Hi Paul,

Thanks for your comment. I’ve been meaning to update this post for about three months, and you may just have inspired me to do so.

I’ve always had good steak at Cafe des Artistes: when we went in Jan, though, we only had snacks and they weren’t as good as they were last time we were there. Pizza Bagus has gone WAY downhill since last time we were there, and I’d agree Mamma Mia is lightyears better. I’d add Mozaic to Locavore in terms of don’t-misses — though you can do lunch without booking a table at Locavore, I’d agree it’s dinner that’s the thing. I’ll have to try Minami…

Cheers,

Theodora

Cafe des Artistes is TERRIBLE. I have given it two chances and will never go back

Pizza Bagus is also TERRIBLE – unless you like pizza crust that resembles card board.

Nobody goes there since Mamma Mia opened. I don’t know why they ever did — I guess no better options

The best restaurants in Ubud in this order:

Locavore – one of the top 3 in Bali – tough to get a table to book well in advance

Minami – superb japanese food

Mamma Mia – if you are on a budget and want decent Italian this is your place

Tutmak – best western breakfast in ubud – I would only go there for breakfast

Other than the above there are no other restaurants really worth mentioning as they are all fairly mediocre.

The only ‘don’t miss’ one would be Locavore..

Another option is to skip dinner in Ubud and just go south to seminyak – Sarong, Mamma San, Metis, La Luciola would round out my top 5 on the island.

Yes, I think I saw that when we were last there.

It’s how the locals eat, which is always a good thing. And I’m quite a fan of the fried tofu and sweetcorn from the corner stands as well.

I fully agree with you regarding warungs. I only ate at them when there as you get plenty of food for a buck, and it is good indeed! I found one last time which is quite popular, up a bunch of steps on a road near the market. Nasis were at 5000Rp!