2 Best Restaurants in Indonesia

Enjoy Japanese, Indonesian, or Western dishes at Café Teras Lempuna, a versatile restaurant that meticulously prepares every dish to showcase vegetables grown in the nearby hills. The chicken salad has the usual greens, tomatoes, and broiled chunks of chicken, then mixes it up with carrots, string beans, cauliflower, and anything else that happens to be in season. Eat in the cozy dining room with a European bistro feel or on the terrace overlooking the precisely trimmed garden with a lempuna palm tree at the center. Café Teras Lempuna makes a memorable lunch stop for Bedugul day trips, or stay over and come back for dinner.

Unique in Bali's burgeoning fine-dining scene, Sarong spotlights authentic Asian food. Indian, Thai, and Indonesia cooking anchor the menu, and Chef Will Meyrick regularly introduces new tastes from his travels across the region. It's not fusion, but flavors from Asia's streets, exquisitely cooked and served with cool original cocktails and well-chosen wine selections in an elegant, open-air setting. Romantics should request garden seating. A favorite starter is the grilled scallops with green mango, peanuts, and Indonesian salty fish. Nearby, the cheekier, loungier, air-conditioned sister, Mama San—at Jalan Raya Kerobokan 135—focuses on China and Indochina, is slightly cheaper, and serves from lunch till late.