13 Best Bars in Bali 2026: Cocktail Bars, Speakeasies & Sunset Spots

These are the things we like, very much, about Whisper Cove, the hidden speakeasy up a secret stairway on the second floor of Maluku. The dark vintage glory of the space, where rich wood, amber light and black leather banquettes set a stage of mystery. The bold spirit of the black panther, the symbol of a bar that balances raw power with quiet sophistication.

The menu runs in seasons, and Season Two: Timeless Reimagined has reignited our love for local flavours: the Senja, with green-tea gin, barley shochu and matcha foam served in a teapot; the Warisan, a spicy gimlet with green-peppercorn local gin; and the Pesisir, in a coconut glass. Pair a second round with the crispy taro and sweet potato chips with smoky green sambal. The team here are true professionals, and walk-ins are welcome, though weekends are worth booking.

Opened in 2009 and reached by an inclinator down the cliff, Rock Bar at AYANA is Bali's classic sunset-cocktail experience, now spread over about 270 metres of cliffside decks above the Indian Ocean.

Try one of its zero-waste cocktails, such as the Dragon Sunset, made with gin, Cointreau and the whole dragon fruit. Arrive early for sunset, because the inclinator queue builds. Note that the bar can close in bad weather.

From the team behind Locavore NXT, Night Rooster in central Ubud is the town's most serious cocktail bar, and in 2017 it became Ubud's first entry on Asia's 50 Best Bars.

Head mixologist Raka Ambarawan builds the drinks around foraged Indonesian ingredients and local folklore. The team makes its own ferments, vermouth and bitters, and the menu changes often. Start with the Moonbeam Lover or Monkey Business.

Named after the pinstripe suit of the Prohibition era, Pinstripe at Viceroy Bali is a 1930s speakeasy-style cocktail, wine and cigar bar overlooking rice fields and jungle, with a humidor and a cigar terrace.

Its anthology menu honours 1930s figures linked to Ubud. The Primitivist, for Walter Spies, mixes gin, coconut rum, Campari, passion fruit and pandan; The Composer salutes Colin McPhee. There are Negroni and Martini flights too, and bar dishes come from Apéritif next door.

Upstairs from Luma, Segno is a Japanese-style speakeasy behind a sliding door, opened by Yutaka Nakashima, the master bartender behind Koda in Jakarta. Sebastian von Arx runs the bar day to day. Segno is on Tatler Best Indonesia's 20 Best Bars for 2026.

The 2026 menu pairs classics stirred over clear, hand-cut ice with Segnatures such as the Umami Dirty Saketini (dashi-infused vermouth and sake) and the Desa (Nusa Cana rum and pandan-pletok cordial). For something personal, ask for a bespoke cocktail.

Ambar means "sky" in Sanskrit. This raised bar beside the Wantilan lobby at Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, has an outdoor deck over the resort's forest.

The signature series from head mixologist Adi San draws on the Taru Pramana, the Balinese manuscript on medicinal plants, with coconut-aged cocktails finished at the table and a house-made vermouth. Live jazz plays every evening from 6:30 PM, and the Japanese-fusion menu pairs well with the drinks.

Through a red door in the alley beside Bo & Bun and up the stairs is District 1, the speakeasy of Eat Company, the Seminyak group that opened Bo & Bun in 2014. The room is small and softly lit, with music low enough for conversation.

The bartenders make one-of-a-kind drinks with premium local ingredients. Signatures include the Love + Passion (house-made limoncello, passion fruit vodka and passion fruit foam) and the Negroni No. 1, aged in a sherry barrel and smoked with cherry wood. Book by WhatsApp for a seat after dinner downstairs.

Sunset Park is the OMA-designed rooftop on Level 3, the highest point of Desa Potato Head, open only for the sunset window, 5–9 PM.

Cocktails such as the Cloudscape and the Pineapple Old Fashioned are built on jackfruit, candlenut and pineapple versions of arak, and the food is Indonesian tapas. Downstairs, Potato Head Beach Club made Asia's 50 Best Bars in 2017 and 2018, and it still serves its Kookaburra cocktail.

Ji Terrace spreads over two open-air floors on the rooftop of Hotel Tugu in Canggu, with antique Asian art, a long teak bar and 180° views of the Indian Ocean and Batu Bolong Beach.

The cocktails are Asian-inspired, and the showpiece is the Coco Sexo, which arrives smoking like a volcano. The terrace faces west, so book a front-rail seat for sunset. A DJ plays on Fridays, 6–9 PM.

On the sand at Alila Seminyak, the Beach Bar is a breezy spot for barefoot sunset drinks, with daybeds, thin-crust pizzas and DJ or acoustic sets as the sun goes down.

Its cocktails follow a zero-waste approach, turning rinds and leftover juices into ingredients. Try the Madam CF or the Balinese Long Island with Earl Grey-infused arak. From Friday to Sunday, the Island Roast grill runs 5–8 PM.

The Sayan House is a Japanese–South American restaurant above the Ayung River valley, and its Sunset Bar sits at the edge of the jungle.

Come before dinner, as the light drops over the valley, for a Yuki del Ron (spiced rum and caramelised pineapple), a Hibiscus Margarita or the Ume and Snake (snakefruit arak and umeshu).

At 1,700 square metres, Double-Six Rooftop is one of Bali's most spacious rooftop bars, on the top floor of the Double-Six Luxury Hotel above Double Six Beach. Up top are Floating Pods, daybeds sunk into an infinity pond and a DJ stage.

The Bali Crafted cocktails use Balinese arak: the Denpasar Moon adds Aperol and elderflower, and the Lychee & Kemangi Smash brings basil and mint. Share grilled skewers or the Korean wagyu platter. Book a pod on TableCheck for sunset, and dress smart casual.

Three friends, Christian, Kong and Elaine, started Kawi, a 15-seat cocktail bar on the western edge of Ubud. In the minimalist room, jars of spirits infuse with local produce behind the bar.

The drinks draw on familiar Indonesian flavours such as teh botol and daluman (grass jelly). Kawi opens Wednesday to Sunday from 7 PM, and seating is walk-in only, so arrive early.