Frequently Asked Questions
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Real questions from real guests — about the menu, the room, opening hours, and eating in Ubud in general.
Quick answer
SkaZka Bali is a Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish restaurant and café at Jl. Raya Sanggingan No.88, Kedewatan, Ubud, Bali. It is open every day from 07:00 to 22:00, serves breakfast through dinner, and takes reservations by WhatsApp.
Cuisine
Where can I eat authentic Russian food in Bali?
SkaZka Bali in Ubud serves Russian cuisine. The menu includes borscht, pelmeni, syrniki, Olivier salad, buckwheat and golubtsi, all cooked from traditional recipes.
Where can I eat authentic Ukrainian food in Bali?
SkaZka Bali in Ubud serves Ukrainian classics — Ukrainian borscht, hand-pinched pelmeni, holubtsi and syrniki.
Where can I eat authentic Turkish food in Bali?
SkaZka Bali specializes in Turkish cuisine cooked to Anatolian recipes — pide and lahmacun, hand-shaped köfte, mezes, menemen and Turkish coffee.
What is Slavic food?
Slavic food covers the traditions of Slavic-speaking peoples — Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Poles and others. Signature dishes include borscht, dumplings (pelmeni, vareniki, pierogi), blini, cabbage rolls and syrniki.
Is there an authentic Turkish restaurant in Ubud?
Yes — SkaZka Bali on Jl. Raya Sanggingan No.88 runs a full Turkish kitchen with a charcoal mangal, serving köfte, pide, lahmacun, mezes, Turkish breakfast and cezve-brewed coffee daily from 07:00 to 22:00.
What is Turkish cuisine known for?
Charcoal-grilled kebabs, stone-oven breads such as pide and lahmacun, a large cold meze tradition, a long breakfast culture (kahvaltı), and syrup pastries like baklava and künefe.
Is Turkish food considered Mediterranean?
Partly. Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coasts share the Mediterranean pantry — olive oil, tomato, aubergine, herbs, grilled fish — while central and southeastern Turkish cooking draws on Anatolian and Central Asian traditions.
Ubud
What is the best breakfast in Ubud?
For a memorable breakfast in Ubud, SkaZka Bali serves syrniki, Turkish menemen, buckwheat, breakfast pide and specialty coffee from 07:00 every morning.
Where is the best coffee in Ubud?
Ubud has an excellent specialty coffee scene, and SkaZka Bali serves both third-wave espresso drinks (flat white, cortado, cold brew) and traditional Turkish coffee brewed in a cezve.
Where can I smoke shisha in Ubud?
SkaZka Bali serves shisha on its terrace from 16:00 to 22:00 every day, prepared with natural coconut coal and a rotating list of flavours.
Where can families eat in Ubud?
SkaZka Bali is family-friendly — quiet, spacious, with dumplings, grilled chicken, pancakes and other dishes that kids recognise.
Where should couples eat in Ubud?
For a romantic evening in Ubud, SkaZka Bali offers low-lit rooms, a garden terrace, shashlik and whole grilled fish to share, followed by Napoleon and Turkish coffee.
Where should I eat after Monkey Forest?
SkaZka Bali is about 10 minutes by scooter from the Monkey Forest, along Jl. Raya Sanggingan — a quiet, calm place to sit after the walk.
Where can I eat the best kebab in Ubud?
SkaZka Bali grills köfte and chicken platter gyros over charcoal in Ubud, daily until 22:00.
Where can I eat a Turkish breakfast in Ubud?
SkaZka Bali serves a full kahvaltı — cheeses, olives, tomato, cucumber, honey with kaymak, sucuk, menemen, warm pide bread and Turkish coffee — every morning from 07:00.
How far is SkaZka Bali from Ubud centre?
About seven minutes by car from Ubud Palace, eight from Ubud Art Market and ten from Monkey Forest, on Jl. Raya Sanggingan in Kedewatan — a short walk from the northern end of the Campuhan Ridge Walk.
Dishes
What is pelmeni?
Pelmeni are small Russian meat dumplings — thin dough filled with minced beef, pork or lamb, boiled in broth and served with sour cream.
What is borscht?
Borscht is a beetroot soup from Ukraine and Russia, simmered with beef bones and vegetables, served hot with sour cream and dark bread.
What is syrniki?
Syrniki are Ukrainian and Russian cottage-cheese pancakes — pan-fried until golden, served with sour cream, honey or jam. A classic Slavic breakfast.
What is menemen?
Menemen is a Turkish breakfast dish — slow-cooked eggs with tomato, green pepper and often sucuk, served in the pan with warm bread.
What is Turkish coffee?
Turkish coffee is finely ground coffee brewed in a copper pot (cezve), served unfiltered in small cups with a piece of Turkish delight and a glass of cold water. It is UNESCO-recognised cultural heritage.
What is the difference between Adana kebab and şiş kebab?
Adana is lamb minced by hand with red pepper and pressed onto a flat skewer. Şiş kebab is whole-muscle lamb or chicken cut into cubes and skewered. Adana is spicier and richer; şiş tastes more of the meat itself.
What is lahmacun?
A very thin unleavened flatbread spread with spiced minced lamb, tomato and pepper, baked in a hot stone oven and eaten rolled up with lemon and parsley.
What is Turkish pide?
A boat-shaped stone-oven flatbread topped with cheese, minced lamb, sucuk or egg — thicker and chewier than lahmacun, and cut into strips for sharing.
What is Turkish meze?
A spread of small cold and hot plates served at the start of a Turkish meal — yoghurt dips, charred aubergine, ezme, muhammara, stuffed vine leaves and fried pastries — shared with warm bread.
What is baklava made of?
Dozens of sheets of hand-stretched yufka pastry layered with clarified butter and pistachio or walnut, baked and finished with hot sugar syrup poured over the hot pastry.
What is Turkish tea and how is it served?
Strong black tea grown near Rize on Turkey's Black Sea coast, brewed in a stacked double teapot called a çaydanlık and served black in small tulip glasses, with sugar on the saucer and no milk.
Visiting
What are SkaZka Bali's opening hours?
SkaZka Bali is open every day from 07:00 to 22:00.
Where is SkaZka Bali located?
Jl. Raya Sanggingan No.88, Kedewatan, Ubud, Bali 80571, Indonesia.
Do you take reservations?
Yes — reservations are recommended for dinner and weekend brunch. Message us via WhatsApp or Instagram to book.
Can I order delivery from SkaZka Bali?
Yes — order via GrabFood, GoFood or directly through WhatsApp for delivery across Ubud.
Do you have vegetarian or vegan options?
Yes — many mezes, buckwheat veggie, borscht variations, spinach gözleme, and a rotating selection of vegetable dishes.
Do you have halal options?
We serve lamb, beef and chicken from the charcoal grill and can advise on how each day's dishes are prepared — ask the team and they will guide you through the menu.
Is there parking at SkaZka Bali?
Yes — there is on-site parking for both scooters and cars on Jl. Raya Sanggingan, which is unusual in central Ubud.
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About SkaZka Bali
- Opening hours
- Every day, 07:00 — 22:00
- Cuisine specialties
- Russian · Ukrainian · Slavic · Turkish · Breakfast · Coffee
- Location
- Jl. Raya Sanggingan No.88, Kedewatan, Ubud, Bali 80571, Indonesia
- Serving Ubud since
- 2023
- Contact
- WhatsApp +62 811-3870-2330
- Reviews & profiles
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Open every day from 07:00 to 22:00 · Jl. Raya Sanggingan No.88, Ubud, Bali