Last updated October 2026.
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The charming seaside village Selong Belanak is our backyard. Away from the hustle of Kuta, with one of the best beaches around, Selong Belanak is fast becoming a favourite among those seeking a more authentic Indonesian experience.
I think a lot about food! Coffee, delicious cakes or where to get a sundowner. Whether I’m travelling or at home, I prioritise finding great food and drink.
Today, we’re breaking down the best places to eat in Selong Belanak. It's where we live, eat, and send every friend who visits Lombok. We first wrote this guide a couple of years ago, and since then a few places have closed, several brilliant new ones have opened, and we've started reaching further out to Tampah and the hills above the village for a proper night out. This update reflects where we actually eat now: everything below is a place we'd send you to, in alphabetical order, with a note on what it does best.
Warungs and Local Eateries
Wondering where to eat in Lombok? You'll want to understand warungs if you’re travelling on a budget. These local-style restaurants are often still tailored to Westerners, especially in southern Lombok. So expect menus in English and food that isn’t too spicy.
Most establishments will prefer cash. If you want to pay with a card, check if they accept them before you sit down.
Popular local dishes include gado-gado (a peanut sauce-laden pile of vegetables with boiled eggs and tempeh), ayam taliwang (spicy chicken) and nasi goreng (fried rice with various toppings such as fish, prawns or tofu).
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Beachside Dining
Lantis Bar and Restaurant - Best Spacious Spot
Lantis is a beach club at the southern end of the beachfront strip, with an on-site pool if you'd rather skip the ocean. The setting is the main draw, especially around sunset. The food is decent rather than exceptional, so come here more for the view and the atmosphere than for a standout meal. It's also a lovely place to rent a foamie and splash around in gentle beginner waves if you're learning to surf.
Laut Biru - Best Breakfast with a View
Laut Biru is part of the gorgeous Sempiak Resort, which also includes an art gallery and a gift shop. The restaurant serves breakfast with ocean views, offering à la carte and set-menu options. We love the breakfast sets here and have worked our way through the full menu. It's good food, but the main drawcard has to be the sand under your toes. Don't be surprised if a monkey or two wanders past while you eat; it's that kind of garden setting. It sits at the higher end of the price range for the area, but the beachfront position earns it.
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Moda Warung - Best Warung on the Beach
Moda Warung sits at the quieter end of the beachfront restaurant row, just before Laut Biru. Of all the surf warungs along this stretch of sand, Moda has one of the more relaxed, less pushy setups. It’s a good, low-key option if you want a straightforward gado-gado and a sunset without the upsell. You can also hire surfboards and get lessons here. And they’ve just opened up their first accommodation if you’re thinking about staying a little longer (check their IG for all the details).
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Gado-gado, my go to meal in Indonesia
Selong Belanak Village
Bambini - Best Coffee
Bambini uses beans from expat coffee roasters and is our go-to for a proper flat white in Selong Belanak. It's a genuinely lovely spot to start the day. You're in the middle of Selong Belanak, so you can pop to the fruit shop next door or wander straight down to the beach afterwards. The breakfast menu holds its own too. We're slowly working our way through it, but do recommend the Baby Bambini and the Smashed Avo (the classics).
Bareng - Best for a Big Breakfast
If you're staying in an Airbnb and breakfast isn’t included, this is where you need to head. Or if you’ve just had a few too many Bintangs at sunset. Here you can get a proper big breakfast at a reasonable price and it's some of the best coffee in town. If you're a remote worker, the booths give you a cosy little spot to set yourself up to get some serious work done.
Kind Warung - Best Nasi Campur
A veggie nasi campur isn't always easy to find, and Kind Warung does one of the best I've had. The jackfruit curry was so well done. It's set in a beautiful brick building right in the heart of Selong Belanak, with a cosy, dimly lit interior and a guitar and ukulele on the wall if you feel like a jam. Portions are generous, and the vibe is easy-going.
Klub Kembali - Best for Cocktails
Klub Kembali was one of our first stops when we arrived in Selong Belanak. It's a proper cocktail bar with an extensive menu of genuinely unique drinks, tucked into a beautiful Joglo building, filled with unique pieces of art. The food menu also takes traditional Indonesian plates and gives them a modern twist, something that can be hard to find in Lombok at the moment. It's also become a bit of a local hangout for the expats living in the area, which makes it an easy place to chat with people.
