Eat in Ubud, Bali

Hujan Locale ★ 4.2

Hujan Locale is chef Will Meyrick's modern Indonesian restaurant on Jl. Sri Wedari in Ubud, Bali, with family-style plates built on street-food recipes.

SignatureDuck lawar, Slow-cooked beef rendang

Begawan Biji ★ 4.4

Begawan Biji cooks Indonesian heritage dishes over fire on regenerative rice-field grounds in Bayad village near Ubud, Bali, as a farm-to-table restaurant.

SignatureMansur Raja nasi goreng, Tuna satay Gorontalo, Bali heritage pork satay

Pasir ★ 4.1

Pasir is a Mediterranean restaurant on Jl. Monkey Forest in Ubud, Bali, cooking fish and vegetables from local fishermen and farms in a sand-toned room.

SignatureOctopus carpaccio, Snapper crudo, Lamb kofta

Indus ★ 4.0

Indus is an open-air restaurant above the Tjampuhan valley in Ubud, Bali, cooking Balinese and Asian dishes such as beef rendang and fish curry since 1998.

SignatureBeef rendang, Fish curry, Barramundi in banana leaves

Nusantara by Locavore ★ 4.4

Nusantara by Locavore cooks regional dishes from across Indonesia in Ubud, Bali, from Kupang smoked pork belly to Aceh lamb curry, at lunch and dinner.

SignatureSmoked pork belly with Kupang sambal, Mud crab from Samarinda, Lamb curry from Aceh

Locavore NXT ★ 4.8

Locavore NXT is the Lodtunduh tasting room near Ubud, Bali, run by Eelke Plasmeijer and Ray Adriansyah, and the one Bali name on the Asia's 50 Best 2026 list.

Mozaic ★ 4.3

Mozaic is the Ubud, Bali dining room of chefs Blake Thornley and Chris Salans, with seasonal tasting menus, an a la carte option and a Tipple Room bar.

Kubu at Mandapa ★ 4.3

Kubu at Mandapa serves degustation dinners overlooking the Ayung River in Ubud, Bali, with nine private bamboo cocoons and a zero-waste, root-to-leaf kitchen.

Syrco BASÈ ★ 4.6

Syrco BASÈ in Ubud, Bali is chef Syrco Bakker's tasting restaurant built on traceable Indonesian produce, with a botanical cocktail bar and a chef's counter.

Apéritif ★ 4.6

Apéritif is the 1920s-style dining room at Viceroy Bali in Ubud, where chef Nic Vanderbeeken cooks degustations of European technique and Indonesian taste.

Room4Dessert ★ 4.5

Room4Dessert is chef Will Goldfarb's dessert-led tasting restaurant on Jl. Raya Sanggingan in Ubud, Bali, with savoury snacks, desserts and petits fours.

Nusantara by Locavore ★ 4.4

Nusantara by Locavore cooks lesser-known regional Indonesian recipes from across the archipelago in Ubud, Bali, from the team behind Locavore NXT.

Warung Babi Guling Ibu Oka 3 ★ 3.9

Warung Babi Guling Ibu Oka 3 serves babi guling in a long open room above a stream and trees on Jalan Tegal Sari in Ubud, Bali, from late morning to evening.

OrderOrder the babi guling plate with lawar and crackling, and arrive before one o'clock for the skin.

TipThis is the third Ibu Oka branch at the end of an alley on Jalan Tegal Sari. Bring cash, as reviewers report it takes cash only.

L'Osteria Pizza e Cucina (Ubud) ★ 3.8

L'Osteria Pizza e Cucina on Jalan Monkey Forest in Ubud, Bali, bakes thin sourdough Neapolitan pizzas and serves fresh pasta from 12:00 to 23:00.

OrderOrder the tartufina pizza with white truffle oil and mushrooms, then share a pasta.

TipChildren can order the Mickey Mouse-shaped pizza. Leave room for pasta, dessert and wine.

Kyoka Japanese Kitchen ★ 3.9

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.

Babi Guling Gung Cung ★ 3.9

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.

Seniman Coffee Ubud ★ 4.4

Seniman Coffee Ubud pours espresso and filter coffee from Indonesian origins on Jl. Sri Wedari, a short walk from Ubud Palace in Bali, open daily to 22:00.

