The best restaurants in Bali
Bali eats extraordinarily well. Canggu and Seminyak carry the island's densest dinner scenes, Ubud the jungle-view and plant-forward kitchens, and Jimbaran the classic grilled seafood on the sand. Here are the restaurants we stand behind, by area — tap any for the details.
Canggu
Area guide →
Bali's densest dinner scene — beach-side seafood, buzzy international kitchens and long tables along Batu Bolong and Berawa.
Balinese & local
See all Balinese & local →- HOME by Chef Wayan · Pererenan, Canggu
- Nook Umalas · Umalas
- Warung Bu Mi · Batu Bolong / Berawa
- Warung Nonii · Batu Bolong / Berawa
Brunch
See all Brunch →- 7AM Bakers Umalas · Umalas
- BAKED Pererenan · Pererenan
- ISLA by Earth Island · Canggu shortcut / Subak Canggu
- Sensorium Bali · Pererenan / Canggu edge / Batu Mejan
Seafood
See all Seafood →- Alma Tapas Bar · Jl. Pantai Berawa, Canggu (Berawa)
- Casa Tua · Batu Bolong
- Hippie Fish Pererenan Beach · Pererenan / Pererenan Beach
- Riviera Trattoria Pererenan · Pererenan / Pererenan north
Japanese
See all Japanese →- FINNS Beach Club · Berawa near Finns
- Sushimi Bali · Canggu (Berawa)
Desserts
See all Desserts →- Milk & Madu Berawa · Berawa / Tegal Gundul
- Poule de Luxe Bali · Batu Belig
More kitchens
- Atlas Beach Club · Berawa near Finns
- BAKED. Berawa · Berawa / Semat
- Bali Buda Canggu · Berawa
- Beach Boy Canggu · Munduk Catu
- Boheme Canggu · Pererenan
- Bokashi Berawa · Berawa / Subak Sari
- Bottega Italiana · Batu Bolong / Berawa
- Café del Mar Bali · Batu Belig / Berawa edge
- Copenhagen CAFE Berawa · Berawa
- Deus Ex Machina · Batu Bolong / Berawa
- Honey Kitchen · Pererenan
- Ji Restaurant Bali · Batu Bolong Beach
- Lola’s Cantina Mexicana — Canggu · Canggu Shortcut / Tibubeneng
- Luigi’s Hot Pizza · Batu Bolong / Berawa
- Lulu Bistrot · Batu Bolong
- Luma · Batu Bolong
- Lyma Beach · Pererenan / Pantai Lima / Seseh-Cemagi route
- Mason · Batu Bolong
- Milu by Nook · Berawa
- Moana Fish Eatery · Batu Bolong
- Neighbourhood Food Berawa · Berawa near Finns
- Neighbourhood Food Seseh · Seseh / Cemagi
- NÜDE Berawa · Berawa
- Oma Jamu · Berawa
- Pizza Fabbrica · Batu Bolong / Berawa
- Revolver Canggu · Central Canggu / shortcut approach
- Riviera Bistro Berawa · Berawa
- Riviera Cafe Cemagi · Cemagi
- Rize Cafe · Pererenan
- Roots Pererenan · Pererenan / Pererenan north
- Sa’Mesa Canggu · Canggu
- Santanera · Tanah Barak
- Seseh General Store · Seseh / Cemagi
- Shelter Restaurant · Pererenan / Pantai Pererenan
- SKOOL Kitchen · Batu Bolong Beach, Canggu
- The Shady Shack · Berawa
- The Slow · Canggu
- Touché Cafe & Restaurant · Pererenan / Pererenan north
- Tropical Nomad · Canggu shortcut / Subak Canggu
- Udara Bali · Seseh (Adjacent Pererenan)
- Ulekan Berawa · Berawa
- Woods Bali · Pererenan
- YUKI Canggu · Batu Bolong Beach
Seminyak
Area guide →
The polished dining strip — Bali's original fine-dining and long-lunch address, walkable between the boutiques.
