Kuta

Budget

Budget
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Aromas Cafe
Jl Legian
+62 361 751003
About Rp 20,000
near the Rip Curl shop

Superb vegetarian food, some of the best in Bali. Highly recommended.

Budget
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Kedai Nasi Uduk
Kuta Galleria, Jl Patih Jelantik
+62 361 769192
Rp 15,000-20,000

Small warung serving the Jakarta speciality Nasi Uduk rice cooked in coconut water and various aromatic spices, served with chicken or beef and vegetables. Well prepared, authentic food.

Budget
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Kedin's Cafe
Poppies Lane I
+62 361 756771
Rp10,000-20,000
in front of Kedin's Inn

Good, typical local Indonesian food. They occasionally show Hollywood movies in the evenings

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Mie88
Jl Patih Jelantik 1
opposite the western end of Kuta Galleria

Indonesian noodles in large portions at very good prices. Excellent budget option - spend Rp 15,000 for a delicious meal.

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Nusa Indah
Poppies Lane I
About halfway along Poppies I, opposite Masa Inn

Good, very cheap Indonesian food and cold beer. Great staff and always fun. An old school backpacker type hangout, the like of which has rapidly disappeared from Bali.

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Tree House Cafe
Poppies Lane I
+62 361 756771
Rp 40,000

A busy and crowded budget restaurant. Their specialties are Dutch snacks, such as kroket and frikandel.

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Warung Indonesia
Legian street
Rp 1,000-2,000 per choice, eat very well for Rp 10,000-15,000
Between Poppies I and II

Popular with locals and long-termers and is packed most nights, a good sign. The best food is not on the menu but laid out behind a glass display from where you can pick the food you want.

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Beach-stall food is delicious, filling and very cheap. These are dotted along Kuta and Legian beach beneath the trees or road-side awnings.

Midrange

Midrange
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Blue Fin
Jl Kartika Plaza
+62 361 764100

Good quality Japanese food at reasonable prices. Tempura is especially good as is the Salmon salad.

Midrange
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Havana Club Bali
Poppies I
150m down from Jl Legian

Restaurant on two floors and the upper level can be reserved for private parties. Good & tasty food.

Midrange
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Made's Warung
Jl Pantai Kuta
Near the intersection with Jl Legian

This is the original Made's, the forerunner of the now very successful Seminyak restaurant. One of the very first restaurants in Kuta, now on two floors and still doing a roaring trade. The menu covers Indonesian, Balinese and western food. Try the pork ribs with green papaya.

Midrange
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Mojo's Flying Burritos

Mexican restaurant serving California-style Mexican food and juices. Open kitchen where you can watch the cooks making tortillas and salsas. In recent years prices have gone up while quantity has gone down. Margaritas by the pitcher. Rp 35,000-70,000.

Midrange
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Kafe Batan Waru
Jl Kartika Plaza
+ 62 361 766303
Right by the entrance to Discovery Shopping Mall

Batan Waru has been an institution in Ubud for many years and their foray into Kuta has been no less successful. Great regional Indonesian cuisine, inventive cocktails and top class coffee.

Midrange
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Kuta Plaza Restaurant
Jl Bakungsari 9
+62 361 751833
At the Jl Raya Kuta end of Jl Singosari

Very popular restaurant serving Chinese Indonesian food. It is a typical Chinese restaurant - loud, bright and brash - but the food is excellent. Seafood is chosen live from tanks in the window. If that is not your thing, there are many other options including excellent pork ribs.

Midrange
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Ketupat
Jl Legian 109
+62 361 754209

A truly superb Indonesian restaurant whuch is highly recommended for any visitor who wants to sample and understand real Indonesian food in a truly fabulous environment.

Top end

Top end
$$$
Maccaroni Club
Jl Legian 52
+62 361 754662
almost opposite the bomb memorial

Restaurant & lounge with good Italian food and some Asian fusion. Excellent service and luscious desserts.

Top end
$$$
Ma Joly
Jl Wana Segara, Tuban
+62 361 753780
At Kupu Kupu Barong Resort

Alfresco dining in a great beachfront location in a quiet part of south Kuta/Tuban. Sunset is magnificent from here so cocktails before dinner are a great idea. Large international menu but fish is recommended.

Great balls of fire

Bakso "BAH-soh", meatball soup is cheap and tasty any time of the day. Vendors wander the streets with their steaming wooden food carts and are easily located by the 'tink-tink-tink' sound of a spoon hitting a soup bowl. The soup is a small-ish bowl of MSG-laden meaty broth with some thick yellow egg noodle, meatballs and the optional extras of fried wanton, fried tofu, hard-boiled egg and some vegetables. Add some mild chili sauce and sweet soy for a bit more flavor.

You can find any manner of international and local food here. Restaurants are usually either very cheap or in the mid-range. Exclusive restaurants are rare but there are some gems here. For true luxury dining head 15 minutes up the road to Seminyak.