Ubud and Canggu Vegan Restaurant Review in Bali, Indonesia.

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here; this year so far has been very busy! Lots of amazing opportunities and positive life changes! I was so blessed to have a chance to visit Bali again this year and I just returned from a month long stay teaching a raw chef certification course in Ubud, participating a detox and taking some time to relax.

I LOVE Bali for many reasons, but most of all for the food! The best meals I have ever had in my life were in Bali. Nothing back home in Canada compares to the restaurants in Bali. You can get fresh cold pressed juice anywhere, and Ubud is a raw food haven!

There is a brand new plant-based and gluten-free restaurant in Ubud called ZEST.  I was so impressed with this place; not only is the food so flavorful, presentation was on point! I follow their amazing Chef Simon on instagram – New Earth Cooking, his creations are mind blowing and he is always doing good in the community.

Pictured above is the Sexy Stack salad and a few dishes from the tapa menu. All ingredients are locally sourced, the location is on a hill overlooking the lush green landscape of Ubud and they are open for breakfast and lunch. If I stayed longer I would have visited Zest more to try more items on their menu.

One I finally visited this year was TAKSU RESTAURANT. Taksu a raw vegan restaurant upstairs called Fresh or you can order from a raw vegan menu in the restaurant downstairs in the garden and they even have a cold pressed juice and smoothie bar.

My friend and I sat in the beautiful garden in the evening for dinner and ordered off the raw vegan menu. I was so impressed with their presentation, dishes were really fancy. I can’t remember the names of these dishes but the first was a vegetable roll made from pumpkin, a hearty salad and of course, raw lasagna.

My #1 FAVORITE restaurant in Ubud is THE SEEDS OF LIFE! I visited this place a lot during both visits and have tried many dishes on the menu. The entire menu is raw vegan and they even have tonic bar. Not only is all the food out of this world, I am in love with the ambience of this place; super chilled and laid back, just how I like it!

Unfortunately, I did not take pictures of all the food I had; but pictured above is their famous SOL bowl (includes almost one item from every dish on the menu), brownies, caramel cheesecake, vegetable wraps and a fruit bowl with chia pudding and coconut yogurt. My two favorite dishes here are the Mexican Lasagna and Indian Pizza, which are a MUST try if you visit.

The owner, Ben Richards also runs an EPIC Chef Certification Course twice a year; you can find more information on his website.

My 2nd FAVORITE restaurant in Ubud is SAYURI HEALING FOOD. In Bali last year I was staying just down the road from Sayuri’s so I basically lived here. Sayuri Healing Food’s menu is all plant-based and a good balance of raw and cooked. Again, I did not get a picture of everything I had here but pictured above is the raw breakfast burrito and a green smoothie bowl with Dragon Fruit granola which I probably had 5 times this year.

One item on their menu I order every time I visit is Jamu Tonic; a healing tonic containing turmeric, ginger, apple cider vinegar, fermented garlic, lemon, tamarind, cinnamon and coconut palm nectar. I love all their smoothies and the dessert case is something only dreams are made of!

Sayuri also has a brand new academy just built behind the restaurant where she holds a lot of classes including a Raw Chef Certification and a new Raw Chocolate Certification. If you want to learn about raw food, Ubud is the place you want to be!

There is one restaurant in particular in Ubud that has stolen my heart; MOKSA. 100% plant-based and a mix of raw and cooked, this restaurant I visited during both stays seizes to amaze me. Located in Sayan-Ubud in a breezy grove overlooking vast gardens and rice fields, it’s a little out of the way but SO worth it!

Most of their ingredients come from their permaculture garden and/or locally sourced. You can take a culinary class on Wednesdays or Fridays with Executive Chef Made Runatha or visit their Farmers Market on Saturday.

I went here with a group of ladies for a birthday lunch for a very special lady. Pictured above is the sweet symphony dessert tasting platter, raw vegan wraps and a hummus plate. Not only is the food spectacular, I am always impressed with their presentation and I want all their beautiful pottery dishes which I believe you can purchase onsite.

Another place in Bali with the best healthy plant-based options is Canggu. Both my visits to Canggu were short so I did not have the chance to visit a lot of restaurants but I did find the best restaurant there called TWO TREES EATERY. My friend and I visited this place 4 times in the 2 days! The menu is not 100% plant-based but has a lot of vegan and gluten-free options.

Two Trees Eatery is honestly one of the best restaurants I have ever been to. I loved everything about this place; food, presentation, ambience and decor, their menu has something for everyone and is environmentally friendly. Owned and operated by two french women and the menu was developed by a chef in South Africa.

Pictured above is a smoothie bowl, golden chia pudding and the rooted salad which consisted of roasted pumpkin, quinoa, miso hummus, lentils, pumpkin seed butter dressing, cranberries, broccoli, and spiced nuts. I was so blown away by presentation of the food; especially the salad and smoothie bowl.

There are so many healthy plant-based restaurants in Bali, these are just a few I remembered to snap pics and had time to visit. Here are some on my list I did not mention or had a chance to visit (I guess I’ll just have to go back!):

UBUD: 

  • Clear Cafe
  • Mudra Cafe
  • Alchemy
  • Earth Cafe
  • Sage
  • AA Juicery Cafe
  • La Pacha Mama
  • The Elephant
  • Sari Organik

CANGGU: 

  • Betelnut Cafe
  • Motion Cafe
  • Cafe Organic
  • Nude
  • Peloton Supershop
  • Nalu Bowls
  • The Shady Shack
  • Alkaline