Ubud

Eat and meet

Jalan Raya Ubud

This is the main drag through central Ubud and has a good range of places to choose from. Best known of which is Ibu Okas. Traffic noise and crowds can be an issue.

Localista

Pretty cupcakes and great coffee

Jl Suweta 5
T: (0361) 972 304

Localista is a small, new, just-off-the-footpath cafe right next to Rio Helmi's gallery. Priding itself on locally sourced and natural ingredients, the focus is on pretty cupcakes and really good coffee, though a smattering of other tasty selections such as quiche are on offer as well. We were ... read more
Casa Luna

Great cakes, pleasant environment

Jalan Raya Ubud
T: (0361) 973 282

Casa Luna is owned and operated by a Balinese/Australian husband and wife team and has been around forever serving quality food and drinks in surrounds that are clean and perfectly suited to the tastes of Western visitors. The menu is extensive and has a good selection of Balinese specialities, ... read more
Warung Babi Guling Ibu Oka

Delicious roast pork

Jalan Suweta

One of the big culinary experiences for visitors to Bali is a trip to Ibu Oka in Ubud for some of their famous roast pork. Out the front of the warung you will see a bunch of women up to their elbows in pig meat as they carve up the latest beast to be eaten. They do a roaring trade here, so ... read more
Bali Buddha

Great health food

Jalan Jembawan 1
T: (0361) 976 324

Located just a short walk east of the Ubud market is a mainstay of the local health food scene, Bali Buddha. They try hard to make sure all produce is organic and chemical-free, and their food is made fresh daily. This means that you'll sometimes find items not available on the menu due to the ... read more
Ary's Warung

Great place for a drink

Jalan Raya Ubud
T: (0361) 975 959

The downstairs bar and lounge area of Ary's Warung is a fantastic place to sip on a drink and nibble on bar snacks while relaxing and watching the world go by. On most afternoons and evenings you'll find groups of people doing just that. There's an extensive cocktail list, drinks are reasonably ... read more
Starbucks

Safe and dull

Jalan Raya Ubud

Across the road from Ary's Warung in a discreetly fitted out building is the latest chain to arrive in Ubud -- Starbuck's. In response to those cringing at the thought of such a bland homogenous icon such as Starbuck's infecting the cultural beauty of Ubud, some might say it serves a purpose as a ... read more

Jalan Monkey Forest

This is the heart of Ubud's shopping scene with plenty of places to stay and even more to eat at. Food leans towards towards tourist fare but there are some good places lurking around.

Three Monkeys Café

Great spot to rest

Monkey Forest Road
T: (0361) 975 554

This is a great little spot to rest for coffee and cake, breakfast, or just a refreshing juice when making the long haul up Monkey Forest Road. The menu provides modern versions of café classics with little additions and twists throughout to take the boredom out of the same old sandwiches and ... read more
Cinta Grill

Pricey, but well-executed café food

Monkey Forest Road
T: (0361) 975 395

Cinta Grill is a pricey little café situated right on Monkey Forest Road where everything is done so well that people are happy to pay a little extra. The menu features a large array of delicious barbequed meats and stir fries for dinner, sandwiches for lunch and creative American-style ... read more
Lamak

Fine dining in a relaxed setting

Monkey Forest Road
T: (0361) 974 668

Lamak is a casual fine-dining restaurant owned and operated by the same Westerner that also operates Warung Enak on Jalan Hanoman further south. It's been around for a long time serving high quality Balinese, Indonesian, Asian and international food to tourists and expats alike in a beautiful Made ... read more

Jalan Hanoman and surrounds

This road runs parallel to Monkey Forest and has a fair range of places to eat at. At the southern end, past the intersection with Monkey Forest Rd, it becomes Jalan Pengosekan.

