Places to see in Bali

Beachfront restaurant on the Amed coast road, looking across the strait to Lombok. Fresh fish and a long sunset.

Hillside resort restaurant above the valley, open to non-guests — the dinner option in Sidemen when the warungs have shut.

Calm, reef-protected beach with a long paved promenade — Bali's classic sunrise beach.

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.

Open-air shopping and dining strip in the middle of Seminyak's main drag.

Small island south of Sanur with a sea-turtle conservation centre, reached by a short causeway.

Clifftop bar overlooking Uluwatu's main surf break, a sunset-drinks institution.

Dramatic cliff-cave beach access with a world-class left-hand surf break just offshore.

Landscaped flower garden in the Bedugul highlands, laid out for walking and photographs.

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.

Long black-sand beach west of Tanah Lot with a rock stack offshore and almost nothing built on it.

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

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

Bali's largest Buddhist monastery, terraced up the hill above Banjar with a stupa and a small replica of Borobudur.

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.

Restaurant by Lake Beratan open through the middle of the day, the practical lunch stop either side of the temple.

Terrace restaurant on the Munduk ridge looking north to the sea, a short walk from the waterfall trailheads.

All-day cafe on the Singaraja road with a broad menu, whose profits fund a local children's medical and education charity.

Buffet restaurant on the Kintamani caldera rim, built for the view straight across the lake to Batur. The standard volcano lunch stop.

Mexican kitchen off Jalan Legian — tacos and margaritas, casual and cheap for the area.

Thai kitchen down a lane off Lovina's main strip, long the most reliable dinner on the north coast.

Long-running Jimbaran seafood grill, cheaper and more local than the bayfront row. Whole fish, sambal, plastic chairs.

French bistro and bakery in central Canggu, open from breakfast through dinner.

Long-running Italian on Jalan Danau Tamblingan, as well known for the gelato counter out front as for the pizza.