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Bali might be the easiest island in Asia to eat green — if you know which kitchens actually care. From Ubud's pioneering plant-based tables to Canggu's health cafés, these are the places where vegetarian is the point, not the compromise.
Café · Canggu (Jl. Tanah Barak)
A fully plant-based cafe serving vegan breakfast through dinner, with vegan croissants, bowls, curries and ramen, plus coffee roasted weekly on the island. Extras like Monday pasta nights with live jazz and a chicory coffee alternative round out the character.
Best for: vegan breakfast and brunch; plant-based croissants and pastries; island-roasted coffee; relaxed all-day dining
Café · Ubud
A rice-paddy and jungle-valley hideaway café along the Campuhan Ridge Walk, serving organic meals, seasonal fruit smoothies, and gourmet coffee with unobstructed green views.
Best for: Travelers finishing the Campuhan Ridge Walk who want a calm, scenic break with healthy food; quiet daytime pause surrounded by rice fields.
Restaurant · Kedewatan
A long-running fine-dining anchor in Kedewatan founded by Chef Chris Salans and now led in the kitchen by head chef and co-owner Blake Thornley, built around French technique and Indonesian/Balinese ingredients, with a multi-course tasting menu plus a separate live-kitchen Chef's Table.
Best for: special-occasion diners wanting French-Balinese tasting-menu fine dining in a garden setting
Café · Ubud
A vegan/vegetarian warung and cake shop in Peliatan (Ubud) known for a budget, all-you-can-eat home-style buffet and made-in-house cakes; dishes are prepared without garlic or onion to also suit Buddhist diners.
Best for: Vegan, vegetarian, or allium-free travelers wanting an affordable, home-cooked-style lunch buffet.
Restaurant · Ubud, Campuhan
An open-air, 100% vegetarian/vegan restaurant on the Campuhan side of Ubud (Jl. Raya Sanggingan) built around an elevated terrace overlooking Campuhan Ridge, open all day from breakfast through dinner, with an organic/local/slow-food sourcing philosophy.
Best for: vegetarian and vegan travelers wanting an all-day scenic meal overlooking Campuhan Ridge
Restaurant · Ubud
A small, hole-in-the-wall all-vegan warung in the Peliatan area of Ubud, cash-only, serving an Indonesian menu of nasi goreng, tempeh, smoothies, and vegan sweets at very low prices.
Best for: budget-conscious vegan and vegetarian travelers wanting simple, authentic Indonesian dishes
Restaurant · Sayan / Penestanan
The strongest creative vegan brunch in Ubud — an all-plant-based menu of substantial savoury dishes in a treetop Penestanan setting.
Best for: Vegan diners; a social brunch with friends; an atmosphere-led daytime meal; a date that does not need silence
Café · Bingin, Uluwatu (Bukit)
A relaxed, vegetarian-leaning cafe set in a leafy open-air space near Bingin, serving wholesome all-day plates and hosting weekly live-music nights. It doubles as a social hub with regular Thursday music and a fitness/yoga community on site.
Best for: post-surf brunch near bingin; healthy plant-forward meal; laid-back live-music night; casual group hang
Restaurant · Petitenget
Contemporary southern-Italian fine-dining restaurant on Jl. Petitenget, Seminyak, led by Apulian chef Maurizio Bombini, with a live kitchen, à la carte and seasonal tasting menus, and a rooftop hydroponic garden supplying produce.
Best for: special-occasion and celebration dinners; couples wanting a refined tasting-menu evening; Sunday seafood brunch
Café · Mertasari Beach, South Sanur
Beachfront cafe and co-working space on Mertasari Beach in south Sanur, with fast Wi-Fi, an all-day plant-forward menu, and toes-in-the-sand seating without a beach-club minimum. Open daily 7am–10pm.
Best for: remote workers and long-stay visitors wanting a laptop-friendly beach cafe; healthy/plant-based eaters; relaxed daytime coffee or smoothie by the sand
Restaurant · Sanur beachwalk near Jalan Duyung
A beachfront restaurant directly on the Sanur paved coastal walk (Jalan Duyung), serving Indonesian and European dishes plus seafood, cooked without MSG, with tables facing the sea. Open all day from breakfast to late evening.
Best for: couples and families wanting relaxed seafront tables; long-stay visitors after an easy, calm sit-down meal; anyone who wants toes-near-sand dining without a resort setting
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.
Very — Ubud in particular is one of Asia's best places to eat plant-based, and Canggu's health-café scene is strong. The places here put vegetarian food at the centre, not as an afterthought.
Ubud leads for dedicated plant-based and raw-food kitchens; Canggu for health cafés and smoothie bowls. Both are covered here, by area.
