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Bar · Berawa / Pantai Berawa
A sleek kitchen-and-wine-bar on Jalan Pantai Berawa that runs from bright breakfasts and coffee by day to dim-lit, elegant evening dining with a DJ. Known for a dark marble-anchored dining room, Mediterranean-leaning sharing plates and grilled proteins, and a broad, curated wine list.
Best for: A date or dressed-up dinner over wine; a small group sharing plates in the evening
Bar · Pererenan / Pantai Pererenan
A new-generation European bistro and wine bar in Pererenan (about 65 seats, inside a boutique hotel) pairing timeless French technique and locally sourced produce with a diverse European wine list and an award-winning cocktail programme, in a warm terracotta-and-wood room open daily until midnight.
Best for: A stylish, relaxed date night, a late dinner or a wine-and-cocktail-focused evening with friends; couples and small groups who want European bistro plates with serious wine and drinks.
Restaurant · Batu Bolong
A French bistro on Jl. Pantai Batu Bolong serving classic bistro cooking made with local, seasonal ingredients in a relaxed, grand-cafe-inspired room and bar. It opens in the evenings with an early happy hour.
Best for: Couples and small groups wanting an unhurried French dinner and drinks in the evening.
Restaurant · Seminyak
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
Restaurant · Pererenan / Pererenan north
The Riviera Group's Pererenan trattoria for authentic Italian: hand-rolled pastas, Neapolitan pizzas and an extensive wine and cocktail list in a cozy, lively room.
Best for: Date night, group dinners over shared Italian plates and wine, and a lively casual evening.
Restaurant · Tanah Barak
A stylish Latin American dining room and rooftop bar on Jl. Tanah Barak, blending Latin flavours with European technique and local ingredients across a sharing-focused menu. Contemporary artwork, a big seated room and a late-night bar make it a full evening out.
Best for: Date night; group dinners built around shared plates; a special evening with cocktails on the rooftop.
Restaurant · Pererenan
A rustic Pererenan restaurant built entirely from reclaimed wood, serving a Mediterranean menu in a warm, greenery-filled chalet setting. Cafe by day, dinner room by night, with live jazz and vinyl evenings.
Best for: A cosy, atmospheric dinner; date night; groups who want a relaxed evening with live music.
Restaurant · Labuan Sait, Pecatu
Modern Japanese izakaya on the Labuan Sait clifftop road — sharing plates, wagyu sando and real dinner energy.
Best for: group dinners that need momentum; date nights; special occasions
Restaurant · Jl. Pantai Berawa, Canggu (Berawa)
A neighbourhood Spanish tapas bar in Berawa built around shared plates, wine, sangria and vermouth in a rustic, Mediterranean-styled room. The menu spans land, sea and garden small plates meant to be ordered across the table.
Best for: shared plates with wine; casual date over tapas; small group grazing; unhurried evening in canggu
Restaurant · Seminyak
A dinner-only Indonesian restaurant on Jl. Petitenget from the La Lucciola team, serving regional archipelago recipes — slow-roasted betutu duck, sambals, babi guling — across a candlelit garden of open-air pavilions around a koi pond.
Best for: An unhurried, atmospheric evening for travellers wanting elevated traditional Indonesian food in a romantic garden setting.
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 · Kayumanis Sanur, Jl. Tirta Akasa
Signature Indonesian and Balinese restaurant of Kayumanis Sanur (Jl. Tirta Akasa No. 28), offering an intimate resort setting focused on traditional dishes. Open daily 7am–10pm.
Best for: couples and small parties wanting a stylish traditional-Balinese dinner; a special evening centred on local cuisine
Restaurant · Maya Sanur Resort & Spa, Jl. Danau Tamblingan
Japanese izakaya-style restaurant at Maya Sanur Resort & Spa serving sushi, sashimi, robatayaki skewers and tempura, with sake and cocktails.
Best for: groups sharing Japanese plates; couples wanting a stylish evening out; diners after quality sushi and grilled skewers
Restaurant · Batu Bolong
An intimate, 30-seat open-air spot on Batu Bolong doing rustic Mediterranean small plates — Spanish- and Italian-style grazing — from chefs Cameron Emirali (10 Greek Street, London) and Kieran Morland (Merah Putih, Sangsaka). Draught beer, cocktails on tap and vinyl DJs on weekends.
Best for: Golden-hour drinks and small plates; date night; a lively pre-dinner stop that becomes the evening.
Bar · Seminyak beachside (Anantara, Jl. Abimanyu / Dhyana Pura)
Rooftop bar and restaurant on top of Anantara Seminyak Bali Resort, serving modern Southeast Asian dishes with ocean views. Nightly live bands and DJ sets give it an energetic, dressed-up evening feel.
Best for: couples wanting a rooftop dinner with a view; travellers after cocktails at golden hour; a lively night out with music
Bar · Berawa / Pantai Berawa
An intimate neo-bistro and natural wine bar in the heart of Berawa, billed as Indonesia's first natural wine bar, with a compact room of around 60 covers and a curated list of 70+ natural-wine labels from small producers alongside ingredient-focused food. An evenings-only spot for food and wine lovers.
Best for: A date or intimate dinner centred on natural wine; a small group of wine lovers
Restaurant · Labuan Sait, Pecatu
Dinner-only neighbourhood grill on Labuan Sait — wagyu rib eye and picanha without cliff-club prices for the view you skip.
Best for: steak-led group dinners; low-ceremony date nights
Restaurant · Berawa
A modern Mediterranean bistro and wine bar in Berawa (open since 2020) with whitewashed arches, an extensive wine list and a daily Aperitivo hour; open from late morning until late, with a Saturday DJ night.
Best for: Date night, aperitivo and dinner with drinks, and lively evenings.
Restaurant · Canggu
The restaurant, bar and gallery inside The Slow, a design-led boutique hotel on Batu Bolong. The internationally-inspired kitchen runs all day and the room doubles as an art and events space, so it works as both a stylish breakfast stop and an evening destination.
Best for: A design-conscious brunch or an unhurried dinner; drinks in a good-looking room; travellers who want somewhere polished a short walk from Batu Bolong beach.
Café · Jl. Danau Tamblingan
Pan-Asian ("a Taste of Asia") restaurant on Jl. Danau Tamblingan No. 85, serving shareable Asian plates with live music in the evenings.
Best for: groups wanting to share a range of Asian dishes; couples and long-stay visitors after a relaxed evening with live music
Café · Bingin
Ubud's plant-based original, transplanted to a Bingin garden — raw bowls, an organic shop and yoga on the same grounds.
Best for: plant-based eating; quiet garden work sessions; post-yoga breakfasts
Restaurant · Ubud
A boutique-hotel restaurant and bakery next to the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary, built around fresh, wholesome East-Mediterranean-inspired cooking with a plant-forward focus, plus a standalone bakery arm and live-music evenings.
Best for: Health-conscious travellers wanting a plant-forward breakfast, bakery pastries, or a relaxed dinner with live music in a colourful, creative setting.
Restaurant · Munduk Catu
A lively Western dining-and-cocktails spot on Jl. Munduk Catu with live music most nights, built around crafted cocktails and generous mains at a fair price.
Best for: Date night, group dinners and celebrations with live music and a proper cocktail list.
