Cafe Kamarasa Surabaya — Bringing Bali Comfort to East Java

The Venue

Cafe Kamarasa is a popular cafe in Surabaya, East Java, with an outdoor seating area that serves as the main draw for its regular customers. The cafe caters to a mix of young professionals, students, and families who come for the food, coffee, and the social atmosphere of outdoor seating.

The Challenge

Surabaya is one of Indonesia’s hottest cities. Located on the north coast of East Java, it combines intense heat with heavy humidity, and there is very little seasonal relief. Daytime temperatures routinely sit above 33 degrees Celsius, and the urban environment adds reflected heat from surrounding buildings and pavement.

The cafe’s outdoor area, while essential to its atmosphere and capacity, was difficult to use during peak daytime hours. Customers would come in the evening when temperatures dropped but avoided the cafe during lunch and afternoon hours when the heat made outdoor seating unpleasant.

The venue had a practical constraint: as a smaller, independently operated cafe, any cooling solution needed to be appropriately scaled and economical. Enterprise-grade systems designed for large resorts were not the right fit. The cafe needed effective cooling for a compact outdoor space without oversized equipment or excessive operating costs.

The Solution

MistSystem installed a compact high-pressure mist cooling system sized specifically for the cafe’s outdoor area. The system demonstrates that professional mist cooling is not only for large luxury venues but scales effectively to smaller spaces.

Key elements of the installation:

• 70-bar high-pressure pump system appropriately sized for the cafe’s outdoor footprint
• 6mm stainless steel lines providing the same build quality used at five-star resorts, scaled for a smaller installation
• Compact layout covering the outdoor seating area efficiently without excess hardware
• Dry operation keeping customers, tables, laptops, and phones completely dry

MistSystem handled the full process: site assessment, system design, installation, and commissioning. The same professional approach applied to major hotel installations was adapted for a smaller venue without cutting corners on quality or performance.

The Result

Cafe Kamarasa’s outdoor seating is now comfortable throughout the day, including during Surabaya’s intense afternoon heat.

Expanded operating hours: The outdoor area, previously a daytime dead zone, now attracts customers during lunch and afternoon hours. The cafe effectively gained additional productive hours from space it already had.

Customer comfort: A temperature drop of up to 10 degrees Celsius in the seating zone makes a real difference in Surabaya’s climate. Customers stay longer, order more, and return more frequently because the experience is genuinely comfortable.

Beyond Bali: This installation demonstrates that MistSystem’s technology works across Indonesia, not just in Bali’s hospitality market. Surabaya’s urban heat is a different challenge from coastal Bali, and the system performs effectively in both environments.

Accessible entry point: The compact system proves that professional high-pressure mist cooling is accessible for independent cafes and restaurants, not just five-star resorts and international hotel chains.

Full support: Despite being a smaller installation, Cafe Kamarasa receives the same 1-year warranty and maintenance support that MistSystem provides to its largest clients.

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