Flores
This sparkling-clean, bare-walled restaurant is filled with travellers out for a taste of local food, but who come back for Martin, the charismatic owner…
Must-see restaurants in Flores
Flores
This open-sided Indo-Australian affair starts with local coffee, house-made soy milk and freshly baked bread; it progresses to exceptional Indonesian…
Flores
Don't miss this beachside fish shack. Sit at a tree-shaded table on the sand and order the catch of the day or a soul-stirring ikan kuah assam (tamarind…
Labuan Bajo
Bajo's best Italian is known for superb thin-crust pizza and fresh pasta. Sit in a stylish, semi-open dining room or air-conditioned cellar with river…
Labuan Bajo
This inviting spot has something for everyone, including vegans. Staff are trained in the art of sushi, with everything from udon noodles to gyoza made…
Labuan Bajo
If you have a predilection for local food, seek out this family-run warung with pink and blue walls. There's no English menu, but pictures on posters help…
Labuan Bajo
There are plenty of Padang restaurants at the southern end of Jl Soekarno Hatta, but Garuda is our pick. Point-and-order from the stacked window display:…
Labuan Bajo
Bajo town's most atmospheric dinner spot. Waterfront stalls with hand-painted names are fronted by tables of fresh seafood, with others specialising in…
Labuan Bajo
This open-air, double-decker restaurant is a fantastic place to watch the sunset, especially if you nab the table that juts out to the harbour. While both…
Flores
On the main road beneath an unmarked white canvas gazebo, between the tourist office and Cinnamon Guesthouse, is a smiling lady selling traditional sweets…
Flores
Named after the owner's daughter, Ruteng's best restaurant is all wooden with framed Flores attractions on the walls and gingham table covers. The Indo…
Flores
The house speciality here is the sop ikan asam pedas, Nusa Tenggara Timor's endemic spicy-and-sour tamarind fish soup. This one, cooked by the ever…
Labuan Bajo
Set above Bajo's main drag, this wooden restaurant is ideal for those who wish to dip their toe into local food. Vegetables are cheap, but paying by piece…
Labuan Bajo
Sharing a sea-view rooftop terrace with Bajo Bakery is the town's only Tex-Mex restaurant. Tortillas are homemade and the fish tacos are some of the…
Labuan Bajo
Sit in white cane chairs and admire the hand-painted wall map while enjoying all-day breakfast made with vibrant ingredients from local farms. Booster…
Flores
Make a stop at this spotless pick-and-mix Padang diner. Fish, chicken and shrimp are fried or grilled and sauced five ways; there's tempeh, egg and fried…
Labuan Bajo
Labuan Bajo's daily produce market is on the way to Batu Cermin. Things warm up after 7am, when you can browse the local bounty of fruits, vegetables and…
Flores
One of Riung's best restaurants is also its most unassuming. This simple haunt with checkered tables and plastic chairs is the place to try local…
Flores
With a friendly chef-owner and misty view of the hills, this open-air restaurant at the top of town is worth a stop. Indonesian food is the speciality,…
Flores
As the sun sets this small street fills with the scent of cooking over coals and half a dozen vendors sell ayam goreng (fried chicken), ikan pepes (fish…
Flores
This small, spotless family-run rumah makan (eating house) is a great choice for a cheap lunch. Some menu items veer towards Chinese, while others such as…
Labuan Bajo
This small, beachy dining room with its blue colour palette, fishing-net decorations and rustic wooden tables is a crowd favourite. Homemade pasta and…
Flores
Not to be confused with other Lucas venues in the street, this one is on the 2nd storey of a wooden building. Yellow ceiling beams and painted tables up…
Flores
This thatched, open-air dining room specialises in se'i babi, succulent smoked pork hailing from Kupang. Meal deals are 35,000Rp and include pork, white…
Flores
At sunset the smell of grilled fish wafts through the air at this beachside market. Browse the many stalls and feast on what looks best. Remember to shop…
Flores
As well as dirt-cheap Indonesian favourites like nasi goreng, Maumere's large night market, unsurprisingly, has plenty of stalls grilling fresh fish.
Flores
One of the few eating options in Riung and right beside the pier, this is a convenient pre- or post-boat trip dining spot. Food is cheap and basic, but…
Flores
At a bend in the road with a river bubbling below, you'll find this wooden, open-air restaurant surrounded by bamboo. Big servings, fresh food and a not…
Labuan Bajo
A triple-storey bakery and popular breakfast spot. Takeaway on the ground floor, a comfortable ikat-adorned lounge in the middle and an ocean-view rooftop…
Flores
Westerners are drawn to this rattan-walled, plastic-flower bedizened dining room with tire chairs out the front. It can be hit and miss, but you'll find…
Labuan Bajo
This beach house-chic restaurant rambles beneath whitewashed rafters above a boat posing as a bar. Mains have an outdated fine-dining feel, but bubbly…
Flores
Long-running, popular place with a nice porch overlooking the rice fields. The special here is the Moni cake. The gado gado comes recommended and there…
Flores
A little soulless during the day, in the evening this spot makes for a reasonable dinner choice. The high-ceilinged, wooden dining room is decorated with…
Flores
Open since 1993, this tiled dining room gets its charm mainly from its husband-wife owners. There are a few Western dishes, but try the chicken sate – it…
Flores
Fronted by ferns and opposite the path leading down to the air terjun (waterfall), this small spot is as casual as it is colourful. Local ingredients come…
Labuan Bajo
Although not atmospheric enough to linger, if you're after a quick and filling Western meal, come here for burgers made with Australian beef on house…
Flores
Walk through the open kitchen and peruse the day’s live catch in blue tanks – including crab and lobster – on your way to the second-storey dining room…
Flores
Still the best choice in the heart of town for a local, back-to-basics bite. The soto ayam (chicken soup) is tasty and the house sambal scintillating.