Restaurant · Batu Bolong / Berawa
Gourmet Italian home-cooking from the Zibiru group (running since 2015), making its own fresh pasta, bread, cheese and desserts. The Berawa location ("Origano") on Jl. Pantai Berawa runs all day.
Best for: Relaxed all-day Italian for families and groups sharing pasta, or a casual dinner.
Restaurant · Seminyak
A premium steakhouse and cocktail lounge on Seminyak's Eat Street (Jl. Raya Kerobokan), open since 2017, serving dry-aged cuts cured on site for at least 30 days plus Australian, US and Japanese Wagyu including A5 grades; the industrial meat-boutique room pairs share-style steaks with a mezzanine speakeasy bar known for barrel-aged cocktails and single malts.
Best for: A carnivore-focused dinner out or a special occasion for serious steak and Wagyu lovers who want cocktails alongside.
Restaurant · Canggu
The upscale beachfront club and restaurant at COMO Uma Canggu on Echo Beach, pairing a large ocean-facing pool with sunset dining, live acoustic music and DJ sets. Known for a refined design, seafood and COMO Shambhala wellness cuisine, plus a popular weekly beachfront Sunday brunch.
Best for: A polished sunset dinner or special occasion by the ocean; a leisurely Sunday brunch
Restaurant · Ubud
A restaurant, lounge and rooftop bar in the middle of Jalan Monkey Forest blending Mediterranean and Latin American cuisine, open daily from late morning until late, with a Friday-night club upstairs and shisha available after 4pm.
Best for: Groups or couples wanting a stylish dinner with cocktails and a lively nightlife atmosphere in central Ubud.
Restaurant · Cemongkak, Pecatu
Spanish cliff club above Pecatu's west coast — paella, an edge-of-the-world pool and Bali's most theatrical sunset seating.
Best for: special occasions; sunset dinner dates; celebratory groups
Restaurant · Seminyak
Modern-Asian sharing restaurant on Seminyak's Oberoi/Laksmana strip from chef Dean Keddell, open since 2012. Built around ordering several shareable plates for the table rather than individual mains.
Best for: a group who want to share a spread of Asian plates; a relaxed dinner with friends or family; couples happy to graze across the menu
Restaurant · Pererenan / Pererenan Beach
A three-storey Mediterranean seafood restaurant and rooftop bar right on Pererenan Beach, with ocean views and a menu built around fresh fish. Casual cafe downstairs, air-conditioned dining above and an open-air rooftop for sunset.
Best for: Beachfront sunset dinner and drinks; date night with a view; groups sharing seafood.
Restaurant · Ubud
A modern Indonesian restaurant in Ubud Center by chef Will Meyrick, housed in a stylishly renovated two-story building (bar downstairs, dining room with temple and street views upstairs), reworking street-food flavours from Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Bali with modern presentation and locally sourced ingredients.
Best for: Travellers wanting an elevated, chef-driven take on Indonesian regional cooking for a dinner or shared meal.
Restaurant · Canggu
Modern Tex-Mex and Mexican restaurant-bar on Sanur's main strip, serving tequila-based craft cocktails and house-made tortillas and salsas; open since 2014.
Best for: groups sharing plates and margaritas; a lively casual dinner out
Restaurant · Padang Padang
Minimalist Greek-inspired grill steps from Padang Padang — wood fire, natural wine and the Bukit's most confident new dinner room.
Best for: date nights; food-led group dinners
Restaurant · Nusa Dua
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 · Seminyak
The first overseas outpost of Singapore's Kilo, on Jl. Drupadi in Seminyak, serving Asian-fusion sharing plates — squid-ink rice with soft-shell crab, beef-tongue tacos, Japanese ceviche — in a tropical-industrial space of concrete, wood and glass.
Best for: Groups who want to share creative fusion plates and cocktails over a lively dinner.
Restaurant · Seminyak
Bali's original beachfront club, on the sand at Seminyak Beach, running from morning through sunset into late night with dining, a bar, pool and daybeds. An all-day beach-club-plus-restaurant rather than a quick stop.
Best for: sunset drinks on the beach; a long lunch-into-evening on a daybed; a special occasion by the ocean
Restaurant · Ubud
The sister restaurant of Cafe Wayan & Bakery, set in a garden bordering rice fields near Nyuh Kuning/Monkey Forest, with tree-shaded pavilions for private dining, afternoon craft workshops, and scheduled evenings with Balinese dance performances (Kecak/Fire Dance) and a group buffet.
Best for: Groups wanting a scenic rice-field garden dinner with a Balinese cultural show, or a private-pavilion group meal.
Restaurant · Pererenan / Pantai Lima / Seseh-Cemagi route
A beachfront bar and restaurant on Pantai Lima where the river meets the ocean, known for sunset views, cocktails and live entertainment through the week.
Best for: Sunset drinks by the beach, group get-togethers, and a relaxed beachfront meal with live music.
Restaurant · Kerobokan Kelod
Chef Will Meyrick's long-running pan-Asian dining room in Seminyak, plating elevated Southeast Asian street food — from Penang to Bangkok to Indonesian rendang — inside a dramatic 1920s Shanghai-style room of dark timber, green banquettes and chandeliers, with an upstairs supper-club bar.
Best for: A dressed-up dinner or cocktails for couples and groups who want polished Asian flavours in an atmospheric setting.
Restaurant · Batu Bolong
A moody, minimalist grill on Batu Bolong (trading as MASONRY.) built around wood-fired, Mediterranean-leaning cooking, in-house charcuterie and a serious wine and cocktail list. It's one of Canggu's go-to rooms for a proper sit-down dinner.
Best for: Date night; a special dinner; groups who want to share grilled plates and cured meats over cocktails.
Restaurant · Labuan Sait, Pecatu
The Canggu wood-fire favourite's Bukit outpost — 48-hour short ribs and wagyu off the grill on Labuan Sait.
Best for: group dinners; date nights around the grill
Restaurant · Petitenget / Kerobokan Kelod
Modern Indonesian dining in a soaring, greenhouse-cathedral building on Jl. Petitenget in Seminyak by Inspiral Architects, with 10-metre vaulted ceilings and rainwater-filtering columns; open since 2013, its kitchen plates archipelago classics and contemporary takes — Balinese yellowfin tuna, babi guling — alongside a full cocktail and wine program.
Best for: A dressed-up dinner or special occasion when you want refined Indonesian food in a landmark setting.
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 · Cemagi
A tranquil garden cafe in quiet Cemagi from the Riviera Group, leaning Mediterranean-Italian, with cozy interiors, greenery and live acoustic music on Saturday evenings.
Best for: A calm, unhurried breakfast, lunch or relaxed evening meal away from the Canggu crowds; couples wanting a low-key setting.
Restaurant · Kedewatan
Chef Will Goldfarb's dessert-only tasting-menu restaurant in Kedewatan, set inside a large botanical garden tied to the dessert recipes themselves — a globally recognized pastry-chef concept rather than a conventional dinner spot.
Best for: dessert-focused special occasions and pastry enthusiasts wanting a multi-course tasting experience
Restaurant · Canggu
A one-of-a-kind communal Italian dinner: everyone shares one long table for a multi-course, family-style set menu inspired by an Italian grandmother's table. Dinner only, one seating, book ahead — it's an event as much as a meal.
