Ubud Restaurants

Dirty Duck

The Dirty Duck restaurant (or Bebek Bengil as it’s called in Bahasa) is located in the heart of Ubud, and after 15 years in business it's still a favourite. There are some innovative à la carte dishes such as snails, fish and chips, finger foods and of course the very popular crispy duck, steamed with a blend of Balinese spices and then quickly deep-fried at a high temperature for a very crispy result and incredibly delicious taste! 

Naughty Nuri’s Warung & Grill

This restaurant is a vegetarian’s nightmare; located on Jalan Sanggingan within easy walking distance from the Antonio Blanco Museum, Nuri’s serves premium grilled pork ribs. Juicy and tasty, it is the secret recipes that make this place legendary. Donna Karan, Dolph Lungdren and Robert De Niro have all been spotted propping up the bar sipping a lychee martini and possibly chomping on the pork ribs. Hot dogs, burgers and Indonesian cuisine are also available on the menu throughout the week.

Warung Murni

This is one of Ubud’s landmark dining establishments and overlooks the Campuhan ravine. The four-tier restaurant leads you into the natural heart of the ravine with shadowy bamboo and rustic stone décor, complemented by Indonesian artwork on display to create a surreal and traditional Balinese dining experience. Sample the often ordered speciality - the Balinese duck, stuffed with Balinese spices and baked to create a tender and juicy result – or indulge in something else from their wide array of delectable Indonesian and Western specialities on the menu.

Warung Ibu Oka

If you were to bring up the subject of the appealing traditional Balinese dish Babi Guling (Balinese roasted suckling pig) with anyone who knows the local cuisine scene here, they would tell you that you really can’t find the dish anywhere else on the island as tasty as at Warung Ibu Oka.

This effortless roadside warung doesn’t have a menu as it only serves a woven basket full of babi guling with lawar (a mixture of shredded vegetables, coconut and chillies), steamed rice, some sausage and a wedge of kulit (pig skin crackling).

Warung Enak

Inspired by the rich blend of people and culture in the Indonesian Archipelago, Warung Enak presents an Indonesian culinary journey from Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi (Celebes), Java, Bali, Lombok, Ambon and Irian Jaya. Sample the well-known sambal (chili paste), Kalimantan specialties ayam madu khatulistiwa (pan-fried chicken), woku blanga cakal putri from Celebes, Sumatran pangek sapi (spicy beef stew) and the famous Bali dish bebek betutu (roasted steamed duck).

All the traditional recipes employ a range of over 60 herbs, spices and lesser-known nuts and legumes from the region, presented in contemporary and beautiful surroundings to enhance your gastronomic experience. 

Nomad Restaurant

The restaurant has been serving a distinctive selection of Balinese, Asian fusion and Western fare since 1979 and has been packed with loyal customers every day since. What makes it thrive is the delicious food, good presentation, affordable prices and excellent service all combined in a contemporary traditional Balinese ambience, with Balinese music always filling the air.

The restaurateur, himself called ‘Mr. Nomad,’ makes sure only the freshest selected ingredients are being used and no preservatives are added before the food reaches your plate. Sample their favourite specialties like Nomad fried rice, Nomad beef kebab barbeque and their famous Balinese black rice pudding for dessert.

Mozaic

Recognised as being one of the best chefs on the island, Chris Salans has successfully brought Mozaic to the position it occupies today – as one of the most revered restaurants in Bali, where all the Asian ingredients are prepared in a western manner. He has given Mozaic a highly desirable reputation and won it accolades from prestigious media publications such as the New York Times Magazine, which named it as the ‘Best Restaurant on the Planet’ and Les Grandes Tables du Monde (Great Tables of the World) by Traditions & Qualité for four years in a row since 2004, not to mention their award-winning wine list.

The restaurant is set in Balinese style embracing an open-air tropical garden dining area with widely spaced tables to create a serene ambience during dinner. The chef’s degustation or tasting menus offer you the occasion to savour a parade of amazing culinary creations, such as pan-seared duck foie gras, tender kobe beef brisket, tender veal loin and warm valrhona chocolate moelleux or jivara valrhona milk chocolate mousse for dessert.

