Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, Bukit, Bali
Balangan · Bali
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Shaffa GastroBazar, Wood-Fired Mediterranean Kitchen in Balangan, Bukit, between Jimbaran and Uluwatu

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Open 08:00 – 22:00 · Mon to 16:00 Jl Pantai Balangan 7x
The dining room at night under the chandelier, Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, Bukit
Sharing plates in the middle of the table at dinner, Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, Bukit
Smoked beef ravioli with marinated mushrooms and parmesan mousse, Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, Bukit
The wood-fired oven and the bar, Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, Bukit
Butterfish steak with unagi sauce, labne and tomato chutney, Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, Bukit
Grilled meat with rosemary and a cream sauce, Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, Bukit
A filled bun served on charcoal, Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, Bukit
Who we are

Shaffa started from a market idea: spices out of the east, bread from our own oven, and a wood fire in the middle of it all. The room is open on every side under a timber roof, with a chandelier over the tables and copper hoods above the stove.

Behind the fire there is a kitchen that takes its time. Tomatoes are fermented until you can spread them like jam, beef is aged in the house, and the chef starts from the plainest thing on the shelf and turns it into something you would not recognise. Mornings are their own affair: bread and croissants baked the same day, and coffee people drive up here for. Plates land in the middle of the table and get passed around.

As long as I can create, I am alive. The point is never the recipe; it is what you can make of the plainest thing on the shelf.The head chef
What Mediterranean means here

Mezze, the coals, and the stone

Mediterranean and Middle Eastern, cooked over wood. The table starts flat: hummus at 62k, babaganoush at 48k, masala falafel at 70k, warm flatbread to push it around. From the coals come grilled octopus at 138k, Arabic style lamb neck at 145k, and a beef steak aged and fermented in the house at 205k. The same oven bakes the pizza on the stone from 95k, and it is where the shakshuka goes at breakfast, 88k in matbucha under mozzarella.

Eating vegetarian? The hummus, the babaganoush and the falafel are three of 23 dishes marked vegetarian on the menu, from the breakfast bowls to a jackfruit stroganoff, and all of them are on one page: the vegetarian menu.

Prices in thousands of Indonesian rupiah: 88k means Rp88,000.

The other half

Beyond the Fire

The other half of this kitchen is patience. Tomatoes are fermented until they spread like jam. Beef is aged and fermented long before it goes near the coals. Cucumbers are smoked, bananas are taken all the way to black, and the beetroot on this plate has been worked on for days. Blind, you would not name it. That is rather the point. Come over and find out.

The beaten path is the easy one. Making something new out of the plainest ingredient is not. I don't want to follow recipes; I want to write them.The head chef

Fermented beetroot with flowers, worked on for days, Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, Bukit
Open air

Everything here is open to the air

A timber roof, and everything under it open. The Bukit air moves through the tables all day, warm and unhurried, carrying the garden on one side and a little smoke from the oven on the other. Palms lean over the rail; at about six the light turns and the whole terrace turns with it, and far past the rooftops there is a long line of ocean. We are upstairs, so the breeze reaches us before it reaches the road. Come before sunset for the colour, and after it for the fire: the lanterns and the chandelier take the room while the oven keeps going, pizza on the stone.

Sunset over Balangan from the open terrace, Bali
The room: chandelier, copper hoods over the stove, guests at the tables, Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, Bukit
A table on the terrace, palms and a line of ocean past the rail, Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, Bukit
Guests

Kind words we keep

Written on Google by people who came once and then kept coming back. Rated 4.7 from 558 reviews on Google, and 4.9 from 660 on Restaurant Guru.

  • This is the best place ever. The food is like haute cuisine but for really affordable prices. It's really amazing and you should try it!

    FlorianGoogle · Nov 2025

  • One of my favourite places in Bali! The food is so tasty and the staff is very friendly and speaks good english! And the atmosphere and view are just stunning. Definitely recommend this place :)

    Stefan BergerGoogle · Jul 2026

  • Great food, lovely lookout, affordable prices. We come here regularly for breakfast as its always a real pleasure to enjoy their food. Definitely recommend it

    Mario RossiGoogle · Nov 2025

  • Meal here is unbelievably amazing. Hands down. After trying almost a half of menu there is not a single weak spot. Butterfish steak and tacos from the new menu is a killer. This place rocks

    Dmitry SemenovGoogle · Dec 2025

  • We went for dinner here and it was one of the best food I have had in a while. We got the chicken and the octopus so delicious. Wish we got a third dish as portions were kind of small. Service was great.

