Places to see in Ubud

Tasting-menu restaurant built entirely on Indonesian produce, the one Ubud table people book a trip around. Reservations weeks ahead.

Dessert tasting menu in a garden north of Ubud — a full evening built around nine courses of sweets and cocktails. Booking only.

Terraced restaurant and wine bar stepping down the Campuhan gorge beside the old suspension bridge — the sunset table in Ubud.

Garden restaurant and pool in central Ubud, open from breakfast, with day passes if you want the water.

Japanese–Latin cooking on a valley edge in Sayan, a short drive west of the centre. Dinner with a view down the Ayung.

Giant jungle swings over a river valley, a favourite for the classic Bali swing photo.

The crispy duck institution, served in pavilions over a rice paddy south of the centre. Touristy and worth it once.

10th-century royal memorial candi carved directly into a river-valley cliff face, reached by 300+ steps.

Modern Indonesian cooking in a colonial-style house on Jalan Sriwedari — the easier, walk-in half of the same kitchen lineage as Locavore.

Restaurant on the ridge above the Campuhan valley, with a long view across it. Best an hour before sunset.

Plant-based kitchen in a bamboo pavilion with its own permaculture garden, west of the centre in Sayan.

Jungle sanctuary of ancient banyan trees, stone temples, and several hundred long-tailed macaques.

Organic farm café at the end of the Campuhan-side paddy path — the walk out through the rice fields is half the reason to come.

Vegetarian restaurant on the Penestanan ridge with a wide view over the Campuhan valley. Best at sunset.

Holy spring-water temple where locals and visitors alike take a ritual purification bath.

Landscaped tropical garden on a jungle hillside, quieter and more manicured than the Monkey Forest.

Balinese rijsttafel and grilled dishes on Jalan Raya Pengosekan, south of the centre — a warung in name, a proper sit-down dinner in practice.

Plant-based restaurant on a hillside in Penestanan, open to the trees on three sides. Booking advised for dinner.

Long-running Monkey Forest Road garden restaurant and bakery, cooking Balinese classics since the 1980s.

Easy paved ridge trail through grassy hills, glorious at sunrise, ten minutes from central Ubud.

Balinese and Mediterranean cooking on Jalan Raya Ubud, attached to the Casa Luna cooking school. Good breakfasts, central.

Barefoot, multi-storey health café on Hanoman with a long vegetarian and raw menu — a reliable all-day stop in central Ubud.

Well-regarded museum of Balinese and Indonesian fine art across several pavilion galleries.

Wide-menu restaurant on Jalan Raya Ubud, open all day — the safe choice when a group can't agree, and one of the oldest tables in town.

Steep, cascading rice terraces using the traditional subak irrigation system — Ubud's classic postcard view.

Raw-food café and salad bar in Penestanan — Ubud's default healthy breakfast, and a long-standing nomad workspace.

Small Gootama Street kitchen cooking Indonesian and South-East Asian dishes to order. Busy from opening; expect a short wait.

Small raw vegan cafe on a lane off Jalan Goutama, busy at lunch and known for its cashew-based desserts.

Ubud branch of the Uluwatu café — all-day brunch, bowls and espresso, on the southern end of Hanoman.

Bustling covered market for handicrafts, textiles, and souvenirs opposite Ubud Palace.