spicyayam
I thought I would start a post here about people's favorite budget restaurants.Somehow for me, food tastes even better when it is good and I am not paying a lot for it :) One place I recommend for pork lovers is [b]Rumah Makan Muara Kobe[/b] in Kuta. The specialty is babi-panggang. They don't have a large menu, but everything on it is delicious. The only downside is that the beer isn't too cold. It is owned by a Indonesian, from north Sumatra and his Japanese wife. Definitely worth giving it a try if you want to try a taste from North Sumatra. Rumah Makan Muara KobeMasakan Khas BatakCab. Rm. Silindung P. Siantar Sumut,Jl. Setia Budi No. 7, Kuta, Bali.Tel: (0361) 751 22[/quote]
begonia
Hello spicy!!! I like the post!!What about if people posting here mention as well the budget aproximately, for some of us probably that is something important to know as well if we want to try !!!I love to eat in the pasar sengol in Gianyar market!! (hehehe 20.000 Rp)In Ubud there is one road which is getting popular for local warungs, Jalan Goutama.Uhhhhhhhhh I will think about my favorite one!!!
spicyayam
I think most of the dishes are around 20,000. They look small, but you will feel so full when you leave!
calitobali
My favorite places I couldn't even really give names of as most of them just have the generic "warung nasi" or "warung babi guling" type of names. Comes down to trial and error to find the good ones.I have a theory that the cheaper the food in Bali, usually the better it is. Compare a nasi goreng at a warung that costs 5k to a nasi goreng bought in kuta for 20,000. The one for 5,000 will win just about everytime. Some of my favorite budget meals includeBakso rp 4kMie ayam (even better with a few bakso balls thrown in) 4k, 5k with baksoNasi Padang with beef rendang, nangka muda, tempe and both green and red sambal 10k (that's what I eat upon coming home from drinking)Es doger, great on a hot day 2kfrom where I live I would have to drive at least 15 minutes to eat anything even remotely western, so I usually end up eating cheap Indonesian dishes 3 meals a day.
mimpimanis
One place in Kuta I like, especially if I am in the middle of shopping or running around is Obonk on Jalan Setiabudi No 19, Kuta.Their Tag line is "Rasa bintang lima, harga kaki lima" or something along those linesA steak/chicken hotplate costs around Rp15,000. The portions arent massive but a side order of fries is Rp7000, or rice Rp2,500.Our last meal there came to Rp71,000 for2 x Chicken mushroom hotplateSide order of fries,Chicken strips,4 mixed juices (delicious strawberry and melon juice)3 ice creams.We used to have lunch in KFC on shopping days (purely for speed and convenience) but this beats it by far for taste and price and is fast service too.
Adam
Definately nasi padang, though the quantity I consume (because I love it so much!) generally disqualifies the 'true' budget price tag.Rendang sapi x 3, ayam goreng (kaki) x 2, telur goreng, tempe goreng x 2, kentang x 3 and extra bumbu rendang. Yum! Normally sets me back about 55k. And not a vegie in sight - even better!!!!!! :) Some places do it much better than others but. My favourite place which was at the eastern end of Jl. Padma Timur has changed ownership and isn't half as good as it used to be. Ayam goreng lalapan and bebek goreng lalapan is my favourite in our kampung in Java. Not sure of the price exactly (12-15k?????), but dirt cheap most certainly. We normally cook at home in Java and that works out ridiculously cheap. We feed our whole extended family for less than what the two of us spend to eat here in Oz, and the poor buggers actually get a chance to eat a bit of meat for a change.
lumumba
I can't find any places better than my wife's cooking.But when I go down to Kuta I eat on the beach where the 10 warung are, under the trees. After I usually go on the pantai and have some beers. Mimpi wrote:Jalan Setiabudi No 19, Kuta.[/quote]I went a few times not bad at all and cheap. I'm usually not too fussy and I eat anything. I do like Padang food very much, very tasty, of course only the rice it's hot everything else cold, in this kind of heat who cares.I don't really want to sit at the table for hrs and wait to be served, NOT when I'm in Kuta or anywhere else near the beach.There is also another place in the middle of a rice field on the road to Tanah Lot and they serve what is called Lawar Kuwir: It is shredded boiled duck served on a bed of rice/vegetables and they also give you a bowl of duck soup with 2 duck's meat balls.Expensive restaurant are only for celebration now and then when I get fed up with cheap/fast food.
bolli
Warung Sunda in Kuta, a great Javanese place with flying fish. :lol: :lol:
Donna
i love a warung on Jl Oberoi just near La Lucciola. i think its called Warung Ibu Dewi and its where a lot of the taxi drivers eat. if you are looking at a line of shops/warungs, you will see hers on the far left and its blue in colour. she makes a great nasi pecel, and her nasi campur is just wonderful.
