Lovina Restaurants

  1. Barcelona Bar & Restaurant

    This restaurant has a shady garden area out the back. The well-prepared food includes sate pelecing (fish satay with Balinese spices) and pepesan babi guling (suckling pig slices wrapped in banana leaf).

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  2. Café Spice

    Part of Spice Dive, this delightful beachside place is right at the western end of the beach path. The walls are covered in artwork and the menu is interesting and good. Besides the dive vibe you can sometimes hear the squeals of local kids learning English at the shop's free school upstairs.

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  3. Damai Lovina Villas Restaurant

    Enjoy the renowned restaurant at this boutique hotel.

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  4. Jasmine Kitchen

    Enjoy excellent Thai fare in this elegant two-level restaurant. The menu is long and authentic and the help gracious. While soft jazz plays, try the home-made ice cream for dessert.

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  5. Kakatua Bar & Restaurant

    A squawking sulphur-crested cockatoo at the front of the restaurant beckons you in (or tells you to get lost; who speaks cockatoo after all?). The menu merges Mexican, Thai, Indian and Balinese (and let's not forget pizza) - all of which is decent.

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  7. Khi Khi Restaurant

    Well off Jl Raya Lovina, this barn of a place is filled with fishy aromas. It specialises in Chinese food and grilled seafood, including lobster. It's always popular.

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  8. Kwizien

    The big news in Lovina dining is this excellent place run by the folks behind the much-lauded Café des Artistes in Ubud. The location back from the road has a relaxed elegance, which sets the mood for a perusal of the long wine list. Grilled seafood tops the menu highlighted by creative Indonesian fare. The tuna is a treat.

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  9. Mr Dolphin

    Right on the beach, the fresh juices are good at this place, which, not surprisingly given the name, is a hang-out for dolphin tour skippers.

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  10. Sea Breeze Café

    Right by the beach off Jl Bina Ria and with sweeping views, it has a range of Indonesian and Western dishes and good breakfasts. It's a good spot for sunset drinks.

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  11. Spunky's

    A real comer in the lunch department, Spunky's serves Indo classics right on the beach. Take a dip, take a drink.

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  13. Tiki Lounge & Restaurant

    The name lets you know this place takes its tropical motif seriously, right down to the bamboo detailing everywhere. The long Indonesian menu has pictures to help you choose, or you may just drop by for a beer.

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  14. Tropis Club

    The long menu at this beachside place includes wood-fired pizza which may not transport you to Italy, but may get you as far as Oman. It's an attractive place with a soaring roof and good sunset views.

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  15. Warung Bamboo

    A small, open-fronted place. Bamboo fronts a lively section of beach; watch fishers prepping boats, traveller's making out (or planning to…) etc. One of several here, it serves classic fare and cheap beer. To find it, walk east along the beach from the end of Jl Kubu Gembong.

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  16. Warung Bias

    Worth a trip, Bias serves home-made baked goods, as well as Indian curries, European dishes like wiener schnitzel, pastas and pizzas. It's in a simple open-air setting surrounded by a carp pond.

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  17. Warung Minang

    This stylish Pedang-style café is a great find. Choose from numerous fresh dishes on display then savour the local art on the walls.

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