Best for: Groups and social diners up for a shared, festive Italian feast; couples and solo travellers happy to sit with strangers.
Restaurant · Kerobokan Kelod
Modern Indonesian restaurant on Jl. Petitenget from Kieran and Yunika Morland, cooking heritage recipes over a wood-fired oven and charcoal grills with regional ingredients from across the archipelago — known for its beef rendang, smoked and grilled seafood, and a rooftop bar called Diatas.
Best for: A relaxed but elevated dinner for travellers wanting inventive Indonesian cooking beyond the usual tourist menus.
Restaurant · Pererenan / Pantai Pererenan
A wood-fired Middle Eastern and Mediterranean restaurant in Pererenan built inside a Balinese joglo with open, plant-filled architecture, a UK chef and a rotating calendar of BBQs and vinyl DJ nights. Reservations recommended.
Best for: Date night, group dinners and special occasions with an atmospheric, reservation-led setting.
Café · Batu Mejan
Billed as South East Asia's first avocado bar, this Berawa-area cafe builds an entire menu around avocado, from truffle eggs benedict to avo pancakes and avocado basque cheesecake, with an eco-conscious build.
Best for: Avocado and brunch lovers; a novelty-led daytime spot that also runs late with burgers into the evening.
Beach club · Melasti, Ungasan
Melasti's adults-only club — three infinity pools, a beachfront bar and a spa, with no one under 18 on the daybeds.
Best for: couples' pool days; sunset drinks without the family crowd
Restaurant · Padang Padang
Open-air garden dining near Padang Padang with real cultural programming — Barong nights, Sunday markets, kids welcome.
Best for: group dinners with something happening; early family dinners; long relaxed evenings
Restaurant · Ungasan clifftop
Yakitori and open-flame cooking above Sundays Beach Club — everything over coals, nothing on gas.
Best for: date nights; special occasions; food-led travellers
Restaurant · Batu Bolong Beach
A modern Japanese izakaya steps from Batu Bolong beach serving fusion sushi, wood-fired specialties and signature cocktails in a stylish yet laid-back room; bookings are essential.
Best for: A stylish date night, special occasion or group dinner with cocktails.
Restaurant · Suluban, Pecatu
Family-run Lebanese on the Suluban road — sharing feasts that work as well for kids as for a table of eight.
Best for: group dinners over shared plates; early family dinners; date nights that need warmth over show
Café · Suluban, Pecatu
Bakery-café by day, wood-fired dining by night — the Suluban strip's most ambitious pastry counter.
Best for: brunch after a surf; pastry-led coffee stops; casual date-night dinners
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 · Jimbaran
The Italian fine-dining restaurant at the InterContinental Bali Resort in Jimbaran, serving handmade pastas and Mediterranean-inflected mains from an open kitchen in an air-conditioned, chandelier-lit room, with a Sunday brunch featuring live music.
Best for: A dressed-up dinner or leisurely Sunday brunch for couples and families wanting composed Italian cooking in a resort setting.
Restaurant · Ubud
Established in 1986 on Monkey Forest Road, a long-running Ubud institution with a bakery out front and a rice-paddy-view garden behind, serving a wide Indonesian/Thai/Italian menu plus a Sunday-evening traditional Balinese buffet.
Best for: Groups or families wanting an easy, established garden restaurant with a broad menu and a well-known dessert to share.
Restaurant · Batu Bolong
A long-running (est. 2014) Indonesian restaurant on Batu Bolong serving Balinese family-recipe dishes in a romantic, plant-filled setting split between open-air tables and cosy indoor nooks -- known for its free-roaming resident rabbits. Previously traded as Dandelion; same venue, team and menu, now under the Casa Tua name.
Best for: A romantic dinner with real character; travellers wanting authentic Balinese home cooking; a memorable one-off setting for a couple.
Restaurant · Jimbaran
A standalone Jimbaran restaurant opened in 2013 by chef Kevin Cherkas (formerly of elBulli, Arzak and Daniel), serving globally inspired tapas, cocktails and desserts built on Indonesian ingredients; known for shared plates like BBQ octopus with Asian gazpacho and its Bali Breakfast dessert, and included in the 2025 Michelin Green Guide.
Best for: Couples and groups wanting a relaxed but ambitious tasting-style dinner of creative sharing plates.
Restaurant · Bingin
A small family-run roadside warung near Bingin doing fresh grilled seafood as an evening spot.
Best for: a casual grilled-seafood dinner near Bingin; travellers after a relaxed local meal; sunset-hour eaters
Restaurant · Jimbaran
The steakhouse and seafood grill at the AYANA Resort on Jimbaran's clifftop, serving dry-aged and wagyu beef and Canadian lobster over a wood-fired grill, with a beef sommelier, a salt-cart sommelier, and elevated ocean and sunset views; dinners open in the Martini Bar before moving to the dining room, wine lounge or private rooms.
Best for: A special-occasion dinner for couples or steak-and-wine lovers who want an upscale grill with a sunset ocean backdrop.
Restaurant · Bingin
Modern French above Bingin Beach — foie gras and aged steaks by a pool, from long brunches to candle-lit dinners.
Best for: date nights; special occasions; a long French brunch after a Bingin surf
Restaurant · Pererenan, Canggu
Modern Balinese cooking from Chef Wayan Kresna Yasa in a seaside Pererenan setting, reworking family and island recipes with contemporary technique. The kitchen is spice- and produce-driven and keeps a full vegan section alongside its seafood and traditional dishes.
Best for: a considered balinese dinner; introducing someone to indonesian flavours done well; a table mixing meat, seafood and vegan diners
Restaurant · Pererenan
An all-day kitchen with a Mediterranean flair set over Pererenan's rice paddies, serving real, honest food from brunch through dinner.
Best for: A rice-paddy-view brunch after surf, and an easy early dinner.
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 · Batu Bolong Beach
Japanese-contemporary dining set in a reconstructed antique temple at Hotel Tugu, right on Batu Bolong beach, with a terrace and sweeping ocean views. Sushi, Asian-fusion plates and cocktails in one of Canggu's most atmospheric settings.
Best for: Sunset dinner with a view; date night; a special occasion by the sea.
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
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 · Jl. Bumbak, Umalas (Kerobokan)
A home-style Italian restaurant serving daily-baked bread and cornetti, fresh pasta and wood-fired pizza in a rustic, cozy setting, running from breakfast through lunch to dinner.
Best for: a cozy, unhurried Italian dinner; a relaxed breakfast or lunch; a laid-back family or couples meal
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
Restaurant · Seminyak
A lively Asian-fusion restaurant and cocktail spot on Jl. Petitenget in Seminyak, leaning Japanese and Korean with sushi rolls, Korean tacos, bao buns and pork ribs, plus a DJ and a long drinks list after dark.
Best for: Groups and dates wanting a shared-plates dinner that rolls into cocktails and music.
Restaurant · Ubud (Jl. Gootama)
A tiny eight-table warung run by a French-Laotian couple, serving fragrant coconut curries, stir-fries and crepes off a short blackboard menu that changes daily. The Laotian herbs and French dessert touches make it distinct from standard Ubud warungs.
Best for: an intimate dinner; herb-forward coconut curries; a short curated menu; foodies after fusion flavour
Restaurant · Jimbaran (Muaya Beach)
A long-running Jimbaran Bay seafood cafe where you pick fresh seafood by weight from the display and it is grilled over coconut-husk fires. Tables sit directly on Muaya Beach for toes-in-the-sand dining at sunset.
