Cuca

Kevin Cherkas opened Cuca in Jimbaran in 2013 with the training of El Bulli, Arzak and Daniel behind him, and the kitchen has held its place as the most globally fluent restaurant on the island — tapas-format menu, cocktails to match, and the kind of local sourcing that puts the kitchen at the centre of the Michelin Green Guide listing. Tatler has named it among the 2026 Best Restaurants in Indonesia for the second consecutive year.

Book a table on the garden side, take the chef's tasting and the cocktail pairing. The right answer for the night in Bali that wants the proper kitchen without the cliffside markup — the Jimbaran kitchen that earns the drive from Seminyak or Uluwatu.

The kitchen that earns the drive.