Eating Out in Sanur
The Bali Hyatt, The Grand Bali Beach and Sanur Beach hotels have
a wide variety of restaurants, buffets, and coffee shops. The
food is mostly European, but they also offer Indonesian, Chinese
and Japanese cuisine. Restaurants outside the hotels offer a greater
variety of food in a broad price range. Most close at 10 pm.
The cheapest and most colorful food spat at night is the Sanur
Night Market, located in the Art Market. The food is spicy, but
nothing is cheaper; you can get a nasi campur for Rp3,000-Rp3,500.
For cheap, but better quality local food-the kind of place where
your guides prefer to eat go to the street restaurants in Sindhu,
on Jl. Bypass Ngurah Rai between JI. Segara Ayu and JI. Sindhu.
Try Haji Imran's (sate), Cak Muk or Depot Robby's (Chinese). Warung
Jawa Barat, on the corner of JI. Mertasari and JI. Kesumasari
in Semawang, has a range of Sundanese food from Western Java,
such as grilled fish, karedok (mixed raw vegetables in coconut
sauce) or sate. Prices are good: between $1-$1.50.
For late-night eaters, Sanur has several moderately priced Padang
restaurants open all night. 15-20 spicy dishes are laid out for
you to choose from: you pay only for what you eat, so keep track.
Cinto Bundo is in Batujimbar, where as Sari Bundo and Murah Meriah
are in Semawang, in the midst of the red-light area.
There are two village cooperative restaurants in Sanur. Geared
to tourists' palates, they have the advantage of being located
right on the beach, a privilege denied to their competitors. Sanur
Beach Market, at the end of Jl. Segara Ayu, is outdoors. Specialties
include sate, nasi goreng, fresh grilled fish, grilled lobster;
all reasonably priced. Profits from here and the nearby market
go to the Sanur village foundation to run schools, clinics and
art classes.
Banjar Restaurant is at the end of JI. Duyung in Semawang and
offers the same range of Indonesian and Chinese food. The association
also rents boats for sailing trips on the lagoon.
Sanur Restaurants
Sanur's "in" place to eat is the Cafe Batujimbar in
Batujimbar. Its hanging vines and sturdy furniture gives it the
look of a Riviera roadside cafe. This is the haunt of the local
expert colony, many of whom live in the sumptuous Batujimbar Estates
just across the road. The cafe offers light, healthy food with
daily specials at reasonable prices. Coffee is a specialty.
• Koki, on JI. Bypass, is favored by local foreign residents.
A pub atmosphere and generous servings of European-style food
and billiards, make this a versatile stop.
• Another simple, yet cozy place, is the Agung Restaurant
just before the Semawang crossroad. For all palates, including
Australian, European as well as Japanese, at under $5. A similar
place, with music, is the popular J.J. on JI. Tamblingan.
• Those looking for American food should try the Borneo,
conveniently located among the trees of A. Sindhu. Open until
11.30 pm.
• For an Irish flavor go to Tamarind restaurant and bar
JI. Merta Sari (next to the British Consul) and try their sausage
and mash, cottage pie and other classics from the emerald isle.
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