begonia
If we go shopping and have time from time to time I like as well to go to the food court (I am not sure if this is the right word) in Tiara Supermarket, the one opposite to the militar hospital, I dont know if the others Tiara has as well food court, never been on the others!!!Anyway, I like that place specially because there is so many choices of local food and I love the balinese cakes!!!!!!!!!!I LOVE the diferent BUBUR, bubur injin, bubur sunsun, bubur kacang hijau..........bubur injin is my favourite!!!I like balinese cakes and I will never understand why in the most of the restaurants dont have balinese desserts or balinese cakes!!!!!!!!! ( I love laclak!!!!!!!!!!!) probably the most of tourists leave Bali without seeing a balinese cake, a plate of balinese cakes could be nice on the menu for dessert or to have a cup of coffee or tea, the most of tourist eats the same cakes they eat in their own countries!!!!!!!! (tiramisu, pies, ice creams..............) although not easy to find balinese cakes, in Ubud you can find them inside of the food market (in front of the place selling sayur) and of course in the pasar sengol in Gianyar and they are soooooooooooo cheap (500/1.000 Rp per piece).
calitobali
Actually I do remember the name of an excellent spot, called Warung Sulawesi. I forget the actual name of the road i is on, it is in the petitenget/oberei area. I'm sure someone else knows it and can give the correct street name.
ronb
One place in Kuta I like, especially if I am in the middle of shopping or running around is Obonk on Jalan Setiabudi No 19, Kuta.Their Tag line is "Rasa bintang lima, harga kaki lima" or something along those lines[/quote]Yes - they are good, I haven't been to that one - but there is another in Denpasar in Jl Teuku Umar opposite the Commonwealth bank. Click the map for details.[attachment=0:eue6ocyk]commbank-dps.jpg[/attachment:eue6ocyk]
toucan
The tastiest seafood meal I have had in Bali was at a warung called Ham Le - on the road heading from Nusa Dua to Kuta, but closest to Nusa Dua. Just a simple warung next to a motor bike repair shop, you could choose the seafood from the ice box and pay by the kilo, the food cooked on a coconut husk bbq. We had a whole fish, some prawns, kerang and kangkung all served with sambal and nasi. It wasn't cheap by warung standards but it was such tasty fresh seafood. My favourite was the kerang, fat and juicy served in the shell and smothered in sambal.
wepro
Yeah CalitobaliI agree - Warung Sulawesi is one of my local favourites too. Its in Jl. Petitenget - there is a small Gang exactly opposite Warung Europ. And just at the beginning of this Gang is Warung Sulawesi. Open everday except sundays for lunch. And normally full during lunch time - so the food must be good :-)
noodles
Oh....Im a blind road, always got lost and do not know how to go to the place that mentioned in Kuta :cry: :cry: :cry:
mimpimanis
If you mean Obonks, when you are at the roundabout on the bypass/Jalan Sunset intersection Jalan Setiabudi is the other road off the roundabout that heads down to Kuta. And Obonks is a few hundred meters down on the right hand side.
noodles
Mini, sorry...I cannt find out Jl Setiabudi on the map, it's hard for me find go somewhere I have never been to :oops: Lastest record that my motobike gas tank is almost empty, the tank is full when I leave, really don't know my way around yet in Denpasar city center and how to go back to home :wink:
ronb
Mini, sorry...I cannt find out Jl Setiabudi on the map, it's hard for me find go somewhere I have never been to :oops: Lastest record that my motobike gas tank is almost empty, the tank is full when I leave, really don't know my way around yet in Denpasar city center and how to go back to home :wink:[/quote]Here is where Google Earth says it is - pretty easy to find near the big round-about on the by-pass.[attachment=0:1e2h605b]jl-setiabudi-kuta.jpg[/attachment:1e2h605b]
nomad4ever
Did somebody mention already [b]Warung Kolega[/b] in Jl Petitenget? That's the best valued Javanese food I came across on Bali in the last 3 years.It's very consistent every day, lot's of choices and fair prices. I love [b]Warung Sulawesi[/b] also, but as a bule you sometimes pay (much) more than the locals. A similar amount of veggies, tofu, tempe and nasi kuning in Warung Sulawesi costs me always at least double price compared to Warung Kolega. I understand that it's a different cuisine with different spices and all, but somehow it's also not *that* different for me to justify the price difference. Warung Kolega sets me back usually around 12-14K Rupiah, while Sulawesi I pay usually around 22-26K Rupiah for similar food. Warung Sulawesi also uses lots of MSG.And yeah, both Sulawesi and Kolega are closed on Sundays. Then it's time for [b]Warung Murah[/b] at the intersection of Jl. Petitenget towards the extension of Jl Legian (don't know the name of this one). Here the choices are less, the food tastes a bit more plain, but the cheap prices, great sambal, friendly staff and the family atmosphere make up for that.Or, if you prefer a fellow Expat sitting next to you, try Warung Murah in Jl Double 6, which has nothing to do with the above Warung Murah, if I'm not mistaken. Also here, the pricing strategy is sometimes strange to understand, especially for meat and fish items.A good 24/7 option is [b]Warung Pojok[/b] on Jl. Legian, next to the Megabank, near the intersection to Jl Sunset. I especially love their Tofu/Tempe/Telur/Eggplant Lalapan for only 8.000 Rupiah. And they have the cheapest Es Teh, for only 2.000 a pop. Nice place after clubbing in the early morning hours, when it's the only place open, but a bit bland during the day.
mimpimanis
Until this month my favourite sate was always from a warung in Lombok however lately we have been getting sate from a stand here in Puri Gading, Jimbarn Rp6,000 for 10 sticks and it is the best sate yet :) 50 sticks last night for Rp30,000 and still some left today to snack on.
