Lavalon Bar & Hostel

Kupang


At the same seafront site as his hostel, Edwin Lerrick dishes up excellent burgers and chips plus Indo standards throughout the day and night. The ocean laps at the shore 10m away, and you can lounge back in a hammock with a cold Bintang in hand. Ask if moringa soup, made from the superfood-status plant, is on the menu.


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