    Iballa Martinez YanesLocal Guide · 58 reviews

  • Delicious dinner - especially if you’re looking for something a bit different to traditional Indonesian food. Lovely service and great food. Great vegetarian options too

    Liam BarwickLocal Guide · 48 reviews

  • Beautiful view. Delicious food. Fresh tuna and octopus. Vegans will find something delicious to try too. Love it!

    Anna PavlovaGoogle · Oct 2025

  • This restaurant has a perfect location and views of the greenery and the horizon and you are only 20 meters from the main road! Their Tom Kha soup and ginger-lemongrass tea were phenomenal, I will definitely be back

    Nikola VasekLocal Guide · 28 reviews

  • Beautiful place with a fantastic ocean view. Great fresh food and great coffee. Laidback atmosphere

    Mark NewmanLocal Guide · 25 reviews

  • Very cozy and friendly! Home prawn pasta was amazing, full of prawns, perfectly cooked! I could not wait and make a photo. Fermented tomatos were soo nice Wish you luck! Suksema

    Evgeny KulikovLocal Guide · 16 reviews

  • A wonderful restaurant, the cuisine is top-notch! I love the avocado toast and risotto. The atmosphere is very cozy. The view of Bukit is stunning.

    Ekaterina KlyatskayaLocal Guide · 13 reviews

  • A wonderful place! I recommend it for both breakfast and dinner. I really enjoyed the village breakfast and the chicken pâté. They also have delicious bread, which you can buy from the shop downstairs.

    Polinka MalinkinaLocal Guide · 34 reviews
Three ways in

Breakfast, brunch, dinner

Avocado toast with a poached egg at breakfast, Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, BukitBreakfast08:00 – 14:00Friends with sparkling wine on the terrace, Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, BukitBrunch10:00 – 14:00The red dresser and lanterns under the chandelier at dinner, Shaffa GastroBazar, Balangan, BukitDinner14:00 – 22:00
Reservations · G-Guest

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Visit

Balangan, Bukit, between Jimbaran and Uluwatu

Eighteen minutes to Padang Padang, twenty-five to Uluwatu temple, twelve across to Jimbaran bay. We are upstairs, so the breeze reaches us before it reaches the road. Walk-ins welcome, and tables by the rail are worth booking.

If you are working out the days rather than the meal, we keep a guide to where to eat in Balangan: breakfast, coffee, brunch and dinner along this stretch, with what things cost. It sits in the journal with the rest of the notes from the kitchen.

Good to know

Before you come up

What are your opening hours?

Tuesday to Sunday from 08:00 until 22:00, Monday from 08:00 until 16:00. Breakfast is served 08:00–14:00, brunch 10:00–14:00, dinner 14:00–22:00, and from 12:00 the full menu is open alongside them.

Do I need to book a table?

Walk-ins are welcome. Tables by the rail go first in the evening, so those are worth booking: pick a date and a time on this page and you are confirmed on the spot.

Where are you, and how far is it?

Jl. Pantai Balangan 7x, on the way to Balangan Beach, Bukit, between Jimbaran and Uluwatu. Eighteen minutes to Padang Padang, twenty-five to Uluwatu temple, twelve across to Jimbaran bay, and about ten down to Balangan Beach. Half an hour from Kuta or Seminyak, forty minutes from Canggu, twenty-eight from the airport. There is parking at the restaurant. We are upstairs, and it is easy to drive past.

Is there parking?

Yes. Shaffa has its own parking at the restaurant, for cars and for scooters, so nothing has to be left on the road.

What time is sunset?

Between about 18:07 and 18:46 depending on the month: earliest at the start of May, latest in January. The terrace is open to the air over the jungle with the ocean beyond, so for the light still on the table a seat around half past five is the safe call.

Is there anything for vegetarians and vegans?

Yes, and it is marked on the menu: babaganoush, hummus, grilled zucchini, broccoli with labne, the salads, the porridges and the bowls. A built breakfast can be made with a vegan chicken instead of the meat. Tell the team what you avoid and they will tell you what is in a dish.

Do you deliver?

Yes, through GoFood. The link is in the footer and under the booking form; the kitchen starts cooking when the driver arrives, so the food leaves us fresh.

What is Shaffa known for?

Shakshuka (Rp88,000), the salmon and avo toast on house sourdough (Rp115,000), and the halva latte (Rp45,000) at breakfast. In the evening it is the wood and fire section: Arabic style lamb neck (Rp145,000), beef aged and fermented in the house (Rp205,000), grilled octopus (Rp138,000) and pizza off the stone. Bread is baked here every morning.

Find us

On the way to Balangan Beach

Map: Jl. Pantai Balangan 7x, on the way to Balangan Beach, between Jimbaran and Uluwatu, Bali Jl. Pantai Balangan 7xBalangan, Bukit · Badung · BaliOpen in Google Maps

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