In addition to the fine resorts and accommodations that also host superb dining venues, there are now several good restaurants lining the main Jalan Raya Candidasa street, all within easy walking distance. Take a wander along the street while deciding where to satiate your appetite and enjoy the ocean views of this eastern part of the island.
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Nestled within the Aquaria Bali Resort in Candidasa is this intimate restaurant that transforms from poolside, fresh dining during the day, to romantic candlelit dining at night. Tables overflow into its garden for dining under the stars.
The restaurant's menu selections combine delicious tastes with healthy conscious ingredients. Pastas, salads and sorbets are presented with a tropical twist, and Balinese spices blend with Thai flavours. Aquaria also serves a select range of organic local beer and wines and the local organic spirit, Arak.
Opening Hours: 07:00 - 23:00
Location: Jalan Puri Bagus, Samuh, Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 411 27
Cuisine: International
Candi Restaurant, located at the entrance of the Natia Seaside Hotel in Candidasa, invites guests to indulge in the flavors of various Asian and Western mouthwatering cuisine. Large television screen with satellite channels accompanies diners enjoying their meals and makes an ideal place to hang out with friends or relax in the cozy atmosphere of the café. Read More...
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 23:00
Location: The Natia Seaside Hotel, Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 42 006
Cuisine: Asian and Western
Price Range: Affordable
Friends Bar & Restaurant serves up to its name, as a cosy dining and gathering spot in Candidasa, located on the east side of the Jalan Raya Candidasa mainroad. Friends features a fairly-priced menu, and is open daily from 11:00 to 22:00. The bar is open for Candidasa night owls until late.
Opening Hours: 11:00 - 22:00
Location: Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 416 55
Garpu Restaurant & Bar is located within the Rama Candidasa Hotel and features an enchanting ambience with long wide ocean views and a private terrace. An outdoor verandah provides an alfresco dining option while indoor dining rooms feature designs that make for a comfortable and romantic dining setting.
Gastronomic delights at Garpu come in the form of international, Mediterranean, French, Italian and original Indonesian exotic selections, as well as Balinese dishes prepared by experienced and talented chef’s.
A lounge area beside the pool offers a wide selection of cocktails, mocktails, and a wine cellar boasts a large variety of Italian, Australian, French and Chilean wines. Read More...
Opening Hours: 07:00 - 23:00
Location: Rama Candidasa Resort & Spa, Jalan Raya Sengkidu, Karangasem
Tel: +62 (0)363 491 74
Cuisine: Balinese, Indonesian, Asian, International
Price Range: Pricey
Gingsing Restaurant is located within the Puri Bagus Candidasa. It offers guests to relax at its poolside while sipping away on a freshly blended tropical fruit drink, and invites couples to an alfresco romantic evening to dine in their traditional Balinese, Indonesian and international selections. Read More...
Location: Puri Bagus Candidasa, Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 411 31
Cuisine: Balinese, Indonesian, International
Price Range: Affordable
Hibiscus Restaurant at the Candi Beach Cottages features an open-sided pavilion that welcomes the flowing sounds of the waves nearby. Diners will indulge in the laid-back nuance and a menu that offers Indonesian, Asian and European dishes. Read More...
Opening Hours: 08:00 - 23:00
Location: Candi Beach Cottages, Mendira beach, Sengkidu, Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 412 34
Cuisine: Indonesian, Oriental, European
Price Range: Pricey
Kubu Bali is a restaurant that boasts multiple dining pavillions set around a vast swimming pool. A team of eight chefs produce a range of international delights, with the house specialty being flame-fried seafood.
A wide range of Chinese and Indonesian cuisine is complemented by lobster thermidor, steaks and Italian selections. Special family recipes include the 'Sabo' Chinese casserole.
Opening Hours: 08:00 - 22:00
Location: Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 415 32
Cuisine: International, Seafood
Price Range: Affordable
Le 48, Zen & Happy Restaurant is located just beside the landmark lagoon of Candidasa, and is part of the Le 48 Zen & Happy Rezort’s facilities. The restaurant serves from breakfast and lunch to late night dinners.
Its beautiful setting makes it a perfect dining destination for intimate and romantic dining occasions, private celebrations and business meetings. Soft Jazz and lounge music augment the experience with wonderful views of the lagoon and gardens.
With modern and minimalistic layouts and nicely matched decor, the restaurant offers affordable prices with an attentive waiting staff and also provides free WiFi as well. The menu is oriented to French-Balinese fusion, with a selection of wines, cocktails, and various drinks on its beverage list. Read More...
Location: Le 48 Zen & Happy Rezort, Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 411 77
Cuisine: Fusion, French, Indonesian
Lotus Seaview is the popular restaurant chain's diner located right on the shore of Candidasa easily found on the main road to east Bali. This open-air restaurant offers its diners spectacular sunsets and gentle ocean breezes.
This Lotus restaurant features a menu offering Asian and international dishes, with a large selection of fresh seafood from the local market of which the team of experienced chefs will prepare in the open kitchen.
Opening Hours: 08:00 - 23:00
Location: Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 412 57
Cuisine: Asian, International
Rathbone's Bar & Restaurant adjacent the Bali Shangrila Beach Club in Candidasa serves an extensive menu of European and Indonesian delights as well as casual snacks.
The restaurant also holds a weekly evening barbeque featuring spit roasted suckling pig and a range of other dishes. A 14-piece genjek (traditional Balinese a capella band) and traditional Balinese dancers also entertain guests with Western music following after. On other nights there is a seafood barbeque night on the beachfront with evening entertainment. Read More...
