Atoom Bara
Chinese restaurant specialising in seafood. It appears unimpressive but the food is fantastic.
Kak Man
This place is an absolute institution. Truly excellent Balinese food including bebek betutu smoked duck.
Ayam Taliwang
A restaurant noted for the Lombok speciality of Ayam Taliwang grilled or fried young chicken. Spicy and delicious.
Kereneng Night Market
This market starts up at sunset eveyday and is open until dawn. All manner of Indonesian food served from dozens of stalls. It is rough and ready, but the food is excellent and 100% authentic.
Bali Bakery
Long established bakery and bistro/cafe. Very good quality bread, pastries and cakes produced fresh every day. Large lunch and dinner menu which includes local favourites and some well chosen international dishes.
Warung Wardani
Excellent Indonesian cuisine. Look no further than the Nasi Campur rice with various spicy side dishes which is what everyone comes here to eat.
Warung Nasi Bali
Excellent local food at very good prices. Highly recommended for a real tate of Indonesia in a very authentic environment.
Cianjur
Named after a town in West Java, its dishes are influenced by Sundanese cuisine. A little out of the city centre in the suburb of Renon. The grilled and sour-sweet Ikan Gurame is especially recommended.
The foodcourts on the upper levels of Denpasar's department stores all serve surprisingly good food at excellent value prices. Try Ramayana, Matahari and Tiara Dewata department stores.
Denpasar is a melting pot of different cultures from all over Indonesia. There are few places where the results of the government trans-migration policy are more evident than here. For that reason it is a wonderful place to eat with restaurants specialising in different regional and ethnic Indonesian cuisines. Sometimes this can all seem a bit inaccessible and hard to find for visitors, so do not be shy to ask your driver or at your hotel.
Ramayana
Ramayana on Jalan Diponegoro, Matahari Duta Plaza on Jalan Dewi Sartika and Robinsons opposite Matahari. These malls have a huge range of stores selling everything from clothing to arts and crafts as well as more everyday shops such as pharmacies.
Ayam Goreng Nyonya Suharti
Extremely famous fried chicken cooked with an old family recipe from Java. A bit out of the way but definitely worth the effort in getting there.