Eat & Drink
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From beachfront seafood grilled to order to hidden warungs where a full meal costs less than a coffee in Seminyak. North Bali's food scene is authentic, affordable, and free from the tourist markup.
Quick Tips
- •Warungs close early — lunch is often better than dinner
- •Fresh fish is caught daily
- •Coffee plantations offer tours with tastings
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Daluman: Bali's Green Leaf Jelly and Where to Drink Es Daluman in the North
Daluman is Bali's green leaf jelly, kneaded by hand from the leaves of a climbing vine and served cold as es daluman with coconut milk and palm sugar: how it is made, and where to drink it in the north.
September 2026
Snow Fruit in Bedugul: Bali's Ice-Cream Bean from the Highlands
Snow fruit in Bali is the ice-cream bean, Inga edulis, a long green pod of sweet white pulp that grows mostly wild around Bedugul: what it is, how to eat it and where to buy it in Candikuning.
September 2026
Lawar Plek: Bali's Raw Lawar from Ketewel, and the Food-Safety Facts
Lawar plek is the raw-meat lawar of Ketewel village in Gianyar: what lawar is, how the plek style is made, and what Bali's health authorities say about raw pork and blood before you taste it.
September 2026
Coffee Plantations in Munduk: The Agrotourism Guide
A Munduk coffee plantation visit is a guided walk through one family's hillside garden of coffee, clove and cacao, from cherry to cup, ending with a tasting and an honest word on luwak.
June 2026
The Best Seafood in North Bali: Fish Warungs, Beach Grills and How to Order Ikan Bakar
Fish from local fishermen grilled over charcoal and eaten with rice and sambal: the warungs and beach grills from Lovina to Pemuteran, and how ikan bakar is chosen, weighed and ordered.
September 2026
Sunset Drinks in Lovina: Beach Bars, Resort Terraces and Where to Sit Along the Coast
Sunset drinks in Lovina run from two bars on the strip facing the bay to resort terraces and quieter beaches along the coast, each described from its own source.
September 2026
Vegetarian and Vegan Food in North Bali: Where to Eat and the Balinese Dishes to Ask For
Vegetarian and vegan kitchens in Lovina, Munduk and Pemuteran that cook for you by design, and the Balinese vegetable dishes worth asking for at any warung along the way.
September 2026
Best Warungs in North Bali: Where to Eat Like a Local
The best warungs in north Bali are small family kitchens cooking Balinese food at local prices: grilled fish on the Lovina sand, nasi campur, betutu and sate lilit inland, and how to spot a good one.
June 2026
Best Cafes in North Bali: Coffee, Views & Work Spots
Coffee grown in the Munduk hills and poured with a sea view: the beachfront and garden cafes of Lovina, the highland spots beside the plantations, and where to sit with a laptop.
June 2026
Balinese Food: What to Eat in Bali, the Buleleng Specialities and the Sweets Worth Hunting Down
Balinese food is built on base genep, a fresh spice paste: nasi campur, babi guling, betutu and sate lilit at the warung, Buleleng's own specialities, and market cakes such as laklak and klepon.
June 2026
Where to Eat in Bali: The Dining Scene by Area
Where to eat in Bali comes down to the area: Seminyak for fine dining, Canggu and Ubud for cafes and plant-based food, Jimbaran and the north for seafood, and warungs everywhere for value.
June 2026
Where to Eat in Ubud: The Dining Scene
The best restaurants in Ubud come in four kinds: warungs, town restaurants, rice-paddy and jungle tables, and a small fine-dining end, in a town known above all for vegan and vegetarian cooking.
June 2026
Bali Beach Clubs: The Scene and How to Choose
Most Bali beach clubs are free to enter, and you pay through food, drinks and a minimum spend on a day bed: how they work, the kinds of club and how to choose one for your mood.
June 2026
Bali Coffee: Beans, Kopi Luwak, and Where to Drink It
A cup grown on the island's own slopes: Bali's highland beans, the everyday kopi Bali, a plantation walk near Munduk, the specialty cafes and the honest word on civet coffee.
June 2026
Vegan & Vegetarian Food in Bali: A Complete Guide
Vegetarian food in Bali is easy to find, from Ubud's vegan landmarks and the healthy cafes of Canggu and Seminyak to the vegetable dishes at any warung, with the two things to ask about.
June 2026
Bali Street Food & Cheap Eats: A Local Guide
Bali street food is the island's everyday cooking, sold at warungs, roadside carts and pasar senggol evening markets: what to order, Buleleng's siobak and tipat blayag, and how to eat it safely.
June 2026
Best Seafood in Bali: Jimbaran, Lovina and the North Coast
The best seafood in Bali is grilled whole at simple beach grills near the boats: Jimbaran beside the Kedonganan fish market, the north coast around Lovina, and how to agree the price by weight first.
June 2026
Arak, Tuak, Loloh and Es Kuwud: The Drinks of North Bali and Where to Try Them
From the lontar palms of Tejakula to the coffee slopes of Munduk: arak and how to drink it safely, palm-wine tuak, herbal loloh and Buleleng's coconut drinks.
September 2026
Laklak: Bali's Little Rice-Flour Cake, Its Story and Where to Eat It in the North
Laklak is a small Balinese rice-flour cake cooked in a clay mould and served with grated coconut and palm sugar syrup. Here is how it is made, what the name means, its offering story and where to eat it in north Bali.
October 2026