Step Inside Sophistication Chez Gado Gado may be renowned for its prime beachfront location and front-row view of the famed Bali sunset, but step inside the shimmering and sophisticated dining room and your casual seaside supper becomes a glamourous evening banquet.     When the sun is shining and the cocktails are flowing, Chez Gado Gado’s laid-back beachfront deck oozes with seaside chic,...

East Meets West Bold flavours from Asian and Western cuisine meet by the beach at All Spice, the restaurant at The Royal Santrian Resort & Villa in Nusa Dua.   Along a beautiful stretch of jet-ski filled, azure blue ocean in Tanjung Benoa, you’ll find The Royal Santrian Villas. The 2.5 hectare property, with direct access to a pristine beach, an epic...

Celebrate Life with Authentic Spanish Cuisine Serenity Spanish Bar & Restaurant adds a flair of authentic Spanish cuisine to Bali’s culinary scene with a stunning selection of signature sangrias and an irresistible collection of Spain’s most beloved dishes.   Serenity’s restaurant manager, Mr. Laxmi, a native of Nepal who has worked with the Serenity brand since its first restaurant opened in Singapore...

Pure Botanocals at Dala Spa Utilising botanical spa ingredients is the hottest trend in the wellness industry today, and at DALA Spa in Ubud, you can learn firsthand how to create unparalleled products from the natural bounty of Bali and beyond.   As you enter the gracious and inviting space of DALA Spa at Alaya Ubud on Jalan Hanoman, the recently...

Sweet Spotting The Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta's Pastry Chef, Wita Girawati, recently hit the streets of Paris to uncover the latest patisserie trends. We spoke to Chef Wita about the art of pastry making and what treats she’ll be introducing in the year ahead. She’d never admit it herself, but Chef Wita Girawati may have one of the best jobs in the...

Raising a Ruckus with Singapore's Foodies Eschewing the steak cliché, Bochinche dishes up small, bite-sized plates with big Argentinean flavours.   Thoughts of Argentinean cuisine often conjure up images of barbecued beef and succulent hunks of juicy meat. And of course, this association isn’t exactly arbitrary, seeing as Argentina is renowned for some of the most mouthwatering steaks in the culinary universe....

Sarong is one of Bali’s most beloved restaurants, and for good reason. Chef Will Meyrick’s award winning restaurant is a paean to Southeast Asian street food dishes, refined through years of rigorous travel and research to creating versions that are authentic in flavour but sophisticated in execution. His signature Penang Beef Cheek Curry is a perfect example of Meyrick's ability...

Inspired by the traditional home cooked food of South East Asia, LILIN at Bali's legendary Potato Head Beach Club takes authentic ingredients from the Orient and prepares them in the chef's own contemporary style. Asian cuisine is often perceived as exotic bursts of heat and activity, but at LILIN that notion is taken down a notch to instead capture...

Italian food is authentically rich, wholesome and rustic, yet few fine dining restaurants in Bali successfully pay homage to this classic cuisine. Luckily for us and thanks to his Italian roots, Executive Sous Chef Maurizio Bombini of Il Ristorante at the Bulgari Resort in Bali captures this charming character of Europe's beloved boot whilst adding a taste of his...

Lauded as one of Bali’s best fine dining restaurants, SAKALA sets high standards by constantly seeking new and innovative concepts that surprise, delight and keep guests coming back for more of Chef Frédéric Boulay's artistic array of premium French cuisine. One dish that we keep returning for is the chef's Three Ways Pork, which, as the name implies, features...