13 Of The Best Ubud Restaurants To Book A Table At In 2025 (June Edition)

Once a lush sleepy corner of Bali, Ubud is now home to a thriving culinary scene that boasts some of Indonesia's top restaurateurs and chefs ready to tantalise those tastebuds. It's a bit of a shock if you haven't swung that way in a few years, but despite the droves of tourists, Ubud's local produce still undoubtedly makes it a #1 pick for guaranteed deliciousness.

From chic fine diners to more relaxed spots for an easy afternoon or evening bite, here are 11 of the best Ubud restaurants worth booking a table at in 2025.

Hujan Locale

Jl. Sri Wedari No.5, Ubud

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On the top floor of a shuttered two-storey building, with a charming rooftop and temple outlook, Hujan Locale is the place to go to really feel like you’re in Ubud. The cuisine helps too. Chef and restaurateur Will Meyrick has taken his love for Indonesian flavours and given them a modern make-over but not so much so that they lose their authenticity. Work your way through the grazing menu of small and large dishes—grouper and chive dumplings, beef satay padang, crispy whole fish and a slow-cooked beef rendang. For dessert taste test the Balinese affogato with coconut ice-cream and single origin local coffee.

Syrco Basè

Jl. Sri Wedari No. 72, Ubud

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Netherland native Syrco Bakkar has Indonesian grandparents, so when the call came to come to Bali to open a restaurant it felt like a natural step. Queue: Syrco Base, the two-Michelin starred chef’s exceptional new modern Indonesian restaurant. In a contemporary three-building complex with a central kitchen garden, it combines a long dining room and upstairs lounge, a chef’s table, walk-in bar (for more casual dining) and a boutique showcasing product lines (steak knives, ceramics et al) made by local artisans. The menu is firmly special occasion stuff with a choice of three seven-course degustation menus themed as ‘plant-based’, ‘heritage’ and ‘pure local’. Whichever one you choose, you’re in for an Indonesian-Balinese treat with a little Netherlands-Michelin star thrown in.

Seven Paintings Ubud

Jalan Bisma 888A, Ubud

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For those craving something a little outside-the-box for their next dining experience, may we introduce you to the tantalising sights, smells and punchy flavours of Seven Paintings Ubud. We're utterly obsessed with this super fresh concept as it brings art and cuisine together (literally) on the plate with each of your seven immersive courses ready for you to paint, solve or just simply be startled by at times. This is *in our humble/hungry opinions* about the most fun you'll have out on the town while on vacay. Just make sure to book in ahead of time.

Pica

Jalan Dewi Sita, Ubud

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This South American kitchen has a five-star reputation making it a must-try Ubud restaurant. Led by Chilean chef Cristian Encina, the essentially simple dining room is softened by a homey décor of wooden chairs and art works with tealight candles and dimmed lights adding an intimate glow (read: date night energy). The food is artfully plated—adorned with petals and micro-herbs on elegant ceramics that highlight the freshness of each ingredient. Pica’s menu is brimming with tasty delights. Tuck into BBQ octopus with corn chimichurri, Chilean beef stew empanadas, catch of the day ceviche with coconut milk, and 16-hour pork belly with chorizo and pickled shallots. This is staunchly wine terrain, with choices from old and new world regions.

Honey & Smoke

Jl. Monkey Forest Rd, 67B, Ubud

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In a twist worthy of a b-grade mini-series, Ubud’s Honey & Smoke bistro, specialising in wood-fired Australian fare, went up in smoke after a serious fire last year, which closed the venue temporarily. Thankfully it’s now back in action with a new fit-out and the same excellent cuisine, woodfire, smoke and all. This is another one of chef Will Meyrick’s conceptions and it works a treat. The kitchen sits on a busy Ubud street with open sides that make you feel part of the action (read: epic people watching). Upstairs it’s a more stylish affair, with a fun retro fit-out conjuring the heady days of rail travel. Both dining rooms serve food kissed by fire, from charred broccoli salad and wood roasted carrots to chargrilled octopus and slow roasted lamb. 

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Moksa

Ubud II Kutuh, Jl. Puskesmas, Sayan, Ubud

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Moksa cuisine not only tastes good, but it also feels good, largely because the people behind one of Ubud’s most popular long-timer restaurants have put so much heart and soul into. Set in casual pavilions in an elevated garden, chef Made Runatha’s menu is mostly home-grown from the restaurant’s permaculture garden, with cuisine that celebrates plant-based cooking techniques. Devour dishes like Mongolian jerky and asam laksa noodle (which are so well done they might be mistaken for meat versions), soyfish and chips, and tempeh ribs. Keep an eye on socials for Moksa’s culinary classes and farmer’s markets.

