Carpenter Cafe and Roastery

Carpenter is a café and small-batch roastery on Jl. Soekarno Hatta that focuses on Indonesian specialty coffee, including beans from the Flores highlands around Bajawa and Manggarai. The baristas work a proper espresso bar and can also brew filter coffee, and the shop sells roasted beans to take home.

The interior is built from reclaimed timber, with a busy open counter at the back. It opens at 06:30, earlier than most cafés in town, which makes it handy before a sunrise trip. Light breakfasts and snacks are available. There is a second branch in the Diamond Hill commercial area near Pantai Pede.

It rates 4.7 from about 650 Google reviews and is open daily until 22:00.

Ask the baristas which Flores origin they are pouring that week, and buy a bag of beans to take home as a souvenir that travels well. The café has seating at the counter and small tables, and it is a reliable place to catch up on email before heading out. Prices are typical for specialty coffee in Indonesia.