Seminyak

Baku Dapa

This great value warung is something of a legend in Seminyak. Stays open very late and is popular with the partying crowd. Serves Manado style Indonesian food at very keen prices. Highly recommended as a real taste of Indonesia.

Biku

Exactly what it says on the label, "a tea lounge, restaurant, antiques and bookstore". Quirky place with a lovely atmosphere. Great range of homemade desserts, salads and sandwiches, amongst more formal fare. The traditional English tea, complete with scones and cream, is a real hit. When you have finished eating have a browse through the antique gallery and the branch of Ubud's famous Ganesha Bookshop.

09:00-21:00 daily

Cafe Jemme

Discrete, charming little restaurant set away from the road behind the Jemme jewellery shop. Serves creative food with Asian accents at very reasonable prices for the area. The crispy duck is especially recommended, and leave space for a superb line in desserts.

11:00-22:00 daily

Cafe Seminyak

Established in 2000, this is where the local community meets. All day long, this very busy cafe serves breakfasts with French croissants, baguettes and a big English breakfast with beans and sausage. The only downside here is that it is an outdoor cafe right beside a very busy and noisy road.

Closed · opens 7 am

Café Tahu

Tofu Cafe

Popular with locals, this restaurant has raised seating around a central courtyard and offers up a menu of tofu, tofu and more tofu, cooked Indonesian style for about Rp 10,000 per dish. The tofu is all made on premises and you can even buy a pack to take home. Concessions to meat-eaters include satay and grilled chicken.

Gourmet Cafe

Bali Catering Co Cafe

This is the cafe outlet of Bali's most gourmet catering company. Superb salads, pastries, home baked breads, all day breakfasts, Italian coffee, and a quite remarkable range of teas. Also have great line in high quality frozen and fresh ready meals, both here and in their nearby shop. This is very handy if you are staying in one of Seminyak's private villas. Indoor seating area which is non-smoking, and being Seminyak, a large alfresco smoking area.

07:00-21:00 daily

Hu'u

Part of the Singaporean nightspot chain. The star attraction is the lit central swimming pool, where the bold and the beautiful can jump in. The rest of the complex is chilled-out drinking and dining in the garden and pavilion. Draught beer at Rp 20,000 a glass, with cocktails around Rp 115,000.

Junction Cafe

Excellent cafe serving the best baguettes imaginable and salads at lunchtime, and specialising in pasta in the evening. Free WiFi. Belgian owned and operates.

Closed · opens 11 am

Kolega

This simple, unassuming Javanese warung is an absolute institution amongst locals and expats alike. When it first gained the attention of travel guides there was a collective groan, but it has remained remarkably free from attention of the tourist hoardes. Choose your rice (options of plain, yellow and sometimes red) and the dishes to go with it. The various beef, chicken and fish dishes are fabulous, and the vegetables always fresh and fiery. Go easy on the sambal until you understand your heat tolerance. It is hard to think of a better, more authentic introduction to Indonesian food anywhere in Bali. Packed every day, and especially at lunch time.

About 11:00-15:00, sometimes open in the early evening also·around Rp 20,000

Ku De Ta

Stylish bar-restaurant complex with 2 bars, restaurant seating indoors and beachside divans to laze on while the DJ spins an eclectic mix of music, new and old. Soft drinks from Rp 20,000, cocktails from Rp 70,000, including bizarre selections such as black pepper and grilled pineapple Martini. Gets packed at weekends.

La Lucciola

Right on Petitenget beach, serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Home of the Frangipani Bar, a popular choice for watching the sunset.

Le Tebu

The French-owned Le Tebu offers diners salads, sandwiches and a few token Indonesian items. Dishes start from Rp 30,000.

Little Green Cafe

100% vegetarian and uses almost exclusively organic ingredients, most of them locally sourced. Excellent homemade cakes, cookies, fruit bars and fresh juices, as well as salads, soups, veggie burgers and daily specials. A little off the beaten path, but well worth the effort to get there.

09:00-17:00 daily·Mains Rp 25,000-35,000

Made's Warung

A Seminyak institution that was established (in a different location) in 1969. Wonderful Indonesian food in a great location in a courtyard off of the main road in Seminyak. The western food is OK but nothing special; stay with the Indonesian dishes. Certainly not over-priced by Seminyak standards.

Closed · opens 11 am

Mano Beach Side Café

True to the name, this is a simple but stylish blue building by the beach, offering all sorts of drinks for around Rp 10,000 as well as sandwiches and pasta for around Rp 30,000 — not to mention cool breezes and great sunsets.

Closed · opens 10 am

Metis

After 10 years as Bali's top French restaurant the former Warisan closed and the management team from there have opened Metis, has ample parking.

About Rp 1,000,000 per head

Queen's Tandoor

The best Indian restaurant in Bali by a country mile. Consistently wins awards and it is easy to understand why. Superb tandoori chicken and fish, and huge, authentic biryanis. Vegan options available. Also has a delivery service.

12:00–23:30·Rp 50,000

Red Carpet Champagne Bar

A fairly ritzy bar, unsurprisingly, specialising in Champagne. Not as expensive as you might imagine, but by no means a place for a cheap drink.

Daily noon to late

Rumours

Incredibly popular restaurant serving great value western food. You cannot book here and there is often a long queue for tables.

Closed · opens 6 pm

Sardine

Specialises in fish and other seafood prepared with a Mediterranean ethic. Intimate restaurant with an all bamboo design and clear views over the rice paddies.

closed Mondays·Mains Rp 100,000-150,0000

Sarong Restaurant

Original takes on Asian street and country food in a chic 5 star setting.

Sate Bali

Low-key but tastefully done open-air restaurant with well presented Balinese favorites like sate lilit (spiced meat on lemon grass sticks), plenty of pork dishes and fresh fish.

Closed · opens 11 am·Rp 50,000

Ultimo

Italian food is the go at this popular Laksmana restaurant. Good pastas and steak and carpaccio are the highlights. Same ownership as Rumours, just a few doors up the street.

17:00-23:00 daily·Mains Rp 40,000-100,000

Waroeng Bonita

A vast selection of western and Indonesian dishes, served in a garden courtyard. Prices start from Rp 50,000.

Warung Batavia

After years on Jl Kerobokan this long-established warung which serves excellent Javanese food has opened at a location with better parking. Always busy, but lunchtimes especially. Choose your food at the counter and sit at the sociable, shared tables. Spend Rp 25,000 for a fantastic quality meal.

Closed · opens 11 am

Warung Sobat

Good value and popular Indonesian restaurant. Main dishes about Rp 20,000 to 30,000.

Closed · opens 11 am