Where to eat in Bali

Restaurants, cafés and street food in Bali, Indonesia that locals actually go to — plus the local names for the chains you already know.

Warung Babi Guling Ibu Oka — Babi guling, Ubud (1). Order the Babi guling spesial. The suckling-pig plate that made Ubud lunch famous.
Nasi Ayam Kedewatan Ibu Mangku — Nasi campur, Kedewatan / Ubud (1). Order the Nasi ayam campur. Balinese chicken nasi campur with a devoted following.
La Lucciola — Beachfront Italian-Asian, Seminyak (3). Order the Grilled catch + sunset table. Sunset institution on Petitenget beach.
Merah Putih — Modern Indonesian, Seminyak (3). Order the Betutu chicken + sambal selection. Archipelago cooking in a cathedral of bamboo.
Bebek Bengil — Crispy duck, Ubud (2). Order the Bebek bengil (crispy duck). The original Dirty Duck diner in the rice fields, since 1990.
Sardine — Seafood, Kerobokan (3). Order the Grilled mahi-mahi + paddy view. Bamboo dining over a working rice paddy — seafood from Jimbaran's boats.
Naughty Nuri's — Ribs / warung, Ubud (2). Order the BBQ pork ribs + martini. Smoky ribs and violent martinis — an Ubud rite.
Warung Mak Beng — Fish, Sanur (1). Order the Ikan goreng set. One menu since 1941: fried fish, fish-head soup, sambal. Perfect.