Luana Bowls - Best Lunch
This is my go-to lunch spot in Selong Belanak. It's vegan, but you don't really notice it when you first look at the menu. I think I've worked my way through the whole thing, but I do keep coming back to the Rainbow Wrap, the Hungry Surfer and the Freddo Coffee to get me through the afternoon. The staff are lovely, it's off the main road, and I feel like you could chill here all afternoon. They also have a lovely boutique hotel which looks so idyllic.
Pronto Pizza - Best Pizza (and Delivery)
Absolutely delicious pizza, and they deliver around the local area with one of the fastest WhatsApp response times anywhere in Selong Belanak. The thin, crispy crust has built Pronto a genuine following, but I recently also tried the gnocchi and was super impressed. There's a gelato shop next door if you've still got room.
Sookla - Best New Kid on the Block
Sookla has only just opened, and we haven't visited just yet. But they have a Mont Blanc, which is my new official coffee drink. I'll report back as soon as we've tried it. The building has been designed for relaxed, slow living, and that's what we're all after at a beach holiday.
Three Sisters - Best for Dumplings
A dedicated dumpling restaurant with vegetarian and vegan options, including dessert wontons that are worth saving room for. It's tucked down a quiet backstreet strung with fairy lights, so it's best reached by scooter if you're heading over after dark. The cocktails here are more inventive than you'd expect from a dumpling spot, and the cucumber salad on the side is worth ordering too.
Warung Corner - Best for Cheap Eats
Cheap, simple food done well, with genuinely friendly staff. Go for the veggie curry or the gado-gado — the sambal here is some of the best we've had anywhere in Lombok. It's an easy, affordable post-surf meal (worth carrying cash), and exactly the kind of low-key warung that keeps us coming back.
Surrounding Selong Belanak (Tampah, Lancing, Mawi and Tomang-Omang)
Biras (Tampah) - Best for Beachside Lounging
Biras is where you want to come for a relaxed day at the beach. It's outside of Selong Belanak but worth the drive. There is a minimum spend for the loungers and the menu is on the pricier side. But the loungers are well-spaced and you'll feel like you have your own little corner of the beach. There is also a spot to get massages if you need a little help unwinding.
Codium (Tampah) - Best for Fish + Beachside Cocktails
A world-class fish restaurant right on the beach at Tampah. The wood-fired menu is genuinely interesting with revolving specials based on the freshest catch of the day. The vegetarian menu is a little light, but I can piece a few things together and then finish off with their Amaretto Tiramisu for a delicious meal. There's a pool and sun loungers if you want to make a full afternoon of it, and the cocktails are some of the best we've had in Lombok. Book this one for a treat night out rather than a casual lunch.
Enak at Di Sini Resort - Best View
Perched in the hills overlooking Omang Tomang, this small sustainable resort has some of the best views in the area. If you're looking for somewhere to stay you can wake up to forest, ocean and island all at once. The restaurant food is really good. We loved their take on Tempeh Orek, but the whole menu looks super interesting. The cocktails were a bit of a miss for us, so come for the setting and the meal rather than the bar.
Folk Cafe - Best Coffee with a View
A hillside stop overlooking Pantai Lancing, serving good coffee and banana bread with panoramic ocean views. There's no wifi here, which is very much the point: it's a proper spot to put your phone down, read a book and just take in the view. I love the Peanut Noodles, the Strawberry Matcha, the Banana Bread… I could go on.
Coffee with the most incredible view from Folk Cafe
Godspeed - Best Post Surf Stop
Sitting at the corner of the freshly upgraded road to Mawi, Godspeed is perfectly positioned for your post-surf refreshment. Relaxed vibe, great staff, and a proper mix of seating — bean bags, long communal tables, high tops — so it works as well for a solo coffee as it does for a group. It doubles as a decent spot to get some work done if you need Wi-Fi and a table for a few hours.
Final Note
Selong Belanak’s local food scene continues to expand, offering a range of local and international dishes. Whether you’re staying here or visiting from Kuta, you’re bound to find something to satiate your taste buds.
And new restaurants are always opening! Let us know in the comments below if there is somewhere else we need to check out.
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