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Canggu is one of the best places to stay for your Bali adventure, whether you are just visiting or making your digital nomad dreams come true! It is close to Batu Bolong Beach and surrounded by cute shops, trendy cafes, and incredible restaurants. If you are looking for the best restaurants in Canggu, I’ve got you covered.
When Luke and I spent two months living in Canggu, we tried so many restaurants! These are the places that we deemed the best restaurants in Canggu. Everything on this list has been tried by yours truly! From trendy cafes and beach clubs to local warungs, here are my favorite restaurants in Canggu that you should check out.
Best Restaurants in Canggu
During the two months that we spent in Bali, Indonesia, these are the restaurants in and around Canggu that we loved, some that we visite multiple times!
Good Anytime
Bali is a beautifully strange place, where some rules don’t apply. For instance, why should a restaurant be constrained to serving breakfast or dinner when it could serve both? These are the places we loved that are good for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and probably a coffee in between meals.
nüde cafe – Canggu, Berawa
Highlights: friendly staff, all meals, coffee, remote work
Nüde is my favorite restaurant in Bali, and I definitely recommend you check it out if possible. Breakfast at Nüde is my favorite, but they are open for lunch and dinner too.
Try the Rosti Stack, which is avocado and bacon sandwiched between two potato pancakes and topped with an egg, if you are going for something savory. The peanut butter banana pancakes are my usual go-to for a sweet breakfast. They even make their own peanut butter!
Nüde also has really good coffee and you can pick some up at the coffee carts that you see around town.
Joon – Canggu
Highlights: kid-friendly, pool, remote work, vibes
Joon is a really cute restaurant that is great for families. There is an indoor area that is open air, like many places in Bali, and an outdoor area with tables, a pool, a yard area, and a playground. Many days, we saw several little ones running around and having an absolute blast (but there is plenty of room at Joon, so it wasn’t disruptive).
They have a rooftop with great views of the neighborhood and a pool table, which you might have to yourself.
The food is good, but it can be hit or miss. I prefer the breakfast dishes, such as eggs benedict, or the local dishes like the Mie Goreng or Balinese curry. I ordered a hamburger here that I did not enjoy. The lemongrass ginger tea is refreshing in the heat, so I recommend ordering it!
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Milk & Madu – Canggu, Berawa, Uluwatu, Ubud
Highlights: cocktails, pizza, vibes
This is another beautiful spot in Batu Bolong that is mostly open-air. The food and drinks are very good, making Milk & Madu one of the best restaurants in Canggu.
Milk & Madu offers happy hour every day from 3-6 PM. My favorite drink was the Madu Margarita, which I am pretty sure was the best margarita I had in Bali, fresh, simple, not too sweet, and with a chile paste rim.
This was my favorite spot for pizza! We tried the pumpkin pie, which was savory and vegetarian with chunks of pumpkin, arugula, ricotta, and onions. The “pizza, with a chance of meatballs” is also a good pizza for meat-eaters, covered in meatballs, mozzarella, and tomato.
Miel – Canggu
Highlights: coffee, toasts, remote work
Miel is a great breakfast or lunch spot in Batu Bolong with a big, airy interior filled with plants. It is two floors with lots of windows that let in natural light.
The food is breakfast and lunch, with a variety of toasts that are dense but fluffy and soft. They will prepare their toast soft, medium, or crispy based on your preference. Food-wise, I recommend avocado toast with a poached egg.
The espresso drinks are made with quality and care. They have options for coffee beans that have been processed with natural or honey methods.
PADI Club Bar and Restaurant – Canggu
Highlights: happy hour deals, rice paddy views, pool
PADI Club is a gorgeous Balinese restaurant that faces a large rice paddy and has a pool. Select cocktails, including margaritas, mojitos, or caipirinhas, are buy one get one during happy hour, but they have a full cocktail menu as well.
They serve Indonesian food and a few Western dishes. We tried the Nasi Rendang, which is beef curry with rice, and the Kweitau noodles.
PADI club is a great place to visit for the beautiful view of the rice fields and the local food. You might want to pack your bug spray, though!
Samm’s Farm Coffee – Canggu
Highlights: air conditioning, remote work, coffee beans for sale
Samm’s Farm Coffee is a great place to work but it is also a nice place to eat. The partially outdoor space is beautiful, with trees, rocks, and a koi pond. There is an inside area that is nice for working with AC and outlets.
