Cahaya Timur Bakmi & Kopi

you'll find cahaya timur tucked into surabaya's bustling streets, where the morning light filters through steam rising from their wet-hulled sumatran beans. their gayo coffee hits different than the usual suspects. earthy, almost muddy in the best way. the wet-hulling process gives these beans that distinctive indonesian funkherbal, woody, with a syrupy body that coats your tongue. when owner pak toni pulls shots, the whole shop fills with that unmistakable smell of rain-soaked earth and tobacco leaves.