Best Restaurants Open Sunday in Bali 2026

Why a Sunday list still matters in Bali

Unlike a European capital, Bali does not go dark on a Sunday. The island lives on tourism and the kitchens follow the guests, so most rooms hold a seven-day week and Sunday fills with resort guests, weekenders from Jakarta and the long-lunch crowd. The single notable closure at the top end is Locavore NXT in Ubud, which runs Monday to Saturday and rests Sunday. Everything else on the short list of rooms worth planning a Sunday around stays open.

The order below leads with the Sunday brunch that defines the island's weekend, then runs through the two Ubud tasting rooms, the Seminyak Indonesian flagship, the aquarium room at Nusa Dua and the cliff kitchen above Jimbaran. Every hour was checked against each restaurant's published schedule in June 2026, and the Locavore closure was confirmed too. Each name links to its full review with the score. For the wider week, start with the Bali dining guide, and for the quieter start of the week see restaurants open on Monday in Bali.

The Sunday list

Kayuputi

Sunday brunch · Nusa Dua, Bali · from IDR 1,650,000 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, Astor Brunch from 11:00; dinner from 18:30

Kayuputi is the signature restaurant of the St Regis on the Nusa Dua sands, an all-white pavilion run by chef Agung Gede. Sunday belongs to the Astor Brunch, a champagne-and-caviar service that opens with aperitifs from eleven and runs a pass-around feast through the afternoon, from about IDR 1,650,000 a head. It is the most extravagant Sunday table on the island and the one out-of-towners fly in for. Book a week ahead in high season, take the package with the caviar trolley, and ask for a table at the edge of the lawn over the water.

Aperitif

Modern fine dining · Ubud, Bali · IDR 1,350,000 tasting

Sunday hours: Sunday, lunch 12:00–14:00 & dinner 18:00–21:00

Aperitif occupies a colonial-style pavilion on Jl. Lanyahan in the Ubud hills, where chef Nic Vanderbeeken cooks a degustation that has held the room at the top of the island's fine-dining list for years. The tasting runs from about IDR 1,350,000, longer with the wine flight, and the kitchen leans on French technique through local produce. It opens both lunch and dinner on Sunday, a rarity for a room at this level. Take the full degustation over the short menu and start with a martini at the marble bar, the ritual the room is named for.

Mozaic

French gastronomique · Ubud, Bali · IDR 1,500,000 tasting

Sunday hours: Sunday, dinner from 18:00 (last seating ~21:45)

Mozaic has been the grande dame of Ubud dining since Chris Salans opened it in 2001, the garden dining room now run by chef Blake Thornley. The kitchen plates a French-rooted tasting menu through Balinese ingredients, the surrounds-of-the-day a moving target, with the degustation from around IDR 1,500,000. It runs seven nights, Sunday included, dinner only from six. The Tipple Room bar stays open later for a nightcap. It is the pick for a slow Sunday dinner under the frangipani when the Ubud crowd has thinned, quieter than its peak years but still serious cooking.

Merah Putih

Modern Indonesian · Seminyak, Bali · IDR 180,000 plates

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–15:00 & 17:30–22:45

Merah Putih takes its name from the Indonesian flag and cooks the archipelago at full volume on Jalan Petitenget in Seminyak, a soaring concrete-and-glass room voted the area's best fine dining in 2025. The menu runs modern takes on dishes from across the islands, plates around IDR 180,000 and a full spread higher, the betutu and the grilled seafood the orders. It opens Sunday for lunch and dinner. It is the pick for a Sunday that wants Indonesian cooking with ambition rather than a hotel buffet, and it seats a large table well for a group.

KORAL

Seafood · Nusa Dua, Bali · IDR 888,000 set menu

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–15:00 & 17:30–22:30

KORAL sits inside the Apurva Kempinski at Nusa Dua, the dining room built around a floor-to-ceiling aquarium, with chef Andrea Astone running an Italian-Indonesian seafood kitchen. The set menu lands around IDR 888,000 and the longer tasting higher, the crudo and the coastal-Indonesian plates the reason to come. It opens Sunday for lunch and dinner. It is the pick for a Sunday with children or a table that wants spectacle, the rays and reef fish gliding past the glass while the kitchen sends out the day's catch.