Balinese & local
See all Balinese & local →- Natys Restaurant Seminyak · Seminyak (Kayu Aya)
Brunch
See all Brunch →- Mauri Restaurant · Petitenget
- Seasalt · Seminyak
Seafood
See all Seafood →- Bambu · Seminyak
- Ginger Moon Canteen · Jl. Kayu Aya / Oberoi–Laksmana, Seminyak
- Kilo Kitchen Bali - Seminyak · Seminyak
- Sangsaka · Kerobokan Kelod
- Sardine · Seminyak
Japanese
See all Japanese →- Ling-Ling's Bali · Seminyak
More kitchens
- Barbacoa · Petitenget / Kerobokan Kelod
- BO$$MAN · Seminyak (Jl. Kayu Cendana)
- Boy'N'Cow · Seminyak
- Gambinos Bali · Jl. Kayu Aya (Oberoi)
- Hog Wild with Chef Bruno · Batu Belig
- Kaum Bali · Petitenget
- La Casetta Bali · Jl. Bumbak, Umalas (Kerobokan)
- Mamasan Bali · Kerobokan Kelod
- Merah Putih | Indonesian Restaurant · Petitenget / Kerobokan Kelod
- Saigon Street · Jl. Petitenget, Seminyak
- Sarong · Petitenget / Kerobokan Kelod
Ubud
Area guide →Jungle-view tables, plant-forward kitchens and slow, candle-lit dinners in the hills.
Balinese & local
See all Balinese & local →- Casa Luna · Ubud
- Dicarik Warung · Jl. Kajeng (rice-field walk, north of Ubud centre)
- Fair Warung Balé · Ubud
- Laka Leke · Ubud
- Melting Wok Warung · Ubud (Jl. Gootama)
- Warung Mangga Madu · Ubud
- Warung Mendez · Ubud
- Warung Siam · Ubud
- Wulan Vegetarian Warung · Ubud
Brunch
See all Brunch →- Zest Ubud · Sayan / Penestanan
Seafood
See all Seafood →- Donna Ubud · Ubud Center
- Ibu Rai · Ubud
Desserts
See all Desserts →- Cafe Wayan & Bakery · Ubud
- Room4Dessert · Kedewatan
Vegetarian
See all Vegetarian →- Mozaic · Kedewatan
- The Elephant · Ubud, Campuhan
More kitchens
- Apéritif Restaurant · Petulu
- Bali Bohemia · Ubud
- Bebek Bengil · Jl. Hanoman, Padang Tegal, Ubud
- CasCades · Ubud
- CHASKAA Ubud · Ubud
- Hujan Locale · Ubud
- Kilig Bali · Ubud (Jl. Raya Goa Gajah, Peliatan)
- Locavore NXT · Lodtunduh
- Onion Collective · Ubud
- The Chowk Indian Gourmet House — Ubud · Ubud
- Who's Who · Ubud
Uluwatu & the Bukit
Area guide →Clifftop restaurants and sunset dinners above the surf on the southern peninsula.
Balinese & local
See all Balinese & local →- Babi Guling Bali Ayu · Pecatu (Jl. Raya Uluwatu)
- The Warung at Alila Villas Uluwatu · Pecatu cliffs
- Warung Bu Jonny (Cak Man) · Pecatu (near the Bingin surf spots)
- Warung Local · Pecatu (Jl. Labuansait)
- Warung Ubay · Ungasan (Jl. Raya Uluwatu)
- Yeye's Warung · Pecatu (Jl. Labuansait)
Seafood
See all Seafood →- D'Buchu · Bingin
- Ulu Fishmarket · Labuan Sait, Pecatu
Japanese
See all Japanese →- WAATU · Ungasan clifftop
More kitchens
- Gooseberry French Restaurant | Uluwatu · Bingin
- KALA Uluwatu · Padang Padang
- Laggas Uluwatu · Bingin
- Lola’s Cantina Mexicana — Uluwatu · Pecatu
- MASONRY Restaurant · Labuan Sait, Pecatu
- Papi Sapi · Labuan Sait, Pecatu
- Rockfish Cliffside · Pecatu
- Seed Bingin · Bingin
- Supreme Indian Restaurant · Ungasan
- Ulu Garden · Padang Padang
- YUKI Uluwatu · Labuan Sait, Pecatu
- ZALI Uluwatu · Suluban, Pecatu
Jimbaran
Area guide →
Grilled seafood on the sand — the classic Jimbaran Bay dinner as the sun goes down.