Milk & Madu (Ubud) ★ 4.0

Milk & Madu Ubud serves breakfast, lunch and dinner across from Ubud Palace in Bali, with ricotta cakes and smashed avo open daily from 07:00 to 22:00.

Pison Ubud ★ 4.1

Pison Ubud serves Western and Asian plates, coffee and cocktails from 07:00 to 23:00 on Jl. Hanoman, an all-day Bali eatery with paddy field views.

Alchemy (Ubud) ★ 4.2

Alchemy serves plant-based dishes and a salad bar in Penestanan, Ubud, with a wellness centre across the road, open daily from 07:30 in Bali.

Zest Ubud ★ 4.2

Zest Ubud serves a fully vegan menu, from mango passion bowls to peanut miso ramen, with most dishes available gluten-free, daily until 22:00 in Bali.

Sayuri Healing Food ★ 4.1

Sayuri Healing Food serves plant-based and raw dishes and desserts at a cafe and cooking academy on Jl. Sukma Kesuma in Ubud, Bali, open daily 08:00 to 23:00.

KAFE ★ 4.0

KAFE serves Bali and Toraja coffee blends, a Rainbow Buddha Bowl and tempeh cashew curry on Jl. Hanoman in Ubud, Bali, open daily from 07:00 to 23:00.

Anomali Coffee (Ubud) ★ 4.0

Anomali Coffee in Ubud, Bali, serves single-origin Indonesian beans from Sumatra, Papua and Flores as V60, cold drip and syphon, open daily 07:00 to 21:00.

Fas.a.Fas Bakery & Cafe ★ 4.1

Fas.a.Fas Bakery & Cafe bakes croissants, brioche, quiches and loaves in a small French-inspired cafe on Jl. Suweta in Ubud, Bali, open daily 07:30 to 18:00.

Worth the queueCroissant

Rüsters Coffee & Roastery ★ 4.1

Rüsters Coffee & Roastery roasts blends from around the world on Jl. Raya Kengetan outside Ubud, Bali, with a cafe, bakery and restaurant on the same site.

Bacari ★ 4.3

Bacari is a 22-seat wine and tapas bar on Jl. Goutama in Ubud, Bali, pouring 20 wines by the glass with Coravin, plus cocktails and shared plates until 23:00.

PourAny of the 20 Coravin glasses

WineTwenty wines by the glass, Old World and New World, poured with Coravin

FoodTapas shaped by Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and South Asian flavours

Belle Wine Bar & Grazing Boards ★ 4.1

Belle Wine Bar & Grazing Boards on Jl. Monkey Forest, Ubud, Bali, pairs local and international wines with artisan cheese, charcuterie and vegan boards.

PourWine flight with cheese and chocolate pairing

WineLocal and international wines, with flights paired to cheese and chocolate

FoodArtisan cheese, charcuterie and vegan cheese on grazing boards

Muse Café & Art ★ 3.9

Muse Café & Art in Ubud, Bali, runs a rooftop Garden Bar pouring fine wines by the glass and cocktails, open daily 08:00 to 22:00, with grazing boards.

PourWine by the glass or half glass from the Coravin list

WineFine wines by the glass or half glass poured with a Coravin system, from Provence rosé to Penfolds Shiraz

FoodIndian, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes such as dosa and butter chicken, with little plates and grazing boards at the Garden Bar until 21:15

Ambar Ubud Bar ★ 4.4

Ambar Ubud Bar at Mandapa in Kedewatan, Bali, serves coconut-aged cocktails built on local herbs and roots, with live jazz every evening from 18:30.

DrinkCoconut-aged cocktails from the Taru Pramana series

Pinstripe Bar ★ 4.3

Pinstripe Bar at Viceroy Bali in Petulu, Ubud, is a 1930s-themed cocktail and wine bar among the rice fields, with an illustrated menu called The Clairvoyant.

DrinkColour-changing cocktails topped with smoke-filled bubbles

Whisper Cove ★ 4.2

Whisper Cove is a speakeasy-style cocktail bar above Maluku restaurant on Jl. Monkey Forest in Ubud, Bali, open from 18:00 to 01:00, Tuesday to Sunday.

