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Culture · 3 Oct 2026Updated: If You Ride Like an Idiot, Don’t Expect a TableOpen House drew a line. Della Terra followed. Now Origen and 7.AM | 7.PM have joined them. Pererenan hospitality is starting to turn a complaint into a standard.
News · 29 Sept 2026Sundays Have a New Home at MauriSix nights a week, MAURI is one of Bali's most serious Italian dining rooms. On Sunday, Chef Maurizio Bombini lets the daylight in.
Behind the Scenes · 17 Sept 2026Two Restaurants, Two Cuisines, One Chef: The Kieran Morland StoryKieran Morland runs two of Bali's more distinctive restaurants: Sangsaka, built on Indonesian regional cuisine, and Luma, a rolling, wood-fired homage to the Mediterranean. Neither, he insists, makes him a master of anything.
Guides · 15 Sept 2026My Dear Clara Makes Its Own Cheese, Rolls Pasta Through Service and Takes Nothing Else Too SeriouslyAn Italian-inspired room in Uluwatu with an open kitchen, a working cheese factory and a cocktail laboratory. We sat down with co-founder Ryan Jefferson a few hours before the doors opened.
Culture · 18 Aug 2026Bonito Just Moved to a Rooftop in Seminyak, and the View Changes EverythingAfter nearly five years in Umalas, Bonito has taken residency on the rooftop at Kleo, Seminyak. Same kitchen, same team, same menu, now under open sky with the coastline in view.
Behind the Scenes · 11 Aug 2026The Chef Who Cut 80% of the Menu: Putu Agus Is Rewriting a 14-Year-Old Ubud InstitutionThe Bali-born, Lombok-raised chef came home from kitchens in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, met Toro's owner, and cut the sushi list from more than twenty varieties to six at one of Goutama's longest-standing Japanese restaurants. Here's why.
People · 18 Jul 2026Yuda Bustara: The Maverick Who Turned Himself Into the BrandHow a vegan dad's kitchen made Indonesia's most unlikely star chef — from minimart demos to a Michelin kitchen in Hong Kong, all without ever opening a restaurant.
People · 17 Jul 2026"That's My Canvas": How Magda and Kasha Built Full House PererenanTwo creatives, one 30-year-old Balinese villa, and a very literal name: an art gallery, a restaurant, and a home you're allowed to treat like your own.
People · 16 Jul 2026No Cooking School, Seven-Year Private Chef, One Garden in Bingin: Meet Simon MaillardHow a self-taught cook from Normandy taught himself the trade in family kitchens from Thailand to Kerala, and built Seed, the Bukit's French-Asian sleeper.
Guides · 14 Jul 2026The Perfect Bukit Day, Mapped by Seed's Simon MaillardThe self-taught French chef behind Bingin's Seed plans a full day on the Bukit: a surf-shop breakfast, a one-dish warung, a hidden café, and dinner built around natural wine.
Guides · 12 Jul 2026First Time in Uluwatu? Ulu Garden's Putri Maps Your Perfect DayThe dancer-turned-culture-curator behind Ulu Garden plans your Bukit day from breakfast to midnight: where to surf, where to catch the sunset, and her three dinners that matter.
People · 11 Jul 2026Zali at Five: The Lebanese Restaurant That Almost Didn't HappenFounder Joseph on Liza, the Beirut explosion, a one-week-old restaurant hit by lockdown, and why Bali was the perfect place for it to be born.
Guides · 11 Jul 2026Best Restaurants in Bali: Dee of 7AM's Top PicksThe Melbourne coffee snob behind 7AM 7PM shares his current rotation: a phenomenal Greek in Uluwatu, two Batu Bolong coffee secrets, and the casual spots he actually walks into.
People · 10 Jul 2026A French Maison Breathing in Bali: Inside La Réserve 1785One hotel, 1,700 drawings, and a 97-year-old courtesan from Provence. How Laure Juhen turned a grandmother's secret into the most detailed address in Pererenan.
Guides · 10 Jul 2026Best Restaurants in Bali: Chef Lorenzo De Petris's Top PicksThe chef behind Da Maria, Luigi's and Mosto shares where he actually eats on his night off: wood-fired Middle Eastern in Pererenan, a nose-to-tail yakitori den, and a farm feast worth sleeping over for.
Guides · 9 Jul 2026Best Hotels in the World: Laure Juhen Vuitton's Top PicksThe founder of La Réserve 1785 shares the three resorts and hotels she loves most on earth: from safari lodges in the African bush to a Renaissance villa on Lake Como.
Guides · 28 Jun 2026How 7AM Built on Coffee, Croissants, and the Locals Who Keep Coming Back7AM 7PM Bali serves French pastries, Melbourne-style coffee and evening cocktails across Umalas, Pererenan and Ubud. Inside the brand with co-owner Dee.
Guides · 27 Jun 2026Benjamin Cross's 4 Best Restaurants Across AsiaBali chef Benjamin Cross shares his top 4 restaurants across Asia — from a natural wine bar in Tokyo to charcoal-roasted chicken in rural Hong Kong.
Guides · 26 Jun 2026Ulu Garden Uluwatu: Inside Bali's Locally-Owned Candlelit StageUlu Garden in Padang Padang is more than a restaurant. Owner I Wayan Armi on the candlelit stage, the food, and his 2007 vision for Pecatu's culture.
What’s On · 22 Jun 2026What Happens When Miss Fish Turns Into a Japanese Shrine for Three Nights OnlyA first-hand review of Matsuri at Miss Fish Canggu — the annual 12-course omakase by Chef Carlos Barvo, with cocktail pairings, taiko, and a midnight bar.
Guides · 14 Jun 2026Nüde Berawa Dinner in Canggu: Full Menu, Prices & ReviewNüde Berawa just launched dinner service in Canggu. Full menu, prices, Friday Ribs & Fizz details, and a first-night review.
Guides · 4 Jun 2026Best Restaurants in Jakarta: Chef Yuda Bustara's Top PicksChef Yuda Bustara picks five Jakarta restaurants and one neighbourhood worth exploring — from modern Indonesian dining at Suara to cocktails at Modernhaus.
People · 1 Jun 2026Charly Pretet on Terra Firma Dining and Open Fire CookingCharly Pretet on building Terra Firma Dining, cooking only with firewood, and the open fire techniques his grandparents would still recognise.
What’s On · 29 May 2026Club House Pererenan: Trivia Thursday, Unlimited Fries, & Community NightsClub House Pererenan's fortnightly Trivia Thursday is one of the best weeknight outings in Pererenan. Here's what the night is actually like inside.