8 Best Restaurants in Uluwatu

Ju-Ma-Na at the Banyan Tree Ungasan not only offers a fine-dining experience. It couples it with spectacular views from its 70-meter-high cliff perch overlooking the Indian Ocean. Comprising a main restaurant and bar, Ju-Ma-Na offers ala carte and degustation menus in a romantic setting on 2 levels. Its spacious wooden deck is also one of the island’s best chill-out spots for those who enjoy ocean breezes under the stars.

Not to be missed are its signature cocktails such as chilli martini with the glass rim garnished with curled chilli skin, or the lava lamp cocktail – champagne in a glass with a bowl of bright strawberry mash and ‘ginger caviar’. The menu presents a rare and eclectic selection of French cuisine, with recommended dishes including Wagyu No. 9 Duo, featuring grilled striploin and syrah-braised short ribs. Its wine collection boasts fine and often rare selections.

For Indonesian haute cuisine, Sangkar Restaurant at the Bulgari Resort Bali is hard to beat. The interior of the main dining hall is romantic, subtly-lit with lamps in the form of rooster cages hanging from its open-beam ceilings. A cocktail and alfresco dining area overlooks the cliff and the wide seascape.

Recommended choices on the menu include succulent Wagyu beef carpaccio and a wagyu burger. Other must-tries include foie gras soup, grilled bass with saffron rice, and there’s an irresistible list of desserts. Touches of Japanese, Thai, Malay, and Vietnamese cuisines are evident in some of its selections, each brought to a higher level of presentation by their highly skilled culinary brigade.

The Warung offers the perfect mix of authentic Indonesian cuisine and stellar views of the Indian Ocean. The fine-dining restaurant is located at Alila Villas Uluwatu, a luxury resort with a clifftop location, making the venue ideal for sunset gazing. The food is up to the same high standards as the views.

El Kabron Restaurant & Cliff Club is the go-to chill-out spot if you are looking for a cliff-top sunset experience in Pecatu, which is also pleasantly remote and away from the crowds. The beach club and restaurant is located right between the premier surf spots of Dreamland Beach and Impossibles.

El Kabron provides guests with a 180-degree Indian Ocean seascape, whether they are dining or chilling out with a cocktail. Delights coming out from the kitchen include traditional Spanish and Mediterranean dishes crafted by its Executive Chef who hails from Barcelona who led the kitchen of the 3-Michelin-star Restaurant San Pau.

CIRE is the signature restaurant at Alila Villas Uluwatu, which presents a menu that marries East Asian flavors and ingredients with western cooking techniques. The menu includes ala carte selections and daily-changing 4-course meals that promote healthy dishes using sustainable, locally-sourced produce. The restaurant setting is romantic and features unique architectural features with the vast Indian Ocean as a backdrop.

Di Mare is the signature ocean-view restaurant of the Karma Kandara Resort, which offers Mediterranean-style fine dining and a bird’s-eye view over the horizon and surf 85 meters below. The architecture features a pavilion with sail-like roofs.

The emphasis is on seafood and must-tries include sea bream with bronze fennel and French tarragon dressing, black linguine with freshwater clams and a high-grade Wagyu in a Calabrese red wine sauce. The wine cellar stocks over 3,000 wines from around the globe, ready for pairings and special moments.

Single Fin is a surfer’s hangout and dining spot conveniently overlooking one of Bali’s best-known surf spots: Suluban Beach, otherwise known as Blue Point. It offers a laidback atmosphere, with great bites such as hearty salads or delicious pizzas to share, together with coffee or margaritas to pair with the sunsets. It’s also a great spot to kick back and enjoy the gruelling action displayed by the pro wave riders down below.

Onsite is a surf shop that is chock-full of men’s and women’s surfwear, gear, books, photos and surf memorabilia. A juice bar presses and blends refreshing tropical fruit juices and smoothies. Not to miss are the Sunday sunset sessions, which feature live gigs from local bands and guest DJs. The best spot is, of course, the sunset patio, for which bookings are recommended.