Regional Indonesian · Centre
Nusantara
Regional Indonesian dishes rarely served outside their island, on Jalan Dewisita.
- IDR 595,000
- €€ · mid-range
- Lunch Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 2.30pm; dinner daily, 6pm to 9.30pm
- Checked on October 19, 2026
Why we picked it
An editorial choice based on facts the place publishes, not on a stay or a meal.
Nusantara, part of the Locavore family, serves traditional Indonesian food from the regions of the archipelago on Jalan Dewisita, in central Ubud, much of it little known outside its home region. Lunch Tuesday to Sunday, dinner every night.
Because it adds the rest of Indonesia to the Balinese tables on this page, in the centre, run by the same house as Locavore NXT, with wider hours. The workshops let you leave with techniques, not just a memory.
What sets it apart
- A showcase of traditional Indonesian cooking, with very local dishes rarely found outside their region.source : locavorenxt.com
- Private dining room for 8 to 12 guests.source : locavorenxt.com
- Chef-led Indonesian cooking workshops, Wednesday to Sunday.source : locavorenxt.com
In pictures
The menu, with prices
Dishes, desserts and drinks named on the public menu on the day we read it, at the printed price. Photos are the restaurant’s own, when its site shows the dish.
Jukut Kelor Mesanten
From Munggu, Bali: moringa leaves, base genep and torch ginger, cooked in a young coconut over a wood fire.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Ayam Panggang Sambal Lumut
From Payangan, Bali: free-range chicken leg marinated in spices, grilled on bamboo over a wood fire, with sambal lumut.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Pacco Tuna
From Luwu, South Sulawesi: raw tuna marinated with chilli, garlic, kaffir lime, kemangi and peanut.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Sambal Gami
From Bontang, East Kalimantan: baby squid and clams with chilli and shrimp paste, cooked in a clay pot over a wood fire.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Babi Rebung
From North Kalimantan: pork belly with spices, papaya and cassava leaf, cooked in bamboo over a wood fire.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Bebek Madura
From Madura, East Java: rice-field duck marinated in spices and kluwak, fried, with sambal pencit.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Mangut Udang
From Central Java: king prawns braised with turmeric, tomato, kemangi and coconut milk.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Kambing Masak Mirah
From Aceh: lamb shank braised with chillies, turmeric, galangal and coconut milk.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Gulai Terong
From Minangkabau, West Sumatra: eggplant braised in coconut milk with turmeric and petai.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Rumpu Rampe
From East Nusa Tenggara: stir-fried papaya leaf, banana blossom and turmeric leaf.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Vegetarian and vegan
The menu flags no vegetarian dishes, but has a vegetables section (five dishes at IDR 85,000); allergies and diets need 48 hours’ notice.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Desserts
The menu notes that Indonesian desserts are traditionally dairy-free; two of them do contain condensed milk.
Bubur Ubi
Sweet potato porridge with frozen black rice tape.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Serabi
Rice flour pancake with coconut milk infused with jackfruit and pandan.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Peyem
Grilled fermented cassava with grated coconut, palm sugar and frozen coconut.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Es Bongko
Pandan, pumpkin, sweet potato, jackfruit, avocado and young coconut over crushed ice.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Drinks
Kunyit Asam
Turmeric and tamarind jamu, topped with house lemongrass soda.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Loloh Cem Cem
The Balinese cemcem leaf drink with young coconut water and sea salt.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Es Teh Kelor
Iced moringa tea with lime.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Rujak 2.0
Cocktail of Sidemen arak, kaffir lime and chilli, with guava leaf soda.source : restaurantnusantara.com
Prices as printed on the menu, tax and service added, rate not given on the menu.
Setting and neighbourhood
What the place says about itself, and how far it is from Ubud’s landmarks, measured on OpenStreetMap.
- Indonesian-style service: dishes go in the middle of the table and everyone takes a little of everything.source : restaurantnusantara.com
- Above the dining room, Locavore’s former test kitchen is now a private room for 8 to 12 guests.source : locavorenxt.com
- Cooking classes start with a visit to a traditional market with the chef.source : restaurantnusantara.com
- About 340 m from the palace and 240 m from Ubud market, as the crow flies.source : openstreetmap.org
Who it suits
- Discovering Indonesia beyond Bali
- A small-group dinner
- A cooking workshop
Getting there
Jalan Dewisita links Jalan Monkey Forest and Jalan Hanoman, in the heart of the centre: walkable from the palace.
Jl. Dewisita No. 09C, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali 80571source : locavorenxt.com
Open in Google MapsTips
- No lunch on Mondays: only dinner is served that day.
- Cooking workshops are booked separately, Wednesday to Sunday.
Other tables in Ubud
Nearest first: the tables in Centre, then those in the same part of Ubud.
- Modern Indonesian
- €€
Hujan Locale
Food from across the archipelago as sharing plates, upstairs in a house on Jalan Sri Wedari.
- Café, healthy food
- €
KAFE
Jalan Hanoman’s neighbourhood café since 2004, from morning bubur to evening soto ayam.
- Contemporary Indonesian
- €€
Spice
An open kitchen on Monkey Forest Road, from wagyu rendang to beef brisket in rawon broth.
- Vegan, raw and cooked
- €€
Sayuri Healing Food
A vegan café that doubles as a raw-food cooking school, open 8am to 11pm.
- Balinese and Indonesian
- €€
Murni’s Warung
The warung Ni Wayan Murni opened in 1974, on four levels above the Campuhan river.
- Fine dining, tasting menu
- €€€
Mozaic
Sanggingan’s fine-dining table, with tasting menus that change with the seasons.
- Hyper-local, tasting menu
- €€€
Locavore NXT
A restaurant-lab in Lodtunduh, where every ingredient on the plate has a stated origin.
Where to sleep nearby
Verified places to stay in the same part of Ubud, with the starting price read on their official site.
- Boutique hotel
- Boutique
Murni’s Houses
Ni Wayan Murni’s rooms, 650 m from the palace, with a pool, a spa and breakfast served all day.
- Teak cottages
- Simple
Bisma Cottages
Teak cottages on Jalan Bisma, with a deluxe version with kitchenette for families.
- Resort with villas
- Luxury
Maya Ubud Resort & Spa
A large resort in Peliatan, east of the centre, with an infinity pool and a free shuttle into Ubud.
Sources
Official pages read on October 19, 2026. Every fact on this page comes from one of them; anything they did not say is not written.