DrinkSeason Two cocktails such as the coffee and spice Sweet Escape

Kawi Ubud ★ 4.4

Kawi Ubud is a 15-seat cocktail bar on Jl. Raya Lungsiakan in Kedewatan, Bali, built on Balinese cooking memory, from tea-inspired drinks to house infusions.

DrinkTeh: tea layered over an Old Fashioned

Sayan Night Market ★ 3.8

Sayan Night Market is a local evening food market on Jl. Raya Tebongkang in Ubud, Bali, selling satay, soto, fried rice and martabak from 17:00.

TipPeak hours run from 19:00 to 21:00, so arrive earlier for a quieter walk; parking costs IDR 1,000 for motorbikes and IDR 5,000 for cars.

Ubud Morning Market ★ 4.1

Ubud Morning Market is the local wet market at Pasar Ubud on Jl. Raya Ubud in Bali, trading from about 04:00 until the craft stalls take over around 09:00.

TipGo before 08:00. The food section is behind the souvenir rows, reached from Jalan Karna, and the morning stalls pack up as craft vendors arrive.

Ubud Food and Culture Tour ★ 4.2

Bali Culinary Tours leads a three-hour walking food tour of central Ubud, Bali, with 10+ tastings over several stops, from seaweed tacos to a tea ceremony.

TipMeet on the second floor of Mudra Cafe; the operator says the tour suits vegans and vegetarians but not severe allergies, and nuts appear in many dishes.

Gianyar Night Market Food Tour ★ 4.1

Taman Dukuh takes small groups from Ubud to Gianyar's night market in Bali for a guided tasting of over a dozen dishes, including babi guling and lawar.

TipPick-up is at 16:00 with a return shuttle included; the operator advises against the tour for strict vegan or gluten-free diets.

Ubud Food Festival ★ 4.5

Ubud Food Festival fills Taman Kuliner in Ubud, Bali, each late May or early June, with a free food market, cooking demos, talks and ticketed chef events.

TipThe food market is free to enter; Special Events, Chef's Table sessions, masterclasses and food tours need an extra ticket, so book those ahead.

Casa Luna Cooking School ★ 4.4

Casa Luna Cooking School has taught Balinese cooking in the Honeymoon Guesthouse gardens in central Ubud, Bali, since 1992, with market classes twice weekly.

TipTuesday and Thursday classes begin with a market visit at first light and run four hours; Honeymoon Guesthouse guests get 10% off.

Lobong Culinary Experience ★ 4.1

Lobong Culinary Experience teaches Balinese dishes in a family compound in Kedewatan, Ubud, Bali, with a morning market trip and central Ubud transfers.

TipThe morning class runs 08:00 to 13:00 and includes the market trip; the afternoon class runs 16:00 to 20:00. Groups are capped at 12.

Taman Dukuh Bali Farm Cooking School ★ 4.3

Taman Dukuh's Bali farm cooking school takes guests from Ubud to a Tegallalang market, then a Taro organic farm to harvest and cook six Balinese dishes.

TipThe free shuttle leaves the Ubud meeting point at Pura Dalem Puri Peliatan at 07:30, and the whole class takes about 5.5 hours.

Periuk Bali Cooking Class ★ 4.0

Periuk Bali Cooking Class teaches Balinese dishes by the Petanu River in Laplapan, Ubud, with a market and paddy-field visit and coconut oil making.

TipMorning classes start at 08:30 and afternoon classes at 15:30; choose the meat or the vegetarian recipe set when you book.

Pemulan Bali Farm Cooking School ★ 4.1

Pemulan Bali Farm Cooking School combines a market visit, an organic farm harvest and a hands-on class in Taro, north of Ubud, Bali, from IDR 530,000.

TipThe free shuttle meets at Pura Dalem Puri Peliatan in Ubud; the farm is about 20 km north, a 40 to 45 minute drive.

Tresna Bali Cooking School ★ 4.2

Tresna Bali Cooking School teaches a nine-dish Balinese feast in a riverside garden in Ubud, Bali, hosted by a temple priest and priestess couple.

