Pererenan & Canggu · 6 min read
The best Pererenan restaurants and cafés, from breakfast to dinner
Seven places we actually go back to in Pererenan, from slow breakfasts to long dinners with a good bottle.
Pererenan restaurants have quietly become one of the best reasons to stay on this side of Canggu. Most of them sit along Jalan Pantai Pererenan, the road that runs down to the beach, so you can eat very well without getting on a scooter. The scene is smaller than central Canggu, but the standard is high, and the mood is more neighbourhood than nightclub.
This list is short on purpose. These are places confirmed open in 2025 and 2026 sources, the ones we send friends to. Opening hours shift with the seasons, so check before you go, and book for dinner on weekends.
Breakfast and coffee
BAKED. Pererenan
The bakery everyone ends up at on their first morning. Go early for warm croissants, stay for shakshuka and an oat latte. Good for a quick takeaway before the beach, too.
Roots Pererenan
A plant focused café in the middle of the village, ideal after a surf or a yoga class. The breakfasts are generous and colourful, and even committed meat eaters leave happy.
Woods Pererenan
A small, leafy dining room on Jalan Dalem Lingsir with organic, vegetable forward cooking and a tea list of more than forty varieties. Order the beetroot carpaccio and the polenta fries, and book for dinner because the room fills up. Sunday brunch comes with live jazz piano.
Mornings in Pererenan start early. Surfers are out at sunrise, and by 7.30am the bakeries and cafés are busy with people coming back from the beach or a yoga class. If you like a quiet table, go before 8am or after 10am, when the first rush has passed.
Long lunches and dinners in Pererenan
Shelter Pererenan
A garden restaurant with a wood fire at its heart, cooking Mediterranean and Middle Eastern plates for sharing. The slow roasted lamb shoulder and the burrata with charred grapes are the classics, and the wine list is long. It gets loud and lively later in the evening, which is part of the point.
Pescado Bali
Spanish food made with local produce, served on very photogenic plates. Share patatas bravas and a paella, add a jug of sangria and you have a great group dinner. It gets busy, so reserve.
Zali Pererenan
Lebanese food in a relaxed, open air space. The mezze are generous, the falafel and hummus are excellent, and there are plenty of vegan, vegetarian and halal options, which makes it easy for a mixed group.
For a group, these three are the safest bets: big tables, sharing plates and menus that work for vegetarians and meat lovers alike. Ask for a table outside when the evening is dry, the air cools down nicely after sunset.
By the sea
Hippie Fish Pererenan Beach
Mediterranean style seafood right by the sand, with a proper wine list and a well known boozy brunch. Get the octopus carpaccio and a margarita, and time it for sunset.
Nights in, the local way
Some of our best meals in Pererenan happen at home. The local warungs and the morning market sell fruit, fish and vegetables for very little, and plenty of restaurants deliver through the usual apps. At Baliwood Pererenan the long marble table and the teak kitchen make a slow dinner with friends feel like an event, and if nobody wants to cook, have a look at our guide to booking a private chef for your villa.
A few practical notes. Most Pererenan restaurants add tax and service on top of menu prices, usually around 15 to 21 percent in total, so read the small print. Cards are widely accepted, but carry some cash for parking and small warungs. And if you are staying a while, mix it up: the cheap nasi campur at a local warung can be just as memorable as the wood-fired lamb.
Getting around is easy: almost everything on this list is on or just off Jalan Pantai Pererenan, so from most villas in the village you can walk to dinner in a few minutes. Bring a small torch or use your phone light on the way home, as some lanes have no street lighting and the pavements are uneven.
Once you have eaten your way down Jalan Pantai Pererenan, head a little further for sunset at the temple: our Tanah Lot sunset guide has the timings.