Kafe

Fantastic healthy food

Jalan Hanoman 44B
T: (0361) 780 3802

An extensive menu of healthy meals including salads, vegetarian dishes, healthy shakes and sodas greets guests to Kafe. It's operated by the same people that operate the Yoga Barn down the road, so they have an interest in serving food that nourishes the body and cleanses it of any badness. If ... read more
Warung Enak

Restaurant quality Indonesian food

Jalan Pengosekan
T: (0361) 972 911

Warung Enak is the sister restaurant of Lamak further north on Monkey Forest Road. It specialises in Indonesian dishes from right across the archipelago in a style that caters to Western tastes. So while many of the traditional flavours remain, you can be assured of high hygiene standards and ... read more
Clear Cafe

With a vegetarian focus

Jalan Hanoman No. 8
T: (0361) 889 4437

Behind huge beautiful wooden doors lies Clear, a lovely restaurant with a focus on vegetarian foods. There are many things we love about alcohol-free Clear, from your choice of infused waters (we tried lavender) through to their potato chips being cooked in coconut oil, through to an imaginative ... read more
Lada Warung

Upmarket warung

Jalan Hanoman

Set along Jalan Hanoman, this posh Indonesian warung operates on exactly the same basis as any normal warung would with one important difference. The décor at Lada Warung is upmarket and the presentation of the food is more in line with what one would expect in the West. Lada is cleaner, ... read more
Black Beach

Tasty thin-based pizza and free WiFi

Jalan Hanoman 5
T: (0361) 971 353

After a somewhat rocky opening in late 2009, Black Beach has steadied itself and now produces quality pizzas and pasta on the top floor of a building on Jalan Hanoman. The breeze at the top is cooling on a humid Bali evening and the views are great as well. The pizzas are tasty and use some ... read more
Warung Sopa

Western style, Indonesian food

Jalan Sugriwa
T: (0361) 276 5897

The fit out of this warung on Jalan Sugriwa (which runs parallel and to the east of Jalan Hanoman) is very Western indeed. The food on display at Warung Sopa is presented in designer bowls as opposed to the finger-stained glass bowls you're more likely to find at traditional roadside warungs. ... read more
Ijolumut Warung

Warung with free WiFi

Jalan Sugriwa 14X
T: (0361) 970 471

This is a bright, cool place as it is a cheap eatery decorated in a Western style and offering free WiFi, but serving predominantly Indonesian warung food. On the menu are the usual nasi goreng and mie goreng, but also Western dishes such as chips. The reasoning behind opening a place such as ... read more
Taco Casa 'n Grill

Quality Mexican fare

Jalan Raya Pengosekan
T: (0361) 212 3818

Opened in late 2010, this Mexican café serves up standard Mexican fare such as burritos, enchiladas, tacos, quesadillas and fajitas. Located south of the centre of town, on Jalan Raya Pengosekan, there's a choice of eating in the open-air restaurant or opting for the home delivery option -- ... read more
Pizza Bagus

Tasty pizza, just out of town

Jalan Raya Pengosekan
T: (0361) 978 520

On the outskirts of town on Jalan Pengosekan, Pizza Bagus is a typical pizza joint that also manages to deliver on a large range of pasta as well. It's been in the Ubud area since 1996 and year after year delivers quality pizzas to the masses. There's a choice of eat in or free delivery, so you ... read more

Jalan Dewi Sita

This road runs parallel and to the south of Jalan Raya Ubud, joining Monkey Forest and Hanoman Rds. Dewi Sita is home to some of the best eating in the area.

Juice Ja

Delicious food and juices

Jalan Dewi Sita

This place is fantastic as it fills a niche in the health food market that others such as Bali Buddha and Kafe have yet to fill. It's a much smaller menu than you'll find at those other health-conscious cafes and the focus is on great juices, a few sandwiches and a couple of other dishes. It's ... read more
Dewa Warung

Local cheapy

Jalan Goutama

Dewa Warung is the local cheapy and serves up consistently good Western and Indonesian food at terrific prices. The portions are large, so you can fill up after a long day touring the ricefields and feel as if you don't need dessert. Even though Ubud has a massive range of great places to eat, ... read more
Bar Luna

Best coffee in Ubud

Jalan Goutama

For coffee connoisseurs, there is no better place in Ubud to get coffee than at Bar Luna, a cafe cum bar set on Jalan Goutama, which runs north of Jalan Dewi Sita. Bar Luna serves locally sourced Five Senses coffee and the baristas have been trained in proper coffee making techniques. Aside ... read more
Tutmak

