Collection · Focused shortlist
A short, honest list — Bali's Japanese scene is small but serious. Izakaya evenings, sushi counters and ramen for a rainy day, chosen the way residents choose them.
Restaurant · Canggu
Billy Ho pairs a modern Japanese kitchen with a cocktail bar on Batu Bolong, open through a long run from lunch to dinner. Yakitori, sushi and shareable plates make up the menu, the cocktails get hand-carved ice, and DJs play at weekends.
Best for: Japanese small plates and cocktails over a long lunch that rolls into dinner
Restaurant · Canggu
Chow Chow Bali is a contemporary Asian-fusion restaurant in Batu Bolong, open daily from late morning to midnight. The menu runs to sushi rolls, bao buns, slow-cooked pork ribs and poke bowls. Cocktails and a kids menu round it out.
Best for: From lunch to late night: Asian-fusion sushi, bao and poke bowls in Batu Bolong
Restaurant · Batu Bolong Beach
Japanese-contemporary dining at Hotel Tugu, right on Batu Bolong beach. The room is a reconstructed antique temple, and the terrace looks straight at the ocean. Sushi, Asian-fusion plates and cocktails.
Best for: A sunset dinner with a view, a date, or a special occasion by the sea
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A daytime cafe on Jl. Pantai Batu Mejan run by a chef trained in Australian fine dining. The food is Australian cafe cooking with Japanese flavours, and the room is minimalist.
Best for: Brunch or lunch in a calm, design-led room, or a daytime stop with a laptop
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Shichirin brings Japanese grill cooking to Berawa as part of the Wonderspace group. The menu has teppanyaki, gyukatsu and izakaya plates. Sushi and sashimi are on it too. The house dishes are black cod in saikyo miso and breaded Santuri wagyu.
Best for: A grill dinner with a group
Restaurant · Canggu (Berawa)
On Jl. Pantai Berawa, Sushimi's sushi train carries classic and creative sushi and maki, plus an izakaya-style a la carte range. The menu extends to poke bowls, donburi, sushi burritos and sushi donuts. There are gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options.
Best for: Casual sushi off the train, with friends, on your own or with a group of mixed diets
Restaurant · Batu Bolong Beach
Steps from Batu Bolong beach, YUKI is a modern Japanese izakaya. It serves fusion sushi, wood-fired specialties and house cocktails.
Best for: A date night, special occasion or group dinner with cocktails
Restaurant · Ubud
Hakkoku Bali serves a 15-course sushi omakase at The Sayan House in Sayan. Lunch runs from 13:00 to 15:00, and dinner starts at 18:30. The Bali branch combines Japanese sushi technique with local Indonesian influences.
Best for: A planned fixed-course sushi lunch or dinner in Sayan.
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Named after Kojin, a Japanese god of fire, this restaurant in Kenderan cooks teppanyaki, kaiseki and omakase at the counter. It opens for lunch and dinner.
Best for: A counter dinner watching the chef work
Restaurant · Ubud
Restaurant on Jl. Dewisita in Ubud, open daily 11:00am-11:00pm.
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Part of the Wonderspace group, this Japanese restaurant in Peliatan serves sushi, wagyu don, wagyu skewers and robatayaki beef. The cocktails lean on yuzu and matcha, with sake too.
Best for: A Japanese dinner east of central Ubud
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A Japanese grill restaurant on Jl. Bisma. The menu runs from teppanyaki and gyukatsu to izakaya plates. There is sushi and sashimi too.
Best for: A Japanese grill dinner in central Ubud
Restaurant · Uluwatu; Jimbaran
Chef Mitsuaki Senoo runs the Japanese restaurant at the InterContinental Bali Resort in Jimbaran. Teppanyaki is grilled at open counters, there's a sushi and sashimi bar, and a private tatami room sits inside a Balinese-Japanese interior.
Best for: A couple or a group sharing a teppanyaki dinner at the counter, or sushi from the bar
Restaurant · Uluwatu
A casual open-air seafood restaurant on Jl. Labuansait in Pecatu, near Bingin, modelled on Maui's Paia Fish Market and serving a Hawaiian-Japanese-Peruvian fusion of fresh catch, poke, sushi, ceviche and fish burgers in a tropical garden setting.
Best for: Relaxed group dinners and casual seafood lunches for surfers and travellers staying around Bingin and Padang Padang.
