Day-by-day eating plans for Bali. weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.
Day-by-day plans
Ubud and Gianyar weekend: market, babi guling and Sukawati tofu rice ★ 4.6
First-time visitor, weekend2 days
A Saturday in Ubud built around the morning market, a babi guling lunch and a family-style dinner, then a Sunday through Sukawati and Gianyar for tofu rice, klepon and betutu.
Day 1: Saturday: market breakfast, babi guling and a family-style dinner in Ubud
Morning
Walk Ubud Morning Market before 08:00 for mee bakso and coconut pancakes, as the morning stalls pack up around 09:00, then have coffee at Seniman Coffee Ubud on Jalan Sri Wedari.
Afternoon
Lunch at Warung Babi Guling Ibu Oka 3 on Jalan Tegal Sari, open from 11:00: order the babi guling plate with lawar and crackling, arrive before 13:00 for the skin and bring cash.
Evening
Dinner at Hujan Locale on Jalan Sri Wedari, open 12:00 to 22:00, for family-style plates built on street-food recipes such as duck lawar and slow-cooked beef rendang.
Day 2: Sunday: tofu rice, klepon and betutu, then regional Indonesian dishes
Morning
Drive to Nasi Tahu Ni Sarti in Gelulung, Sukawati, at 08:00 for rice with fried tofu and three sambals, about IDR 15,000 a plate; it closes at 13:00. Then buy ten klepon at Warung Klepon Gianyar on Jalan Kalantaka.
Afternoon
Lunch back near Ubud at Nasi Ayam Kedewatan Ibu Mangku on Jalan Raya Kedewatan, open 07:00 to 21:00: the chicken rice plate with ayam betutu, sate lilit and urap, from about IDR 29,000.
Evening
Dinner at Nusantara by Locavore on Jalan Dewisita, open for dinner from 18:00, for lesser-known regional Indonesian recipes; recent menus have featured smoked pork belly with Kupang sambal and Aceh lamb curry.
Seminyak and Canggu: coffee, brunch and a beach club ★ 4.5
Couple or friends, weekend2 days
A Saturday in Seminyak for brunch, Indonesian-bean coffee, a beach club and dinner, then a Sunday in Pererenan and Echo Beach for pastries, a market, a brewery and Balinese home cooking.
Day 1: Saturday: brunch, roasters, a beach club and Indonesian dinner
Morning
Be at Sisterfields on Jalan Kayu Cendana for the 07:00 opening to beat the weekend queue, walk-ins only, for truffle scrambled eggs. Then take coffee at Expat. Roasters, which sources over 95 percent of its beans in Indonesia.
Afternoon
Settle in at Potato Head Beach Club on Jalan Petitenget, open until 02:00 on Saturdays: the beach club sits by the Indian Ocean behind an amphitheatre facade of reclaimed shutters, with a daily DJ set.
Evening
Dinner at Merah Putih on Jalan Petitenget, open 17:30 to 22:30, for beef cheek, jackfruit bao buns and chargrilled Sulawesi fish in a greenhouse-cathedral dining room.
Day 2: Sunday: Pererenan pastries, the Echo Beach market and Balinese home cooking
Morning
Collect cinnamon rolls and sourdough at Copenhagen Bakery in Pererenan, open from 06:00, then have coffee and a brunch plate at Miel Coffee on Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong, open 07:00 to 19:00.
Afternoon
Browse La Brisa Sunday Market at Echo Beach, 10:00 to 16:00, for food stalls and organic produce, then try the Black Sand Kolsch at Black Sand Brewery on Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong, open from 12:00.
Evening
Dinner at Home by Chef Wayan in Pererenan, open 12:00 to 22:00, for Balinese and Indonesian home cooking, with seafood and a vegan menu.
Sanur, Denpasar and Jimbaran: warungs and a seafood sunset ★ 4.5
Budget-minded food lover, weekend2 days
A Saturday in Sanur for beachside rice, fruit rujak, fried fish and a night market, then a Sunday through Denpasar's market and warungs to Jimbaran's fish market and beach grill.
Day 1: Saturday: Sanur warungs, rujak, fried fish and a night market
Morning
Join the line for Nasi Bali Men Weti on Jalan Segara Ayu when it opens at 08:00 (a queue forms from 07:00): chicken nasi campur with betutu and sate lilit from about IDR 25,000. Then try rujak kuah pindang at Warung Men Runtu on Jalan Sekuta, open from 10:30.
Afternoon
Eat lunch at Warung Mak Beng on Jalan Hang Tuah, which is busiest from 14:00 to 19:00, so go before 14:00: it sells one set of fried fish, sambal terasi, fish-head soup and rice from about IDR 55,000.
Evening
Walk to Pasar Malam Sindhu between 18:00 and 19:00, when every vendor is open, for satay, fried rice, meatball soup and fruit ice, with snacks from IDR 3,000; the market winds down around 22:00.
Day 2: Sunday: Denpasar market and warung, then Jimbaran's fish market and beach
Morning
Reach Pasar Badung between 06:00 and 08:00, when the produce floors are at their best, then eat at Warung Wardani on Jalan Yudistira, open from 08:00: nasi campur Bali with sate lilit, shredded chicken and pindang egg.
Afternoon
Drive south to Kedonganan Fish Market, open on Sundays until 20:00 and livelier after 16:00, to see the day's catch sold by the kilo; the beach grill spots are a short walk away.
Evening
Dinner at Menega Cafe on Muaya Beach in Jimbaran, open 11:00 to 23:00: barbecued seafood with a young coconut, or the set of lobster, fish, clams and calamari.
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