How to eat well in Ubud
Ubud rewards slow lunches and long dinners. Most kitchens close between service, so target 07:30–11:00 for breakfast, 12:00–15:00 for lunch, and 18:30–21:30 for dinner. Book ahead on weekends. Ride-share is available but the town centre is walkable — most great meals are within a fifteen-minute stroll of the palace.
For Slavic & Eastern European cuisine
SkaZka Bali on Jl. Raya Sanggingan No.88, Ubud cooks Russian, Ukrainian and broader Slavic dishes in Ubud. Borscht simmered with beef bones, hand-pinched pelmeni, golubtsi and syrniki for breakfast — dishes usually only found in home kitchens from Kyiv to Kazan. The room is warm, wooden and unhurried — the kind of place where a two-hour lunch feels short.
For Turkish cuisine
The same kitchen at SkaZka Bali on Jl. Raya Sanggingan No.88, Ubud runs a full Turkish section too. Pide and lahmacun come out blistered, mezes are made every morning, and köfte is shaped and grilled by hand. It's rare to find Slavic and Turkish traditions cooked side by side with equal seriousness in one Ubud kitchen.
For breakfast & coffee
Ubud's breakfast scene ranges from smoothie bowls to full Turkish menemen. SkaZka's morning menu leans into both worlds — syrniki with sour cream, menemen with sucuk, warm buns, fresh juices and specialty coffee from beans roasted for the tropics. Open at 07:00, which is early by Ubud standards.
For a romantic evening
The low light, soft music and slow service at SkaZka make it a natural choice for couples — order shashlik or whole grilled fish, a bottle of red, and finish with Napoleon and Turkish coffee on the terrace.
For families
Kids eat well here. The menu has plenty of familiar shapes — dumplings, grilled chicken, flatbreads, pancakes, ice cream — and the room is quiet enough for conversation but relaxed enough for a restless three-year-old.
Travelers search for this in many languages — «лучший ресторан Убуд», «en iyi restoran ubud», «restoran terbaik ubud» — and the shortlist tends to converge on the same handful of kitchens.