7 Best Vegetarian and Vegan Cafes & Restaurants in Bali

These eateries in Seminyak, Canggu and Ubud offer up a delicious range of meat-free fare and a side of cool cafe culture to go with it.

It’s not easy being green on an island whose most renowned dishes are the traditional Babi guling (suckling pig) or satay (skewered or grilled meat served with peanut sauce). But thanks to the sassy set at Seminyak, Canggu’s new cool crew and the happy hippies of Ubud, Bali is emerging as home to some awesome vegetarian and vegan offerings.

1. Cafe Organic

Meet Bali’s self-proclaimed ‘garden gangstas’ at Cafe Organic, which started out in Seminyak and has rapidly sprouted shoots across the island to Canggu and Umalas. It’s all about organic, health-conscious vegetarian meals crafted from fresh, local produce.

Enjoy mushroom stacks, herbivore feta toast and salacious smoothie bowls. Stop at their shop and buy some cool, eco-friendly items such as bamboo straws and toothbrushes, and coconut bowls.

It’s all about organic, health-conscious vegetarian meals

2. Kynd Community

This pretty, pink plant-based restaurant, bar and ice-creamery in Seminyak is one of a kind. Imbibe love mugs of hot choccy, chai and matcha lattes, juicers, coolers, elixirs, ‘mylk’ shakes and even freakshakes.

Feast on brekkie salads, gourmet toast, smoothie bowls and waffles. There’s even a Kynd Big Mac and an Anti-Cruel Platter. There are some stylish items for sale at the Kynd shop such as cool Be Kynd and Kynd Human t-shirts as well as sustainable brass straw sets and cosmic star spoons. But do get here early, as not only is this cafe popular with plant-loving eaters, but the Instagram crowd as well.

3. The Elephant

Recognised by the Slow Food Movement for its environmentally aware and socially fair work practices, this Ubud restaurant aims to serve 100 per cent vegetarian food. Boasting a beautiful position overlooking the Tjampuhan Ridge, feast on sweet and savoury, salads and snacks and fresh juices. Main meals include spaghetti ‘I can’t believe it’s not’ bolognaise; fettucine; and crisp Vietnamese pancakes.

Finish with Johnny Freesh’s ‘awesome raw chocolate pie’. The eco ethos is simple: serving earth-friendly food while at the same time, reducing, reusing and recycling. Make sure you check out The Elephant’s sister restaurant Green Ginger Noodle House in Canggu, as well as DUMBO, another member of The Elephant stable, also plating up vegetarian wood-fired Italian food.

You’ll find 100 per cent vegetarian food at The Elephant

4. Living Food Lab

As the name suggests, this vegan cafe in Canggu is all about live food, which means nothing is heated beyond 45 degrees Celsius. The laboratory part comes from their ethos of always experimenting to deliver the best tastes possible.

Expect your drink to be delivered in a test tube, delivered by servers who wear lab coats at special events. This cafe/restaurant is where industrial meets green and is also an art gallery, co-working space, event venue, movie and documentary room, music spot and educational space. Drink cool coffee and teas, tonics and shots, juices, refreshers and smoothies, and dine on healthy bowls, sandwiches, toasties, rolls, wraps, salads, and energy bars, balls and cookies.

5. Crate Cafe

Funky boutique store Lifescrate in Canggu carries some of Bali’s best designer labels and also serves up some slick food. It’s all about good music, good food, good people, good vibes and good coffee at Crate Cafe.

Relax in the plush pink lounge while feasting on some fabulous fare and sipping a Vgato Vegan coffee. There’s plenty of chia, super and smoothie bowls, and juices to choose from. Check out the Hipster or Why So Cereal smoothie bowls on the menu. Visit the art gallery at this venue, which stages monthly exhibitions to allow artists to mingle and exhibit their work and is aimed at ensuring to Canggu is not only known for its cool, but as a fine art destination as well.

Crate cafe is all about good music, good food, good people, good vibes and good coffee

6. Two Trees Eatery

Feast on breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks here at Two Trees Eatery; the sunny, yellow establishment in Canggu. Start your day with an Aloe Charcoal concoction of apple, lemon, ginger, aloe vera, activated charcoal and coconut water.

Transform your smoothie into a bowl sprinkled with spirulina coconut dust, homemade granola and house coconut yoghurt. Try the Green Hug in a Wrap for lunch and the sweet potato gnocchi puttanesca for something more substantial.

Their philosophy is ‘something for everyone or something for you every day and every meal.’ Experience Australia’s cafe culture vibe plus the decadence of France in this light and bright space which, as the name suggest, has plenty of greenery.

Two trees is Canggu’s sunny, yellow establishment

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7. Sayuri Healing Food

Sayuri Healing Food. The name of this Ubud eatery alone is enough to inspire you to more healthy food choices and there are plenty of options on offer here. All food and drinks are 100 per cent plant-based vegan, high-vibrational, mostly raw-living and gluten free.

They are also ethically and organically sourced whenever possible and sometimes lightly cooked when it is believed to be more beneficial. Sip on yoga-proof tonics, slurp hemp protein smoothies, and slam down gut essence shots.

Try the jackfruit pulled ‘pork’ sandwich and the teriyaki tempeh burger. Sayuri is also internationally renowned for its raw food chef training which includes lectures, field trips and time with other inspiring people from around the world who value the same ethos of the ever-growing raw food movement.

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Wellbeing means different things to different travellers. Here’s how to pick a hotel that gets it right for you.

