Kuta Beach Restaurants

Dining Out in Kuta Beach - Bali

Kuta is a gastronomic heaven for travellers on a mid-range budget. Most of the restaurants are open from 10:00 till around to midnight and a few eateries in the main tourist areas keep their kitchens open 24 hours a day. With most international cuisine, although based on original recipes, the preparation of the dishes is often adapted to local tastes and the unavailability of certain ingredients makes the results unpredictable; so don’t be too surprised if your meal is not exactly what you expected.

However, in more up-market eateries, the chef produces a more authentic taste by using imported ingredients from the original country. In return you have to dig a little bit deeper in your pocket. For backpackers, tiny food stalls and roadside warung offer a good selection of healthy and fresh Indonesian and International food.

ESC

ESC is a casual dining place in the heart of Kuta, just in front of the Memorial Statue at Ground Zero. It offers comfy seating, a big flat-screen TV and free internet for its customers, and is open 24 hours a day for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and late night snacks. The variety of food ranges from big sandwiches, boost juices, smoothies, Driscoll coffee, pancakes and steaks and much more and the big portions, delicious tastes and reasonable prices make this place stand out. What’s more, if you are too lazy to make an effort to go there yourself, just call them to get your meal delivered to your door 24/7.
Price range: affordable
Location: 61 Legian Street

Rosso Vivo Dine & Lounge

This minimalist Balinese style poolside restaurant is set in a perfect position to view those famous Kuta sunsets. Rosso Vivo has an adjoining bar and lounge where DJ’s can spin the decks after sunset, offers international cuisine and is open for breakfast, sunset grills and dinner. Choose from a wide selection of happy hour creative cocktails and wines at reasonable prices.
Open daily from 07:00 to 01:00
Price range: affordable
Location: Kuta Beach Street

Kopi Pot

Kopi Pot provides Indonesian and international cuisine set in a Balinese environment of gardens and grass-rooted pavilions. Opened in 1990, it quickly established itself as a firm favourite with visitors keen to try their great Kopi Bali, Javanese Tongseng Kambing (spicy lamb stew) and homemade desserts, which some say are the best in town. Recently they added a Lone Palm Bar, which provides visitors with a bird’s eye view of life on one of Kuta’s busiest thoroughfares.
Open daily from 08:00 to 24:00
Price range: affordable
Location: Legian Street

Kori

This restaurant comfortably seats 200 guests upstairs and downstairs in the bale and private gazebo area. It offers International cuisine: be sure to try the Singaporean chili crab or giant meaty spare ribs – two of the most frequently ordered main courses by Kori’s regulars.
Open daily from 12:00 to 22:00
Price range: affordable
Location: Poppies Lane 2

Papa’s Café

Papa’s is located on Legian Beach, adjacent to Alam Kulkul Hotel. It offers International dishes with the freshest possible ingredients from Bali and imported carefully from Australia and Italy. Here, you can experience making your own pizza, mixing your own favourite toppings together with the kitchen staff who are ready to help anytime you call.
Open daily from 08:00 to 24:00
Price range: affordable
Location: Legian Beach Kuta

Sailfin

Sailfin features a gourmet experience crafted by Australian master seafood chef Jesse Lee. You can enjoy an array of fine cuisine set in contemporary luxury at this romantic beachfront setting. Romantic outdoor dining is also available on the deck overlooking Kuta Beach, where you can experience stunning views of the Kuta sunset. Since space is limited on the deck, reservations are highly recommended.
Open daily from 11:00 to 24:00
Price range: pricey
Location: Kuta Beach Street

Gabah Restaurant & Bar

Gabah (means unhusked rice) is a spacious, elegant, traditional style restaurant located on the famous Kuta sidewalk. It features authentic Balinese cuisine and other traditional dishes from around the archipelago. Here, you’ll experience a lovely romantic meal.
Open daily from 06:30 to 01:00
Price range: affordable
Location: Kuta Sidewalk

Queen’s Tandoor

Voted by a local tourist magazine as the best Indonesian and Indian restaurant in town two years in a row, this is a restaurant you shouldn’t miss. The original Queen’s Tandoor in Seminyak has been serving top quality authentic Indian fare for years and has a fiercely loyal following.
Open daily from 11:00 to 23:30
Price range: pricey
Location: Kartika Plaza Street

Un’s Restaurant

Under Swiss management ever since opening in 1989, Un's offers good service, European cuisine, Indonesian specialties and excellent meat dishes, prepared with fresh non-frozen food. With its gracious and fragrant frangipani trees, Un’s is the place for a romantic candlelight dinner. Want to hang out after dinner? Swing into Un’s bar; located at the centre of the restaurant it has a wide selection of the finest cocktails.
Open daily from 16:00 – 24:00
Price range: affordable
Location: between Poppies Lane 1 and Kuta Beach Street