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 23:00
Location: Bali Shangrila Beach Club, Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 418 29
Cuisine: Indonesian, European
Price Range: Affordable
As its name suggests, this restaurant located within the Alam Asmara Dive Resort, is a suitable place to meet with friends over a casual drink or to dine in for those intimate moments. An exciting menu features Asian cuisine using fresh ingredients.
The restaurant offers an alfresco dining experience with antique tables and rattan chairs set out to an oceanfront view to the Gili Tepekong and Mimpang islets. Cooking classes are also held at the restaurant, for those who want more of the culinary experience. Read More...
Opening Hours: 08:00 - 23:00
Location: Alam Asmara Dive Resort Bali, Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 419 29
Price Range: Affordable
Samudra Restaurant is located at the Natia Seaside Restarant, and offers guests an alfresco seafront and poolside dining experience. Samudra serves authentic Indonesian and Western cuisine, prepared using the freshest ingredients. Free WiFi connectivity enables guests to surf the web and keep connected with friends and family to share the memorable highlights of the island's east. Read More...
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 23:00
Location: The Natia Seaside Hotel, Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 42 006
Cuisine: Indonesian, Western
Price Range: Affordable
With its name taken from and inspired by the famous organic salt farm in its vicinity, Seasalt Restaurant is set in a traditional Balinese pavilion and overlooking a lotus pond. The restaurant that lies within the grounds of the Alila Manggis serves a contemporary menu with Indonesian and Balinese favourites.
Seasalt is also an integral part of the Alila Manggis Cooking School, where you can not only taste the flavours of the island, but also gain insight on the cookery and traditional techniques of this unique cuisine.
Poolside and garden dining can easily be enjoyed, as the restaurant provides views of both tranquil gardens and the majestic sea. The restaurant is set under the lofty shades of the resort's coconut grove and the pool and extensive lawns are within close reach to the beach. Read More...
Opening Hours: 07:00 - 23:00
Location: Alila Manggis, Desa Buitan, Manggis, Karangasem
Tel: +62 (0)363 410 11
Cuisine: Balinese, Indonesian, Asian
Price Range: Pricey
The Temple Café overlooks the beach of Candidasa and offers a scenic lookout of the surrounding islands and passing sea vessels. This cafe boasts a subtle nuance and the namesake business it runs services affordable seaside cottages. The restaurant also provides free WiFi access enabling its guests to surf the web while enjoying the range of Indonesian and Western selections.
Opening Hours: 08:00 - 23:00
Location: Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 416 29
Price Range: Affordable
The Dining Room (also going by the name La Sala da Pranzo) takes the former location of the Kedai, which was well-known for offering visitors to East Bali a peaceful alternative to the hustle and bustle of the other developed parts of the island.
Now restored, the Dining Room continues, if not entering the scene as a new legacy, with architectural features combining Bali and Lombok styles, serving a complete Mediterranean menu and with views across to Nusa Penida.
Opening Hours: 11:00 - 23:00
Location: Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 421 74
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Price Range: Pricey
Lotus Bungalows is one of the stepping stones to discovering the east of Bali. The restaurant at Lotus Bungalows serves a wide choice of Mediterranean and Indonesian dishes, prepared with fresh local produce. Here, guests can enjoy the tropical flavours under the shades of the coconut trees.
Opening Hours: 08:00 - 23:00
Location: Lotus Bungalows Bali, Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 411 04
Cuisine: Balinese, Indonesian, Mediterranean
Price Range: Affordable
Tirta Ayu, located at the Tirta Ganga royal water palace in Karangasem, features a menu that offers a combination of international dishes, through a variety of salad choices, vegetarian delights, mouthwatering desserts and pastries. On its beverage list, Tirta Ayu offers a selection of wines, ice-cold beers and exotic cocktails. Guests at Tirta Ayu dine alfresco, with open views to the beautiful water gardens and evening diners will get an equally mesmerising view as lanterns shimmer over the gardens, along with soft music that provide a memorable dining atmosphere.
Opening Hours: 08:00 - 23:00
Location: Tirta Ayu Hotel & Restaurant, Tirtagangga Water Palace, Jalan Abang, Karangasem
Tel: +62 (0)363 225 03
Cuisine: Balinese, Indonesian, European
Price Range: Affordable
Vincent’s is all about good food presentation, friendly service, fine music and a cosy atmosphere. This two-storey restaurant has a friendly and comfy ambience and a pleasant garden at the patio on the second floor where jazz softly plays.
Open for lunch and dinner, Vincent's bar, lounge and garden restaurant serves international and Balinese dishes, with wines from France, Italy, Australia and a great choice of cocktails.
Opening Hours: 10:30 - late
Location: Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 413 68
Cuisine: International, Balinese
Price Range: Affordable
TJ’s Café used to be known as among the first dining venues to dot the Candidasa area a couple of decades ago. Now part of the Watergarden Hotel & Spa's range of guest facilities, The Watergarden Kafe further offers a refreshing and relaxing atmosphere around shady tropical gardens and seats up to 40.
Specialties on offer range from Mediterranean, European, Indonesian and Asian dishes, as well as the typical Balinese favourites to sample while on the island. Being a seaside restaurant, there are many seafood selections to choose from the menu. Freshwater fish can be picked from the live tank available at the small grill area near the bar. Read More...
Opening Hours: 07:00 - 22:30
Location: Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali
Tel: +62 (0)363 415 40
Cuisine: Indonesian, Asian, Mediterranean, European
Price Range: Affordable
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