21 Best Restaurants in Nusa Dua 2026: Where to Eat & What to Order

Billed as Bali's first aquarium restaurant, Koral sits inside The Apurva Kempinski Bali, the restaurant surrounds you with tropical fish and marine life while serving set and degustation menus inspired by Indonesia's coastal flavours. The cooking stands up to the setting, which makes it one of the most memorable dinners in Nusa Dua.

Choose between the artisanal set menu and the signature degustation, or book a tunnel table for two for the full underwater effect. Signature dishes include the Papua Bamboo Lobster and the MB8/9 Australian Wagyu Striploin, though the menu changes, so check what's on when you book. Ask for a table beside the aquarium; seating requests can't be guaranteed.

Located within The St. Regis Bali Resort, Kayuputi has long been regarded as one of Nusa Dua's most celebrated fine dining restaurants, with al fresco tables and private cabanas facing the Indian Ocean, refined Pan-Asian cooking and a two-storey wine cellar. Its wine programme won Wine Spectator's Best Award of Excellence for the 16th year running in 2025.

It is also known for its weekend brunches: The St. Regis Bali Brunch on Saturdays and the indulgent Astor Brunch on Sundays, with caviar, freshly shucked oysters and Champagne packages.

Soleil is one of Nusa Dua's most popular Sunday brunch spots. The beachfront restaurant at The Mulia has a loyal following with its Mediterranean and Pan-Asian menu, fresh seafood and handmade pasta.

Sunday Brunch runs from 11 AM to 3 PM with an antipasti and tapas buffet, a seafood bar, live grill stations and free-flow bubbles packages. Outside brunch, try the Bebek Goreng Mulia crispy duck, and book a late-afternoon table for the sunset.

On the beach at The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Ikan serves fresh seafood and modern Indonesian plates under head chef Raviel Sidik, who trained with chefs including Locavore's Lucky Dailah.

Start with freshly shucked oysters, then grilled seafood. The beachfront Sunken Lounge serves sunset drinks from 5 PM to 10 PM with its own butler, and the bar stays open until 1 AM.

Set along the sand in the ITDC area, Le Bleu by K Club is a beachfront dining and social club with ocean views, long lunches and sunset cocktails. Seafood is the star, alongside international and Indonesian dishes and tapas.

Arrive before sunset to enjoy golden hour from the beachfront, then linger as live music and the sound of the waves take over. At weekends there are beach games and a kids' play corner, and the White Sunday Party brings a DJ to the beach.

SIKI is a standalone Japanese restaurant in a beachfront garden at The Bay Bali, in the ITDC area. Chef Vincent spent years with Nobu, including the opening of Nobu London, and here he pairs Japanese technique with Balinese spices and local produce.

Book one of the sharing-style tasting menus: Culinary Carousel (10 dishes) or Harmony Adventure (12 dishes). Both include Tri Taluh, a sous-vide egg yolk with ikura and caviar on brioche, and black cod with caramelised miso. Tasting menus need at least two guests, and the kitchen opens for dinner only.

From the By/Suka group behind Suka Espresso and Two Face, Nusa By/Suka opened in the Bali Collection in 2022. It is a Mediterranean restaurant built around a wood fire, with recycled timber, leather seating and local stone across an indoor room, a terrace and a shaded garden.

Order a wood-fired pizza such as Pepperoni & Hot Honey, the wagyu beef ragu pappardelle or the MB9+ wagyu striploin, and finish with the pour-over tiramisu. From 5 PM, the chef's selection set menu covers small plates, mains, sides and dessert for IDR 750,000++ per person.

Izakaya by OKU is the signature Japanese restaurant of The Apurva Kempinski Bali, inspired by OKU Japanese Restaurant in Jakarta. The bistro-style room wraps around an open kitchen, so you can sit at the counter with sake and small plates and watch the chefs at work.

From the charcoal grill, try the Houba Wagyu with black garlic or the miso black cod; the sushi list includes a wagyu and foie gras nigiri. Okukase tasting menus run from five to six courses, and the weekend Izakaya Journey brunch offers 18 unlimited-to-order dishes. Book brunch ahead, as seats are limited.

In the grounds of Kayumanis Nusa Dua Private Villa & Spa in the ITDC area, Tetaring serves Indonesian cooking from across the archipelago in an open bamboo pavilion beside a garden patio. The name comes from the bamboo and palm-frond shelter Balinese families raise for temple ceremonies.

Try the Pecak Iga Bakar, grilled beef ribs with shallot and tomato sambal, the Bebek Goreng Nusa Dua crispy duck or the Sate Campur Nusantara, then es cendol or klepon for dessert. Groups can book private dining with Indonesian set menus.

On the cliffs of The Ritz-Carlton, Bali in Sawangan, Bejana by Petty Elliott celebrates regional Indonesian cooking under chef Petty Elliott, one of the first Indonesian women chefs to gain international recognition. It spreads over three levels, from the Culinary Cave open kitchen and chef's table to an ocean-view wooden deck.

