Bellville Billitone

Bellville Billitone is a café, bar and restaurant on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman in Gantung, the East Belitung town known for the Laskar Pelangi replica school and Museum Kata Andrea Hirata. It is one of the more stylish places to eat in the area, with a leafy courtyard, an air-conditioned lounge with a coffee bar and a wall of framed artworks, and it hosts regular events.

The kitchen serves Indonesian favourites done well. Diners recommend the seafood fried rice, fried flat noodles, grilled chicken, stir-fried mustard greens and water spinach, and crispy pempek fish cakes, with a good sambal on the side. The barista-made coffee and other drinks are also popular, and staff are friendly and patient.

It opens daily from 09:00 to 23:00, so it is a convenient lunch or coffee stop between the Laskar Pelangi school and the museum, or a place to unwind in the evening. There is ample free parking. The air-conditioning can struggle on very hot, quiet days, so the courtyard may be cooler.