Cafe in Bali

Tea house and all-day restaurant in an old Javanese teak building on Petitenget — high tea, cakes, and a room full of books.

Beachfront café and co-working spot at Sanur's southern end — bowls, coffee, and a long stretch of quiet sand.

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.

Cafe on the crater rim with the full sweep of Batur and the lake below. Cloud usually wins after midday, so come early.

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

Family-friendly all-day café on Canggu's Beach Road — wood-fired pizza, big breakfasts and a play area, so it works with kids.

Terraced cafe stepped down the crater rim so most tables get the volcano view rather than only the front row.

Garden café in Bingin, a short walk from the beach path — bowls and burgers by day, a live-music night midweek.

Small vegetarian cafe in central Lovina, open from breakfast to late evening.

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

The Bukit branch of the wholefood cafe and bakery — vegetarian plates, bread and a health shop attached.

Health-food cafe and bakery with a wholefood shop attached — the Canggu branch of a small Bali chain.

All-day café in Pecatu doing breakfast, pizza and coffee — the Bukit's everyday room rather than a clifftop occasion.

Café in Amed's salt-farming village, named for the trade — simple food, and a window onto how the salt is still panned by hand.

Brunch cafe built around bowls and eggs, with a leafy courtyard and a queue most weekends.

Warehouse breakfast café on Jalan Batu Bolong and the busiest brunch in Canggu — queues by 09:00, portions to match.

Surf-and-motorbike workshop-cum-café, a Canggu design landmark.

Vegetarian cafe with a wholefood market attached, the Canggu branch of the Seminyak original.

Small café in Jungutbatu doing breakfast bowls, house-made jamu and coffee — the island's morning stop before a dive boat.

All-day vegan cafe in Canggu — bowls, cakes and coffee, closing mid-afternoon.

Vegan cafe known for its bowls, its smoothie art and a much-photographed pink wall.

Plant-based café and bike shop in Berawa — vegan menu, strong coffee, and a quieter room than the Batu Bolong brunch strip.

Daytime cafe near Bualu doing breakfast, bagels and burgers away from the resort gates.

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

Australian-style brunch café on Kayu Cendana and Seminyak's default breakfast. Expect to wait at weekends.

Lakeside cafe on Beratan, open through the day and closing late afternoon. Cheaper than the temple car park's stalls and quieter.

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

Wooden-house café on Danau Tamblingan doing all-day breakfast and homemade bread — Sanur's morning room.

Malaysian kitchen in Nusa Dua open from late morning to late evening — laksa and noodle plates rather than hotel buffet food.

All-day brunch café on Monkey Forest Road — big breakfasts, good coffee, and the most reliable wifi on the strip.