The Wonders of Bali Coffee: Your Local Guide

Discovering Bali’s coffee scene is a delicious adventure that covers a wide collection of specialty roasters and independent growers, making each cup a delight for the tastebuds.

Due to Bali’s relatively stable climate, it hosts ideal conditions for coffee production all year round. Equally, Bali has reclaimed its privileged position as a coffee-growing region, which can certainly be seen in the growth of Bali’s thriving and social coffee scene in recent years. Whether you enjoy a warm or icy brew, join us as we take you on a journey through some of the best local coffee in Bali.

Suka Espresso, Uluwatu

Located close to Padang Padang beach, you’ll find Suka Espresso, a delightful cafe offering open-air dining in a laid back setting. Recognised as one of the most well-known cafes in the area, it was originally established from the belief that there just wasn’t enough good coffee in Uluwatu. Suka set out to create a vibrant, Australian style cafe with “fresh food and good vibes”, which they’ve certainly achieved. Now with two locations in Bali, their coffee beans pack a punch, sourced in small batches from Indonesia and South America. Best enjoyed alongside one of their scrumptious brunch items, Suka Espresso is a morning must before spending a day at the beach.

Where: Suka Espresso’s location

Revolver Espresso, Seminyak

Heralded as Bali’s first specialty coffee shop since its inception in 2012, Revolver Coffee Bali offers Bali-goers a well-rounded selection of cafe’s, restaurants and bars from which to enjoy their blends, as well as a selection of on-the-go takeaway cans with a “take back to your villa, hotel or workplace” tagline. Keeping it simple, Revolver offers their House Blend, which originates from Colombia and Brazil, featuring notes of milk chocolate, dried apricot and caramel. They also offer their Single Origin blend which is their local roast from Bali Kintamani, featuring notes of orange and coconut. With locations throughout Bali, Revolver offers an ambient and sophisticatedly modern setting—you could even forget you were in Bali altogether.

Where: Revolver Espresso’s location

Coffee Cartel, Seminyak

For the aesthetic factor, the pink colour palette of Coffee Cartel is your go-to hangout. Situated in the Petitenget area of Seminyak, this local coffee shop utilises a delicious coffee Q-graded roasting profile that originated from Wollongong in Australia and makes use of both imported and locally sourced beans. Their unique latte art is what draws coffee lovers from far and wide. Using their Ripple Machine, they can turn any coffee into a visually delicious experience. Using their patented printing technology, the machine can print any image as art onto your next coffee. With locations in Seminyak and Legian, as well as outsourcing their coffee beans to many local cafes and restaurants, Coffee Cartel combines the best of local Bali coffee production with brunch favourites.

Where: Coffee Cartel’s location

Seniman Coffee Studio, Ubud

With two locations in Ubud and Denpasar, Seniman Roastery is a boutique Bali coffee roastery, providing wholesale beans within Indonesia and internationally. Driven by the focus of understanding where coffee is actually produced, from farming and processing to roasting and brewing, Seniman coffee serves delicious specialty Arabica coffee whose source is known and celebrated. At Seniman, the concept of sipping a cup of coffee is taken back to its minimal beauty—a chair, a table and a cup. If you’re mad about local coffee, Seniman even offer their own workshops, from learning about espresso fundamentals to manual brewing and discovering the industry’s standardised technique of cupping, as well as other barista-level techniques.

Where: Seniman Coffee Studio’s location

Bull’s Coffee, Uluwatu

Using premium Arabica coffee beans that are brewed to perfection, Bull’s Coffee utilises the highest grade of beans from local roasters. Dedicated to coffee quality, they support ethical practices at origin and respect the importance of the coffee farming community. From green beans to a perfect blending and preservation process that ensures the coffee retains its flavour and freshness, Bull’s Coffee adheres to a self-confessed “passionate pursuit of exceptional coffee”. Centred around enjoying a cup of coffee with a friend in a comfortable and relaxing environment, Bull’s Coffee locations can be found throughout Bali, including Uluwatu, Jimbaran, Sanur and Canggu.

Where: Bull’s Coffee location

Hungry Bird, Canggu

This Canggu born coffee roastery delivers delicious coffee with humble origins, since being established in 2013. Indonesian founder, Edo, started Hungry Bird from a 7 by 5 metre space just two doors down from his office where he worked in IT. With a second-hand espresso machine, his small team would run back and forth from his office, catering to the hungry surfers and the Canggu community. Edo taught himself all there is to know about specialty coffee, which resulted in the opening of a larger location, awards won and Hungry Bird growing into a wholesaler for many cafes and bars in Bali.

Where: Hungry Bird’s location

BGS, Uluwatu

Where surf and coffee combine, you’ll find BGS. With all five locations strategically placed next to some of the best waves, this really is one for the surfers. Their flagship store is in Dreamland and Uluwatu, but they also have locations in Canggu and Ubud. At BGS, it’s about more than just a simple cup of coffee—stop by for a chat with like-minded individuals who share your passions or browse the selection of merchandise from top and local surfing brands. The best coffee on the menu is said to be the Almond Milk Latte, but most of their menu items are utterly delicious. With organic, direct trade beans, their coffee beans are an Arabica blend from Sumatra.

Where: BGS’ location