To order a drink in Bali it helps to know the names of things. Here are a few common drinks you might ask for. Satu lagi (one more ) Bintang will only get you so far.
– orange juice
– lemon juice
– Drinking water
– palm or rice spirit
– palm or rice brandy
– coffee
– black coffee with the grounds in the bottom of the cup.
– white coffee
– milk
– tea
– without ice please
– without sugar please
– Rice or palm beer
You might also pass one of the local drink carts in areas not on the main drag. These carts fill a plastic bag with sugared water and add jelly pieces and all kinds of other stuff that is no good for you. This is called Es campur (mixed ice).
Restaurants and warungs usually add sugar and ice to whatever juice you ask for. I ask them to leave out the sugar, Saya sudah manis, I say (I am already sweet). The ice is generally safe to drink. Restaurants have figured out its not good business to poison your customers.
A very popular tourist drink is the arak madu (arak, water, honey, lime) and will cost anywhere from several thousand rupiah in a warung to 20,000rp in a place like Santa Fe. Prices for western style mixed drinks are around 40,000-50,000rp in the trendy party scene.
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