Last week Agung and I visited M Bloc Market, which is a curated grocery story located at the heart of M Bloc Space. We just happened to grab a late lunch around the area and decided to stop by for some soy milk and basil seeds—both of which were out of stock, sadly. For those of you who don’t know, this grocery store is unlike any other.
They carry a lot of unique and unexpected products, which are either local, natural, organic or all of the above. They also have a bulk product section, where you can buy things without packaging. You know, like a mini bulk store section right there in the middle of the supermarket—hosted by the lovely people at Saruga and Bulksource.
The place itself is rather small and quite sparse, without a lot of the stocks we would most probably rely on, but it does have the most unique selection of items for sale. There’s all sorts of honey, seasonings, healthy snacks and homeware. If you’re looking for a change of pace in your daily shoppings, I’d recommend checking this place out.
Agung’s old shirt + jacket // hand-me-down skirt // Roti Eneng tote bag // Nappa Milano loafers // photos by Agung
Aside from the market itself, this area is very cool and actually tend to be so crowded. We got lucky because we got here after the sun had gone down on a Sunday night. The place used to be the national money printing house back in 1971. It became inactive in the ’90s and was abandoned ever since—until it was spruced up into the newly-hyped creative space back in 2019.
You can still see some remnants of the days gone by out the back—they have a whole exhibition of old money printing machines there and the factory rooms still look quite untouched. My favourite part of the whole area, to be honest, is these hollowed out walls. What a picturesque look!
The place itself is filled with so many cute local businesses, including a comic bookstore, a record store, a knick knack store and—obviously—so many food vendors. We had only been here once before, not too long since it first opened, and bumped into one of Agung’s friends who turned out to be one of the designers for this project. How cool is that?
Last week Agung and I visited M Bloc Market, which is a curated grocery story located at the heart of M Bloc Space. We just happened to grab a late lunch around the area and decided to stop by for some soy milk and basil seeds—both of which were out of stock, sadly. For those of you who don’t know, this grocery store is unlike any other.
They carry a lot of unique and unexpected products, which are either local, natural, organic or all of the above. They also have a bulk product section, where you can buy things without packaging. You know, like a mini bulk store section right there in the middle of the supermarket—hosted by the lovely people at Saruga and Bulksource.
The place itself is rather small and quite sparse, without a lot of the stocks we would most probably rely on, but it does have the most unique selection of items for sale. There’s all sorts of honey, seasonings, healthy snacks and homeware. If you’re looking for a change of pace in your daily shoppings, I’d recommend checking this place out.
Agung’s old shirt + jacket // hand-me-down skirt // Roti Eneng tote bag // Nappa Milano loafers // photos by Agung
Aside from the market itself, this area is very cool and actually tend to be so crowded. We got lucky because we got here after the sun had gone down on a Sunday night. The place used to be the national money printing house back in 1971. It became inactive in the ’90s and was abandoned ever since—until it was spruced up into the newly-hyped creative space back in 2019.
You can still see some remnants of the days gone by out the back—they have a whole exhibition of old money printing machines there and the factory rooms still look quite untouched. My favourite part of the whole area, to be honest, is these hollowed out walls. What a picturesque look!
The place itself is filled with so many cute local businesses, including a comic bookstore, a record store, a knick knack store and—obviously—so many food vendors. We had only been here once before, not too long since it first opened, and bumped into one of Agung’s friends who turned out to be one of the designers for this project. How cool is that?