Café Lotus

As its name suggests, the restaurant is easily recognised by its superb Balinese style; a large pond framed by ancient flowering trees and lotus flowers with one of Ubud’s main temple complexes, Pura Taman Kemuda Saraswati, serving as a backdrop. Here, you can dine on Italian cuisine in the Asian way, seated on bamboo mats overlooking lotus flowers in bloom and twice a week you can enjoy gazing upon Balinese dance performances and rindik gamelan orchestras.

The beautiful surrounding view, impressive backdrop, traditional Balinese ambience and great food make Café Lotus a highly recommended spot to enjoy a relaxed meal.

Warung Kopi Tutmak

Known to be the favourite place to hang out in for locals and expats, Café Tutmak really gained its popularity by serving the best coffee in Bali and delicious International fare, according to its customers. This stylish café sometimes has live acoustic music on the stage to entertain (although only several times each month), even violinists from Europe and Japan, flamenco guitarists, harpists and didgeridoo players have been spotted playing their extraordinary music here.

Indus

The restaurant gives a view of the Campuhan River and the breathtaking sight of surrounding hills. Indus has become a popular dining venue for tourists and expatriates. Many customers at Indus opt for the assortment of Balinese tapas, fragrant tuna curry, spiced fish and selection of traditional food including jackfruit curry, satays, beans in coconut milk, chicken with lime leaves and sambals (chili pastes which are sometimes sweet or spicy). Beside the traditional feast, Indus also offers other tasty International dishes to savour.

Cascades Restaurant

CasCades has a well-deserved reputation for being one of Bali’s most romantic restaurants, set amid luxurious Balinese open pavilions topped with high thatched roofs and views over a lush tropical valley. It even boasts its own helipad, frequently used by adventurous guests given to extravagant gestures. The menu is based on French cuisine, with inventive Asian twists derived from Balinese, Thai and Japanese cooking. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a special menu for high tea.

Kampung Café

Located five kilometres further on from Tegallalang, precisely in the little sleepy village of Ceking, between the terraced rice paddies, you will discover this charming little café, perched over the peaceful valley. Kampung Café is everyone’s favourite for its amazing open-air dining view hanging off the cliff edge, tranquil ambience and the delicious savoury Balinese and Western dishes, all at reasonable prices.

Sample their pastas and breads as well as other seriously scrumptious meals prepared by kitchen staff and the former executive chef of the world-famous Amandari Hotel in Sayan. Look for flyers around Ubud because sometimes they hold special events with lively performances at night.

Café Wayan and Bakery

Before it transformed into the beautiful café overlooking rice paddies it is today, Café Wayan was a small bamboo hut warung selling coffee to the farmers who lived in the neighbourhood, located three kilometres from Monkey Forest.

The restaurant serves an extensive menu of Balinese specialities and homemade breads. Café Wayan also provides cooking classes conducted upon request only. If you happen to visit Ubud at the weekend, do not miss the sumptuous traditional Balinese buffet served every Sunday evening for only IDR 120.000 (around 12$) per person.

Ibu Rai Bar & Restaurant

Ibu Rai Bar & Restaurant was only a small warung (food stall) on Monkey Forest Road back in the 1960s and was mostly frequented by travellers who came by to taste Ibu Rai’s delicious, cheap, healthy food. Years later, this tiny food stall has a special place in every guide book as one of the most recommended places to get a good quality meal at a very reasonable price and has therefore become a favourite among tourists. In 1986, Ibu Rai’s son Dewa Gede opened a restaurant near the football field named ‘Ibu Rai Restaurant’.

Ibu Rai Restaurant still adheres to the same principles held since the opening of the original venue in the 1960s: only use the freshest and the healthiest ingredients with no preservatives added to create tasty and nutritious food for each customer. Today, the menu has been extended from serving only Balinese food to other Indonesian cuisine and favourite International dishes. The best selection of local and imported wines from around the globe is also available to accompany your meal.