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JapaneseUbud
Kyoka Japanese Kitchen on Jalan Dewi Sita in Ubud, Bali, serves modern Japanese comfort food, from ramen and udon to sushi rolls, with sake and cocktails.
OrderOrder the nabeyaki udon or the tonkotsu ramen, then a Japanese-style cocktail.
TipThe co-owner mixes the cocktails, so ask for a signature. The sister restaurant Ibu Susu serves pan-Asian food on Monkey Forest Road.
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Asian fusionSeminyak
Ginger Moon Canteen is a modern Asian restaurant on Jalan Kayu Aya in Seminyak, Bali, with a food-market feel, curries, salads and house cocktails.
OrderStart with the green papaya salad, then order the chicken curry with rice cake.
TipPork appears here as babi guling in steamed buns. The canteen has two sister restaurants, in Seminyak and in Kuta.
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SeafoodSanur
Warung Mak Beng has served one set of fried fish, sambal terasi and fish-head soup on Jalan Hang Tuah in Sanur, Bali, since 1941, run by a third generation.
OrderThere is one menu: the set of fried fish, spicy fish-head soup and rice, from about IDR 55,000.
TipThe warung is busiest from 14:00 to 19:00, so come outside those hours to avoid the long queues. The set is the only menu.
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BalineseDenpasar
Babi Guling Pan Ana serves juicy white pork, fried pork and skin in central Denpasar, Bali, and takes bulk crispy-skin orders if booked about a month ahead.
OrderOrder the IDR 40,000 to 45,000 plate with extra pork, fried pork, skin and a serving of broth.
TipDine-in plates start from about IDR 25,000. Bulk crispy skin must be pre-ordered about a month ahead.
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BalineseUbud
Babi Guling Gung Cung serves babi guling plates with a pork soup a couple of minutes from Ubud Palace in Bali, open from late morning to late afternoon.
OrderOrder the babi guling plate with its mix of rice, pork and toppings, and the soup alongside.
TipOrder at the street counter and carry the plate upstairs to the cooler third floor. A 10% charge is added to the bill.
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BalineseKuta Legian
Guling Sam Sam Merekak in Legian, Bali, serves rolled pork belly with thick, crunchy skin, rib broth, lawar and sambal embe at lunch and again at dinner.
OrderOrder the IDR 55,000 set of samsam guling with pork rib broth, lawar, pork and sambal embe.
TipThe kitchen closes between about 17:00 and 18:00 to prepare the next batch, so avoid that gap. Seating is clean and suits first-timers.