Nusa Dua
Nusa Dua dining is resort-led — polished fine-dining rooms and beachfront tables inside the five-stars, plus a few local spots worth the short trip out. These are the ones we rate.
Resort fine dining, beachfront tables and local warungs — the destination rooms book out, so reserve ahead.
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
The beachfront grill restaurant at The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa in Nusa Dua, doing Basque-style wood grills of fresh seafood and dry-aged meats plus a Balinese menu, on a terrace beside the beach and lagoon pools.
Best for: Resort guests and couples wanting a relaxed seaside grill lunch or dinner, or the Sunday brunch, with ocean views.
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
The signature Indonesian restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Bali in Sawangan (Nusa Dua), set on the cliffs above the Indian Ocean, serving regional Balinese and archipelago dishes across three levels including a Culinary Cave open kitchen; its centrepiece is the Archipelago Rijsttafel, a shared multi-dish Indonesian rice-table feast.
Best for: An unhurried dinner for travellers who want elevated Indonesian cuisine and cliff-top ocean views over a special evening.
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
A long-running authentic-Balinese restaurant and cooking school founded in 1996 by Swiss chef and cookbook author Heinz von Holzen, serving home- and ceremony-style dishes such as babi guling and a multi-course rijsttafel in a traditional courtyard-compound setting on Nusa Dua's northern edge.
Best for: Travellers who want to try a wide spread of traditional Balinese cooking, or take a market-and-cooking class, over a relaxed dinner.
Beach club · Nusa Dua (Benoa)
A large multi-zone beachfront club on the southern side of Nusa Dua with a pool, daybeds, water sports and several dining areas including the oceanfront Cliff restaurant, running from daytime lounging into evening entertainment.
Best for: A full day-to-night outing for families or groups on Nusa Dua's calm white-sand beach.
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
The Japanese restaurant at The Apurva Kempinski Bali in Nusa Dua, an offshoot of the OKU restaurant in Jakarta, serving contemporary izakaya-style dishes in a bistro-chic room built around an open kitchen where diners watch the chefs work.
Best for: Guests of the Apurva Kempinski or visitors wanting a polished, reservation-only Japanese dinner in Nusa Dua.
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
The signature fine-dining restaurant at The St. Regis Bali Resort in Nusa Dua, serving Pan-Asian haute cuisine as multi-course degustation menus in a white, open-kitchen room facing the Indian Ocean, backed by an extensive wine list and a long-running champagne brunch.
Best for: A special-occasion tasting-menu dinner or the weekend champagne brunch for travellers after upscale oceanfront dining.
Restaurant · Nusa Dua (Jl. Pantai Mengiat)
A sit-down Indonesian grilled-seafood restaurant on Jl. Pantai Mengiat, walkable from the Nusa Dua beach/ITDC area, specialising in ikan bakar and grilled fish and shellfish, with evening live music.
Best for: dinner with grilled fish and seafood near Nusa Dua beach; travellers wanting a comfortable seated seafood meal without going to Jimbaran; those who like live music
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
Bali's first aquarium restaurant, set within The Apurva Kempinski Bali on Nusa Dua, where tables sit against large tanks holding 80-plus marine species; the kitchen serves seafood-focused degustation menus drawing on Indonesian coastal flavours and local ingredients, with wine pairings and a cocktail station.
Best for: A special-occasion dinner for couples or design-minded diners who want a multi-course seafood tasting menu in an unusual aquarium setting.
Restaurant · Tanjung Benoa
An all-day restaurant and coffee spot on Jl. Pratama in Tanjung Benoa, part of Kubu Garden Suites, serving Indonesian, Western and Italian dishes with bread baked in-house.
Best for: A calm, well-priced sit-down meal or all-day breakfast near Nusa Dua, without a scene or a view.
Beach club · Nusa Dua
An ISMAYA Group beach club on the white-sand beachfront of the Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort, laid out as a continuous run from restaurant through outdoor lounge to two infinity pools and rows of daybeds on the sand, with three bars, an all-day international-and-Balinese menu and DJ-driven sunset sessions.
Best for: Resort-goers and couples wanting a full-day pool-and-beach club with no entrance fee or minimum spend, best from midday into the golden-hour DJ hours.
Warung · Bualu (Jl. Kurusetra)
A pork-forward Balinese nasi campur warung in Bualu village serving a banjar-style mixed-rice plate. Opens mornings only and frequently sells out within a few hours.
