7 Great Halal Restaurants in Bali

Raja's Balinese at Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa serves local cuisine in a fine-dining setting. This halal-certified restaurant has well-illuminated dining spaces, complemented by Balinese décor of crafts and fabrics. It offers 2- and 3-course menus, with mains such as bebek betutu (whole duck marinated in 16 Balinese spices) and ulam ayam mepanggang (roasted spring chicken). You can also opt for a la carte dishes – standouts include nasi goreng (fried rice), oxtail soup, and Balinese lobster in coconut curry sauce.

The Jimbaran seafood cafés line a white-sand beach called Pantai Muaya in Bali. Popular for sunset dinners, each Jimbaran seafood cafe serves freshly grilled seafood at beachfront and candlelit tables. Dishes are usually served with steamed rice, mixed vegetables and homemade sambal (traditional chilli sauce) on the side. As the sun goes down, the horizon features faint lights from Ngurah Rai Airport and traditional fishing boat lanterns in the sea.

Pondok Tempo Doeloe is a family-friendly restaurant on the southern end of Sunset Road, where you can enjoy halal Sundanese cuisine. Its extensive menu includes freshwater fish and seafood dishes, such as its signature ikan bakar Tempo Doeloe (grilled fish), steamed tilapia in sweet-sour sauce, and banana leaf-wrapped steamed spicy fish. Orders come with rice baskets and mixed vegetable on the side.

Ayam Bakar Wong Solo specialises in juicy grilled chicken prepared a la Solo, which is the name of a town in Central Java. Its main offerings are platters known as paket, which consist of meat, rice and vegetables. You can choose from ayam bakar (grilled chicken), ayam penyet (smashed fried chicken) or grilled gourami – each serving comes with sambal (chilli sauce), steamed white rice, fried tofu and tempeh, sliced cucumber, seared eggplant, and fresh sprigs of basil.

Queen's Tandoor serves authentic Indian dishes in Seminyak, Kuta and Nusa Dua. You can find a wide range of vegetarian, meat and seafood dishes on the menu. For something light, try their South Indian menu, which has varieties of dosa (crepe-like pancake) and uttapam (thick Indian pancake) or go for their speciality tandoori chicken and mutton vindaloo for a more filling treat.