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It is hard to know where to begin when it comes to specific suggestions for eating at restaurants in Bali, Indonesia. As wonderful as the Indonesian food is, you’ll also enjoy finding an amazingly wide selection of cuisines from all over the world.

The reason for this is simple: so many people with connections to the restaurant business in their home country come to Bali and like it so much that they wonder about transplanting themselves and their culinary skills to paradise here. This is not to say that starting a restaurant in Bali would be an easy task. On the contrary, competition is so fierce among restauranteur ex-pats that I’ve always believed one is much better off being a customer in Bali rather than a restaurant owner!

Bali offers first-class Western eating. The prices and the variety here is stunning. You will find Italian food, French cuisine, Greek food, Moroccan food, Spanish tapas, very good Japanese, Mexican food and Middle Eastern food, Chinese, etc., etc. If you’d just like a steak, no problem! There is sublime vegetarian food in Bali, both in the Seminyak area and also in Ubud. Whatever your preference, it’s here.

An interesting thing that did not occur to me until I had lived in Bali for a little while is that this same phenomenon of outsiders coming to Bali to create restaurants also happens with Indonesians coming from other islands and bringing their cuisines to share. There is wonderful Indonesian food in Bali from all over the Indonesian archipelago. You might be surprised at how varied Indonesian cuisine is, and you can make use of your Bali holiday to enjoy a breathtaking array of regional fare. From extremely spicy to very, very mild, Indonesian cuisine benefits from the country’s location straddling the equator. You find amazing fruits and vegetables, many of which might be unfamiliar to you, but all of which are worth a try! Certainly the seafood is a high point as well.

By the way, all this is not to say that Balinese food isn’t wonderful. Especially noteworthy is the ‘Babi Guling’, if you are a pork lover. It is a slow-cooked suckling pig dish that traveling chef Anthony Bordain claimed was the very best pork he’d ever had in his life!

I will offer a final tip on eating in Bali: don’t be afraid to get a little bit adventurous when it comes to eating here. While you will find the familiar fast food franchises that you know from back home, I always think it is a shame when I see hordes of people in front of McSuperBurger or everyone’s KidsFavoriteFriedChicken franchise (yes they are in Bali). Unlike some parts of Asia, the hygiene generally very good in Bali restaurants, especially in the tourist areas.

Compared to Western fast food joints, you can actually find cheaper meals at good Bali restaurants that offer a dining experience as pleasurable as some of your favorite restaurants back home, for a small fraction of the price. It is hard to believe sometimes how good value for money is when it comes to eating in Bali, and whatever you’re hungry for you’ll find it here at an amazing price.

Look forward to your meals in Bali, because eating here will really be a high point of your holiday. Don’t miss some of the excellent Seminyak restaurants on Jalan Oberoi and Jalan Nakula; and if you’re looking for vegan or vegetarian food Bali has plenty of choices for you.

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