Le’Zzzaat has been serving up Japanese and Italian food for an impressive 14 years now and its easy-going ambience and quality menu continues to attract a healthy crowd of all comers. The word, “Lezat” literally means, “tasty” in Indonesian of course however many of the Le’Zzzaat’s Japanese patrons see the restaurant’s name written in its trademark florid script and believe the word to be of Italian origin! Inside, Le’Zzzaat is comfortable and cosy and sports two private dining rooms which can each seat eight people or which can be opened up and combined together for a maximum of 16.  There’s also a live pasta cooking station at which diners can watch their spaghetti performing acrobatics. The restaurant offers a catering service and a full delivery menu which is well worth checking out if you live around the central business district area. A very pleasant time can be had however by making the effort to visit the restaurant itself and you’ll fi nd that Le’Zzzaat opens its doors between 11am and 3pm and again between 6pm and 10pm seven days a week.

Naturally, lunchtime is a popular time here given LeZzzaat’s skyscraper home and the restaurant offers some classic Japanese bento boxes which contain teriyaki, ebi fry, shima aji fry, yasai itame, potato salad, kimchi and rice all for a very reasonable price of Rp.69,264. Other tasty Japanese treats on offer include Salmon Teriyaki and Short Rib Oyster and indeed there are plenty of other seafood options to be enjoyed.  Heading over to Europe and the delights of Italian cuisine, seafood also features big and mussels, anchovies, squid and cuttlefi sh are all to be found in many of the dishes.  On our visit we tried a Sardella pizza (Rp.54,900) which featured a mouthwatering combination of both sardines and capers. Our circular snack proved to be authentically Italian with a crisp, thin crust which was topped with fresh, fresh ingredients. The Vongola Bianco and its wine butter sauce also sounded tempting but that will have to wait for another time.

Le’Zzzaat’s dinner menu is also chock full of goodies designed to perfectly complement a nice bottle of wine and there’s also a special dinner menu which is usually fi lled with around ten delicious items which are regularly changed.  The most popular of these may make it onto the permanent menu and personally I’m hoping that the sensational Olive Pâté manages to gain a foothold among the Le’Zzzaat faithful.

If you’re looking for an unpretentious and friendly little place and are fond of either Japanese or Italian cuisine, or indeed any combination of the two, then make a bit of time to say hello to Le’Zzzaat.