Join this tour, skip the tourist areas and visit the favourite spots, where the locals eat: on local ‘Eat Street!’ in Bali. Bali’s street food is fresh, fast, cheap, and a great way to crack into the local scene. You'll stop at a secret warung that only operates at night in a car park with the freshest food, wok to plate as they say, a roadside café specializing in Bali’s most famous dish, and finish it up with every Indonesian’s favorite dessert cooked on open coals.
By joining this tour, you help to employ 2 to 5 locals, which helps to empower the local community, all food prepared at the venues you visit is locally grown and bought. The vendors at the food market are all locals and there is no tourism here except for the Urban Adventures. By introducing different local dishes, in particular Babi Guling which is traditionally only served at ceremonies, this tour is a way for you to learn more about local culture and traditional ceremonies.
Your food journey starts at a local food market, where your guide will take you in and out of the small alleyways highlighting some of the foods you will taste later on Eat Street. Then you will visit a warung (café) famous for its babi guling (rotisserie-cooked suckling pig). Your guide will order a shared dish for two people and explain all that appears on the plate before you — which will have maybe five or six different elements.
From there, you'll head to a local Eat Street in Bali, tucked just behind the major tourist area and easy to get to — but oh-so local! You’ll start at the top of the street, where your expert guide will escort you through the numerous small warungs and stalls, picking out things for you to eat as you go. The street here is jam-packed with motorbikes and cars, and the later it gets, the busier it becomes. Of course, your guide is also an expert on local food, and will explain to you the food and traditions of what is on offer. On arrival, your guide will explain all the places that are available to eat here — far too many for one afternoon!
The good news, though, is that you'll always share dishes, so you’ll have lots of room to try it all. One must-try is the very yummy soto ayam (chicken noodle soup). This is one of Indonesia’s most famous national dishes. Walking along the main street, you’ll learn about all the different culinary influences on offer: Javanese, Sumatran, Sulawesi, Japanese and Thai/Indonesian fusion.
Or, if you need an energy boost, how about an energy-filled dessert, Indonesian-style! You’ll see “Joss Milk” sold all over the country, which is an Indonesian energy powder you mix with milk. Believe it or not, it goes amazingly well with the favourite dessert, which you'll grab at a small warung. This dessert is made from a crumpet-style batter cooked in an earthenware pot over hot coals. Choose from the top 10 list or design your own; the local favourite is Toblerone, banana, ice cream and cheese.
Your guide (now your foodie best friend in Bali) will assist you with finding a taxi for your trip back to your hotel (or to the next stop for your night out). And now that you have the keys to Bali’s local Eat Street, you can come back on your own to try even more local dishes!
Local English-speaking guide
Additional food and drinks