Mediterranean restaurants in Bali: Riviera to Aegean
Mediterranean dinner in Bali, by coast: Riviera seafood at Giselle, Aegean fire at MOI, Eastern Mediterranean sharing plates at BELLA and Zai Cafe, wood-fired Jade, and ocean tables in the south.
Updated October 21, 2026 · 4 min read
Most of Bali's Mediterranean restaurants are in Canggu and Berawa. For the French Riviera, book Giselle on Jalan Tanah Barak. For the Aegean, MOI on Jalan Pantai Berawa. For the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, BELLA in Berawa or Zai Cafe in Batu Bolong. For a wood-fire grill, Jade by Todd English. For the sea in front of you, El Kabron in Uluwatu or Rock Bar in Jimbaran. FirstBali asks for the table through the concierge.
Pick a coast first
"Mediterranean" covers a lot of ground. In Bali it splits into three moods: the Riviera, with seafood, crudos and a long lunch feeling; the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, with fire, dips and plates passed around the table; and the Italian side, with fresh pasta, which has its own guide. Decide which one you want and the choice narrows quickly.
The Riviera: Giselle and Le Bleu
Giselle calls itself a "Mediterranean House in the heart of Canggu", "where the Riviera finds a home". It was created by a group of friends from hospitality as "a house for friends, strangers, and stories", across a dining room and a courtyard. Seafood leads: crudos, a seafood platter, sea bream sashimi and flambéed fish, with homemade pasta and plates for sharing, built on local, responsibly sourced ingredients. On Friday and Saturday nights, Club 55 takes over after dinner. More in the Giselle guide.
Le Bleu by K Club, on Nusa Dua Beach, is the Riviera by way of Bali, all blue and white, with an indoor dining room and terraces on the sand. The kitchen leans on seafood, from lobster linguine to yellowfin tuna tataki.
Giselle
Restaurants · Canggu
Giselle is a Mediterranean restaurant on Jalan Tanah Barak in Canggu, created by a group of friends with deep roots in hospitality, who call it “a house for friends, strangers, and stories”. The mood is the Riviera brought to Bali, across a dining room and a courtyard. Seafood leads the menu, with crudos, a seafood platter, sea bream sashimi and flambéed fish, alongside homemade pasta and plates for sharing, built on local, responsibly sourced ingredients. On Friday and Saturday nights, Club 55 takes over after dinner.
Le Bleu
Beach clubs · Nusa Dua
Le Bleu by K Club is a beachfront restaurant and beach club on Nusa Dua Beach, in the ITDC resort area, run by the K-Club Group. The look is French Riviera by way of Bali, all blue and white, with sunbeds, cabanas, terraces and an indoor dining room. The kitchen leans on seafood, from lobster linguine to yellowfin tuna tataki, with vegetarian and vegan options. The weekly programme mixes yoga, cocktail workshops, beach games and festive Sunday gatherings with a DJ.
The Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean: MOI, BELLA, Zai Cafe
MOI is inspired by the Aegean and by Bodrum, home of its sister address. The kitchen works with fire, for dinners meant to be lingered over, and the cocktails draw on sun-warmed botanicals. After sunset the mood shifts towards a party; Bazaar MOI is an Eastern Mediterranean dinner spectacle with dancers and costumes.
BELLA, run by The SEN Group, is contemporary Mediterranean and Middle Eastern. Executive chef Oğuz Karadoğan, who previously cooked in Istanbul, cooks a wood-fired menu for sharing: lamb meatballs in tomato sauce with Hokkaido bread, a seabass ceviche with kefir and gremolata, a whole roasted cauliflower with tahini. The room is built around an open kitchen, a long bar and a DJ booth. See the BELLA guide.
Zai Cafe, on Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong, is the daytime option: modern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern from breakfast to dinner, with flatbreads, a Greek salad with homemade feta, hummus, beetroot hummus, babaganoush and tzatziki, then octopus with harissa and orzo in the evening. More in the Zai Cafe guide.
Moi
Restaurants · Berawa
MOI Canggu is a Mediterranean restaurant on Jalan Pantai Berawa, inspired by the Aegean and by Bodrum, home of its sister address MOI Bodrum. The kitchen works with fire and Mediterranean flavours, for dinners meant to be lingered over, and the cocktails draw on sun-warmed botanicals. After sunset the mood shifts and the evening turns into a party. Themed nights include Monday Society and Bazaar MOI, an Eastern Mediterranean dinner spectacle with dancers and costumes.
BELLA
Restaurants · Berawa
BELLA is a contemporary Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurant on Jalan Pantai Berawa, run by The SEN Group. Executive chef Oğuz Karadoğan, formerly of Lokanta 1741 in Istanbul, cooks a wood-fired menu made for sharing: lamb meatballs in rich tomato sauce with Hokkaido bread, a Mediterranean ceviche of seabass, kefir and gremolata, a whole roasted cauliflower with tahini. The room is built around an open kitchen, a long bar and a DJ booth, and the evening turns into a party, with weekly Taverna nights and Kitchen Party.
Zai Cafe
Restaurants · Canggu
Zai Cafe is a modern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurant on Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong in Canggu, serving from breakfast through dinner. Mornings bring flatbreads, a Greek salad with homemade feta, bowls and dips such as hummus, beetroot hummus, babaganoush and tzatziki. In the evening the menu turns to dishes like octopus with harissa and orzo, or grilled prawns with a sweet passion fruit sauce. Ceremonial matcha goes into drinks and desserts, and on Fridays a DJ sets the mood.
Fire and sharing plates: Jade and Ina Ré
Jade by Todd English takes its culinary direction from the American chef known for Olives. Its own words: a "modern wood fire grilled food concept", with a menu "designed for sharing among friends" and a cocktail bar that adds "a touch of Asia". Warm lighting and earthy tones set the room, with a daily DJ.