Cuca

Tapas & tasting · Jimbaran, Bali · IDR 880,000 journey

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00 till late

Cuca runs a garden of cabanas off Jl. Yoga Perkanthi in Jimbaran, where chef Kevin Cherkas, an alumnus of elBulli and Arzak, plates a tapas-led menu and a tasting journey from around IDR 880,000. The cooking is precise and playful, the cocktails built on island fruit, and the whole place runs daily from noon until late, Sunday included. It is the easiest Sunday table on this list for a walk-in and the most relaxed, a long afternoon of small plates and drinks in the garden rather than a fixed seating.

How to book a Sunday table in Bali

Because Sunday is a peak night here rather than a quiet one, the fine-dining rooms fill, so book ahead. Kayuputi's Astor Brunch is the one to plan first, a week out in high season and longer around the holidays, with the caviar package the one to ask for. Aperitif and Mozaic in the Ubud hills both keep small rooms and fill on Sundays, so reserve several days out and budget for the drive up from the coast. Merah Putih and KORAL take large tables well and suit a group or a family Sunday. Cuca in Jimbaran is the walk-in pick, though the cabanas go first. For a solo Sunday, the bar at Aperitif and the counter at Cuca are the easiest seats and a fine solo-dining move. Entertaining a client? Kayuputi is the room to impress a client in Bali; for a group, Merah Putih seats a crowd for a Bali team dinner.

Frequently asked questions

Which fine dining restaurants are open on Sunday in Bali?

Most of Bali's best rooms run a seven-day week, so Sunday is well covered. Aperitif and Mozaic in Ubud, Merah Putih in Seminyak, KORAL at the Apurva Kempinski and Cuca in Jimbaran all open Sunday. The one room that rests Sunday is Locavore NXT, which runs Monday to Saturday only. The Sunday set-piece is the Astor Brunch at Kayuputi inside the St Regis. See the wider Bali dining guide for the rest of the week.

Is Locavore open on Sunday in Bali?

No. Locavore NXT, the Ubud tasting-menu room on Asia's 50 Best list, runs Monday to Saturday with dinner seatings from 17:30, and closes on Sunday. If you want a Sunday tasting menu at that level, Aperitif in Ubud opens daily for a degustation from about IDR 1,350,000, and Mozaic runs its dinner menu seven nights a week. Both sit a short drive from Locavore in the Ubud hills.

What is the best Sunday brunch in Bali?

The Astor Brunch at Kayuputi, the signature restaurant of the St Regis in Nusa Dua. It runs Sunday with pre-brunch aperitifs from 11:00 and a pass-around service through the afternoon, built on caviar and champagne, from about IDR 1,650,000 a head. It is the most lavish Sunday table on the island and books out for holidays and long weekends, so reserve a week ahead and ask for an ocean-side table on the lawn.

Where can I eat Indonesian fine dining on a Sunday in Bali?

Merah Putih in Seminyak, named the area's best fine-dining room in 2025, opens Sunday for lunch and dinner and builds a modern Indonesian menu on dishes from across the archipelago. The soaring concrete-and-glass room sits on Jalan Petitenget, plates land around IDR 180,000, and a full spread runs higher. For a coastal Indonesian angle, KORAL at the Apurva Kempinski plates Indonesian seafood beside its aquarium wall, also open Sunday.

Do I need to book ahead for a Sunday table in Bali?

Yes, for the fine-dining rooms. Kayuputi's Astor Brunch, Aperitif, Mozaic, KORAL and Merah Putih all keep limited seating and fill on Sundays, especially in high season from July and around the year-end holidays. Book several days out, longer for the brunch. Cuca in Jimbaran takes walk-ins more readily but the courtyard tables go first. Most rooms hold a reservation for fifteen minutes, so arrive on time.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule in June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.