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Jakarta’s restaurants have gone an extra mile to offer something new for diners, developing different interior concepts from library to apartment themes. The latest addition to the city’s bars is a restaurant with a bathroom interior concept.

Welcome to Nanny’s Pavillon Bathroom.

Located at Pacific Place Mall, the restaurant uses elements commonly found in a bathroom – toilets are used for seats, bathtubs are used as tables, vanity tables that can seat one person are placed at one wall. Showers and bath robes are hung on the walls.

Dominated by light green, light blue, white colors and floral French designs, the restaurant spells a comfort atmosphere.

Nanny’s Pavillon creative director and owner Melissa Winata said the interior was based on the restaurant’s concept.

Nanny’s Pavillon Bathroom is the third restaurant of the Nanny’s Pavillon restaurant chain after Nanny’s Pavillon Garden in Bandung, West Java, and Nanny’s Pavillon Living Room in Citywalk, Jakarta.

“We pick the interior theme since it’s possible. The mall allows us to be creative, so we thought why not go for a bathroom?” she said.

Melissa said the idea began when her extended family gathered on weekends or holidays to eat together at a Pavilion in their house.

“We would bring each family’s favorite recipe and then have a potluck party. Each person had their own favorite food. In the end, there was a lot to choose from,” she said.

She then wanted to share the scrumptious foods with other people, and the first Nanny’s Pavillon was born on March 23, 2009 in Bandung.

The menu is predominately Western food. The menus are named after family members, such as Mom’s Green Spaghetti, Smoked Brisket Spaghetti from My Uncle and My Grandma’s Chicken Pesto Pancake.

Priced between Rp 29,000 and Rp 40,000, the portions are perfect.

For drink, there is Nanny’s Cocktail, a sweet-sour fruit mix that comes in two sizes: A glass (for one person) and a pitcher (for four people).

“When we were little, our nanny took care of us. We felt comfortable in the hands of our nannies. We want to share this feeling of comfort,” Melissa said.

The restaurant’s funky name and the waiters’ uniforms, which resembles French nannies, had it once mistaken as a day-care center.

With time, customers began to recognize the place as a cozy restaurant to hang out.

Melissa said the costumer’s favorite menus changed from time to time.

When the restaurant first opened its doors, the favorites were Linda’s Peanut Caramel Butter Roll Pancake and Blueberry Cheese Roll. But now, menu items, such as Auntie’s Sausage Bake Rice, have gained popularity as well.

“We plan to make seasonal menus,” she said, referring to the red bean soup the restaurant chain had on its Christmas menu in Bandung.

The restaurant also held a waffle design competition at its opening and is to have the competition as an annual event.

And there is still more to come from the restaurant.

“In the near future, Nanny’s Pavillon will present a restaurant with library, terrace and barn interior themes. We’re still waiting for confirmation on the locations.”