About
Where Latin heat meets island rhythm.
Pomona sits on the sand on the west side of Gili Meno, a small island off Lombok with no cars, no scooters and, most evenings, not much noise beyond the water. We are the exception to that last part.
The idea is a Latin American table on an Indonesian beach. Long meals, fire, plates in the middle, a bar that takes tequila seriously, and music when the sun goes down. Unfiltered, unforced, and hopefully unforgettable.
Come early, stay late. Bring your friends, or come alone. You are always welcome.
Food
Bold, fresh, and made for sharing.
The menu is rooted in Latin tradition but not bound by it. Peruvian ceviche and anticuchos, Mexican tacos and aguachile, Colombian arepas, Brazilian picanha, all cooked with what the island and Lombok give us.
Everything is gluten free. Not a separate menu, the whole kitchen. Corn tortillas, plantain tostones and arepas do the work that flour usually does, which is how Latin food was built in the first place.
Flame-grilled meats, zingy ceviches, punchy sauces, and smoky, soulful spices, served family-style and always with a little flair.
Music
Where texture meets tempo.
Music is not background here. Friday is Pomona Sessions, from five in the afternoon until the island tells us to stop. Sunday's Beach BBQ has its own soundtrack. Most other nights it is simply loud enough to matter.
Latin rhythm, island pace. The selectors know the difference between a sunset record and a midnight one.
People
A place for creating memories.
The best nights at Pomona are the ones where the table grows. Someone brings a plus one. Two tables become one. The staff pull up a chair at the end.
We keep things casual, but we fill up fast. Walk-ins are always welcome. Booking ahead is wise, especially for Sunday.
Gili Meno
The quiet one.
Of the three Gili islands, Meno is the smallest and the slowest. You can walk around it in under two hours. There is a salt lake in the middle, turtles off the east coast, and a sky at night that most cities have forgotten.
Getting here takes a boat, sometimes two, and the crossing depends on the weather. That is part of it. By the time you reach our end of the beach you have already slowed down.
Book a table
Come early, stay late.
Walk-ins are always welcome. Booking ahead is wise, especially for Sunday.