Drink Our extensive tea collection is matched with an equally impressive line-up of healthy juices, smoothies, traditional beverages and some of the island’s best coffee. Beer is served ice-cold, wines are carefully chosen and cocktails are expertly shaken and stirred....
The Dutch introduced coffee trees to Bali and Sumatra, where it’s still grown today. Another island where coffee was planted was the island of Java. Javanese coffee plants absorb the nutrients and flavors of their volcanic soil to create rich, full-bodied coffee often with notes of dark choc...
Sumatra, Indonesian island, the second largest (after Borneo) of the Greater Sunda Islands, in the Malay Archipelago. It is separated in the northeast from the Malay Peninsula by the Strait of Malacca and in the south from Java by the Sunda Strait. In th
North Maluku, propinsi (or provinsi; province) consisting of the northern portion of the Moluccas island group in eastern Indonesia. North Maluku consists of nearly 400 islands, fewer than 70 of which are populated. The largest island is Halmahera, spann
The island of Bali, with its mostly Hindu population, has a unique variety of food, especially because (unlike other parts of Indonesia apart from Chinese and Christian populations), pork is popular. Balinese cuisine makes use of lots of flavorful spices and herbs like ginger, garlic, shallots...
for its fried meatballs, andKopi Es Tak Kie, where you’ll find traditional iced coffee, as well as a tasty round of local dishes. Don’t stop at the obvious, though.Jakartais the birthplace of soto betawi (beef in coconut milk), and Gloria Alley is where local...
Hailing from Jakarta, Indonesia, Maxx Coffee is the newest coffee chain to enter the Singapore market. Spearheaded by OUE Restaurants and opened on 6 Ju...
Over coffee, general manager Nico Evers shared the history of the hotel beginning with its location on Java Island. Evers explained that the hotel was designed to bridge the two worlds of The Netherlands and Indonesia, “a western hotel with Indonesian touches.” That was apparent in the atrium...
theTimor Seaand the country ofEast Timor(Timor-Leste) to the east, theIndian Oceanto the south, and the Sumba Strait to the west. Physiographically, East Nusa Tenggaracomprisesthe islands that encircle theSavu (Sawu) Sea.Kupang, on the southwestern tip of the island of Timor, is the prov...
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