Bali Restaurant Guide
Restaurants in Kuta Beach, Bukit Peninsula, Sanur, Ubud
Bali is filled with restaurants that offer endless different types
of cuisine and you can find somewhere open 24 hours a day.
The plastic chairs and hawker stalls exist side by side with posh
European restaurants. Pizzarias, burger joints and steakhouses feature
strongly as does seafood and all types of Asian cuisine.
Kuta Beach Restaurants
Places to eat in Kuta are really countless. There are tiny hawker's
carts, gourmet hotel restaurants and well-known fast food outlets.
Kuta also offers international and multicultural cuisine. You could
stay in Kuta for a whole month, eat in a different place for every
meal and still wouldn't eat the same thing twice!
If budget is a concern, try places catering to local workers, like
food stalls or warungs along Legian Beach in the afternoon, and
opposite Hard Rock Cafe in Kuta. These places serve
filing yet delicious fare and you'll be assured of your money's
worth.
Poppies is one of oldest and most popular restaurant
in Kuta, located in a tiny lane between Jalan Legian and the beach.
TJ's is the deservedly popular Mexican restaurant, has a good ambience
and mouth-watering main courses.
Made's Warung, in the same area, is also popular
while the Nusa Indah Bar & Restaurant is the
perfect place for succulent seafood in a friendly atmosphere at
very reasonable prices. The quaint Bamboo Corner
is another good place to try seafood special. Service is friendly
at Bali Asi.
There are almost endless possibilities along Jln Legian. Sushi
Bar Kunti serves authentic Japanese set menus, the Espresso
Bar & Pizzeria serves a hearty pizza in a pleasant
setting; and the Gemini continues to get rave reviews for fragrant
Chinese food. Or visit the Bounty II, a replica of the famous ship,
for good-value buffets. Aroma Cafe is a mid-priced
vegetarian restaurant with tantalizing food in a delightful garden
setting. Or check out the Mama Lucia Italian restaurant.
Legian warung Kopi is well regarded for its varied
menu of European, Asian and vegetarian dishes, hearty breakfast
and sinful desserts. Taman Garden for its very
popular and delicious meals, decent happy hours and effusive staff.
This is one place which attracts lots of repeat business. Other
good places are the ever popular but pricey Orchid garden
Restaurant and the Garden Restaurant with
an excellent happy hour and cheap breakfasts.
Joni Sunken Bar & Restaurant offers the unique
experience of eating and drinking while semi-immersed in a swimming
pool. They also have live music and good-value buffet breakfasts.
Further north it gets more expensive but standards are higher at
fashionable end of town. Some of the Bali's most interesting places
are Mexican restaurant Poco Loco and Topi
Koko Restaurant, with pretty good French cuisine. Swiss
Restaurant is adjacent to the Swiss consul, so should have
some credibility.
Bukit Peninsula Restaurants
Bukit Peninsula has many beachfront restaurants, including the Mini Restaurant and Mina garden in Benoa village.
For a touch of real class, Beluga Marine has some
fantastic meals at not so outrageous prices considering the decor
and location. Cafe' Bagus is away from beach but
relatively inexpensive and great value. Try the Rumah Makan
Padma for seafood, and the cheaper warungs around the resort
entrances which cater to local hotel staff and offer best value
for money.
Sanur Restaurants
Sanur Bar & Restaurant - tempting meals and
tantalising 3-course set menus while the Puri mango Guest
House nearby has a restaurant serving a superb pizzas and
value for money 3-course menus. Warang Wina, also
called Vienna Cafe, along the northern end of Jalan
Danau Tamblingan, offers reasonable prices and will definitely appeal
to lovers of German cuisine. The Kuri Putih is
a hit with its reasonably priced 'mexi-bali' food for lunch; and
Taman Bayu has a range of generous main courses.
Other appetising and budget-satisfying places include the friendly Warung Balisun and Made's Kitchen, a charming and
cheap place to grab snacks and drinks. Most of the walkway along
central Sanur has cafes and restaurants like the Mango Bar
& Restaurant, Benno's Corner Cafe and Sanur Beach Market & Bar Restaurant.
Ubud Restaurants
Ubud's many restaurants probably offer the best and most interesting
food on the island. You can get excellent western and Indonesian
meals and authentic Balinese dishes. There are dozens of restaurants
and warungs along the roads heading north of Jalan Raya, and along
Jalan Sugriwa, Jalan Hanoman and Jalan Jembawan.
Right across the road is the Lotus Cafe. A leisurely
meal over their lotus pond is still an Ubud institution. Casa
Luna, with its superb international menu, is very popular,
not least for its freshly baked bread and cakes. Two extremely popular
places along Jalan Suweta are the Coconut Cafe and Cafe' Angkasa, which maybe Ubud's best coffee
house.
Run by endearing Ibu canderi, Canderi's Warung serves generous portions. The Ibu Rai Bar & Restaurant,
Noni orli, Lilies Garden Restaurant and Cafe' Bali all
have an elegant setting and a worth the money. The Dian
Cafe has a good range and affordable prices, and so does Jaya Cafe and Yogyakarta Cafe.
The new Bali Buddha Health Food Shop is a popular
place to meet other travellers and relax with something healthy
to eat or drink. Three Brothers Restaurant is one
of several good places along Jalan Hanoman. For views, it's hard
to beat. Charming but pricey is Murni's warung or Begger's Bush Pub.
Padang Bai Restaurants
Padang Bai's seafood is excellent and cheap, with most restaurants
located along the beachfront. The Depot Segara is the best place for breakfast, while the Putri Ayu Cafe serves seafood specials as does Warung Manggo.
The Ozone Cafe is an evening gathering place, and The Pandon Restaurant is also relaxed but a little
more expensive than the others. The restaurant at the Topi
Inn is about the fanciest place in Padang Bai.
Denpasar Restaurants
Most of the places in Denpasar cater for locals, Indonesian visitors
and workers, so you'll be sure of a good selection of authentic
Balinese fare at reasonable prices. Naturally, the cheapest places
around are the warung at the bemo terminals, and the food stalls
at the Pasar Kumbasari and Pasar Burung markets.
A place for typical Asian Chinese food is the Restaurant
Atoom Baru. The classy Restaurant Hong Kong, across the road, boasts a wide range of Chinese and Indonesian cuisine,
but at high prices. You'd find far better value for money at Mie
88, although the menu may not be quite so extensive. Pondok
Melati has good seafood, even if the setting is noisy.
Denpasar's better places include Kak Man Restaurant and Ayam Goreng Taliwag. For the uninitiated and culinary
cowards, various shopping centers have upstairs eateries, and most
have fast food outlets like MacDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut.
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