Restaurants in Indonesia
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Cat & Fiddle
Look for Brit standards like proper breakfasts and pork pies on the menu at this open-air pub that's – not surprisingly – popular with expats. Surprises include the 'Blarnyschnitzel', which is made with chicken.
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Candi Bakery & Bistro
About 100m up from the Tenganan turn-off west of town, this smart cafe is worth the slight detour. The bakery specialises in delicious pastries, cakes and croissants. You can enjoy a menu of local and German meals plus steaks out on the tree-shaded veranda. Or just savour a Bavarian beer. A small cafe in town has baked goods.
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Café Wayan
At the Alam Gili hotel, this fine place offers authentic Balinese and Indonesian dishes (try the steamed prawns) plus some good Western options (sandwiches with very fresh bread). Great service and a beachside garden location make it worth the trip up north.
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Café Teduh
Amid the big shopping malls, this little oasis is hidden down a tiny lane. Hanging orchids, trees, flowers and ponds with fountains create a bucolic feel. There's a menu of meaty mains such as ayam bakar rica (barbecued chicken with ratatouille) but the real treats are just that – treats. Try the es cakalele, a refreshing sundae of lychee and coconut milk.
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Café Smorgås
Set back from traffic, this healthy eatery has nice wicker chairs outside and cool air-con inside. A big local fave for its quiche, salads and sandwiches, the ever-expanding cafe now has a bakery and its own line of deli items.
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Café Moka
Slick outpost for the Bali chain of French-accented coffee shops and bakeries, Café Moka has a front terrace well back from the busy road. Inside, you can cool off with a juice or rev up with an array of coffee drinks.
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Cafe Havana
All that's missing is Fidel. Actually, the decrepitude of its namesake city is also missing from this smart and stylish cafe on smart and stylish Dewi Sita. The menu boasts many a dish with Latin flair, including some tasty pork numbers, but expect surprises such as a crème brûlée oatmeal in the morning. The dining room upstairs is a baroque wonder; watch for salsa dance nights.
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Blue Marlin
Blue Marlin is one of the best places to eat fresh fish on the island − just select yours from the glistening displays and enjoy it with a limitless buffet of salads and sides.
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Blu d'Mare
Wonderfully authentic, Italian-owned trattoria where they bake their own bread, make their own pasta and grill meat, fish and seafood to perfection. The simple sea-shack-style surrounds belie the quality of the cuisine here and you can count on the chef-patron for advice and suggestions. It's well away from the hullabaloo on the main strip on a lovely stretch of beach.
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Biah Biah
A tidy little warung with some nice dining along walker-friendly Jl Goutama. A varied menu of Indo classics that are artfully served atop banana leaves. The 'romantic dinner' for two may be stretching it; think 'I like you' dinner.
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Beach House
This is a hugely popular place with a seafront terrace that's best for fresh fish (or grilled meats) and its comprehensive salad-bar selection.
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Barcelona Bar & Restaurant
This quiet and restful restaurant has a shady garden area out the back that is the preferred seating option. Despite the name, it has an ambitious and good Balinese menu.
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Bar & Cafe Bali
Follow the chicken tracks in the sand to tiered tables under trees above the high-tide mark. Enjoy pizza, pasta, seafood and the Indo usuals. The bar is lively and you can arrange for transport from Jungutbatu.
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Balenta Café
A wonderful location for a meal, Balenta has low tables right on the sand with turquoise water a metre or two away. It scores for omelettes, Sasak and Indonesian food like kelak kuning (snapper in yellow spice) and staff fire up a seafood barbecue most nights too. Service can be a tad relaxed though.
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Baker's Corner
The crowd of late-model cars crammed into the forecourt indicates you've found one of Bali's new sensations: a thoroughly modern chain of cafes serving all-day Western breakfasts, burgers, luscious baked goods and mainstream Asian fare. It's all very stylish and crowded with local movers and shakers all day long.
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Aroma
Spotless, well-run and highly popular family-run Chinese restaurant around the corner from the Mataram Mall. The surrounds are functional; the emphasis is all on the freshness and flavour of the cooking here, particularly the seafood. Crab with black pepper and chilli sauce is
the signature dish, or try cumi saos tiram (squid with oyster sauce).
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Café Janur
With a well-endowed totem figure guarding the entrance, it's hard to miss Janur. Inside, the décor is an emporium of tribal guff. The mixed menu and cheap drinks attract a crowd of expats and tipsy locals.
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Ocean Pub
A favoured haunt of many of the town's expat residents, Ocean Pub is a good place to chow down on steaks, Indonesian dishes and some hearty breakfasts while making new friends. The beer also comes ice cold, and there's a pool table.
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Pappagallo
A three-level travellers' cafe in the heart of town − the views from the top are good at sunset. Wood-fired ovens on the ground floor produce pizzas and fresh baguettes for sandwiches. There's also pasta and Indo classics.
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Juice Ja Café
Glass of spirulina? Dash of wheatgrass with your papaya juice? Organic fruits and vegetables go into the food at this funky bakery-cafe. The cashew banana muffin and passion-fruit juice are a killer combo.
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Riki French Grill Restaurant
Riki is another restaurant-bar that fills up when the tourists are in town; the atmosphere is convivial and the steaks and waffles are rather good. Its happy hour between 16:00 and 19:00 gets the punters in early.
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Coffee & Silver
Tapas and more substantial items make up the menu at this comfortable cafe with seating inside and out. Vintage photos of Ubud line the walls. Many linger over the good coffee and other drinks for hours.
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Bollywood Food Centre
Lip-smacking Indian-style curries are a family affair at this blindingly bright restaurant in Little India (Kampung Keling). It also serves cold Bintang. Malay-Indian roti shops are located nearby.
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