Ina Ré, the restaurant of Desa Kitsuné, mixes Mediterranean flavours with Latin American street food under Chilean chef Cristian Encina: paellas to share, ceviches, empanadas and wood-fired meats. It has private dining rooms for groups. See the Ina Ré guide.
Jade by Todd English
Restaurants · Berawa
Jade by Todd English is a Mediterranean restaurant and bar in Berawa, whose culinary direction draws on American chef Todd English, known for his flagship restaurant Olives. The kitchen works around a wood-fire grill, with a focus on local farms and producers, on a menu designed for sharing among friends. The cocktail bar gives its drinks an Asian touch. Warm lighting and earthy tones set the room, and the mood shifts as the night goes on, with a daily DJ and weekly late-night events.
Ina Ré
Restaurants · Canggu
Ina Ré is the restaurant of Desa Kitsuné, the lifestyle village on Jalan Munduk Catu in Canggu. Chilean executive chef Cristian Encina brings together Mediterranean flavours and Latin American street food: paellas to share, ceviches, tacos, empanadas and wood-fired meats such as the Stockyard tomahawk. The space draws on Balinese arts and crafts, with handmade materials, weavings and traditional motifs, and includes private dining rooms for groups. Sunday brunch has its own menu, and so do Courtyard Saturdays.
Mediterranean with the ocean in front
In the south, the sea is part of the menu. El Kabron's oceanfront restaurant on the Pecatu cliffs serves "fresh seafood, oysters on ice, steak and paella", and its Sunset Theater is set up for sunset dinners. At Rock Bar, AYANA's cliffside bar in Jimbaran, dinner follows the sunset with Mediterranean tapas built on the seafood of Jimbaran Bay. At Regent Bali Canggu, Sazón is a Mediterranean neighbourhood hideaway led by Chef Andrew Walsh. For more tables with a horizon, read dinner with a view in Bali.
El Kabron
Beach clubs · Uluwatu
El Kabron stands on the limestone cliffs of Pecatu in Uluwatu, above the Indian Ocean, and has been open since 2011. It has three parts: the Hedonism Lounge, an adults-only infinity-pool area with daybeds and sofas; the Sunset Theater at the cliff edge, set up for sunset dinners; and a Mediterranean restaurant serving seafood, oysters, paella and steak. Its sunset parties bring DJs with live saxophone, violin and trumpet, with the White Sunset Party, the Afro House Sunset Party and pool parties among the weekly regulars.
Rock Bar
Bars · Jimbaran
Rock Bar is AYANA Bali's cliffside bar in Jimbaran, stretching some 270 metres along the rocks above the ocean, with 880 seats spread over 22 areas. Guests reach it by inclinator, watch the sun set over the sea, then stay as the DJs play on. The bar pours cocktails inspired by the colours of the sea alongside Mediterranean tapas built on Jimbaran Bay seafood. Non-resident visitors can reserve; the Round Deck is kept for villa guests and the Top Bar for hotel guests. Payment by card or QR only.
Regent Bali Canggu
Restaurants · Canggu
Regent Bali Canggu is IHG's beachfront resort on Batu Bolong, on Canggu's southwest coast, and the first Regent in Indonesia. Designed by WATG with interiors by HBA, it has 150 rooms and suites. Two of its restaurants are led by Chef Andrew Walsh: Sazón, a Mediterranean neighbourhood hideaway, and CURE Bali, European cooking shaped by Asian flavours. The Beach House pairs its pool and ocean breeze with craft cocktails and seafood, and the resort is home to the first Regent Spa & Wellness.
Dinner that turns into a night
Several of these rooms change mood as the evening goes on: Club 55 at Giselle, the party after sunset at MOI, Taverna nights and Kitchen Party at BELLA, Jade's late-night events. If you want a quiet dinner, say so when you book and ask for an earlier sitting or a calmer corner; if you want the party, ask for a table near the bar.
Booking
Tell the concierge the date, the number of guests, the area you are staying in and the kind of evening you want. We ask the restaurant on your behalf, pass on any terms it sets, and the table is yours once the restaurant confirms.
Read next: where to eat in Berawa, Canggu restaurants, the best seafood restaurants in Bali and group dinners in Bali.
Questions we get asked
＋Where is the best Mediterranean food in Bali?
Mostly in Canggu and Berawa: Giselle for the Riviera, MOI for the Aegean, BELLA and Zai Cafe for Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern, Jade by Todd English for wood-fire grilling.
＋Is there a Greek or Turkish-style restaurant in Bali?
MOI is inspired by the Aegean and Bodrum, and BELLA's chef previously cooked in Istanbul. Zai Cafe serves a Greek salad with homemade feta, hummus and tzatziki.
＋Which Mediterranean restaurant in Bali has an ocean view?
El Kabron's oceanfront restaurant in Uluwatu, Rock Bar in Jimbaran for tapas after sunset, and Le Bleu on Nusa Dua Beach.
＋Do these restaurants turn into parties?
Several do: Club 55 at Giselle on Friday and Saturday nights, MOI after sunset, BELLA's Taverna nights and Kitchen Party, and Jade's late-night events.
＋Where can a group share Mediterranean plates in Bali?
BELLA and Jade build their menus for sharing, and Ina Ré at Desa Kitsuné has paellas to share and private dining rooms for groups.
＋How do I book a Mediterranean restaurant in Bali?
Through the FirstBali concierge: give the date, group size and the mood you want. We ask the restaurant, and the table is yours once it confirms.
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Tell the concierge what you have in mind — a table, a guestlist, a villa, a driver. The assistant answers at any hour; the team takes over from 9am to midnight Bali time.
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