We tried the grilled chicken sandwich and the ham and cheese croissant and both were good. They serve house-made pasta for dinner but we didn’t get to try it.
Samm’s Farm Coffee also produces coffee beans at their farm in Java, so this is a good place to buy beans if you want some to take home. You can purchase Luwak coffee there, which is a special type of coffee where the fruit has been eaten and digested by a mongoose. The coffee bean is pooped out, cleaned, and then roasted. This is a specialty of Bali, so don’t miss an opportunity to try it!
LowCal Cheatery – Canggu
Highlights: healthy eating, live music, location
There are plenty of healthy eateries in Bali, and LowCal Cheatery is definitely one that serves delicious but healthy grub. The menu is broken up into categories such as low-calorie, ketogenic, and Paleolithic so you can select your meal based on the health plan you subscribe to. The menu offers plenty of variations of protein, vegetables, and starches so anyone will be able to find something they enjoy.
I tried the mahi mahi with roasted mashed pumpkin and pomodoro sauce and Luke ordered the prawns with pasta. Both came with a side salad, like most of the menu options.
While we were there they had some lovely acoustic live music as well. As is standard for Bali, the space was beautiful and partially open-air with leafy vines growing around the ceiling. LowCal is a great restaurant in Canggu to check out for the health-conscious and foodies alike!
Neon Palms – Seminyak
Highlights: happy hour deals, vibes, fusion dishes
Neon Palms is a cute fusion restaurant in Seminyak, with major Palm Springs vibes. The restaurant is upstairs, with an inside and an outside overlooking the busy streets of Seminyak, dispersed with palm trees. We tried the Korean fried chicken, which was the crispy and saucy highlight of the meal, the pork belly and rendang beef tacos, jackfruit spring rolls, French fries, and chicken dumplings. Everything was really good.
The drinks were served in tiki glasses so they looked good, but we couldn’t get any since we were scuba diving the next day. Neon Palms has deals most days from 3-7 PM.
Best Places for Brunch in Canggu
Crate Cafe – Canggu
Highlights: brunch, chia smoothie, atmosphere
Crate Cafe is a must-visit when you are in Canggu. It is a large space, mostly covered but completely outdoors. It is a unique format for a restaurant in Canggu. You queue up at the counter, place your order, and are given a number. Then you need to find your own seat, and this can be tricky because Crate Cafe is a popular place.
It is worth it, though, because the food is great, whether you order one of their toast plates piled high with eggs or veggies or one of their eye-catching chia smoothies. I recommend The Barber, French toast topped with scrambled eggs, bacon, fried banana, and maple syrup, or Peas Please, toast topped with feta, peas, avocado, pesto, and a poached egg.
Try one of the Chias too for a tasty, sweet treat that you don’t have to feel bad about. The delicious food and the fun atmosphere at Crate Cafe make it one of the best restaurants in Canggu.
Bagels – Canggu
Highlights: classic bagel spot, take-out
Sometimes you just need Western food, especially when you are spending two months in Bali. Enter Bagels which could easily be a bagel shop in the US.
They have a simple menu with plain, sesame, and everything bagels and a variety of sweet and savory toppings as well as coffee and smoothie drinks.
My favorite was a sesame bagel with egg and cheese (I added cream cheese, because why not). Yum! They also have a very good Korean coffee with a sweet coffee foam over milk that you mix before drinking.
Another Fcking Cafe – Pererenan
Highlights: coffee, character, remote work
Aside from the hilarious name, Another Fcking Cafe is also a great place to eat breakfast. Here we tried the hash brown omelet, which is hash brown potatoes with an omelet mixed in – a genius idea. It was delicious and quite filling.
We also tried the Choco Mint smoothie bowl because it sounded different than most of the other smoothie bowls we tried in Bali. It had cocoa, kale, mint, banana, and peanut butter, topped with grapes, strawberries, coconut, and seeds. The coffee here was also great.
Sandwichopedia – Pererenan
Highlights: sandwiches, daily deals
Sandwichopedia is a breakfast and lunch spot in Canggu that I highly recommend if you enjoy sandwiches. Their menu is huge, with all different types of sandwiches available.
They have deals on certain days, like Twisted Tuesday, where you pay 100k IDR for a sandwich from a select menu, a drink(tea/coffee/soda), and fries or a cookie. We happened to visit on a Tuesday, so we chose from the set menu and it was definitely a good deal.