Best for: beachfront seafood dinner; sunset over the bay; groups sharing a seafood spread; special evening out
Restaurant · Seminyak (Kayu Aya)
All-day restaurant on Jl. Kayu Aya (Oberoi/Eat Street), Seminyak, serving Indonesian, seafood and European dishes; a front fishmonger display lets guests pick fresh fish for the grill. Open breakfast through late night, with cocktails and shisha.
Best for: groups sharing grilled seafood and ribs; visitors wanting all-day/late dining on Eat Street; cocktail-and-shisha evenings
Bar · Jimbaran
The open-air beachfront restaurant and bar at Belmond Jimbaran Puri, set directly on the sand of Jimbaran Bay, serving grilled seafood and Mediterranean dishes with Indonesian spices and French technique; Puri Bar pours tropical cocktails and local arak with feet-in-the-sand views west across the bay at sunset.
Best for: A sunset cocktail or unhurried seafood dinner on the beach for couples and resort guests wanting a calmer alternative to Jimbaran's crowded grill row.
Restaurant · Hyatt Regency Bali beachfront, Sanur Beach
The Italian beachfront restaurant and bar at Hyatt Regency Bali, on Sanur Beach, serving antipasti, wood-fired sourdough pizza, pasta, seafood and meat with sea views. Lunch and dinner daily, plus a Sunday Brunch with live grills and carvings.
Best for: couples wanting an upscale beachfront resort dinner; a special-occasion meal; Sunday brunch with a group; families dining early at the resort
Beach club · Seminyak
The venue that put Seminyak's beach-club scene on the map, opened in 2010 on Jl. Petitenget behind an amphitheatre facade of around 5,000 vintage teakwood shutters by architect Andra Matin, with an oceanfront infinity pool, lawn beanbags and sunset DJ sets. Now the anchor of the sustainability-minded Desa Potato Head resort, it serves cocktails and an international-meets-Indonesian menu through the day.
Best for: Sunset drinks, DJ sessions and a daybed by the pool — best for a stylish afternoon-into-evening rather than a quiet meal.
Restaurant · Pererenan
A Pererenan cafe serving contemporary Indian home cooking alongside brunch classics, craft cocktails and house chai, with spices ground daily and dishes rooted in family recipes.
Best for: Spice lovers wanting Indian food, a distinctive brunch, or cocktails and chai in a relaxed setting; small groups sharing dishes.
Restaurant · Jl. Petitenget, Seminyak
A design-forward Vietnamese restaurant in the Petitenget dining strip, serving modern takes on classic and regional dishes alongside a late cocktail bar. Plates are built for sharing in a vivid, colourful interior.
Best for: shared plates with cocktails; lively date night; group dinner out; a design-led dinner setting
Restaurant · Seminyak
A long-running seafood restaurant on Jl. Petitenget set in a bamboo pavilion that looks out over a working rice paddy, serving fresh Indian Ocean catch (yellowfin tuna, snapper, scallops) with French technique and organic produce from its own Bedugul farm.
Best for: A romantic dinner or long, breezy lunch when you want fresh seafood and paddy-field views away from the street bustle.
Restaurant · Bingin
Farm-to-table French-Asian two minutes from the Bingin steps — garden produce, wood fire and a proper breakfast.
Best for: date-night dinners in Bingin; breakfast before the beach; small group dinners
Restaurant · Batu Bolong Beach, Canggu
An open-flame kitchen perched above Batu Bolong beach (above The Lawn), where Chef Val cooks grilled meats and smoky seafood over natural wood and charcoal, paired with cocktails and a wine list; dinner only, from 5pm.
Best for: A special-occasion or date-night dinner with a beachside setting and drinks.
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.
Beach club · Jimbaran
The beach club and beachfront restaurant at the Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay, terracing down from a bar and daybeds to a 57-metre infinity pool and the sands of Jimbaran Bay, with fire-led cooking of seafood and charred meats plus a rosé-soaked Sunday brunch.
Best for: Sunset drinks and daybeds by the pool, or a special-occasion seafood dinner and the Sunday rosé brunch.
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.
Restaurant · Pecatu cliffs
Refined Indonesian cooking on Alila's clifftop — the district's serious special-occasion table for local food.
Best for: special occasions; date nights around Indonesian food; unhurried family dinners
Bar · Jimbaran
A two-level rooftop bar and pool club atop RIMBA by AYANA in Jimbaran, serving modern Mexican plates and tequila-led cocktails around a 25-metre infinity pool, with views over the Uluwatu hills and the Indian Ocean sunset.
Best for: Sunset drinks and a poolside afternoon that rolls into dinner, for couples or groups after a stylish rooftop setting.
Warung · Jalan Danau Tamblingan
Long-standing Indonesian warung (since 2012) with a bohemian recycled-boat-timber interior, serving generous home-style Balinese plates; live music some evenings.
Best for: relaxed local dinner; travellers wanting authentic Indonesian food with atmosphere
Restaurant · Ubud
A tucked-away Belgian bistro in the S-bend of south Ubud (near Jl. Raya Pengosekan) serving Belgian comfort classics alongside Indonesian-influenced touches, easy to walk past because of its small, unassuming signage.
Best for: couples wanting a romantic, tucked-away dinner with Belgian comfort food
Restaurant · Batu Belig / Berawa edge
The Bali edition of the Ibiza-born Café del Mar brand, a two-level, roughly 10,000 sqm beachfront pool club on Berawa Beach with expansive pools, cabanas and sun loungers, chill-house music and international DJs. Known for a summery Mediterranean-inspired sunset atmosphere and cocktails.
Best for: Sunset drinks and a pool day with an Ibiza-style atmosphere; groups after the beach
Restaurant · Ubud
Ubud's most enduring restaurant, opened in 1992 by food writer Janet DeNeefe on Jalan Raya Ubud; the menu moves between authentic Balinese cuisine (nasi campur, ceremonial curries, slow-cooked spice-paste dishes) and a modern Mediterranean side, with pastries from the sister Honeymoon Bakery.
Best for: Travellers wanting a genuine, long-established Balinese dining experience in the centre of Ubud, from breakfast through dinner.
Restaurant · Ubud
The gourmet restaurant of Viceroy Bali (also branded as part of CasCades Suites), perched atop the Valley of the Kings about five minutes' drive from central Ubud, pairing panoramic jungle-valley views with a Balinese Rijsttafel tasting menu and Western dishes built on produce from its own organic gardens.
Best for: Couples or small groups wanting a scenic, sit-down valley-view meal with a curated Indonesian tasting format.
Restaurant · Batu Bolong / Berawa
The flagship Deus "Temple of Enthusiasm" on Jl. Pantai Batu Mejan, combining a Pan-Asian cafe and bar with a motorcycle workshop, retail store, gallery and live-music venue, open from morning coffee until late.
Best for: An all-day hangout - coffee and brunch by day, group dinners and drinks with live music and a scene by night.
Restaurant · Ubud
A social-enterprise warung on Jalan Sriwedari (Taman Kaja) run by the Fair Future Foundation/Bali Sari Foundation, where restaurant proceeds fund free medical consultations for the local community; serves Indonesian, Asian-fusion and vegetarian dishes daily.
