Restaurants worth booking for a client dinner or the end of a long week. Most fill up at weekends, so reserve ahead.
8 restaurants, best first.
Jimbaran · tapas, cocktails and desserts from Indonesian produce
Tapas, cocktails and desserts made from Indonesian produce by chef Kevin Cherkas, at a Jimbaran restaurant on Tatler's list of Indonesia's 20 best in 2025 and 2026.
Labuan Sait · modern Japanese izakaya
A modern Japanese izakaya on the Padang Padang strip, in a low-lit, open-air room that works for a date or a table of ten.
Labuan Sait · wood-fired Mediterranean grill
The Bukit branch of Canggu's Masonry, a Mediterranean grill and bar that cooks over wood and bakes its house breads in the wood-fired oven.
Bingin · Italian restaurant with its own cheese kitchen
An Italian restaurant on Jalan Labuansait from the team behind KALA, whose own cheese kitchen makes mozzarella, burrata, stracciatella and ricotta every day.
Bingin · all-day café with room to work
A big, high-ceilinged café at the Bingin turn-off on Jalan Labuansait, with room to spread out, charging sockets and good wifi.
Yes, especially at weekends, at Cuca, AVLI, Yuki Uluwatu, Rockfish, Masonry Uluwatu, Waatu, My Dear Clara, ZALI, The Loft Uluwatu.
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