The best wellness holidays aren’t necessarily spent wrapped in a spa robe. Sometimes they’re found around a dinner table in Cambodia, on a hiking trail in New Zealand or after finally beating jet lag on the other side of the world. The hotel you choose is what makes them happen.

1. Easy access to good food

meals from Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 20 — Taste delicious meals at Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 20.

One of the quickest ways to derail healthy habits on holiday is to spend half of it working out where to eat instead of digging into the culture around you. Thankfully, Novotel has done much of the hard work already, with chefs building menus that lean into the flavours, ingredients and traditions of each destination.

In Sihanoukville, Cambodia, Korkor soup – often dubbed ‘Cambodian ratatouille’ – sits alongside raw blue crab dressed with lime and chilli, best enjoyed with views across the Gulf of Thailand.

In the lovingly chaotic city of Bangkok, the presence of food cranks up the sociability. At Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 20, you can settle in with mango sticky rice and stranger-turned-friends beside the pool at Sky on 20 rooftop bar, or bring them along to tackle river prawns and stir-fried crab with holy basil at the buzzing Crab Paradise Dinner Buffet.

Then Novotel Dubai Al Barsha welcomes you with a laidback twist on the level of indulgence the Middle Eastern city is best known for up on Deck Se7en. Looking towards Burj Al Arab, the rooftop lounge has everything from Mediterranean-style dishes like seabass ceviche to Italian prosecco sundowners.

At the other end of the scale, in the hills that surround the Novotel Bali Ubud Resort, calm comes from nature. At Siralada restaurant, Balinese traditions shape the menu while thunder rumbles over the surrounding jungle – proving the setting is as nourishing as the food itself.

While at Novotel Nha Trang, chef Kieu Thi My Hanh and her team showcase Vietnam’s knack for balancing freshness, texture and fragrant herbs. Pho remains a favourite, while seafood salad with pomelo and mango brings those flavours together in one bright dish.

It’s all an approach backed by partnerships with expert food creators such as Alfie Steiner, whose plant-forward recipes prove healthy food should never taste plain.

2. Better sleep options

Novotel Bali Ubud Resort room — Sleep deeply with Novotel.

There are few travel experiences more disappointing than arriving in a new country, determined to seize the day, only to fall asleep fully clothed by 3pm.

For Australian travellers, jet lag is often an unavoidable part of the journey. That’s one reason Novotel runs sleep-focused initiatives that help guests adjust quickly without compromising on health. We’re talking partnerships with Sydney-based sleep specialist Olivia Arezzolo, known for her advice on everything from better sleep habits to beating jet lag, alongside features like pillow menus, in-room yoga content and tailored sleep guidance.

The sooner you’re operating on local time, the sooner you can get back to more pressing matters – like deciding which spa treatment to book.

3. More ways to move

woman hiking around queenstown new zealand — Stay at Novotel Queenstown Lakeside and explore local hiking trails. (Credit: GettyI mages/ naruedom)

Every place in the world has its own way of getting you moving: whether that’s hiking up ice-bitten mountains before a sauna or gentle stretching by the pool before a facial. From fitness centres to spas, Novotel recognises that wellbeing rarely looks the same.

At Novotel Queenstown Lakeside, activity is inescapable. Here, hiking trails, ski fields, bungee jumps, and white-water rafting have made the region famous. The hotel’s location on the shores of Lake Wakatipu means less time spent organising yourself and more time out there experiencing them. To top it all off, you can book a private hot tub for the evening before heading back into the wilderness tomorrow.

Bali, of course, takes a softer approach. At Novotel Bali Ubud Resort or Novotel Bali Nusa Dua, movement is less about conquering a mountain and more about a dance class between the tropical gardens and lagoon pools. Afterwards, the spa takes over, with traditional treatments like a Lulur body scrub: a combination of rice, turmeric, sandalwood, ginger and jasmine that’ll soothe muscles already relaxed by the Balinese heat.

4. Better connections

Kids will love a stay at Novotel Sharm El Sheikh.

One of the best things about travel is that it gives your family stories you’ll be telling for years. Novotel helps create them with activities that bring everyone together, whether that’s trying something new, learning a local skill, or simply spending more time together.

Go for a distinctly Thai twist at Novotel Phuket Vintage Park, where many of the family activities draw on local culture. Kids can try everything from beginner Thai boxing and language lessons to umbrella painting and – a pastime beloved by children the world over – pool foam parties. Everyone is welcome to join in, whether that’s getting splashed, covered in paint, or simply watching their children discover a new side of Thailand during the dedicated Family & Kids Day.

A different adventure awaits at Novotel Sharm El Sheikh. Kids could be perfectly content with discos, drawing classes and new holiday friends, but the Red Sea has other ideas. Sitting on the edge of Naama Bay, days here might involve snorkelling colourful reefs, taking a boat trip to Ras Mohammed National Park or heading into the desert by quad bike or camel for a Bedouin-style dinner beneath the stars.

5. Location is everything

Surin Beach, Choeng Thale, Thalang District, Phuket, Thaiföld — Explore Phuket’s gorgeous beaches. (Credit: Bence Biczo)

Everyone’s idea of wellness looks a little different. With more than 600 hotels across 65 countries, Novotel gives guests the freedom to choose the destination that suits them best. Whether that’s a beachside escape in Phuket, an alpine expedition in Queenstown or a city break in Bangkok, there’s a good chance a Novotel isn’t far away.

All that’s left? Choosing your version of wellbeing.

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7 of Bali’s Best vegetarian and vegan cafes & restaurants