Vegetarian Food Guide for your Bali Trip - must go places

The first place I would like to recommend is Suka Espresso (photos below). If you happen to be in Uluwatu, Suka is a must visit. It's a quite popular eatery and was suggested to us by someone in our resort so we decided to check it out.

The place had a chill vibe with lots of youngsters sitting and hanging out, having their lunch. Most of the people there were foreign tourists and the food was fusion having a few Indonesian dishes along with a few things to cater to the global audience. Plus coffee.

We had Sweet Potato Fries, and Indonesian Curry and an Iced Latte and all of it was super yummy!

And all thanks to Suka Espresso, I'm now a Sweet Potato Fries junkie for life!

The next must go to place is Cafe Outside Corner in Uluwatu only.

We had first seen this place hunting for dinner the night before but they had just stocked out and so had to close their kitchen. But we really liked the look & vibe of the place.

So we ended up here the next day for lunch and actually spent some time here playing TT and chatting up with the owner of the place.

We had a veggie burger, a salad and an Iced Latte again and believe it or not, this was enough for the four of us (we had also had a huge heavy breakfast).

Seniman Coffee Shop & Roasters is one of the most popular coffee places in Ubud. We were searching for good coffee places in Ubud when we saw Seniman in a few list of recommendations.

Incidentally, it was quite close to where we were staying. So we knew we had to give it a try. And as soon as we entered, a whiff of coffee aroma welcomed us, and we felt at home immediately! Yes, we're crazy about coffee!!

We tried Tipat Goreng there (which is basically rice cakes stir fried with a lot of veggies) and an Iced Coffee (started seeing a pattern yet?!?). Apart from that they were trying out a few new brews of coffee and we got to try a couple of them.

Goreng actually means fried and is generally referred to the stir fried method of cooking. Nasi Goreng, Mie Goreng and Tipat Goreng are all very popular foods in Bali.

If you have been to Bali and have not tried the Coconut Ice-cream from Tukies, I'm sorry but you will have to go again.

We tried it the first time by chance - because our friend Ruchika was not feeling very satisfied with the food we were having and wanted to have something special.

Tukies was just there at the right place at the right time - and we gave it a try. But God, was it good.

Another mind blowing thing we tried in Bali was Cauliflower Tacos at Cantina, Ubud Market.

On Day 5 of our trip as we left Ubud, our friends were bidding Goodbye to the beautiful Bali and flying back to India that day and we were going to Kuta for the last 2 days of our trip.

On our way there, our driver heard us talking - wondering where we should have lunch. He so graciously asked us if we wanted to visit a pure vegetarian Balinese restaurant.

We all said yes in unison!

And hence we landed in Hare Krishna Balinese Veggie Restaurant.

It was a simple place amidst a lot of greenery. And the food was also simple yet incredibly tasty. We ordered a veggie campur which is basically rice accompanied with an assortment of dishes in small quantities. Our plate had stir fried tempeh, soy satay, veggie curry and various salads.

I know I have said this before, but I'm sorry somehow we actually landed at some of the best places to eat in Bali. And Old Man's would definitely compete for the top of the list.

Roaming around Canggu beach, we came across Old Man's and it looked interesting. So we decided to go inside. It was a different world all together.

It was full of youngsters partying their hearts out, playing beer pong and dancing. It was like a giant house party!

And the thing about such places is that mostly the food there sucks. Because hello, who goes to eat there.

So I was surprised as hell when our Aglio Olio came as perfect as it was. We had also ordered Garlic Potato Bites which was insanely yummy as well. I mean I have special admiration for people who ace the simplest of dishes with perfection, because that's where most people would falter.

The last place on this recommendations list is Coffee Cartel. If you love coffee as much as we do, or even half as much, you need to go to Coffee Cartel.

It's one of the cutest coffee shops I have been to - the design of the place is spectacular and the coffee is splendid. We also tried a vegan burger which we loved. But this was also one of the most expensive places we went to in Bali.

While we were there, we also saw the owner of Coffee Cartel sitting there so we struck up a conversation with him. It is amazing how people from different continents can bond over something so simple as a coffee.

Their speciality is a Pink Latte but since it was super hot when we went to Bali, we stuck to Iced Latte everywhere.

Though the location showing here is Ubud, we actually came across Kulo Coffee takeaway store somewhere near Seminyak. We were actually roaming around the streets on our scooty and had stopped to look some cute stuff in one of the shops next door.

We decided to pick up the coffee before continuing our wandering journey across Seminyak. The coffee was great, even better because of the spill proof way in which it was packed.

You can give it a try if you happen to locate one of their outlets somewhere and need something refreshing to drink.

It's a popular Indian restaurant in Ubud and if you're looking to have Indian food, you can surely visit this place.

The food is also pretty decent, it seems like they have got their menu and recipes right. The only downside to this place is that it's too expensive. Plus the portion sizes were considerably small.

THE PLACES WE DON'T RECOMMEND

After a successful dinner at Warung Lokal, we decided to give more Balinese restaurants a try and this one came highly recommended on TripAdvisor.

I don't exactly remember what we ordered - but the food was fine. What was not fine was that the place was full and was obviously doing well so the servers did not pay attention at all.

The communication was bad, they did not make any suggestions for the food even after we asked and they charged us for a glass of water even after us communicating that we didn't want bottled water. What was the point of not taking bottled water if the same amount was charged for a glass of water after that.

Plus on top of that they did not have card payments and this information was not displayed anywhere. In fact Biah Biah was the only place we found this trouble. And they became even more noncooperative after that!

Overall, the experience turned sour and I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone.

We went to Spice Mantraa on our last night in Bali. And that too out of sheer frustration. Both of us were craving familiar food and while wandering aimlessly, we stumbled upon this place.

The problem with Indian places in Bali is that they're too fine dining. Which means expensive with minimal portion sizes and basically half filled stomaches.

So again, this place is not recommended from my side.

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