Category: Bali Eats

Golden Monkey, on Jln. Dewi Sita, is still Ubud’s only complete Chinese restaurant. That it offers mainly Cantonese cuisine is obvious by that world recognised trademark of Cantonese style Roasted Ducks [pictured] hanging for all to see. They are prepared on the premises, every day, along with a range of other roasted meats such as […]

DD Warung, as reported in a previous column, has re-opened, It is now larger and far more presentable, on Jln.Danau Poso, Sanur. Its original location was in an unattractive old style warung. It was a tribute to the quality and value of the excellent Thai food served there that it was so popular. In a […]

Pekandelan Warung, at the entrance to The Tegenungan Waterfalls at Kemenuh, continues to amaze with the quality of food served at such surprisingly cheap prices. All the key staff are ex the fine dining restaurant, CasCades @ The Viceroy, so maybe that is the reason for their quality even if they do just call it […]

Reef is an amazing seafood restaurant. It is located at the beach, in front of the Maya Sanur. Their French F&B Manager, Emmanuel Baroiller is a perfectionist and goes to great lengths to produce quality product at very reasonable prices. For a 5 star hotel their prices are more those of a good restaurant and […]

Ryoshi is the first choice when it comes to basic Japanese cuisine. Think Japanese and you almost certainly think of Sushi and Sashimi, even though there are many other dishes in this unique cuisine, The critical factor with both of these dishes is that the fish must be FRESH, and the dish prepared ‘to order’ not […]

Bebek Bengil put the Ubud village dish of Crispy Duck on the world stage. This Padang Tegal restaurant, with its small bales and large wantilans, all with rice paddy views, was an instant hit with both domestic and international tourists to Bali. So much so that many other local restaurants added ‘Bebek’ to their name. Crispy […]

Biku Jln. Raya Petitenget, Kerobokan, made High Teas available to everyone. Most 5 star hotels do them but mainly for their house guests. Biku does them all day and in many forms, for all. Traditional, of course, is the original English version, cucumber sandwiches and all. Being in Bali they also added an Asian version and now have a […]

Maya Ubud offers a breakfast buffet every day, from 7.00 a.m. Most 5 star hotels do but there are few in the Ubud area and there are fewer still that welcome outsiders to the breakfast as Maya does [children under 12 are half price]. It has become quite popular with many local expats regularly bring their house […]

Cosmic Diners are American-style diners and are found in Sanur [Jln. ByPass Ngurrah Rai, southern end], Tuban [Lippo Mall, Jl. Kartika Plaza] and at the original site on Sunset Road. They have many interesting dishes that are unique to them, some of which have a touch of Asian added to the base American diner menu. The latest is […]