Blue Fin

Blue Fin is a fusion Japanese restaurant and is part of the Kuta Sidewalk complex. The décor is decidedly oceanic and underscores the fresh Japanese sushi and sashimi on offer. Blue Fin's chefs have created one of Bali’s freshest and finest mixes of traditional and fusion Japanese cuisine. Limited seating in Blue Fin means that reservations are recommended.
Open daily from 10:00 to 24:00
Price range: affordable
Location: Kuta Sidewalk

B’ Couple Bar N’ Grill

B’ Couple Bar N’ Grill is a huge open-air restaurant and bar across from Stadium Café. Another option for 24-hour dining in Kuta, this place cranks out some noise in the evenings, with a live band in the back of the place every day and a wide-screen TV. They offer Indonesian and International cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Price range: affordable
Location: Kuta Paradiso Bali Hotel

Take Restaurant

Take Restaurant specialises in authentic Japanese cuisine and offers a wide selection of sakes and wines from across the globe. The restaurant is divided into distinct dining areas: a robatayaki bar where customers can watch the chef create dishes; a teppanyaki counter; and a tatami room – a cosy space for private functions. The restaurant’s décor reflects warm traditional Japanese style with light coloured wood.
Open daily from 11:00 to 24:00
Price range: affordable
Location: Patih Jelantik Street and Padma Legian Street

Flapjacks

Flapjacks is a new place in Kuta that offers a delicious wide array of pancakes, waffles, crepes and magic fusion desserts, as well as mouthwatering homemade gelato, coffee and smoothies. All sweet treats are served fresh and with beautiful presentation. This place is easy to spot with its artificial pancakes, crepes and gelatos made from wax in the display adjacent to Ramayana Hotel, just like a dessert version of the famous Madame Tussaud’s Waxwork Museum. With such a variety of delectable dishes this place could be an option for your breakfast or for an easy snack at any time of the day.
Open daily from 07:00 to 24:00
Price range: affordable
Location: Kuta Sidewalk

Stadium Café

Are you a sports lover? If so, this is an ideal place for you to dine and hang out. Set in three dining areas (on the terrace, indoors and in the orchid garden), it has three big screen TVs and 10 LCD TVs. The Café shows live sports and music events and also provide European, Western and Asian cuisine, along with a wide selection of international cocktails and 'mocktails'. Try out their best-selling dishes: oxtail soup and barbeque combo. One thing to note is that during a big match or game this place will be packed with customers who want to enjoy the game in an exciting atmosphere, so be sure to get there early to pick a good viewing position for you and your friends.
Open daily from 10:00 to 01:00
Price range: pricey
Location: Kuta Sidewalk

Maccaroni Restaurant & Lounge

Maccaroni is an atmospheric restaurant featuring modern Italian cuisine at a reasonable price. The restaurant is an aesthetically stunning venue which provides the utmost in first-rate Italian food, an extensive drink menu and live entertainment. During the holiday season, this place will be crowded with local tourists from other cities.
Open daily from 08:00 to 02:00
Price range: affordable
Location: Legian Street

Sushi Tei

Sushi Tei, an award-winning restaurant is centred around a large open kitchen and garden seats, and has combined the best that the expensive range of Japanese cuisine has to offer. For a huge selection of mouth-watering Japanese delicacies in Bali, this restaurant comes highly recommended.
Open daily from 11:00 to 23:00
Price range: affordable
Location: Sunset Road

Made’s Warung

Owners Peter and Made opened Made’s Warung in 1969 and since then it has developed to be a sociable eating and meeting venue for locals, expats and tourists alike. It has grown from a traditional roadside warung into a cosmopolitan restaurant serving a wide variety of food including Indonesian, Japanese and Western dishes. Their other branch in Seminyak – opened in 1996, features a similar menu but is larger and more comfortable.
Open daily from 10:00 to 24:00
Price range: affordable
Location: Kuta Beach Street

Bianco Restaurant & Bar

Bianco is believed to be the first restaurant to offer mixed Italian and Indonesian cuisine in Bali. Its décor and design combines classical colonial colour schemes fused with old Indonesian elements. It also features centuries-old artifacts from Java and Bali. An acoustic quartet plays live music every Tuesday night and a solo singer with piano accompaniment entertains guests every Thursday.
Open daily from 10:00 to 24:00
Price range: affordable
Location: Padma Street

info from: www.bali-indonesia.com