eat with spicy sauce (sambal) such as fried lung, grilled chicken, fried empal (beef meat), and fried squid.
5. Sop Iga Leko / Leko Rib Soup
While hanging out in a shopping place or mall and want to have a bowl of rib soup, Leko is the best option. Sop Iga Leko is opened at several malls in Jakarta, including Plaza Semanggi, Pacific Place, Grand Indonesia, Cilandak Town Square, Gandaria City, Central Park, Kuningan City, and One Bel Park.
The rib soup has a typical taste which refreshing and dominated with pepper. The restaurant used a premium quality rib. The meat that sticks to the bone is juicy and easy to bite.
Rib soup in Leko is set at Rp48,000 per bowl. The price is quite reasonable to be set in the shopping area.
FRANCISCA CHRISTY ROSANA
