Eat · Lecidere & Farol coast road
Lecidere waterfront grill stalls
Walk-in grilled fish and rice at sea-side stalls; go at dusk, take a car home, carry small US notes.
- Order: Grilled fish and rice
- Tables and stools
- Walk-in window: 17:30–20:00
- Queue risk: before 17:00
- Bring cash
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Rules in force · 8Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore…Broken pavements and heat
- Southeast Asia ↗Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Brunei and Myanmar; never carry a bag or parcel for anyone.
- Southeast Asia ↗Carry a passport valid for at least six months from entry with two blank pages; airlines refuse boarding on less.
- Timor-Leste ↗Check entry rules and visa-on-arrival conditions on official Timor-Leste government sources only; fees and rules change.
- Timor-Leste ↗The currency is the US dollar. Carry small notes (1, 5, 10 and 20); change for a 50 or 100 is often not available.
- Timor-Leste ↗Medical care is limited: carry travel insurance that covers evacuation.
- Dili coast ↗In the wet season (Nov–Apr) coast roads flood and landslide: keep the day flexible.
- Dili ↗Broken pavements and heat: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Dili ↗After dark, take a car door to door; do not walk between clusters.
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Plan
Open now, when you can walk in, what to order
Go now?
Open?
Hours not published
Easiest walk-in
17:30–20:00
Reservations
Walk-in, no reservation
Paying
Bring cash
Walk-in windows
A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
On the ground
How to order, tip and pay, allergies, and booking
Tipping
Sit-down restaurants: about 5–10%, less than the 15–20% US norm.
Allergies and diets
- AskVegetarian
Paying
Bring cash
Booking
- Booking
- Walk-in, no reservation
- Reservations
- Not taken
- Note
- Walk-in.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
Map and nearby
Where this place is, how to get there, and what is around it
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The pin marks the centre of Lecidere & Farol coast road: this place has no exact point on file.
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Everything else we know about this place
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How to order here
The order of play at the counter or table, what to say, how much to order and how to pay.
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What to say
| In English | Say or show | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| Good morning | Bondia | bon-DEE-ah |
| Good afternoon | Botarde | bo-TAR-deh |
| Good evening | Bonoite | bo-NOY-teh |
| Thank you (man / woman) | Obrigadu / Obrigada | oh-bree-GAH-doo / oh-bree-GAH-dah |
Paying and tipping
Sit-down restaurants: about 5–10%, less than the 15–20% US norm.
At the table
- Eat where turnover is high and food is cooked to order; drink bottled water.
- Vegetarian choices are limited outside hotels; ask for vegetables and eggs.
Paying, diet and allergies
Diet and allergies
Yes means there is something for you; ask means possible with care; no means go elsewhere.
- Vegetarianask
Who it suits, booking and the kitchen
Comfort, facts and cons
Hygiene and comfort
- Air
- Open-air: hot at midday, wet in rain
- Seating
- Tables and stools
Facts
- Reservations
- Not taken — Walk-in.
- Capabilities
- food
- Diet
- vegetarian: limited · gluten free: unknown · halal: unknown
- Getting there
- Car to the coast road · ~3 min walk
Cons
- Stall hours are not published.
- Open-air: hot and humid; rain stops trade.
- Cash only, small notes.
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Questions, alternatives, and where our facts come from
Questions and answers
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Used as a seated rest node in Dili in 4 days.
Sources
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Source: Best time
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