Best for: Travellers wanting an easy, good-value Indonesian meal that also funds a local healthcare program; casual lunch or early dinner.
Restaurant · Berawa near Finns
One of Canggu's biggest and best-known day clubs, on a 170m stretch of Berawa beachfront with three pools (including swim-up bars), many bars and kitchens, and a daily lineup of DJs and live vocalists. The high-energy, pool-party end of the Canggu beach-club spectrum.
Best for: A lively pool day and sunset party with a group; big-group high-energy days out
Restaurant · Jimbaran
The Indonesian restaurant of the Kayumanis Jimbaran Private Estate & Spa, set in a garden of coconut palms and housed in a replica Javanese joglo built almost entirely of hardwood, serving archipelago classics built around market-fresh produce and catch-of-the-day seafood, with signature dishes like betutu duck, beef ribs and charcoal-grilled prawns.
Best for: A relaxed sit-down dinner of regional Indonesian cooking in a resort garden setting, for couples or travellers wanting an alternative to Jimbaran Bay's beachfront seafood grills.
Restaurant · Ubud
A Filipino warung in Peliatan set in a bamboo hut with rice-field views, cooking home-style Filipino comfort food. It stands out as a dedicated Filipino kitchen in an area dominated by Balinese and Western menus.
Best for: filipino comfort food; calm rice-field setting; shared table meals; family dinner
Beach club · Echo Beach
A rustic, sustainability-minded beach club on the foreshore of Echo Beach, hand-built from reclaimed wood salvaged from old Indonesian fishing boats, with a saltwater pool, a raw/oyster bar and wood-fired Mediterranean food. Best known for its driftwood aesthetic and long, open sunset views over the surf break.
Best for: Sunset drinks and a laid-back beach day with friends; a relaxed shared meal by the water
Restaurant · Lodtunduh
Opened December 2023 in Lodtunduh as the more experimental, ingredient-driven sibling of Ubud's famous fine-dining restaurant Locavore, led by chefs Eelke Plasmeijer and Ray Adriansyah; a 30-seat tasting-menu space using only local Indonesian ingredients with modern European technique, ranked among Asia's 50 Best Restaurants.
Best for: Food-focused travellers wanting a multi-course, reservation-based tasting-menu experience celebrating Indonesian farmers, fishers and producers.
Bar · Suluban, Pecatu
Clifftop restaurant and poolside bar at Uluwatu Surf Villas — the calmer way to take in the same Suluban sunset.
Best for: sunset drinks with a view; date-night dinner; a slow working afternoon
Café · Batu Bolong
A spacious, palm-shaded all-day cafe on Batu Bolong beach road with a kids' play area, brunch classics and lava-stone pizzas, part of the well-known Milk & Madu group.
Best for: Families with young children and groups; brunch through to an easy early dinner, plus daily sunset sessions.
Restaurant · Berawa / Tegal Gundul
The Berawa flagship of Milk & Madu, a long-running all-day Canggu cafe brand doing hearty brunch, lava-stone pizzas and family-friendly dinners. A dependable, crowd-pleasing all-rounder.
Best for: Families and groups; a big post-surf brunch; an easy all-day meal that suits fussy and hungry tables alike.
Café · Ubud
The easiest family and group brunch in Ubud — an all-day cafe with a clear 110K breakfast set, a kids menu and group bookings for up to 20.
Best for: Families with children; mixed groups; a central meeting point; anyone who wants a fixed breakfast bundle
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
Restaurant · Berawa
A popular healthy cafe at a busy Berawa junction on Jl. Pantai Berawa, serving wholesome bowls, salads, wraps, smoothies and coffee from breakfast to evening; part of a small Bali group.
Best for: A healthy brunch or casual all-day meal - good for digital nomads and families.
Beach club · Pecatu cliffs
Glass-bottomed sky pool jutting off a 162-metre cliff at The Edge — the Bukit's most vertiginous day club.
Best for: special-occasion days; sunset cocktails; travellers chasing the one big view
Restaurant · Ubud
A hotel/restaurant/coworking hangout on Jl. Raya Pengosekan with a pool, live music, and a menu built to serve vegan and non-vegan travelers alike — as much a daytime work spot as a dinner-and-drinks spot.
Best for: digital nomads and groups wanting an all-day hangout with vegan-friendly food, coworking, and live music
Restaurant · Central Canggu / shortcut approach
The Canggu outpost of Revolver, a homegrown Bali coffee brand (est. 2012) that roasts its own beans. An all-day cafe on Jl. Nelayan doing serious espresso, full brunch and heavier evening plates, turning bar-ish after dark.
Best for: Coffee-led brunch after surf; a laptop-friendly morning; an easy all-day sit-down.
Bar · Suluban, Pecatu
The Bukit's landmark cliff bar above the Uluwatu surf break — come for the swell and the sunset, not a quiet dinner.
Best for: sunset drinks with the surf view; group nights out; post-surf beers
Café · Labuan Sait, Pecatu
The Bukit's default good-coffee stop since 2016 — Australian-style breakfasts that run all the way to dinner.
Best for: brunch after a surf; a reliable work session; easy first-day dinner
Beach club · Ungasan
A private white-sand cove at the foot of the Ungasan cliffs — the Bukit's one true toes-in-the-sand beach club.
Best for: beach days with kids; sunset bonfires; couples who want sand, not concrete
Restaurant · Berawa
A breezy all-day vegetarian and vegan cafe overlooking the Berawa rice fields, from the team behind Betelnut. Big wholefood menu — all-day breakfast, smoothies, salads, share plates and vegan desserts — in a leafy, open setting.
Best for: A healthy post-surf brunch; plant-based eaters; a relaxed early dinner with a rice-field view.
Restaurant · Berawa
A sit-down Indonesian restaurant in Berawa celebrating dishes from across the archipelago — hand-ground spices, no MSG or palm oil, ingredients sourced from small-scale farmers and fishermen. A pretty, fairy-lit garden setting.
Best for: A relaxed dinner of traditional Indonesian food; groups sharing classic dishes; an accessible introduction to the country's cuisine.
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.
Restaurant · Ubud
A central-Ubud warung (found online as "Warung Mangga Madu" — note the DB entry drops one 'g') serving straightforward, affordable Indonesian comfort food near Jl. Gunung Sari, a short walk off the main Ubud strip.
Best for: budget travelers wanting classic Indonesian comfort food close to central Ubud
Bar · Jimbaran
A beachfront Mediterranean bar and restaurant on Jimbaran Beach (Pemelisan Agung No. 27), formerly AKUA de Bilbao, serving Spanish tapas, handmade pastas, sourdough pizzas, mezze and grilled seafood from Jimbaran Bay, with an upstairs open terrace facing the sunset over the bay.
Best for: Sunset drinks and shared plates by the sea, or a long, social seafood lunch with a group.
Restaurant · Berawa near Finns
A vast beach-club-and-super-club complex on Berawa Beach spread across roughly 2.9 hectares, billed as one of the world's largest, with multiple pools, dining venues, bars, daily cultural performances and world-class entertainment and events. The spectacle-scale, all-day-into-night end of Canggu.
