Great coffee, they know what they're doing!
While in Gili T (actually, whenever I am anywhere) I search high and low for a cafe with coconut milk (I know it's a lot to ask, but I prefer it to any other non-dairy milks in my coffee). To be fair I didn't expect to find any, but thought I should give it a try at least and asked at every cafe we stopped into. Finally I found Bale Sampan!
There is nothing quite like a long black (done well) with some cold coconut milk to cool it down.
Because of this, my boyfriend and I ate here and had our coffees here most mornings. He's from the USA so doesn't know the definition of good coffee (I having lived in Australia for two years, do) and this cafe opened his eyes. Instead of his usual over sweet caramel or vanilla lattes he switched over to and fell in love with having a simple silky long black, with some cold coconut milk on the side :)
This cafe is great for other reasons than the fact they do coffee well. They have great food, great service, yummy juices and smoothies, and also are environmentally conscience. There is a filtered water station where you can bring your reusable water bottles to fill up, thus saving the island from more and more plastic build up.
I think this is one of my favourite cafes in the world. Whenever a friend is in I recommend it :)