Brekkie @ Lala and Lili’s Warung, Ubud

If it weren’t for the fact that I am fairly confident that this blog hasn’t reached epic readership proportions (yet), I would be reluctant to post this item, because Lala and Lili’s is one of those places you don’t want to get too popular, for fear it will be ruined. 

Located in the quiet village of Penestanan sitting amongst rice paddies (although these are quickly losing out to rapidly-growing villa developments in the area) Lala and Lili’s is a place to drink in the old school tranquillity of Ubud.    It’s another one of those unpretentious places with decent food, lovely staff and, in all honesty the BEST FREAKING FRUIT SALAD IN THE UNIVERSE!!!

Unblemished banana pieces, succulent papaya, luscious mango and juicy, sweet watermelon with a squeeze of lime and velvety yoghurt, this is my perfect fruit salad.  No crunchy pieces of apple destroying the equilibrium of the fruits’ texture and no annoying pieces of orange or mandarin curdling the yoghurt.  This is THE thing to eat at Lala and Lili’s (and in Ubud generally – for selected individuals only).  And get this:  sometimes they put AVOCADO in their fruit salad and IT IS DIVINE.  Its firm yet creamy texture defines avocado as the tropical fruit it should be.

The rest of my meal was superfluous, but still tasted pretty darn good.  It was a banana pancake made with wholemeal flour (good), but came with commercial honey (not-so-good; I would have preferred palm sugar syrup or maple syrup).

... and Wade had savoury scrambled eggs, which looked healthy and wholesome and tasted the same.



Drinks were iced coffee (me)

Cold, sweet, creamy...

... and a mango lassie (Wade)

Like a dream, but with mango in it.

Ripe for the picking.