Best for: early risers wanting an authentic pork-based Balinese breakfast or lunch; travellers eating pork; those wanting a genuinely local, non-touristy warung near Nusa Dua
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
An independent, family-run beachfront restaurant on the sand at Geger Beach in Nusa Dua, running since 1995, where fresh grilled seafood (prawns, fish, lobster) shares the menu with Indonesian and Western dishes and pastas, all looking over the calm turquoise Geger Lagoon a short walk from The Mulia.
Best for: A relaxed all-day beach outing — breakfast, long lunch or sunset dinner — for families who want fresh seafood on the sand without resort prices, easily paired with a swim or snorkel in the lagoon.
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
An Italian restaurant at Kayumanis Nusa Dua Private Villa & Spa inside the ITDC resort enclave, serving homemade pasta, wood-fired pizza and prime cuts in a glass-and-bamboo room overlooking manicured gardens; its signature is the Bistecca di Angus Nero alla Griglia, a chargrilled Black Angus steak with risotto, portobello and red-wine sauce.
Best for: Couples or small groups wanting an unhurried Italian dinner in a quiet garden setting away from the beach crowds.
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
The signature beachfront restaurant at The Mulia, Mulia Resort & Villas in Nusa Dua, serving Mediterranean and Pan-Asian dishes such as handcrafted pastas and grilled seafood in indoor and terrace settings facing the Indian Ocean; best known for its long-running Sunday Brunch with a seafood bar, live grill stations and Italian antipasti.
Best for: A resort occasion meal or its Sunday Brunch (11am–3pm) for couples and groups wanting oceanfront dining in Nusa Dua.
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
A modern Indonesian restaurant at Kayumanis Nusa Dua Private Villa and Spa, named after the bamboo-and-palm-frond ceremonial roof structure and set in a glass-walled, bamboo-accented room serving archipelago dishes such as lemongrass Balinese chicken salad and black oxtail soup.
Best for: A relaxed lunch or dinner for travellers wanting regional Indonesian cooking in a quiet resort setting rather than a beachfront scene.
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
The beachfront grill restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Bali in Nusa Dua, cooking premium meats and locally sourced seafood — barramundi, snapper, king prawn — over a Josper charcoal oven, with indoor-outdoor seating facing the Indian Ocean; the menu rotates monthly around seasonal ingredients.
Best for: Couples and resort guests wanting a relaxed grilled-seafood lunch or a candlelit oceanfront dinner, including private beach dinners for two.
Warung · Tanjung Benoa (Jl. Taman Sari)
A hidden seafood warung down a lane off Jl. Taman Sari in Tanjung Benoa, grilling fish bought fresh from fishermen each morning. Opens midday only and commonly sells out by early afternoon.
Best for: seafood lovers wanting fresh, Balinese-spiced grilled fish at local prices; travellers willing to reserve ahead and arrive early; those seeking a hidden spot
Warung · Bualu / Nusa Dua
A famous hole-in-the-wall babi guling (Balinese suckling pork) warung on Jl. Srikandi in Bualu village, Nusa Dua — a long-running local institution a short trip from the resort gates, known for its pork plate and rich pork soup, and often queued before it opens.
Best for: Travellers staying in Nusa Dua who want an authentic, affordable local meal as a contrast to resort dining; babi guling lovers happy to go early.
Warung · Benoa (Jl. Raya Nusa Dua Selatan)
A casual grilled-seafood warung serving Jimbaran-style ikan bakar without heading to Jimbaran itself, at prices cheaper than the Jimbaran beach seafood strip.
Best for: travellers wanting Jimbaran-style grilled seafood close to Nusa Dua/Benoa; groups sharing fish and prawns; lunch or dinner
Warung · Bualu (Jl. Siligita)
A busy local nasi campur warung opposite Hotel Santika Siligita, serving Balinese mixed-rice plates built around chicken. One of the go-to cheap Balinese meals in the Nusa Dua/Bualu area.
Best for: a cheap authentic Balinese breakfast or lunch; solo travellers and families staying in Nusa Dua who want local food near the resorts; those who like a spice option
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
A pan-Asian restaurant in the Bali Collection shopping-and-dining complex in the BTDC resort area of Nusa Dua, open from breakfast through dinner; known for shareable Asian plates and satay grilled on a Balinese barbecue, with outdoor tables and friendly, attentive service.
Best for: Relaxed, good-value lunches or dinners for couples and families staying in the Nusa Dua resort area who want familiar Asian dishes without leaving the enclave.
A little — the enclave is resort-led, but a short trip to Bualu village reaches local warungs, and the Bali Collection has casual options. For a proper local meal, look under the warung picks.
The resort fine-dining rooms do and should be booked ahead, especially for dinner and special occasions.
