"Welcome to our curated list of recommendations for traveling and dining in Indonesia. These suggestions have been gathered from our personal networks. While these recommendations are not personally vetted by us, they come highly recommended by those within our network. Please feel free to add your own favourite spots or share any updates in the comments section below. If you come across any information that may have changed, such as closures or updated details, we would greatly appreciate your feedback. Let's build a community-sourced guide to ensure that everyone can enjoy the best of what Indonesia has to offer." Marco van Embden, Cape Town
1. Dining Recommendations
In Ubud:
- Room-4-Dessert - "A must if you are a dessert lover. Featured in Netflix. Book early."
- Locavore NXT - Modern twist
- Mozaic Bali - Classic French
- Blanco Par Mandiff - Indonesian fine dining
- The Sayan House - Modern Japanese
- Warung Babi Guling Ibu Oka - Balinese roast pork. A few locations in Ubud
- Bebek Bengil - Deep fried duck
Index
Bali Recommendations:
- 7 am
- Baked - Breakfast or brunch
- Chaiba
- Indigo
- Milk and Madu
- Naga jap resto
- Ona
- Resto
- Sangsaka - Fine Indonesian dining
- Santanera - farm to table
- Skool - Western
- Ultimo
- Cafe delmar - Beach club
- Finns – beach club
- Omnia – beach club
- Potato head – beach club
- Atlas (new) – beach club
- Queens Indian/Tandoor Seminayak - takeaway
2. Accommodation Recommendations
In Ubud:
- Amandari - "Old but is still well maintained. Request a duplex villa. Great location."
- Capella
- COMO Shambala Estate (NEAR Ubud)
- Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan
- Hoshinoya (near Ubud)
- The Ritz Carlton - "Absolutely amazing property. There are actually 2 Ritz Carlton's ... one on the beach and one in Ubud in the mountains. Both properties are incredible."
- Mandapa Reserve - A Ritz-Carlton Reserve
- Viceroy Bali - "it was magical!"
In Bali:
- Alila Seminyak (next to W) is better. Better food, rooms and service. Also have 3 pools
- Canggu - it’s 5 star as opposed to 6 star, but the beach club is very nice and you’re much closer to all the action for fun restaraurants. The tween kids will love La Brisa beach club (right next to como) and can send you a list of canggu restaurants and spas etc.
- Kempinski
- Mulia is big but much nicer feel. Good resto options too.
- Ritz Carlton is very nice but food is just decent.
- St. Regis is fantastic and my favorite
- Seminyak - no private beach but very lively and close to a lot of restaurants
- Nusa Dua - private beach but not close to much liveliness. You’re kind of limited just to your hotel. Traveling to Seminyak can take a good 45 mins if not more
- W is great
- the Jumeirah
- the intercontinental - is much closer to civilization
3. Bali Driver Recommendations
- Puttu Driver Bali +62 821-4418-8798
- Mari. Bali - +62 812-3678-8845
Ubud Street credit: Patrick Craig