They also have a deal on Shirtless Saturdays, where if you are shirtless, they give you 50% off.
For sandwiches, we tried the chicken mentai, which was a sourdough panini-style sandwich. It was very good, but don’t order it if you don’t like mentai sauce because there is a lot of it. The Carnitas sandwich with pork and pickled jalapenos was good, too. We also ordered some additional hash brown patties.
Blacklist Coffee Roasters – Canggu
Highlights: coffee beans, pour-over coffee, remote work
Blacklist Coffee Roasters is another great place to get coffee beans if you want to take some home. They have plenty of options for beans that work well for pour-over coffee and espresso.
Blacklist sources beans from all over the world. The food is also great! I got my favorite breakfast sandwich in Canggu at Blacklist, the Breakfast Burger. The truffle mushrooms on toast and the crispy prosciutto with eggs were also delicious.
Blacklist has a lunch, dinner, and cocktail menu as well.
Machinery – Pererenan, Seminyak, Kuta
Highlights: breakfast, juice, vibe
There is no shortage of cute cafes in Bali, and Machinery Coffee and Eatery is definitely one of them. They are open for breakfast and lunch. I tried the Rosti for breakfast: eggs and hashbrowns covered in cheese. It was delightful! The coffee is also very good here, as well as the Green Detox Juice, which has spinach, cucumber, and ginger.
It looks like their Canggu location has closed, but they still have spots in Pererenan, Seminyak, and Kuta!
Best Places for Lunch/Dinner in Canggu
Yuki – Canggu, Uluwatu
Highlights: vegan options, bento box lunch deals, near the beach
Yuki is in Batu Bolong, near the beach. It is a Japanese restaurant that serves sushi, yakitori, and a couple of vegan options. We tried the watermelon tuna roll, which was completely vegan, but it could have fooled me! They also have tasty and innovative drinks.
The space is very minimal and modern, mostly open-air but covered.
Black Sand Brewery – Canggu
Highlights: daily deals, happy hour, live music, craft beer
Black Sand Brewery is the only brewery that we discovered while we were in Bali, and since we are from Colorado, where the craft beer game is strong, Luke and I were very excited to find a good brewery in Batu Bolong!
The space is beautiful and open, adorned with plants and long communal tables. There is also an outdoor grassy area. Black Sand has deals or events almost every day of the week, including two-for-one happy hour deals, live music, and make-your-own margarita Mondays.
The food is delicious. Some of our favorite things were the birria taco, brisket taco, burgers, and the fried chicken sandwich. It is a great place to get some delicious Western food. My favorite of their beers was the Kolsch, which was light and refreshing.
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TYGR sushi – Canggu, Berewa, Ubud
Highlights: specialty rolls, sushi + more
TYGR sushi is not the cheapest place for sushi in the Canggu area but it is really good. They offer cocktails that are overall a little sweet but good. They don’t have a large selection of sushi or rolls, primarily sticking to salmon, tuna, and hamachi (yellowtail). TYGR has more specialty rolls than regular rolls.
They offer many other small plates, like tempura, bao buns, and crispy rice, if you aren’t interested in sushi. They also have bowls with rice and chicken or sushi that you can design yourself.
I recommend the salmon lover’s nigiri plate, which comes with three different types of salmon nigiri: regular, aburi, and aburi with mentai sauce. The fish tastes fresh, and the rolls are great. I especially like TYGR sushi for the variety of dishes you can get.
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Japanese Warung Umi – Canggu
Highlights: low-key local spot, fresh fish, affordable
Warung means local restaurant in Indonesian, and you will see plenty of warungs when you are driving around Bali. If you are feeling slightly adventurous, try Japanese Warung Umi for some very cheap sushi and Japanese food.
Warung Umi is a very small space with only one table, but the fish was very fresh and plentiful in the sushi rolls that we ordered, despite the price. We tried the tuna and salmon nigiri, the spicy tuna roll, the spicy salmon roll, and the okonomiyaki. Everything was delicious, and it was only 200,000 IDR or $13 USD!
Amy Wong Chinese Comfort Food – Canggu
Highlights: traditional Chinese food, bao buns, bottomless tea during happy hour
This restaurant was a pleasant surprise. Amy Wong Chinese Comfort Food makes delicious bao buns and traditional Chinese food dishes with rice and noodles.
