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A glasshouse restaurant, poolside cafe, and one with bunnies roaming around its backyard!

While Bali is mostly known for its beautiful and serene beaches, it also has its own fair share of Instagram-worthy cafes and restaurants. You’d be surprised with the cosy nooks you’ll discover, offering good meals and beverages, with an awesome view to boot.

Scroll down this list to see which of these appeal to you the most, or better yet, add them all to your bucket list for when you visit Bali!

Gardin Bistro

Gardin Bistro is a standalone glasshouse restaurant in the middle of a beautiful garden outdoors. It serves European-style cuisine and heavenly desserts. 

Gardin Bistro
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Gardin Bistro
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Jalan Petitenget No.106, Seminyak, Bali
+62 361 8499799

Ippolito Coffee

Ippolito Coffee is a poolside cafe-slash-restaurant that is known to serve really good coffee in Seminyak. 

Ippolito Coffee
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Ippolito Coffee
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Ippolito Coffee
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Jalan Lebak Sari No 7 Petitenget, Seminyak, Bali
+62 361 739090

Biku

Biku is one of the popular and most loved cafes in Bali, known for its afternoon tea sets that come scones, quiches, and sandwiches. It’s set around a 150-year old teak joglo from East Java.

Biku
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Biku
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Biku
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Jalan Petitenget No.888, Seminyak Kerobokan, Kuta, Bali
+62 361 8570888

Livingstone Cafe & Bakery

Livingstone Cafe & Bakery is a beautiful brunch place in Seminyak, with its bakery offering freshly-baked pastries and cakes. You can also customize your own breakfast here. 

Livingstone Cafe
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Livingstone Cafe
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Jalan Petitenget 88x Kerobokan, Bali
+62 361 4735949

Balique

Balique is an open space, vintage restaurant that serves authentic Indonesian food and a few Western favorites. It pays homage to the best of Indonesia’s style and cuisine. 

Balique
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Balique
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Jalan Uluwatu no. 39, Jimbaran, Bali 80361
+62 361 704 945

Motel Mexicola

Motel Mexicola is a fun and colorful taqueria that serves good Mexican food such as quesadillas, tacos, nachos, and more. 

Mexicola
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Mexicola
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Mexicola
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Jalan Kayujati 9X Petitenget, Seminyak, Bali
+62 361 736688

The Fat Turtle

The Fat Turtle is one of the newest additions to the cafe scene in Bali. It has a great selection of food such as red velvet pancakes, avocado toasts, and more.

The Fat Turtle
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The Fat Turtle
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Jalan Raya Petitenget 886A
+62 813 37374766

Cuca Restaurant

Cuca is a popular restaurant in Bali that has been continuously getting good reviews for the amazing experience that it delivers. It serves refreshing tapas, fun cocktails, and more.

Cuca
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Cuca
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Jalan Yoga Perkanthi, Jimbaran, Bali
+62 361 708066

Ku De Ta

Ku De Ta is one of the popular beach club-slash-restaurants in Bali. They say that it’s the see and be seen place that you should visit for the amazing view that it has to offer, and of course, spectacular food.

Ku De Ta
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Ku De Ta
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Jalan Kayu Aya No. 9, Seminyak, Bali
+62 361 736969

Sarong

Sarong is one of the most-talked about restaurants in Bali and for a very good reason: it’s currently No. 13 on Miele Guide’s Top 20 Restaurants in Asia. It serves authentic South East Asian recipes made from locally-sourced ingredients. 

Sarong
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Sarong
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Jalan Petitenget No. 19X, Kerobokan, Bali
+62 361 737809

Mama San

Also from the same people behind Sarong Restaurant, MAMA San serves modern Asian street food and other dishes. 

MAMA San
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MAMA San
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Jalan Raya, Kerobokan, Bali
+62 361 730436

Merah Putih Restaurant

Merah Putih is a beautiful and classy restaurant that serves both authentic and reinterpreted Indonesian cuisine. 

Merah Putih
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Merah Putih
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Jalan Petitenget No 100x, Kerobokan, Bali
+62 361 8465950

Sardine

Sardine is one of the unique restaurants in Bali, with rice fields as its backdrop. Food lies on the organic side here, serving fresh seafood dishes and vegetables. 

Sardine
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Sardine
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Jalan Petitenget No. 21, Kerobokan, Bali
+62 361 738202

La Sicilia Bali

La Sicilia is all about Italian renaissance, ala Bali style. It serves a gastronomic feast of Italian cuisine in a vintage, ruins type of setting where every angle of the restaurant deserves a photo opportunity. 

La Sicilia
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La Sicilia
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Jalan Laksamana No. 151 Oberoi, Seminyak – Bali, 80361 Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
+62 361 9348259

Char Char Bar & Grill

Char Char is one of the hottest hangout spots in Bali. Its unique feature is that you can opt to dine at the tiered steps out front where you can see the buzzing streets below. There’s also a main dining area inside for a more intimate setting. 

Char Char
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Char Char
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Jl Kayu Aya, Seminyak, Bali, 80361 Badung, Bali, Indonesia
+62 361 738720

Barbacoa

Barbacoa specializes in BBQ, woodfire cuisine, heavily influenced by Latin American flavors. It has an indoor and outdoor dining area, with a private terrace overlooking the rice paddies.

Barbacoa
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Barbacoa
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14 Jalan Petitenget, 80361 Bali
+62 812-3999-825

Sundara

Sundara at Four Seasons is a beach club restaurant that lets you enjoy a fine dining experience at the edge of the bay

Sundara
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Sundara at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay, 80361 Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
+62 361 701010

Bale Udang

Bale Udang offers a rural dining experience, serving authentic Indonesian cuisine with prawns dishes as their specialty. It offers a complete Balinese experience.

Bale Udang
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Bale Udang
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Jl. Nakula 88, Sunset Road Kuta 80361 Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
+62361 8947119

Dandelion

Dandelion is a beautiful cafe in canggu, where you can play with the cute bunnies roaming around its backyard. Best to visit this place when they have live music and Balinese dancers to entertain you as you enjoy the night away.

Dandelion
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Dandelion
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Jl. Raya Batu Bolong No. 10 Canggu, 80361 Badung, Bali, Indonesia

La Favela Bali

La Favela Bali is on a league of its own, and promises you a surprising and memorable dining experience. This quirky place is huge and houses different themes in every corner. It’s filled with antique and vintage items, paying homage to artists like Frida Kahlo, and more.

La Favela Bali
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La Favela Bali
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La Favela Bali
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Jalan Laksamana Oberoi 177x Seminyak, 80361 Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
+62 878-6265-4573

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