Tasty café food

Jalan Dewi Sita
T: (0361) 975 754

Centrally-located next to the soccer field in a split-level building is the always satisfying café and restaurant, Tutmak. Popular with residents, expats and tourists alike, it's been providing top quality food and coffee for many years now and it's still as good as ever. The menu is an ... read more
Kafe Batan Waru

Upmarket Indonesian food

Jalan Dewi Sita
T: (0361) 977 528

Kafe Batan Waru has another outlet in Kuta serving much the same menu of predominantly Indonesian flavours, but this is the original. While the flavours are distinctly Indonesian, the setting is definitely very Westernised making it a comfortable place to sit back and sip a fantastic mocktail or ... read more

Jalan Raya Campuhan and beyond

This is the same westward running road that runs out of Ubud to the west, changing name along the way. While a bit steep up and down, it's walking distance from downtown.

Warung Bodag Maliah (Sari Organic)

Fantastic paddy location, delicious food

Subak Sok Wayah (Middle of ricefield north of Raya Ubud)
T: (0361) 972 087

This organic warung in the middle of the ricefields can be reached by walking up the road which signposts Abangan Bungalows off Jalan Raya Ubud and continuing along the path as it creeps into the paddy. It only takes about 15 minutes to walk to the warung from the main road and it's well-worth the ... read more
Naughty Nuri's

Ribs and martinis in a shack

Jalan Raya Sanggingan
T: (0361) 977 547

The rollicking Naughty Nuri's has been serving ribs and deadly martinis for years in a shack on the way out of town. It's famous for its casual atmosphere, the communal seating, the tasty ribs which are barbequed out the front and the wickedly intoxicating martinis and cosmopolitans. A shirt ... read more
Mozaic

Superb fine dining

Jalan Raya Sanggingan
T: (0361) 975 768

Mozaic is one of the best restaurants in Southeast Asia and among the most sophisticated standalone restaurants in Bali. This is the spot to come for a truly romantic dinner for two. Set in a candlelit garden and pavilion, the scenery is pretty enough but the focus here is really about the ... read more
Fivelements, Puri Ahimsa

For the raw food purists

20 minutes out of Ubud, Banjar Baturning, Mambal
T: (0361) 469 206

Vegans and raw food purists are in for a treat at Fivelements, as is anyone who makes the effort to get to this gorgeous retreat Fivelements, Puri Ahimsa is set right on the banks of a gushing river a 20-minute drive from Ubud proper. It's been quiet on all three of our visits here, but that ... read more
Café Des Artistes

Quality casual restaurant

Jalan Bisma 9X
T: (0361) 972 706

The Belgian owner of Café Des Artistes has been serving up quality food for years to a range of loyal local clientele and many overseas visitors. Many of the dishes feature meat with French/Belgian sauces to complement them, but the menu also offers Thai, Indonesian and even some snacks. ... read more
Indus

Upmarket with a view

Jalan Raya Sanggingan
T: (0361) 977 684

Located a fair way out of the centre of Ubud, Indus is the sister restaurant of Casa Luna located on the main road in Ubud. Whereas Casa Luna has a casual café feel, Indus sexes things up a little by dimming the lighting, providing a stunning view over the nearby ravine and upgrading the menu ... read more
Warung Mendez

Moderately priced warung

Jalan Raya Penestanan

From humble beginnings as a dirt cheap warung catering to Westerners, Warung Mendez has transformed into a more moderately priced, spruced-up restaurant with linen napkins. It's a disappointment really, because the food is the same as it always was as is the service, but the prices are now higher ... read more
Murni's Warung

Come for the riverside location

Jalan Raya Campuhan

The original Murni's Warung dates back to 1974 and was a shack by the side of the Campuhan River just down the hill to the west from the centre of Ubud. Now Murni's Warung is an enormous restaurant spread across multiple levels cascading down towards the river below. It's a spectacular location for ... read more