We tried the Carsiu chicken bao bun, the regular chicken bao bun, and two dishes. I ordered the Nasi Tim Ayam, a rice dish with ground chicken, mushrooms, boiled egg, chicken stock, and sambal. Luke tried the Kwetiau Goreng, a dish with fried flat rice noodles. Everything was delicious.
2080 Burger – Pererenan, Seminyak, Uluwatu
Highlights: burgers, brisket
I wasn’t sure that burgers would be as good in Bali as they are at home, but 2080 Burger was one of the few places that had a burger worthy of the name. I tried the Say Cheese Burger, which was double cheese, lettuce, and tomato. It hit the spot.
Luke tried the Black Mamba, which is a brisket sandwich on a charcoal bun. There were pages and pages of burgers, though, so you won’t be without options.
We also tried the family pack for two people, which comes with two burgers, hand-cut fries, and brisket. The brisket was really tender and moist. I definitely recommend visiting 2080 Burger if you are craving Western food in Bali.
They moved from their previous location in Canggu, but you can still try out their burgers and brisket in Pererenan!
Pasta Bitte! – Canggu
Highlights: handmade pasta, open kitchen, location
Pasta Bitte is a great place for homemade Italian pasta. You choose your pasta type and dish, and then the pasta is made to order. You can really taste the difference. If you’ve never had homemade pasta, definitely check out Pasta Bitte.
I tried the Cacio e Pepe with shells and Luke tried the smoked beef carbonara with pappardelle. Both were amazing!
Fuji Sushi – Canggu, Berawa
Highlights: affordable, premium rolls
Fuji Sushi is a great place to go for sushi rolls on a budget! They have over 70 items from 20 to 35k IDR, including the premium rolls.
The salmon nigiri, which can be regular, seared (aburi), or seared with mentai sauce, is great. The spicy tuna roll is pretty good, although it isn’t very spicy.
We also enjoyed the Tiger roll, a fried roll with spicy salmon, cream cheese, avocado, and the Mango Delight roll, which has salmon, mango, and spicy crab. The salmon mentai roll is also pretty good if you like mentai sauce.
We visited several times and love that we can get rolls for such a good price compared to other sushi places in the area.
Shuang Xi Singaporean Street Food – Canggu
Highlights: vibes, noodle bowls, sesame balls
Shuang Xi Singaporean Street Food was definitely one of our favorite restaurants in Canggu, although it is hard to choose. It is a very cute space, decorated in red and turquoise, and a cute mural depicting a group of people eating dim sum.
They offer noodle bowls, where you can choose between two types of noodles, and rice plates with chicken or pork, as well as small plates. The pork char siu pao and the pork ngo hiang (which is like a pork sausage) are really good. We also tried the char siu pork noodle bowl with curly noodles. It was so good.
They have my favorite for dessert: sesame balls!
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Sista Dumpling – Berawa, Pererenan, Uluwatu
Highlights: dumplings, happy hour drink deals, rice paddy views
Sista Dumpling came highly recommended from a few sources, plus anything with dumpling in the name sounds good to me, so this was high on our priority list to try. It did not disappoint. They have two whole pages of dumplings!
Each order comes with 3-6 dumplings so it can be hard to narrow it down. We tried the family combo because we wanted to try a little of everything. It includes two pieces of 13 different types of dumplings, so you must be hungry when you order it. We also ordered the beetroot crystal dumplings because they were pretty and vegan! Everything was delicious.
These were some of the best dumplings we’ve ever had. The family combo comes out on an adorable dumpling tower.
You can also order Biang Biang noodles, Chinese hand-pulled noodles, which are our favorite thing to get in NYC.
Sista Dumpling offers a happy hour deal where you buy one drink and get an oolong G&T for free. The sensational mango, a frozen mango drink with jellies, lychee, and rum, was a good choice and unique. The gin and tonic was great too!
XiaHouse – Denpasar
Highlights: dan dan noodles, beef noodle soup, clay pot rice
XiaHouse is a Chinese restaurant that has recently moved from Canggu to Denpasar. If you plan to explore Denpasar, you should check it out! We tried the dan dan noodles and the beef noodle soup, both of which were very highly regarded in the reviews.
The dan dan noodles were spicy and saucy with tasty ground pork. The beef noodle soup was rich and savory, with chunks of beef and bok choy.
On another visit, we also tried the clay pot rice, similar to fried rice, but you can scrape the bottom of the clay pot to get the crispy pieces of rice that are so delicious after you stir it all together.