Best for: A big lively day out or event with a group; sunset drinks in a large party setting
Restaurant · Renon, Jl. Merdeka, Denpasar
A long-running Denpasar specialist in ayam betutu, the Gilimanuk-style chicken slow-cooked in Balinese spice paste until it falls off the bone. It is a focused, no-frills local kitchen where the betutu and the sambals are the whole point.
Best for: trying a genuine balinese classic; a spice-forward local lunch; eating where residents eat away from the tourist strip
Restaurant · Jimbaran (Jl. Raya Kampus Unud)
A popular Indonesian bakso (meatball) chain — hearty and affordable — whose Jimbaran outlet opened in 2025. The draw is generous meatball bowls, including wagyu bakso, in comforting well-priced broth.
Best for: a cheap, comforting bowl of bakso; a quick casual local meal; groups after affordable Indonesian comfort food
Restaurant · Berawa
The Canggu branch of Bali Buda, an organic wholefoods cafe-and-store brand established in 1994 — smoothie bowls, fresh juices, wholesome mains and an in-house bakery, with organic groceries and eco goods to take away.
Best for: A wholesome, health-minded brunch or lunch; families; a calm cafe stop with groceries to grab on the way out.
Café · Jimbaran
A roadside cafe-restaurant on Jalan Raya Uluwatu in the Jimbaran fishing village, opened in 2012 by Belgian design-and-restaurateur couple Blaise Samoy and Zohra Boukhari, in a vintage-European-meets-colonial interior full of antiques the pair collected across the archipelago; the menu is Indonesian-led, with a multi-dish rijsttafel as the signature spread, rounded out by European and fusion plates.
Best for: A relaxed, atmospheric lunch or dinner for travellers who want Indonesian home-style cooking and characterful décor away from the beachfront.
Restaurant · Jimbaran
A beachfront seafood restaurant on Kelan Beach at the quiet northern end of Jimbaran Bay, with tables set on the sand and charcoal-grilled whole fish, prawns, squid and lobster sold by weight; nightly Balinese dance performances (around 7–9pm) run alongside the sunset over the Indian Ocean.
Best for: A sunset seafood dinner for couples or groups wanting toes-in-the-sand dining away from Jimbaran's busier main strip.
Restaurant · Jl. Hanoman, Padang Tegal, Ubud
The Ubud restaurant that popularised Balinese-style crispy duck, open since 1990, set among rice-paddy garden pavilions. The duck is steamed in Indonesian spices then deep-fried until the skin crackles while the meat stays tender.
Best for: first taste of balinese crispy duck; rice-paddy garden dinner; groups sharing regional dishes; visitors near monkey forest
Restaurant · Jalan Cemara, Sanur Kauh
Italian restaurant on Jalan Cemara (Sanur Kauh) serving wood-fired pizza, homemade pasta and Italian desserts, with vegetarian options.
Best for: families and groups wanting familiar Italian food; casual dinners and pizza nights
Restaurant · Seminyak (Jl. Kayu Cendana)
A Seminyak burger joint built on Australian-beef smash and gourmet patties with house-made sauces and freshly baked buns. It runs late, serving until roughly 5am, which makes it a reliable post-night-out stop.
Best for: late-night cravings; casual meat-forward meals; after a night out; quick group bite
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.
Café · Batu Bolong
A dedicated healthy organic cafe and espresso bar on Batu Bolong, sourcing local permaculture-grown produce, with no palm oil, cane sugar, wheat flour or MSG and plenty of vegan and raw options.
Best for: Health-conscious eaters and vegans wanting an organic breakfast, lunch or dinner; a calm, wholesome brunch stop.
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 · Berawa
A Scandinavian-inspired cafe serving an everyday "Nordic feast" - a build-your-own board of small dishes ticked off a menu card. The Berawa branch is the larger, calmer of its locations, open through the day.
Best for: Daytime brunch and coffee, and shareable small-plate breakfasts in a photogenic setting.
Café · Oberoi / Jl. Laksmana (Eat Street)
All-day cafe and bistro on Seminyak's "Eat Street," serving Western/modern-Australian classics from breakfast and brunch through burgers, char-grilled steaks and pizza. Casual, generous, colonial-house setting on the corner of Oberoi Road.
Best for: brunch after the beach; an easy first-night dinner; a relaxed group meal of familiar Western food
Restaurant · Jl. Kayu Aya (Oberoi)
A premium steakhouse on Jl. Kayu Aya in Seminyak serving Australian grain-fed and dry-aged beef alongside handmade pasta, in a two-floor room with a retractable roof upstairs. Dinner only.
Best for: A steak dinner or special-occasion meal in central Seminyak.
Restaurant · Renon (Jl. Tukad Gangga), Denpasar
A Korean street-food chain (Nikmat Group) known for spicy corndogs, tteokbokki and sausages aimed at a young, casual crowd. The Renon outlet brings the grab-and-snack Korean street format to Denpasar at pocket-money prices.
Best for: a casual Korean street-food snack; spicy corndogs and tteokbokki; a cheap bite with friends
Café · Jl. Mertanadi, Kerobokan (Seminyak)
An artisan gelateria and caffe turning out house-made gelato in a wide flavour range, from classic fior di latte to local twists like lemongrass, ginger and sesame. It also pours proper coffee in a calm sit-down space.
Best for: afternoon dessert stop; cooling off in the heat; family treat with kids; coffee-and-gelato pause
Restaurant · Batu Belig
Casual American BBQ joint on Jalan Batu Belig (Kerobokan) built around family-style tables and low-fuss grilled fare, with a largely gluten-free menu. Signature slow-cooked ribs are the draw.
Best for: groups sharing BBQ platters family-style; families with a relaxed early dinner; gluten-free diners
Restaurant · Ubud
A long-running restaurant and gallery on Jalan Monkey Forest founded by the family of Ibu Rai (born 1925, who ran a food stall near Ubud Palace); opened as a restaurant in 1992 and now serves a fusion of Indonesian specialties and European dishes in a central, art-filled setting.
Best for: Travellers wanting an easy, centrally located sit-down meal that mixes Indonesian classics with familiar European comfort dishes.
Restaurant · Jimbaran
The Japanese restaurant at the InterContinental Bali Resort in Jimbaran, headed by chef Mitsuaki Senoo, serving teppanyaki grilled at open counters alongside a sushi and sashimi bar, with a private tatami room and a Balinese-Japanese interior.
Best for: Couples or groups wanting an interactive teppanyaki dinner or fresh sushi in a polished resort setting.
Restaurant · Bingin
Bingin's dumpling-and-noodle room — the Fat Gajah lineage reborn roadside, worth the traffic noise.
Best for: group dinners over dumplings; easy family meals
Bar · Jalan Cemara
A long-running live-music bar with bands nightly across rock, pop and Top 40 — the main sets from around 8:30pm, with late rock sessions running past midnight — plus a Babi Guling (suckling pig) buffet on set days (Wednesdays and Sundays).
Best for: night out with live music and drinks; groups who want to sing along and stay late
Restaurant · Batu Bolong / Berawa
A big, loud Neapolitan pizza joint on Jl. Batu Mejan built out of shipping containers, with a Napoli-imported wood-fired oven and weekly party nights. Pizza and good times are the whole point.
Best for: Groups and friends who want pizza, drinks and a party atmosphere; casual late dinners that turn into a night out.
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.
