Resto & Cafe Rumah Laut

Top choice in Papua


This stylish upmarket place, built on stilts above the waters of Jayapura bay and filled with Papuan tribal art, is where locals come when they want to impress. The wide-ranging menu takes in Indonesian and Chinese, but is mostly about seafood priced by weight. If you’re not eating, at least come for a drink on the deck.


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