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Rethinking Dining

Join us behind the scenes of Bali’s most thoughtful restaurants. From intimate kitchens to destination dining spaces, The Punch invites you to explore a more considered approach to food on the island.

Discover in-depth editorials, chef perspectives, and honest visuals that highlight the people, ingredients, and processes behind each menu. Each feature offers a closer look at restaurants shaping a more conscious way of cooking, sourcing, and dining.

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RESTAURANT • UBUD

Beyond the Plate

The Immersive World of Locavore NXT

Locavore NXT extends the Locavore vision into a fully immersive, hyper-local dining experience. Created by Ray Adriansyah and Eelke Plasmeijer, it moves beyond the traditional restaurant format. Combining food, space, and stay, it offers a deeper exploration of ingredients, place, and process.

Locavore NXT extends the Locavore vision into a fully immersive, hyper-local dining experience. Created by Ray Adriansyah and Eelke Plasmeijer, it moves beyond the traditional restaurant format. Combining food, space, and stay, it offers a deeper exploration of ingredients, place, and process.

RESTAURANT • UBUD

The Future-Focused

Yet Authentic World of Room4Dessert

Room4Dessert brings together dining, stay, and learning within a lush forest setting. Created by Will Goldfarb, it extends beyond a restaurant into a small, interconnected space. Centered on ingredients, creativity, and community, it offers a thoughtful experience that feels both refined and deeply personal.

Room4Dessert brings together dining, stay, and learning within a lush forest setting. Created by Will Goldfarb, it extends beyond a restaurant into a small, interconnected space. Centered on ingredients, creativity, and community, it offers a thoughtful experience that feels both refined and deeply personal.

CAFÉS • AROUND BALI

Baking & Roasting Change

The Heart and Soul of Baked.

BAKED. Bali isn’t just a café–it’s a living tribute to intentionality, born from the life and values of its founder, Gustav Groenendijk. A blend of Dutch and English heritage, Gustav grew up on a family farm in rural southern Portugal, where his connection to the earth and the joy of shared meals began. Raised in a large family with eight siblings, he learned resilience and the power of teamwork, with each child playing their part in the rhythm of farm life. Natural foods, cooking, and the closeness of kin were the foundation of his upbringing, shaping his perspective on life.

At 17, after stepping away from high school, Gustav ventured to Indonesia for an internship at a wood factory, where he was in the thick of the art of carving and traditional skilled artistry. This experience was a sharp contrast to the Michelin-starred kitchens he’d worked in back in Portugal, but it opened him to a new way of seeing the world–one that would prove catalytic. Indonesia called him back, and he settled first in Jakarta, working in restaurants before finally finding his place in Bali.

RESTAURANT • ULUWATU

Earth, Art, and Soul

Ulu Garden brings together food, music, and connection in a setting shaped by creativity and intention. Created by Wayan Armina, it reflects a more personal approach to gathering. Guided by reflection rather than ambition, it offers a space where people slow down and reconnect with a deeper sense of purpose.

Ulu Garden brings together food, music, and connection in a setting shaped by creativity and intention. Created by Wayan Armina, it reflects a more personal approach to gathering. Guided by reflection rather than ambition, it offers a space where people slow down and reconnect with a deeper sense of purpose.

CAFÉ • CANGGU

Embracing Mindful Living

The Bokashi Experience

Bokashi Bali centers its approach on waste reduction, with bulk shopping, refill systems, and reusable packaging encouraging more conscious habits. Through on-site composting and partnerships with like-minded suppliers, it builds a community focused on reducing impact and making everyday choices more responsible.

Bokashi Bali centers its approach on waste reduction, with bulk shopping, refill systems, and reusable packaging encouraging more conscious habits. Through on-site composting and partnerships with like-minded suppliers, it builds a community focused on reducing impact and making everyday choices more responsible.

RESTAURANT • AROUND BALI

The Art of Being Conscious in Creative Chaos

Motel Mexicola is all color, music, and movement—a place where the night unfolds with ease and energy. Since 2013, it has become a lively gathering spot built on celebration and connection. Behind the scenes, a more conscious way of operating is in place—showing that sustainability can exist quietly, without altering the experience.

Motel Mexicola is all color, music, and movement—a place where the night unfolds with ease and energy. Since 2013, it has become a lively gathering spot built on celebration and connection. Behind the scenes, a more conscious way of operating is in place—showing that sustainability can exist quietly, without altering the experience.

CAFÉ • CANGGU

The Avocado Factory

Made to Remember, Built to Belong

The Avocado Factory places a single ingredient at the center of its concept, exploring avocado across dishes, drinks, and design. What began as curiosity became a focused approach—turning an abundant fruit into a defining element of the entire experience. Through handmade incense and Indonesian botanicals, each creation offers a quiet sense of warmth, connection, and nostalgia.

The Avocado Factory places a single ingredient at the center of its concept, exploring avocado across dishes, drinks, and design. What began as curiosity became a focused approach—turning an abundant fruit into a defining element of the entire experience. Through handmade incense and Indonesian botanicals, each creation offers a quiet sense of warmth, connection, and nostalgia.

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