Restaurant · Jalan Danau Tamblingan
A long-running Italian restaurant on Sanur's main Jalan Danau Tamblingan strip, making pasta, mozzarella/burrata and gelato in-house daily, with wood-fired naturally-leavened pizza. The owner has produced Italian gelato in Sanur since 1996, with 48+ flavours.
Best for: families and groups wanting familiar Italian food; a casual sit-down dinner on the main street; a dedicated gelato stop
Restaurant · Berawa
A long-standing Berawa restaurant set in a garden overlooking a small rice paddy on Jl. Pantai Berawa, serving Balinese-Western dishes and coffee from morning until night.
Best for: A relaxed brunch or dinner with rice-field views - couples and families wanting a green, calm setting.
Restaurant · Batu Bolong
A Tahitian-Polynesian fish eatery on Jl. Pantai Batu Bolong serving fresh seafood — poke bowls, sashimi, carpaccio, tartare and BBQ fish — in a laid-back setting, open from morning until late.
Best for: Anyone wanting fresh, casual seafood for lunch or dinner without a formal setting.
Café · Jl. Danau Tamblingan
Long-running casual cafe on Jl. Danau Tamblingan serving Indonesian staples alongside international dishes, with vegetarian, vegan and halal options.
Best for: families and long-stay visitors wanting an easy all-rounder; travellers after familiar Indonesian dishes in a relaxed setting
Warung · Jl. Mertanadi, Kerobokan (Seminyak-adjacent)
The Seminyak-area (Batu Belig) branch, opened in 2016, of the Ubud institution — known for Balinese-style barbecued pork ribs and its potent martinis, in a casual warung format.
Best for: a group here for smoky ribs and martinis; a casual, no-fuss dinner; an easy meal soon after landing
Restaurant · Seseh / Cemagi
A local eatery and coffee shop set among the tranquil Seseh fields, serving slow breakfasts, laid-back afternoon snacks and weekend dinners with fresh, simple dishes from local produce.
Best for: A relaxed breakfast or brunch, an easy weekend dinner, and calm coffee stops away from the crowds.
Restaurant · Umalas
Long-running open-air café/restaurant set beside Umalas rice fields, serving all-day Western and Indonesian food from breakfast to late (8am–11pm). Known as a calm rice-paddy escape a short hop from Seminyak's bustle.
Best for: relaxed rice-field brunch or breakfast; couples/groups wanting a calm all-day meal off the strip; vegetarian/vegan and gluten-free diners
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 · Jimbaran
A beachfront seafood grill on the Jimbaran Bay sands (Muaya Beach strip), running since 1994, where you pick lobster, prawns, crab, snapper and squid from the tanks to be barbecued and served at candlelit tables on the beach.
Best for: Couples and groups wanting a relaxed sunset seafood dinner with your feet near the sand.
Bar · Jalan Pantai Sindhu
Small, cosy Dutch-run bar a short walk from Sindhu beach, good for a relaxed beer and snacks; known for Dutch bar food.
Best for: a casual beer and snacks after the beach; couples or solo travellers wanting a low-key spot
Café · Seminyak
A long-running Asian-Western café on Jl. Petitenget, open since 2014, set in a two-storey red-brick building with high ceilings and exposed beams, doing all-day brunch with an Asian twist alongside serious locally-sourced coffee — known for its espresso-avocado, crispy pork belly fried rice, and live music most nights.
Best for: Brunch, a good flat white, or an easy evening with cocktails and live music around Petitenget.
Restaurant · Batu Bolong / Berawa
A Neapolitan pizzeria on Jl. Batu Mejan turning out wood-fired, thin and light pizzas plus fresh pasta in an industrial-chic space, with a second branch in Umalas.
Best for: A casual pizza dinner with friends or family, and groups sharing.
Warung · Jl. Danau Tamblingan
A long-running sit-down Balinese warung on the main Danau Tamblingan strip, known for home-style Balinese cooking built around duck and roast pork, in a traditional wood interior.
Best for: a sit-down dinner of authentic Balinese classics; families and small groups; travellers wanting table-service rather than a hawker stall
Restaurant · Jimbaran
A beachfront seafood grill on Muaya Beach in Jimbaran Bay, where you pick fish, prawns, clams and lobster from an iced display to be charcoal-grilled and eaten at tables set out on the sand; known for its fresh grilled snapper and prawns and for sunset views over the bay.
Best for: Couples and groups wanting a casual feet-in-the-sand seafood dinner timed to the Jimbaran sunset.
Restaurant · Sanur
A Sanur restaurant known for grilled seafood and mixed BBQ platters alongside Indonesian mains, open all day, with live acoustic music at dinner.
Best for: groups sharing a seafood/grill platter; families wanting an early dinner; visitors after casual Indonesian grilled food
Bar · Jalan Danau Tamblingan
Broad-menu kitchen-and-bar on the main Sanur strip mixing Australian steaks, Western favourites and Indonesian dishes, with a dedicated kids' section.
Best for: families with kids; groups wanting varied Western-and-local options in one place
Café · Jl. Danau Tamblingan
Modern bistro and specialty-coffee spot on Jl. Danau Tamblingan serving western-Asian comfort food, with distinct brunch and dinner menus.
Best for: brunch and coffee sessions; casual laptop-friendly daytime stops; travellers wanting comfort food in a relaxed setting
Restaurant · Beachwalk mall, Kuta
A long-running Indonesian restaurant chain (Sarirasa Group) serving dependable, authentic classics — satay, soto, gado-gado — in an air-conditioned mall setting steps from Kuta beach. It's the reliable, family-safe Indonesian meal when you want the real thing without hunting for a warung.
Best for: a dependable Indonesian meal in air-conditioning; families and just-landed first dinners; a safe introduction to Indonesian classics near Kuta
Restaurant · Seminyak
Beachfront seafood-led fine dining inside Alila, strongest for coastal date nights and brunch splurges.
Best for: date night special; sunset drinks view; special occasion
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
Restaurant · Jl. Segara Ayu beachfront
A beachfront bar and restaurant on Sanur's shore at Jl. Segara Ayu, serving seafood, pasta, Indonesian dishes and pizza with ocean views, beach happy hour and live music.
Best for: groups wanting beachfront tables with drinks and live music; families dining early by the sea; a relaxed seafront meal
Café · Seminyak
A long-running Australian-style cafe on Jl. Kayu Cendana in central Seminyak, opposite Seminyak Village, serving an all-day brunch menu and specialty coffee in a bright, tiled minimalist space — signature plates include truffle scrambled eggs, bacon benedict, smashed avocado and acai bowls.
Best for: Brunch and good coffee between Seminyak shopping — a lively, dependable all-day cafe.
Restaurant · Jl. Pantai Sindhu (Sindhu Beach)
A beachfront restaurant on Sanur's Sindhu Beach (next to INNA Sindhu Beach Hotel), serving Indonesian, Asian and Western food from breakfast to dinner, with a swimmable white-sand beach and views toward Mount Agung and Nusa Penida. Vegetarian and vegan options available.
Best for: families and groups wanting all-day beachfront dining; a relaxed seafront breakfast or early dinner; visitors wanting a swim-and-eat spot
Yoga · South Sanur / Sudamala
The wellness and yoga programme at Sudamala Suites & Villas Sanur, centred on a garden Yoga Pavilion with instructor-led classes and evening meditation, plus longer holistic Balinese-tradition journeys (melukat purification, jamu and boreh workshops).
