It’s time for Michelin to come to Bali…

Bali’s high end dining scene will surprise you! While Michelin still hasn’t launched a guide for Indonesia (they only sell tires here), there’s a handful of restaurants in Bali that can definitely compete at the international level. We live in Bali and love dining, so we’ve tried many of the high-end degustation restaurants and tasting menu experiences across the island. In this article we highlight our 13 favorites, based on our own experience visiting most of these high end restaurants in Bali!

Fine Dining is relatively affordable in Bali, especially compared with similar restaurants in Europe or the United States. We therefore suggest even those on smaller budgets to give fine dining a consideration: this might be the most affordable place to try a Chef’s tasting menu (where the menu consists of multiple courses set by the restaurant).

Ubud, Seminyak, Canggu and the Uluwatu region boast the most high-end fine dining restaurants. Ubud, Seminyak, Canggu and the Uluwatu region boast the most high-end fine dining restaurants. Bali’s best restaurants can be found where the high(er) end tourists are. Typical hotspots with the best restaurants are Ubud, Seminyak and Uluwatu, with more and more fancy restaurants opening up in Canggu lately as well. The best restaurants are often part of luxury Bali hotels, but all restaurants listed below can be visisted without staying overnight. If you do want to stay somewhere overnight after your dinner, check out our list with the most luxurious hotels in Bali.

If you intend to treat your partner and yourself to a fine dining experience on your Bali Honeymoon, make sure to reserve a table in as far as possible in advance. These are all very popular restaurants that run out of seats!

Note that all prices of menus listed below are excluding taxes and services, usually around 20%. The order of these restaurants is by region: Number 1 is not necessarily better than number 12!

  • 1. Koral Restaurant - The Apurva Kempinski Bali (Nusa Dua)

    The Apurva Kempinski Bali, Nusa Dua

    Koral Restaurant is situated under a spectacular acquarium at The Apurva Kempinski Bali in Nusa Dua, meaning you will dine surrounded by sea life. We saw manta rays, countless species of fish and even small sharks! However it is not just the surroundings that are impressive here. Recently the French one Michelin-starred chef Jean-Baptiste Natali joined Koral, and we really enjoyed all dishes that came out of his kitchen.

    We believe Koral is a perfect option for honeymooners that stay in Nusa Dua or Uluwatu, especially if you can secure one of the six tables under the tunnel (book well in advance!). Tell the restaurant you are on a honeymoon, a diver might swim by to wish you and your partner a happy honeymoon from the water. Koral can accomodate other surprises too, like proposals or birthday congratulations.

    We enjoyed an 8-course assorted menu which kicked off with unique appetizers which directly gave us the feeling we were experiencing fine dining. This was quickly followed by caviar on coconut jelly combined with potato churros, a surprisingly tasty combination. A few seafood dishes followed of which the lobster with shiitake mushroom was our favorite. The only meat dish during our experience consisted of tasty striploin veal with black truffle. Finally we were treated with a few rounds of dessert of which we loved the banana parsley with almonds most. At the end we were quite full, and we decided to take the mignardises home.

    We didn't opt for the wine pairing as we had to drive back to Canggu, but we tried the mocktails and they were unique and tasty, especially the Desert Rose.

    It is still a worthwhile experience if you can't book a table in the tunnel, but you would have to watch the sea life from the side restaurant. If at all possible, try to book a table in the tunnel as it does make the experience more special. These tables often get booked way in advance, especially for dinner, and you may be required to book drinks pairing with your tasting menu.

    Gourmet menu around 100$ per person. 8-Course Zen menu around 170$. Add 60$ per person for wine pairing.

Written by Olivia & Dirk

Hi! We have put together this guide with a lot of care, based on our own experiences. As a couple, we have lived in Bali for the past 5 years, and we fell in love with the island. We have visited every corner of Bali, especially the romantic places ;-). While our articles do contain affiliate links, you can trust us to recommend only the experiences that we love.

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