Bali, Indonesia — Memories, Meals, & Miles

Meals

Livingstone

Livingstone was my favorite place to have breakfast. It is conveniently located on the strip (about a 10-minute walk) from Daun Seminyak Hotel. The interior is huge and an environment conducive to getting work done. I had several meals there.

The French toast is what made me fall in love with Livingstone! Each slice was fluffy and filled with Nutella!

Avocado toast is yet another great option. This meal typically comes with a poached egg, but I opted for scrambled.

Fluffy pancakes topped with blueberries, strawberries, bananas, and whipped cream. One word… Delish!

Freshly squeezed watermelon juice was so good and refreshing. I drank it with every meal.

They have a nice breakfast combo that includes an appetizer, main course, and fresh squeezed juice, coffee, or tea.

They have free Wi-Fi for customers.

Char Char Bar

This is easily one of the sexiest bars out! The front of the bar is an open space set up stadium style. You can people watch and ironically, people can watch you too! The ambiance is chill with a flare of romance and sophistication. Drinks are reasonably priced, and the music is on point. It’s the perfect place to have a drink and catch up with a friend.

Cafe Organic

Yummy fresh breakfast and lunch are served here all day. They offer health conscious vegetarian meals. Pictured below is the smoothie bowl. This smoothie bowl is called Nagga Dragon, and inside the bowl is mango, strawberries, dragon fruit, dried coconut, oats, chai seeds, house made muesli, almond milk, and wild honey. It tasted just as good as it looks! I ate every last bite and I don’t even eat bananas lol. Cafe Organic was highly recommended to me and I highly recommend it to you!

Winnie Warung

Aside from the food, the staff kept me coming back. Their enthusiasm and willingness to make you feel at home was comforting. I would get either the nasi goreng with pork or fried noodles with pork and vegetables. Both are good, but I prefer the nasi goreng.

They have free Wi-Fi for customers.

Mad Ronin

I’ve never had ramen before but if this is how it’s supposed to taste then I am a fan! Below I tried the black garlic chicken with a side of pork dumplings, and lychee iced tea.

Single Fin

This restaurant is well-known among surfers. It’s a beach club vibe overlooking the ocean. The burger was yummy and so was my Rosella Punch!

They have free Wi-Fi for customers.

Mie 88 Noodle

Mie 88 Noodle is a Chinese restaurant. The sweet and sour chicken was an excellent choice and as you can see it was made with love! The lychee tea was very good also.

Exotic Fruit

Experimenting with fruit is always fun in another country. Below are some of the fruits I tried and my thoughts on each.

Salak- This fruit gets its name, snake fruit, from its snake like skin. You peel the skin off and beneath it is the fruit. It kind of reminds me of an apple in texture but is 10x better in taste!

Rambutan- Don’t be intimidated by the spikey exterior. The inside resembles lychee and has a similar flavor and texture.

Purple Mangosteen- This fruit’s exterior reminds me of a ball shaped baby eggplant. Inside it divides much like an orange. It is very tasty.

Sugar Apple- My family is from the Caribbean, so this is sweet sap for me lol. However, it goes by the name sweet apple in Bali. This fruit is interesting. The same outer appearance is basically how it looks on the inside. It’s like a pomegranate but the seeds are much bigger though.

Dragon Fruit- I’ve had dragon fruit flavored things but never the actual fruit. It’s pretty tasty although I don’t think the one I tried was ripe. Dragon fruit comes in both white and purple. You won’t know which is which until you cut it open. The purple one temporarily stains your hands so be careful.

Durian. This fruit is for the brave. It has an acquired taste and scent. It’s banned from most hotels which speaks volumes to its odor lol. Both the scent and flavor make me nauseous but it is loved in Bali.

Billy’s Terrance Café

This café has a buffet style option where you can choose from an array of different local foods. The food was just okay, and staff wasn’t as hands on as I would expect them to be. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this place unless you’re in the area and starving. However, the view is beautiful and when you're done eating you can head over to the rice terrace across the street.

They have free Wi-Fi for customers.

Second Street

Second street was disappointing. The English breakfast included eggs, sausage, bacon, hash-browns, grilled tomato, and a fruit platter, with tea and fresh squeezed juice. The food was mediocre. Everything was greasy. The best thing there was the fresh squeezed juice and the fruit platter.