* Balinese/Indonesian cuisine *
Raja’s Restaurant – Nusadua Beach Hotel
Raja’s Claims to be the only authentic fine dining Balinese
restaurant in Bali and the Executive Chef explained that the idea
is to present a ‘royal style’. The food is served
as separate courses rather than in the traditional way of putting
everything on the table at once and there are certainly some delicious
items available. Before being officially opened of members of
the Balinese Royalty and it passed the test. The surroundings
and service, make this an exceptional place to dine. Expensive
– but good value.
The Watercourt – at The Grand Hyatt Nusadua
The hotel restaurant specialises in classic Balinese food but
with seafood taking pride of place on the menu. For anyone seeking
traditional Indonesian cuisine, very good service and beautiful
surroundings, The Watercourt is highly recommended.
Bebek Bengil – Ubud
This is a very popular restaurant in Ubud; ideally situated with
a wonderful view over rice-fields. Service is a bit slow sometimes
but when your food arrives, it will have been worth the wait.
The menu is extensive and includes Balinese dishes such as Bali
Guling (you have to order in advance) and many western style dishes.
Price are reasonable and the quality of food is excellent.
Bintang Lima – Seminyak
This modestly-designed restaurant on the corner of Jalan Seminyak
Raya and Jalan Laksmana is easy to miss, but only for those who
do not know about it. Bintang Lima has a loyal following among
long-term visitors and residents to Bali, thank’s toits
cheap yet tasty soups, noodles, curries, stir – fries and
rice disches. In recent years it has been swamped by the plethora
of funky new restaurants opening up nearby but it remains a good,
solid bet for low-key Indonesian dining.
Kafe Batan Waru – Ubud
A Great place to go for breakfast Try on of the gourmet omelettes
filled with smoked marlin, mushrooms, peppers and Cheddar cheese
or go for the more traditional items such as egges-Benedict on
home-made English muffins. The café is noted for its aged
Indonesian Arabica coffee which you can enjoy along with some
of their famous pancakes with innovative fillings ; how about
ginger and mango fool or lemon poppy seed? The cinnamon croissants
and pain au chocolat are also execelent.
Waroeng Tugu – Canggu
A favourite of Presedent Megawati Sukarno Putri, this is restaurant
designed to emulate a traditional Javanese Warung; the food is
delicious and the recipes are all 100% authentic. Maybe the prices
are not so authentic but the Tugu is an exceptional place and
the upkeep of this Museum-like hotel must be very expensive. It
is well worth making the trip to Tugu to have a look at the amazing
collection of Balinese memorabilia and to see what must be the
largest wood – carving of Garuda ever made.
Ketupat – Kuta
For a wide range of dishes from many parts of Indonesia, you
should try this large and well established restaurant in Jalan
Legian, Kuta’s main street. Just as examples of the menu
items here are Ayam Pelalah, a spicy Balinese mix of shredded
chicken with chillies and lime; Sop Bahari, from Sulawesi, which
is a very fragrant seafood soup with ginger and lime and Sambal
Raja, duck liver and quail eggs in a turmeric-flavoured curry,
which originates from The Kingdom of Surakarta. As a convenient
plus-point for a restaurant in this area, Ketupat has off-street
parking. |
