- Lilla Warung: has finally reopened after being closed our last couple of visits. Love the food and atmosphere here. Really good Bali options and top notch drinks. As far as Warungs go, it is a little pricier but still very reasonable. My beef rendag was around 90k and Bs nasi goreng deluxe was about 80k. Cocktails were high quality but also higher prices around 99k. We also had sate ayam on another visit and the sauce was really good.
- We went to kaluma for breakfast a few times while we were here! 2 min walk from ellora villa. They open at 8am and food was very tasty with a mix of options that were western focused. As we were one of the first 15 customers in we also got half price on our brekkie food! So my omelette was about 35k and Bs eggs benny was 45k with discounts….great value at both the standard price and discounted. They also have misters so if it’s a warm day you’ll stay cool. Fresh juices and coffee also two thumbs up.
- Natys bar and grill is pricier for food but offers some really good western options if you have a fussy eater. In particular, the wood-fired pizzas looked well worth it. We had chicken satay (delicious) and beef nachos (average). Happy hour is excellent value 4-6pm alongside some snacky food. Lots of great people watching options and we saw quite a few performers coming and going including several dragons (note: I now know it’s a pig, not a dragon apparently!) and a fire dance outside icon mall
- Tandjung Sari is expensive but so very good. And it is a beautiful beach front location. I highly recommend the beef rendang and B had a mixed dish and was also very impressed. Very prepared pricing is high (rendang was 335k!) and no happy hours etc but if you want very good food quality this is a good – and quite famous – option
- The Glasshouse is next to Icon Bali and has lots of western breakfast options. Price is higher than some of the other places within a few mins walk but smoothies, pineapple juice and western breakfast were nice. Not sure we will visit here again though with the price point. Ended up around $40 for eggs Benny, egg soldiers, 2 smoothies and a coffee
- Tootsies, north end Sanur beach has really good indo food menu was recommended to us. B had a variety plate and I had a really good chicken curry in coconut sauce. Right on the beach with literally toes in the sand. Nasi Campur was around 115k and my curry was 105k so very affordable considering the view. They also do a happy hour so affordable drinks 4-6pm. Very family friendly and lots of badly behaved kids around while mum and dad enjoy happy hour just as a heads up. I think there were so many families because they did offer things like pizza and chips though so can see why.
- Warung Little Bird is just up from icon mall so heading towards the north end. It’s on the main street and is very affordable. Our two mains + two float drinks with ice cream came to about $18 AUD….and the drinks were more than the food! The Indonesian food in particularly is very well priced. Really extensive Indo menu as well so lots of choices for me (I struggle with the volume and heaviness of the typical nasi goreng and mie goreng although B loves them). I had cap cay here with rice and it was YUM. Note that as it is on the road and near the mall it does get noisy. Lots of shouting and beeping around us.
- Lilla Pantai has moved (as of the start of 2026) to the very far south of sanur beach….and I do mean far south! we only visited because we had caught a grab down to Hatten wines cellar door so were in the area. Unfortunately much like our previous visit in 2024 we found they just don’t live up to the reputation. Beautiful view…very, very average food not worth the walk or money. Lilla Warung was far, far better.
- Jungle tree cafe is south and also in a bit (between the walking street and highway) but some of the best sate ayam we have had anywhere! Highly recommend
- Coco Bistro is a very long walk north in Sanur on the beach. Drinks were buy 2 get 1 free in happy hour (which is always annoying) but we did try their woodfired pizza. Our feelings were not bad…not great, but not bad. The view was lovely
- Happy monkey Warung is on the main road and directly opposite icon mall. It is noisy there due to the road traffic but we really enjoyed the food – great Indonesian options for excellent prices. Cash only though
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