Gado Gado
Gado Gado Restaurant and Bar sits on the edge of the Indian Ocean, next door to a Hindu temple, a true Bali "destination." Gado Gado serves European fusion with dishes like butterfish in curry crust and kaffir lime, sharing space with grilled rouleau of chicken with green asparagus, tomato confit, parmesan and tarragon mayonnaise. It offers a great wine list and large selection of champagnes as well as the obligatory humidor for fine cigars. For something sweet, try the rhubarb milkshake with marinated strawberries and nuts. Or just slide right off your diet and into its signature chocolate melted cake. Reservations are recommended.
Gado Gado
Jalan Camplung Tanduk ( Dhyanapura ) No.99
Seminyak, Bali
Indonesia 80361
+62 361 736966
info@gadogadorestaurant.com
Made's Warung
Made's Warung, established in 1969, is an old favorite in a new location. The Seminyak Made's is quieter and more spacious than its earlier incarnation in Kuta but still very casual and usually crowded. "Warung" means a local café or small restaurant. Eat indigenous dishes here and fill up cheaply. A splurge at dinner might be shabu shabu for four---a tableside fondue with choices of seafood, meats, fresh vegetables and mushrooms cooked with glass noodles in broth. Good sates, curries, bubur ayam---a rice porridge with chicken---and Indonesian specialties are offered. Made's does not take reservations, but everyone is friendly, including the diners who may share your table and the waiters who can be really busy and somewhat slow.
Made's Warung
Jala Raya, Seminyak
Bali, Indonesia 80361
+62-361-753039
madeswarung.com
Ku De Ta
Ku De Ta is as much an event as a restaurant. On the beach and camera-ready, it serves European fusion---western-influenced local dishes imaginatively presented. Brunch might include baked scones, salmon croissants, banana bread, eggs, watermelon juice, tropical fruit smoothies---even Coco Puffs for the kids. Caviar, oysters, sashimi and kid rice cones also are offered. For lunch, try fresh fish or a bento box. At dinner there's sweet corn soup and lobster and tuna tartare. Desserts are plainly sinful with brulees, chocolate tarts, mango parfait and a cheeseboard. Extensive wine list, tropical cocktails and "kidtails," plus a nice selection of Cuban cigars, are available. Reservations are recommended.
Ku De Ta
Jalan Kayu Aya 9
Seminyak, Bali
Indonesia 80361
+62-361-736-969
http://bali.kudeta.net
Article Written By Benna Crawford
Benna Crawford has been a journalist and New York-based freelance writer since 1997. Her work has appeared in "The New York Times," "The Washington Post," "The Miami Herald," on CBS, CNN, ABC and in professional journals, trade publications and blogs. Crawford is a certified Prana Yoga instructor, currently studying green nutrition.