Share the Archipelago Rice Table, a rijsttafel for two, or come on Saturday for Nusantara Night, a buffet of babi guling, tuna gohu and bebek Madura with Balinese dance. Afternoon cooking classes can start with an 8 AM market visit.

Arwana is the beachfront restaurant of The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, built around Basque grills for seafood and dry-aged meats, with tables looking straight onto the sand.

Share the Jimbaran Seafood Platter, which comes with a glass of Bali-made wine or arak, or come for the Sunday brunch, where children under 12 eat free (up to two per family).

Manarai Beach House is ISMAYA Group's beach club on the Nusa Dua shoreline, right next to Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua. Its timber deck, sun loungers, music and cocktails make it an easy place to spend a whole day by the sea, from an 8 AM breakfast through to dinner.

For dinner, book Rijsttafel by the Sea, a new Indonesian sharing menu of 13 dishes from across the archipelago at IDR 420,000++ per person. By day, order dishes made for sharing and stay on for cocktails. Reserve online before you go, as the rijsttafel needs at least two guests.

Santai Beach House is the beachfront restaurant of Sadara Resort in Tanjung Benoa, open since 2017 and relaunched after a full revamp with a Mediterranean menu with local twists. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner at relaxed tables right on the sand.

At dinner, try the tuna crudo, the burrata pasta or the pan-seared yellowfin tuna loin, then finish with the chocolate lava cake. Saturday is Seafood BBQ night, from 6 PM to 10 PM at IDR 450,000++ per person. Book a beachside table by WhatsApp.

Swiss chef and cookbook author Heinz von Holzen and his wife Puji opened Bumbu Bali in Tanjung Benoa in 1996, and it is still one of the best places to eat proper Balinese food in the area.

Order the Balinese rijsttafel with sate lilit and sambals. A traditional performance runs every Saturday from 7:30 PM, and the cooking school's spice-blending classes start with a market visit.

Art Cafe Bumbu Bali is the sister of Bumbu Bali, from Swiss chef and cookbook author Heinz von Holzen, on Siligita Road just outside the Nusa Dua gates. Designed like a Balinese family home with a strong visual-art theme, it serves only Balinese food, cooked the way it is made in village homes and for ceremonies.

Order the Balinese rijsttafel for two, with cram cam soup, mixed satays, duck in banana leaf and beef rendang, or the vegetarian version. Come on a Tuesday for the traditional dance performance from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

Bai Yun is the Cantonese hot pot and dim sum restaurant at The Apurva Kempinski Bali in Sawangan. Its name means 'white cloud', after the steam that rises from the hot pots, and the dim sum is steamed fresh every day for lunch.

Hot pot sets run from Island Harmony at IDR 688,000++ to Golden Premium at IDR 1,288,000++ per person, with broths such as chicken herbal, bak kut teh and mala. On weekends, the unlimited-to-order dim sum brunch costs IDR 528,000++ per adult, and children under nine eat free. Book ahead.

Steaksmith is the steakhouse of Renaissance Bali Nusa Dua Resort, set in the resort's garden beside its Jungle Pool under a striking, steeply sloped roof. Its grill masters work with hand-selected cuts, from Wagyu to Black Angus, seasoned and cooked over an open fire.

Pick your steak, such as the dry-aged Stockyard rib eye or the King River striploin, then pair it with sides and sauces. It is a dinner-only room, open nightly from 6 PM, so book a table online before you go.

Family-run since 1995 by Tim, a surfer who came for Nusa Dua's waves, and Putu, Nusa Dua Beach Grill sits right on Geger Beach, steps from Geger Temple and The Mulia.

It's the relaxed, good-value alternative to the resort restaurants: Nasi Campur Ibu Putu, red snapper grilled Jimbaran-style over an open fire and garlic-butter king prawns, with a buy-two-get-one beer happy hour from 4 to 8 PM.

JARD'OR is a French brasserie in the Bali Collection that combines Southern French technique with Indonesian ingredients and local spices. Head chef I Ketut Sumerta spent more than 17 years at Four Seasons and other five-star hotels, and the warm, intimate room suits romantic dinners and celebrations alike.

Highlights include the Hanger Steak, the creamy Œufs Cocotte à la Truffle and the house signatures, Boeuf Bourguignon and Tournedos Rossini. There's also a charcoal grill for steaks and a weekday lunch offer.

The Royal Kitchen serves North Indian cooking in the Bali Collection. The brand started in Jakarta in 2007, and its Nusa Dua dining room suits family gatherings and special occasions alike.

The house signatures are the Raan Sikandar (marinated leg of lamb, made to share), Gosht Seekh Kebab and Paneer Nawabi Tikka, and the menu also covers butter chicken, biryani and garlic naan.

Tropical on Jalan Pantai Mengiat is a relaxed, good-value restaurant a short walk from the ITDC hotels and a favourite with families.

Expect Indonesian favourites, fresh seafood, grills and pizzas, so there's something for every appetite: the Snapper Jimbaran, Tropic's Nasi Goreng and the herb lamb chop are among the highlights.