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and their own generous private flower garden, complete with
berugaq
and dining
table.
$200
EATING AND DRINKING
The most popular places during the day are the bars and restaurants that line the east coast; all
have mesmerizing views across the sea to the shifting cloudscapes around Gunung Rinjani.
Biba Beach Village
0819 1727 4648,
bibabeach.com
.
Classy, authentic Italian food,
including home-made tagliatelle with squid (Rp80,000) or
al pomodoro
(Rp60,000), decent
Balinese wines and, from 7pm onwards, wood-fired pizzas and freshly baked focaccia. Tables
under the shoreside trees and in
berugaq
.
Daily 7.30am-10pm.
Bollato
0887 350 3929.
A Spanish beachfront restaurant serving tapas (from Rp40,000),
patatas bravas
, Madrid-style eggs and paella (Rp100,000, order in advance). Imported
jamon
and
queso
are for sale too.
Daily 9am-11pm.
Gili Air Santay
giliair-santay.com
.
The Thai food here is recommended, with
pad thai
,
massaman
curry and
somtam
green papaya salad (Rp30,000) just a few of the classics on of-
fer.
Daily 7am-10.30pm.
Legend
Chilled north-coast bar and restaurant whose coral mobiles,
berugaq
seating and
regulation Rasta accessories make it a nice, quiet spot to while away an afternoon. On Wed-
nesday this is the main party venue, with live music. The food is great: hearty portions of Indo
and Euro standards, including an especially good
nasi goreng
(Rp30,000), and there's beef
tempura (Rp65,000) and barbecued seafood too.
Thurs-Tues 7am-11pm, Wed 7am-4am.
Mirage Bar
There's good sunset-viewing at this north-coast bar, especially between June and
August, with comfy by-the-sand chairs angled for the best panoramas. Known for its popular
live jazz on Friday nights.
Sat-Thurs 9am-11pm, Fri 9am-3am.
Scallywags Beach Club
0370 614 5301,
scallywagsresort.com
.
Like its sister operation
on Gili T, this laidback beach café serves a lip-smackingly good menu of sandwiches, salads
(Caesar salad Rp55,000), steaks, pasta dishes and fresh seafood barbecues (from Rp70,000)
every night.
Daily 8am-11pm.
Scooperific
scooperific.com
.
Delicious full-cream milk
gelato
ice cream,
sorbettos
and
milkshakes, made in Lombok and sold from a number of kiosks around Gili Air.
Daily
9am-9pm.
TaMi's Neverland
0878 6475 1666.
A popular restaurant that faces the harbour but is en-
closed on three sides, with relaxed corners for eating and chilling out. Local Sasak dishes
like
gado-gado
(Rp35,000) are served, along with Indo classics, beef steaks (Rp55,000) and
cheeseburgers (Rp45,000).
Daily 7am-9pm.