Seafood
See all Seafood →- Bawang Merah Beachfront · Jimbaran
- DAVA Steak & Seafood · Jimbaran
- Kayumanis Resto Jimbaran · Jimbaran
- KO Japanese Teppanyaki & Sushi · Jimbaran
- Menega Cafe · Jimbaran (Muaya Beach)
- Nyoman Café · Jimbaran
- Radja Seafood Cafe · Jimbaran
More kitchens
- Bakso Boedjangan · Jimbaran (Jl. Raya Kampus Unud)
- Bella Cucina · Jimbaran
- CHASKAA GWK — Jimbaran · Jimbaran / GWK
- Cuca Restaurant · Jimbaran
Sanur
Area guide →
Easy-going seafront dining on the calm, unhurried east coast.
Balinese & local
See all Balinese & local →- Gong Restaurant · Kayumanis Sanur, Jl. Tirta Akasa
Brunch
See all Brunch →- Pizzaria (Hyatt) · Hyatt Regency Bali beachfront, Sanur Beach
Seafood
See all Seafood →- Lilla Pantai · Sanur beachwalk near Jalan Duyung
- Red Manna · Sanur
- Segara the Seaside · Jl. Segara Ayu beachfront
Japanese
See all Japanese →- Kuu Izakaya Dining · Maya Sanur Resort & Spa, Jl. Danau Tamblingan
Desserts
See all Desserts →- Massimo — Italian Restaurant · Jalan Danau Tamblingan
More kitchens
- Bella Italia Sanur · Jalan Cemara, Sanur Kauh
- Fisherman's Club · Sanur
- Soul on the Beach · Jl. Pantai Sindhu (Sindhu Beach)
Nusa Dua
Area guide →Resort fine dining and signature restaurants in the gated south.
Brunch
See all Brunch →- Kubu Garden Restaurant & Coffee · Tanjung Benoa
- Soleil at Mulia · Nusa Dua
Seafood
See all Seafood →- Arwana · Nusa Dua
- Kayuputi · Nusa Dua
- Kenja Ikan Bakar & Seafood · Nusa Dua (Jl. Pantai Mengiat)
- Nusa Dua Beach Grill · Nusa Dua
- Tetaring · Nusa Dua
- The Beach Grill (Ritz-Carlton) · Nusa Dua
- White Orchid Nusa Dua · Nusa Dua
Japanese
See all Japanese →- Izakaya by OKU · Nusa Dua
More kitchens
- Bejana (Ritz-Carlton) · Nusa Dua
- Bumbu Bali · Nusa Dua
- Koral · Nusa Dua
- Piasan · Nusa Dua
Denpasar
The city's own tables — where residents eat, from Balinese ayam betutu specialists to long-running local institutions off the tourist strip.
Balinese & local
See all Balinese & local →- Ayam Betutu Khas Gilimanuk · Renon, Jl. Merdeka, Denpasar
Desserts
See all Desserts →- Gildak · Renon (Jl. Tukad Gangga), Denpasar
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Good to know
Where are the best restaurants in Bali?
Canggu has the island's densest and most varied dinner scene, Seminyak the polished fine-dining strip, and Ubud the jungle-view and plant-forward kitchens. Jimbaran is the classic for grilled seafood on the sand, and Uluwatu for clifftop sunset dinners. The picks above are sorted by area.
How much does dinner cost in Bali?
It spans a wide band — a local warung meal is very cheap, while a Western restaurant or a fine-dining tasting menu costs much more. Each venue's page shows its price band; for the cheapest authentic food, see our best warungs guide.
Do you need to book restaurants in Bali?
For the popular dinner spots and sunset tables — especially in Seminyak, Canggu and Uluwatu, and in the July–August peak — booking ahead is worth it. Casual places and warungs usually take walk-ins.
Which area has the best food in Bali?
For sheer choice and quality, Canggu and Seminyak lead. Ubud is strongest for healthy and vegetarian dining, and Jimbaran for seafood. It depends on the night you want.