Beach Clubs in Canggu
Old Man’s – Canggu
Highlights: simple burgers, waffle fries, beachside
Old Man’s is a staple of Canggu and you should definitely visit regardless of whether you get food or not (but you should get food). They have a no-frills approach. You order at the counter (which is very uncommon in Canggu) from a select menu mostly made up of burgers, pizza, and a few fried appetizers.
I would skip the pizza because I don’t prefer square pizza and the burgers are too good to pass up. The BB2 burger is their classic, and it is very good, but I prefer the Big Mac, which is absolutely a take on the McDonald’s burger but way better.
Order a side of waffle fries and a beer, and you are all set. Old Man’s makes a few beachy cocktails, but they are expensive and not the best.
Most days, they have events with live music and dancing. Old Man’s is definitely one of the best restaurants in Canggu, so don’t miss it!
The Lawn – Canggu
Highlights: pool, beach views, last-minute planning
Out of the many beach clubs around Canggu, I found The Lawn to be the most accessible with plenty of value for your money. You don’t need a reservation a month in advance, like you do for La Brisa, and it is right on Batu Bolong Beach.
There is a minimum spend required for the tables near the pool or the bean bag chairs on the beach, but there is no minimum for the tables inside. The pool is a nice temperature and looks out over Batu Bolong so you can do some excellent people watching.
For food, I recommend the Prosciutto pizza, served with arugula (or rocket as they call it in Bali) and piles of ricotta. The drinks are tasty but not always strong, so I recommend the Mai Tai, which packs more of a punch than some of the others. Prices here are expensive, similar to the other beach clubs in Canggu.
La Brisa – Canggu
Highlights: luxury feel, pools, locally-sourced ingredients
The award for best beach club, restaurant, and bar in Canggu goes to La Brisa, in my mind. La Brisa is just too dreamy not to take the cake. There are a variety of seating arrangements with everything from bar top tables to towering bed lounges and bean bag chairs.
They serve great beach cocktails, such as the Pina Colada or the Bali Sunset. La Brisa has two beautiful pools, one with a terrace.
The food could easily be mediocre in such a setting and people would probably still visit. But the food at La Brisa is not mediocre.
All the ingredients are sourced from around Indonesia and prepared with obvious care. Everything we had was excellent.
The hummus with homemade chips was devoured quickly. The ceviche, which I was nervous to order in Bali, honestly, was delicious. The edamame and marinated olives were fresh and well-seasoned. The prawn linguine with chopped prawns was lovely. The chicken and potato pizza was also decadent in the best way. I
f you visit one restaurant in Canggu on this list, make it La Brisa. Make sure you reserve your seats in advance; it is a popular place for good reason.
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Dessert Places You Need to Try in Canggu
I had to add these places to the list because they were so good, even though I wouldn’t technically consider them restaurants. Here are a few dessert places in Canggu that you need to check out.
Dang! Cookies – Canggu, Pererenan, Tibubeneng, Seminyak
Highlights: classically good cookies served warm, vegan options
Dang! Cookies are so good, make sure you go on the first day of your trip so you can return every day after. I had this on my list from the beginning, but somehow we didn’t end up going until the end of our trip, which meant we only got to go once! That was probably good for my budget, but I will never stop craving these cookies.
They aren’t overly sweet with sugary icing like many cookie places these days. At Dang Cookies, they are focused on the rich, velvety flavors of a really good cookie. They are served soft and warm, so they melt in your mouth. We got a chocolate peanut butter cookie that was to die for, and tried their delicious vegan cookies too. They have locations all over Bali, so keep an eye out for them!
Mad Pops – Seminyak, Uluwatu
Highlights: vegan ice-cream, unexpected flavors
If you haven’t noticed, vegan is a popular lifestyle choice in Bali, and Mad Pops is on the vegan train as well with its coconut-based ice cream. There are surprisingly not many ice cream shops in Canggu, and the ones I tried were not that impressive.
Mad Pops was my go-to ice cream spot in Canggu for its creamy texture. Flavors range from the expected, like mint chocolate chip, to the unexpected, like lemongrass ginger. The Mad Pops location in Canggu closed, but you can still check them out in Seminyak and Ubud!
We ate some really good food in Canggu and had so much fun doing it. Since Bali attracts so many people, the options here are endless, and you can get any type of cuisine you want. Make sure you add these restaurants in Canggu to your Bali bucket list! Have you tried any of these restaurants in Canggu? Is there anything missing from this list?
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