Canggu
Beyond the brunch cafés, Canggu has honest, cheap warungs and babi guling stalls doing real Balinese and Indonesian food. These are the local plates we send people to, sorted by what you're after.
Point-and-pick mixed rice and home-style Indonesian, cheap and generous.
Restaurant · Batu Bolong / Berawa
A local Indonesian warung on Jl. Pantai Batu Bolong doing buffet-style nasi campur — pick-your-own Balinese dishes with plenty of veg and vegan options, generous portions and famously good sambal, all halal and cheap.
Best for: An easy, affordable local meal; just-landed travellers wanting authentic Indonesian food without fuss; solo and casual lunches or dinners.
Warung · Padang Linjong
A small family-run Javanese-Balinese warung serving home-style nasi campur at lunch. Semi-indoor with street views; open roughly 10am–5pm, closed Sundays.
Best for: home-style Javanese nasi campur; a midday lunch; vegetarians (plentiful veg options); travellers near Padang Linjong or Echo Beach wanting an unfussy local plate
Warung · Batu Bolong
A semi-open Indonesian warung on the Batu Bolong strip serving Halal local staples — nasi campur, nasi goreng and satay — with an outdoor seating section. Open daily 10am–10pm.
Best for: Halal diners; a central Batu Bolong location; casual dinner as well as lunch; travellers wanting familiar local staples in an easy setting
Restaurant · Batu Bolong / Berawa
A long-running, affordable Indonesian warung (Waroeng Nonii) just up from Batu Bolong beach on Jl. Pantai Batu Bolong, open breakfast through dinner with nasi campur as its house plate and takeaway available.
Best for: A cheap, easy local Indonesian meal at any time of day, including a low-key just-landed dinner.
Warung · Batu Bolong
A family-run point-and-pick nasi campur warung where you choose rice then add vegetables and meats from the display. One of Canggu's most popular local rice stalls, open daily 9am–9pm.
Best for: cheap authentic nasi campur; solo diners and quick lunches; build-your-own plate eaters; first-timers who want a low-friction, English-friendly setup
Warung · Batu Bolong
Buffet-style Indonesian warung with 30-plus dishes in a glass case; you build a plate of rice, proteins and vegetables at low prices. Open daily 8am–10pm.
Best for: budget eaters near Batu Bolong beach; vegetarians and mixed groups who want to see and pick dishes; big-plate value seekers
Warung · Pererenan
A long-running Pererenan nasi campur warung with indoor and garden seating, known locally for its sambal matah. You pick from a daily fresh display to build a mixed-rice plate.
Best for: nasi campur and sambal matah lovers; a sit-down garden lunch; Pererenan-side stays; groups wanting greenery over a roadside stall
Balinese suckling pig with rice, crackling and sambal.
Warung · Canggu
A low-cost roadside babi guling warung on Jl. Raya Canggu, popular with locals for an affordable roast-pork rice plate. Open daily roughly 8am–9pm, with delivery.
Best for: budget babi guling; a fast local lunch; delivery or takeaway; travellers wanting an everyday, no-frills pork plate
Warung · Padang Linjong
A well-known Canggu-area babi guling warung, roasting suckling pig served with rice, crackling and sides. The Canggu branch sits on Jl. Padang Linjong; open daily from around 9am.
Best for: babi guling seekers; a hearty pork lunch; travellers wanting an established, locally-followed roast-pork spot; big appetites
Warung · Canggu (Subak Sari)
A local-favoured babi guling warung on the Subak Sari side of Canggu, mostly frequented by residents rather than tourists. Open daily from around 7am, with delivery.
Best for: an off-the-tourist-track babi guling; early risers (opens ~7am); a locals-style breakfast or lunch pork plate; delivery
Warung · Pererenan
An unpretentious Pererenan-strip babi guling warung serving a full roast-pork plate with crackling and sides, known for a bold, spicy profile. Open daily from around 8am.
Best for: babi guling with a chili kick; spice lovers; Pererenan-side diners; a filling, affordable pork plate
A warung is a small, family-run Indonesian eatery serving affordable local food — nasi campur, satay and daily home-style dishes. They're the backbone of everyday eating in Bali.
At the warungs and babi guling stalls above — clustered around Batu Bolong, Pererenan and Padang Linjong. Nasi campur (build-your-own mixed rice) is the everyday plate; babi guling is the Balinese roast-pork specialty.
Babi guling is Balinese roast suckling pig, served with rice, crispy crackling, lawar and sambal. It's a local celebration dish and a hearty, affordable warung plate.