Locavore NXT

Jl. A.A. Gede Rai, Gang Pura Panti Bija, Lodtunduh, Ubud

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The Locavore group has a cult reputation as foodie people who take their sustainability seriously. Last year, chef-owners and culinary geniuses Eelke Plasmeijer and Ray Adriansyah’s closed their exceptional Ubud restaurant Locavore to focus on a new enterprise called Locavore NXT, a sustainable property with solar power, grey water waste, soil regeneration initiatives and worm toilets. It’s a heavily localised project involving a raft of collaborators, the end-product of which is a tasting menu exclusively using local ingredients – “no imports, no dairy, no wheat or gluten, less animal protein”. Book well ahead, and be prepared to feast, the tasting menu experience runs to 20+ courses.

Room4Dessert

Jl. Raya Sanggingan, Jedewatan, Ubud

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Room4Dessert is owned by American celeb chef and pastry legend Will Goldfarb. As is evident from the name, desserts are the main event, with Goldfarb’s kitchen cycling between tasting menus that fit with the Bali seasons. Sign yourself up for the tasting experience (that can run to 20 dishes) and witness technique and creativity rarely seen in this space. Paired with Bali’s exotic ingredients, many of which grow in the garden surrounding the restaurant, it’s a recipe for success. Expect syrup, foam and glacé’d treats and some savoury surprises too.

Zest

Jl. Raya Penestanan Kelod, 8, Ubud

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If ever there was a restaurant that embodies Ubud it’s Zest. Sitting high above a verdant forest planted by Zest’s founder, this beautiful restaurant is replete with trailing plants, wood furniture, batik napkins and serene copper Balinese statues. The plant-based menu is an “animal friendly celebration of the bounteous roots, fruits and shoots of our Balinese edible eco system”. Ergo, it celebrates food in all its tasty gluttonous forms, minus the meat. Tuck into club sandwiches (featuring daikon bacon) and shitake mushroom burgers, Napoli pizzas (with ‘notzarella’) and jackfruit ‘tuna’ sushi rolls. It’s open for breakfast, lunch and dinner so multiple visits are encouraged. 

Restaurant Nusantara

Jl. Dewi Sita No. 9C, Ubud

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By the same peeps who own Locavore NXT, Nusantara is the place to try a broad range of exceptional Indonesian dishes. The name means archipelago, a nod to Indonesia’s 17000 islands and the 3000 or so national dishes that call them home. The diversity reveals itself on a menu that includes perkedel nike (corn fritters with salted fish and turmeric from North Sulawesi), babi goreng (fried pork belly marinated in shallots and ginger from Flores) and ayam bakar (grilled chicken with aromatic spices and coconut milk from Lombok). Balinese food gets a look-in too. Basa manis, for example is a mud crab dish with green mango moringa and coconut from Cemagi, near Canggu. 

Rüsters

Jl Raya Kengetan No. 44, Ubud

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Rüsters has many strings to its bow with a coffee roaster, Indonesian boutique and furniture warehouse all in the one stylish complex. But the highlight is the restaurant for either lunch or dinner. With a lovely teak and rattan pavilion and a terrace overlooking rice paddies, this is a long lunch with your gals or a date night kind of place, with just the right blend of casual chic. Treat yourself to a tropical plant infused cocktail or Chilean chardonnay on the terrace, then sit down to an a la carte menu that taps Euro and Asian influences including beef and foie gras wontons, crispy duck bao buns, Thai grill prawns and grilled lamb rack.

Donna 

Jalan Monkey Forest No.67, Ubud, Gianyar

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The vibes are always immaculate at Donna, a chic oasis set in the heart of Ubud’s lush greenery. Seamlessly blend European cooking techniques with Latin American flavours (and championing local produce), settle in for a long boozy lunch or a moodily lit dinner. Slip into a terracotta hued-booth, order a barrel-aged negroni and work your way through plates of tuna ceviche, Peruvian paella loaded with juicy king prawns and lotus cheesecake for dessert. If you’re just after sips and snacks, snag a seat outfront and enjoy some people watching.

Copper Kitchen & Rooftop 

Jalan Bisma, Ubud

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Escape the bustle of the main throng with a meal at Ubud’s best rooftop restaurant, Copper. Expect your mouth to water the moment you step out onto this light-soaked sanctuary encased in greenery. The menu reads like a love letter to Asian culinary traditions—think: gulai udang (seafood curry) and rendang sapi (caramelised beef with cassava and sambal). Much of what you’ll find on your plate is grown on the restaurant's own farm in Tegallalang or sourced from the nearby oceans, forests, and regional pastures of Bali, which means every bite is a guaranteed flavour bomb. Don't skip the cocktails either–the Starburst Sipper is like nostalgia in a glass.