Best for: Resort guests and wellness-minded visitors wanting gentle garden yoga, meditation, or a full-day holistic Balinese wellness journey in a boutique setting.
Wellness · Seminyak
A long-running Petitenget day spa (branded Sundari Wellness) blending modern and traditional techniques with natural products, offering massages, body treatments, facials and mani-pedis across a wide menu, open late into the evening.
Best for: Visitors who want a full menu of treatments in one calm Petitenget address, including evening appointments after the beach.
Bar · Jimbaran
The open-air, toes-in-sand beach bar of the InterContinental Bali Resort on Jimbaran Bay, set among coconut palms on the white sand with 180-degree views west over the water, serving grilled dishes and cocktails to a soundtrack of daily live music as the sun goes down.
Best for: Couples and groups who want a beach-facing table or bean bag for late-afternoon drinks and grilled bites timed to the Jimbaran Bay sunset.
Restaurant · Ungasan
A North and South Indian restaurant and bar on Jl. Raya Uluwatu in Ungasan, with an air-conditioned dining room and a broad vegetarian and vegan menu alongside tandoor dishes and curries.
Best for: A comfortable, well-spiced Indian sit-down dinner in Uluwatu, including for vegetarians.
Restaurant · Canggu (Berawa)
A sushi-train restaurant on Jl. Pantai Berawa serving 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, with gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options.
Best for: casual sushi with friends; interactive sushi-train dining; solo diners; mixed dietary groups
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.
Café · Bingin, Pecatu
A leafy, vegetarian-leaning garden café above Bingin — wholesome all-day plates by day, and the Bukit's easygoing Thursday live-music night.
Best for: a post-surf healthy brunch near Bingin; a laid-back plant-forward meal; the Thursday live-music night
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
Beach club · Batu Bolong Beach
A lifestyle beach club set directly on the black sand of Batu Bolong Beach, with an ocean-facing infinity pool, daybeds and a bar-restaurant known for sunset sessions and DJs over the Indian Ocean. A long-running Canggu spot for daytime lounging that shifts into golden-hour drinks.
Best for: Sunset cocktails from a daybed; an easy day between surf sessions on Batu Bolong
Restaurant · Pererenan / Pererenan north
An island-chic all-day cafe near Pererenan beach with design-led interiors and an urban-leaning menu, open from early morning to late.
Best for: A stylish brunch, a coffee-and-laptop daytime stop, and a relaxed casual meal.
Restaurant · Labuan Sait, Pecatu
Casual open-air seafood with Hawaiian roots — sushi, grilled daily catch and live music in a Labuan Sait garden.
Best for: early family dinners; group dinners over shared fish
Café · Seminyak (Jl. Petitenget, Kanvaz resort)
A French patisserie inside Kanvaz resort from Bordeaux-trained pastry chef Vincent Nigita, pairing classical French technique with Indonesian flavours. Classic pastries sit alongside a weekend tea-room experience of plated desserts.
Best for: afternoon pastry and tea; a sweet treat with care; a calm indulgent pause; a special sweet moment
Warung · Seminyak
A homestyle Indonesian warung on Jl. Kayu Aya in Seminyak, known for a 12-hour slow-cooked beef rendang alongside oxtail soup, rawon and corn fritters — everything cooked traditionally from scratch, with adjustable spice levels and plenty of vegetarian and vegan options.
Best for: A relaxed sit-down lunch or dinner for travellers wanting approachable, spice-adjustable Indonesian classics in central Seminyak.
Warung · Ubud (Jl. Gootama)
A long-running home-style Balinese warung open since 2002, serving authentic nasi campur and local classics at warung prices. Known for its house chili sauce and a spread of Balinese sides.
Best for: authentic Balinese food; budget local dining; nasi campur; a casual central Ubud meal
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 · Jalan Danau Tamblingan
Laid-back, budget-friendly warung on Sanur's main artery serving authentic Balinese and Indonesian dishes; easily walkable from the beach area.
Best for: cheap, relaxed local meal; long-stay travellers and solo diners
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
Warung · Jalan Cemara
Small, tidy family-run warung serving Balinese, Indonesian and some Western dishes with plenty of vegetarian options, plus local coffee and fresh cocktails.
Best for: relaxed local meal; vegetarians; travellers wanting a home-style, no-fuss dinner
Warung · Jimbaran
A no-frills, family-run roadside seafood warung on Jalan Uluwatu II in Jimbaran that grills just three things — fish, prawns and clams — served with three sambals plus free plecing kangkung and raw vegetables, and closes entirely on any day the catch isn't fresh.
Best for: Travellers who want cheap, genuinely fresh grilled seafood over the touristy Jimbaran beach-BBQ setups; come after it opens around 1pm and before the day's catch sells out.
Restaurant · Ubud
A small warung tucked in Penestanan village northwest of central Ubud, run by an all-women kitchen team, serving Indonesian and Javanese-influenced dishes with an MSG-free, low-plastic ethos.
Best for: travelers wanting a quiet, home-style Indonesian meal off the main Ubud strip in Penestanan
Warung · Seminyak
A casual Balinese warung in Kayu Aya Square on Jl. Kayu Aya (the Oberoi strip), best known for slow-cooked, spice-marinated pork ribs sold by weight with a range of chilli levels, plus babi guling, satay and rijsttafel.
Best for: A relaxed, well-priced local lunch or dinner for travellers wanting authentic Balinese pork ribs without the fine-dining 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 · Jimbaran
A beachfront seafood warung on Jimbaran Bay, operating since around 1990, serving Jimbaran-style ikan bakar — fish and seafood grilled over coconut husks with sambal — at tables set on the sand facing the sunset.
Best for: Casual sunset seafood dinners with your feet near the sand, where you pick fresh catch sold by weight.
Restaurant · Ubud
A family-run Thai warung on Jl. Goutama in central Ubud, opened 2014, known for cooking dishes the traditional Thai way with fresh herbs, lime, and chilis rather than a Westernized menu.
Best for: travelers craving authentic home-style Thai food in central Ubud
Restaurant · Ungasan (Jl. Raya Uluwatu)
A local Ungasan warung known for Indonesian seafood and grilled dishes, away from the busy beach strips.
Best for: seafood and grilled-fish lovers; an inexpensive sit-down dinner in Ungasan; groups sharing generous portions
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.
Beach club · Melasti, Ungasan
The big-format beachfront club on Melasti — pools, daybeds and a stage, directly on one of Bali's whitest beaches.
Best for: group beach days; families with mixed ages; event nights
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
Restaurant · Petitenget / Kerobokan Kelod
Barbacoa Bali is a Latin American restaurant in Petitenget built around live-fire cooking and sharing plates.
Best for: Groups and couples choosing a live-fire dinner near Seminyak.
Attraction · Jimbaran, Badung
A curving bay south of the airport, Badung, known for calm water, sunset views and beachfront seafood grills.
Best for: a sunset seafood dinner on the sand; calmer swimming than Kuta
Restaurant · Pecatu
Rockfish Cliffside is an owner-confirmed cliffside restaurant in Pecatu serving seafood and wagyu-led dishes.
Best for: Travellers planning a cliffside dinner in Uluwatu.
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