Restaurant · Ungasan clifftop
A clifftop yakitori and open-flame grill restaurant at The Ungasan Clifftop Resort in Uluwatu, led by Australian chef James Viles, where everything is cooked over coals with no gas or electricity; the share-style menu runs from woodfired mortadella flatbread and yakitori skewers to pork-and-scallop fried rice, with lawn and cliff-edge views over the Indian Ocean.
Best for: Dinner for couples or groups who want live-fire, produce-driven sharing plates with a clifftop ocean view; reservations recommended.
Restaurant · Seminyak
Restaurant on Jl. Kayu Aya No.105 in Seminyak, open daily 12:00pm-12:00am.
Restaurant · Seminyak
Restaurant on Jl. Petitenget No.98y in Seminyak, open daily 12:00-11:00pm.
Restaurant · Seminyak
An Asian-fusion restaurant and cocktail spot on Jl. Petitenget that leans Japanese and Korean. Sushi rolls, Korean tacos, bao buns and pork ribs are on the menu, and after dark there's a DJ and a long drinks list.
Best for: Groups or a date over shared plates that roll into cocktails and music
Wellness
Lluvia Spa in Seminyak does head massage: its Japanese Head Spa is 90 minutes for 399K IDR.
Best for: Ninety minutes of Japanese head spa in Seminyak
Warung · Jl. Mertanadi, Kerobokan (Seminyak-adjacent)
Naughty Nuri's opened this Batu Belig branch of its Ubud original in 2016. It's a casual warung for Balinese-style barbecued pork ribs and potent martinis.
Best for: A group out for smoky ribs and martinis, or an easy dinner soon after landing
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Part of the Wonderspace group, this Japanese restaurant in Umalas does sushi, wagyu don and wagyu skewers. Robatayaki beef comes with charred vegetables, and the cocktails are built on yuzu, matcha and sake.
Best for: Wagyu and sushi close to Canggu
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A Japanese grill doing teppanyaki, gyukatsu, sushi and sashimi on Jl. Dewi Saraswati. It opened in January 2025.
Best for: A Japanese grill dinner in Seminyak
Restaurant · Seminyak
Restaurant on Jl. Petitenget No.208X in Seminyak, open daily 6:00pm-4:00am.
Restaurant · Seminyak
Restaurant on Jl. Petitenget No.43A in Seminyak, open daily 11:00am-12:00am.
Café · Seminyak (Jl. Petitenget, Kanvaz resort)
Bordeaux-trained pastry chef Vincent Nigita runs this French patisserie inside Kanvaz resort, pairing classical French technique with Indonesian flavours. Classic pastries sit alongside plated desserts in a weekend tea room.
Best for: Afternoon pastry and tea, or plated desserts in the weekend tea room
Restaurant · Sanur
A Japanese izakaya-style restaurant at Maya Sanur Resort & Spa. The kitchen turns out sushi, sashimi, robatayaki skewers and tempura, and there's sake and cocktails to drink.
Best for: Groups sharing Japanese plates, or a couple's evening out over sushi and grilled skewers
Restaurant · Sanur
Restaurant on Jl. Bypass Ngurah Rai No.200B in Sanur, open daily 11:30am-10:00pm.
Restaurant · Sanur
Restaurant on Jl. Danau Tamblingan No.47 in Sanur, open daily 12:00-10:00pm.
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Japanese restaurant in Sanur with floating sushi: plates travel to the table along a waterway. A Japanese fish grill runs alongside. Live music on Saturday evenings, and 10% off lunch every day.
Best for: A sushi dinner that doubles as a show
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
The Apurva Kempinski Bali's Japanese restaurant in Nusa Dua, an offshoot of OKU in Jakarta. Contemporary izakaya-style dishes come out of an open kitchen at the centre of a bistro room, so you can watch the chefs work.
Best for: Apurva Kempinski guests or visitors after a polished Japanese dinner in Nusa Dua
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
Restaurant in Nusa Dua, open daily 12:00-10:00pm.
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
Restaurant in Grand Hyatt Bali Lobby, Nusa Dua.
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
Restaurant on Jl. Bypass Ngurah Rai No.128 in Nusa Dua, open daily 12:00-11:00pm.
This is a themed shortlist, not the full catalogue and not an ordered route. Each linked place has to pass the publication gate, and the grouping uses stored collection rules rather than star ratings, review counts or paid placement.
Yes, though the scene is small — a handful of serious sushi counters, izakayas and ramen spots, concentrated in Seminyak, Canggu and the south. The places here are the ones residents return to.
