Hidden gems: Restaurants in Timor-Leste
Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Timor-Leste. This list contains 57 places from Restaurant category.
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1
Lahori Kabab
Asian restaurant
👍👍 I had visited a lot of restaurants but lahori kabab give me totally different vibe.Everything was in neat and clean condition and the food was literally tasty and amazing and the staff was also very friendly and familier to us.Highly recommended 👌
5.00 (52 reviews)
2
Tanha Minha LDA
Indian restaurant
👍👍 One of the very few places in Timor-Leste offers Bangladeshi, Indian and pakistani food of a number of varieties, 🍗🍖🍆🥬🌶🫑🧄🥞🍟🌮🍝🍳🍹🍺🥑🍍🍉🍌. They serve Timorese food, and other international cuisine, if requested earlier.
Cleanliness, hygiene and budget food are their motto 🙌. Open ki...
5.00 (21 reviews)
4
TRATTORIA VALENTINO PIZZERIA & PASTA
Coffee shop
👍👍 Nice pizzeria, good crunchy pizza, friendly staff. They also do delivery.
Highly recommended!
5.00 (8 reviews)
5
Nasi Kuning Bang B Tampan
Indonesian restaurant
👍👍 Enakk dan juara lah pokoknya, the best pokoknya 🔥🔥
5.00 (8 reviews)
8
Mie Ayam Bakso Luwes
Noodle shop
👍👍 Kalau Anda orang Indonesia ingin makan mie ayam di Timor Leste nggak usah panik karena ada mie ayam bakso asli Indonesia. Yang jual orang Semarang dan harganya murah.
Sayangnya, mereka nggak menyediakan teh seduh seperti di Indonesia. Tehnya kurang mantap. Dan juga nggak ada kerupuk kaleng pendampi...
5.00 (6 reviews)
9
Federasaun Hanai Malu
Restaurant
👍👍 Great place for lunch or coffee. The owner, Litesia, is a really nice person.
5.00 (5 reviews)
10
Sunset view BBQ
Restaurant
👍👍 sharing based on the environment atmosphere as I didn't eat there. but it's really beautiful
5.00 (5 reviews)
12
DaTerra hostel and snack bar
Hostel
👍👍 The best place to stay in Dili!! They moved to a new location during covid and the hostel is so lovely and feels super homely, Fernando and the other staff are so welcoming and accommodating and will really go out of there way to make everything work for you. Fernando picked me up from the airport a...
$23/night
4.90 (66 reviews)
13
Mike's Chicken
Chicken restaurant
👍👍 It's hands down the best chicken in town. Tasty and not that expensive, not to mention the portions are quite generous. It's recommended to order ahead. Small restaurant, may not have enough room to accommodate a large group of people, but for that there is always take-away.
4.90 (22 reviews)
14
Ahi Matan
Restaurant
👍👍 This little lunch eatery located near Dili's cbd offers a delicious menu of local dishes, well presented and cheap. Their Rosella Combucha drink is refreshing and unique! The young people running it are very friendly and fluent in English. Highly recommended!
4.90 (21 reviews)
15
Sol e Mar
Restaurant
👍👍 Dentro ou fora, o Sol e Mar é um restaurante com excelente serviço de cozinha. Os sabores de Portugal se misturam com Timor. Confesso, todas as vezes que tenho visitado o restaurante tenho pedido peixe e, arrisco dizer, que é dos melhores sítios para o pedir. A dona com um português irrepreensível,...
4.90 (19 reviews)
16
The Ahoc Coffee & Restaurant
Restaurant
👍👍 Indonesia delicacies full of hearts! You could tell from how the food prepared, tasted, and its culinary. Both indoor (air-cond) and outdoor seating available. A comfy place to eat out, only concern would be music too loud for me. But it seemed like everywhere you go to enjoy local foods, that's the...
4.90 (10 reviews)
17
Mie Doben Dili
Restaurant
👍👍 They have various menus. They serve noodles, fried rice, vermicelli, and dimsum. Wide range of various menus are also available. Mocktail, milkshake, coffee, juice and many!!!
Seems like they have special menus every now and then, I got fried kwetiau with se'i for 5$ when I got there.
The food stall...
4.90 (7 reviews)
18
Mie Ayam Bakso Cak Agus
Restaurant
👍👍 This is a chicken noodle shop owned by Indonesians. The prices are cheap and there are many choices. The place is comfortable and strategic. Not only the chicken noodles but the meatballs are also delicious.
What's special is that the sauce is thick and the chicken is delicious
4.90 (7 reviews)
19
Pro-Ema Restaurant School
Restaurant
👍👍 The story is amazing. They bring in broken and abused women and teach them culinary skills so they can have a life “after men”. A truely worthy cause. Food is good. Desserts are amazing (as it is a chocolate factory too). Go there.
4.80 (58 reviews)
20
Hari's Restaurant
Indian restaurant
👍👍 I love Hari’s! He is a very kind man and makes great food. I love the aloo and the paratha, as well as the Sunday morning Dosa! Thank you Hari :)
4.80 (32 reviews)