15 Best Cafes in Uluwatu

Uluwatu's cafe scene grew up around surfers who needed strong coffee before dawn patrol and somewhere to refuel after — which is why so many of the best spots here still double as surf shops, listening bars, or gardens attached to a yoga studio. They're also scattered the length of the peninsula, from Jalan Labuan Sait to the cliffs above Bingin, with no single strip you can walk between. Renting your own wheels solves that problem fast — we run BUGORIDE, an open-air buggy that fits up to six people and comes with a sunshade roof for the stretches between cafes, so a real cafe crawl across this list is actually doable in a day instead of three separate scooter trips.

Here are 15 real, currently-open cafes worth building a morning — or a whole day — around.

The benchmark for specialty coffee on the peninsula. Suka Espresso on Jalan Labuan Sait sources small-batch beans from across Indonesia and South America and pairs them with an Australian-style brunch menu that goes well past toast and eggs. Open 7:30am–10pm.

Half surf shop, half cafe, all good coffee. Drifter brews Mandailing Estate beans from Sumatra inside a traditional Javanese limasan building, with a whole-foods menu built for people about to paddle out or just did. Open 7am–10pm daily.

A speakeasy-style entrance leads into a room full of vinyl records, vintage speakers, and a Japanese-listening-bar vibe that's unlike anything else on this list. Analog on Jalan Labuan Sait pours serious coffee alongside Scandinavian-leaning breakfasts, open from 6:30am.

Part surf shop, part coffee bar, entirely built for people who want to bring a laptop and stay a while. BGS Uluwatu sits right before the turnoff to Suluban and Uluwatu Beach — a solid stop before or after a surf session. Open 7:30am–10pm.

Tucked between Bingin and Padang Padang on Jalan Labuan Sait, Bukit Cafe is known for its Buddha bowls and a bright, plant-filled dining room that makes a good lunch stop between beaches.

A family-friendly garden cafe near Bingin Beach built around organic, mostly vegetarian food — think almond-milk oatmeal and fresh juices. The Cashew Tree runs live music on Thursday nights and stays open till midnight that day; otherwise it closes at 10pm.

One of Bali's original fully plant-based cafes, set in a permaculture garden attached to a yoga studio. Alchemy serves an entirely raw-vegan buffet — build-your-own bowls, smoothies, and raw desserts made without any heat processing.

A wholefoods pizzeria and bakery on Jalan Labuan Sait with genuinely solid gluten-free and vegan options, including a gluten-free pizza base. Nourish is open 7am–9pm with on-site parking, which matters more than it sounds once you've circled a packed cafe strip looking for a spot — one more reason a compact buggy beats a car out here.

The Uluwatu outpost of one of Bali's most popular brunch chains, positioned conveniently between Padang Padang and Bingin. Milk & Madu has spacious indoor-outdoor seating, a kids' playground, and a menu that covers pancakes, burgers, and cocktails from 6:30am to 10pm.

A proper upscale stop if you want the cafe experience to tip into a real meal. Gooseberry is a modern French restaurant above Bingin Beach known for its brioche French toast and a breakfast menu that runs until nearly noon. Open 8am–10:30pm.

Set inside Uluwatu Surf Villas with a 12×15 meter infinity pool suspended over the jungle, Mana Uluwatu is open to outside guests for poke bowls, fresh salads, and cocktails with an ocean view that's hard to beat for the price of a coffee and a day pass on a lounger.

An open-air Indonesian restaurant and cafe on the Padang Padang Beach road, Ulu Garden leans into local, seasonal cooking in a garden setting — a good change of pace from the smoothie-bowl circuit if you want a proper Indonesian breakfast.

A stylish, laid-back coffee spot known for excellent muffins alongside its espresso menu. Suburbia is one of the newer names on the Uluwatu cafe map and worth a stop if you're passing through Pecatu.

A well-decorated breakfast spot in Pecatu known for reliably good coffee and a relaxed, gourmet-leaning menu. Kayu Café is a solid mid-morning stop if the bigger names nearby are full.

An Instagram-friendly cafe with a menu that covers a lot of ground — smoothie bowls, burgers, tacos, pasta, and solid vegetarian and vegan options. Ours Bali is a reliable choice when your group can't agree on what kind of food it wants.

Most of these cluster around two stretches: Jalan Labuan Sait (Suka, Drifter, Analog, BGS, Bukit Cafe, Nourish, Milk & Madu) and the cliffs above Bingin (The Cashew Tree, Gooseberry). The rest — Alchemy, Mana, Ulu Garden, Suburbia, Kayu, Ours — sit further out toward Pecatu and Uluwatu Temple. Parking is generally easy at all of them, though the busier ones on Labuan Sait fill their small lots by mid-morning during dry season (April–October).

If you're trying to hit more than two or three in a day, BUGORIDE is built for exactly this kind of stop-and-go route — insured, delivery by arrangement on WhatsApp, and easier to park outside a packed cafe strip than a car. Load up the playlist, pick three from this list, and let the coffee dictate the itinerary.