TipClasses start at 08:30 sharp and finish with the feast around 13:30; only three classes run each week, so book early.

Nasi Ayam Kedewatan Ibu Mangku (Ubud) ★ 4.1

Nasi Ayam Kedewatan Ibu Mangku has sold Balinese chicken rice since 1963 at its original warung on Jalan Raya Kedewatan near Ubud, Bali, from 07:00 to 21:00.

TryNasi campur ayam with ayam betutu, sate lilit and sayur urap

TipThis is the Ubud original. Branches run in Renon, Seminyak, Jimbaran and Kengetan, and plates start from about IDR 29,000.

Warung Mek Juwel ★ 4.1

Warung Mek Juwel serves one dish, nasi campur ayam with ayam betutu and sate lilit, in a family compound with rice-field views in Sayan near Ubud, Bali.

TryNasi campur ayam with ayam betutu, sate lilit and sambal matah

TipA plate costs about IDR 30,000. IDN Times Bali reports no pork in the cooking, though pork crackers are sold as a consigned extra.

9 Angels Warung ★ 3.9

9 Angels Warung on Jalan Hanoman in Ubud, Bali, runs a self-service, mostly vegan buffet of Indonesian-style dishes where guests pay at an honesty box.

TryVegan buffet of Indonesian-style dishes, paid by scoop or by donation

TipServe yourself, wash your own dishes and leave payment in the jar. Scoops are about IDR 5,000 each, so bring small notes.

Warung Mek Juwel ★ 4.1

Why locals goA one-dish family compound in Sayan, near Ubud, with rice-field views, serving nasi campur ayam with betutu and sate lilit for about IDR 30,000 a plate.

TipA plate costs about IDR 30,000. IDN Times Bali reports no pork in the cooking, though pork crackers are sold as a consigned extra.

Watercress (Ubud) ★ 4.0

Watercress Ubud serves all-day brunch, from eggs benedict to acai bowls, in a calm green setting on Jl. Monkey Forest in Bali, open daily 07:00 to 22:00.

OrderEggs benedict, the dish Virgin Australia's 2026 cafe guide picks out at the Ubud branch.

TipThe operator describes the Ubud site as its most serene setting, set among greenery.

Glow (COMO Shambhala Estate) ★ 4.3

Glow serves a Sunday brunch of garden produce, seafood and grain-fed beef at COMO Shambhala Estate near Ubud, Bali, with gamelan and dance, 11:00 to 14:30.

OrderMud crab in coconut and sambal sauce (steamed) or banana leaf pepes of king fish (local specialties).

TipThe 2026 brunch menu groups dishes by garden, steamed, hand-rolled, grill and local specialties; reserve by phone or WhatsApp.

CP Lounge ★ 3.9

CP Lounge on Jl. Monkey Forest in Ubud, Bali, is a day-to-night club open 13:00 to 03:00 with billiards, karaoke, live bands and Friday Latin dance nights.

TipLive acoustic runs 17:45 to 20:45, karaoke 19:00 to 23:30 and the bands play 21:00 to 23:45; the club's site lists each of these as free entry.

Ambar Ubud Bar ★ 4.4

Ambar Ubud Bar at Mandapa in Kedewatan, Bali, books a live jazz ensemble every evening from 18:30 to 21:20, from a trio on Monday to a quartet on Thursday.

TipThe jazz set runs daily from 18:30 to 21:20 with a different ensemble each night, so the sunset hours are the best time to claim a seat.

Copper Kitchen, Bar & Rooftop ★ 4.1

Copper Kitchen, Bar & Rooftop sits atop Bisma Eight on Jl. Bisma, Ubud, Bali, with signature cocktails at canopy level, open daily from 07:00 to 23:00.

TipThe rooftop sits level with the treetops on top of Bisma Eight, a few minutes from central Ubud, so it works as an easy after-dinner stop.

Coca Selekta ★ 4.2

Coca Selekta in Peliatan, Ubud, Bali, is a vinyl listening bar behind a mirror near the Titik Dua hotel bridge, open daily from 16:00 to 23:00.

TipThe entrance is hidden behind a mirror on the bridge toward Titik Dua Hotel, so use a map pin; the room seats 25 and plays 700+ records on vinyl.