Dinner on the sand
Grilled fish under lanterns.
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A crescent bay in southern Bali near the airport, with golden sand and fairly calm water, which was and still is a fishing village whose colourful boats come in every morning with the catch. It became world-famous for one experience: dinner on the sand at sunset. Every evening dozens of simple restaurants set tables right on the beach under lanterns; you choose your fish, prawns and crab from display tanks, and they are grilled over coconut husks with Balinese spices while the sun sets into the sea and planes descend on the horizon. Early in the morning the fish market at the end of the bay bustles with fishermen and buyers. The beach is free and always open. Restaurants usually price seafood by weight, so ask the price per kilo before ordering and compare restaurants. Ask about halal too, as some restaurants serve non-halal dishes. Bali's tourist levy, one hundred and fifty thousand rupiah per foreign visitor, is separate. Book a table near the water or arrive an hour before sunset. Swimming is possible on calm days, and it is near the Uluwatu road, so it can pair with the Kecak dance another day.
Grilled fish under lanterns.
The sun sinking into the sea.
Fishermen and boats at dawn.
Jimbaran, southern Bali, near the airport
Ask the price per kilo for each item before ordering, watch the weighing yourself, and ask for the final price in writing. Comparing two or three restaurants on the sand is enough to know a fair price.