Specialty coffee cafés in Bali

Kintamani's farmer groups and orange groves

Bali's coffee farmers have traditionally been organized into subak abian, Balinese farmers' associations that also work as economic groups for growers. The body set up in 2007 to manage the Kintamani name admits only subak abian and private firms, and the protection covers green, roasted and ground coffee from fully washed Kintamani arabica.¹ The FAO dates the reputation of Bali arabica to the early nineteenth century.¹

Citrus is part of the landscape. In Manikliyu, a village on the slopes toward the Batur caldera, orange groves are interspersed with the coffee trees that Tanamera, a roaster founded in 2013 by Dini Aryani Criddle, harvests and processes.⁴

Pupuan robusta and the glass of kopi Bali

West Bali grows the robusta. Tabanan is the island's top robusta regency, with about 5,589 tons in 2021, and its Pupuan district, at 500 to 1,000 m on the flanks of Mount Batukaru, is the main growing area. A local Q grader told Mongabay in 2022 that Pupuan robusta can reach fine-coffee grade.⁵

Kopi Bali, Balinese coffee, is a popular drink on the island, as is teh panas (hot tea).⁶ In a warung (a small family-run eatery) it usually arrives as kopi tubruk: fine grounds and boiling water in a clear glass, generally with sugar and no filter, so the grounds settle at the bottom. Balinese also call it kopi selem, black coffee; tubruk is Javanese for collision.⁷

Espresso bars in Seminyak and on the Bukit

Daniel Food Diary called Revolver Espresso one of the early movers in Bali's specialty coffee scene in 2025, and the brand now roasts its own beans locally and runs a smaller offshoot, Baby Revolver, nearby.⁸ Geo-Coffee and Roastery is at 94 Jalan Pengubengan Kauh and The Koop Roaster & Café at 88b Jalan Drupadi. Umalas Brew Bar, at 6 Jalan Umalas Tunon, opens 06:00–15:00, the earliest start of the group.

On the Bukit, Obano Coffee and Roastery is at 9 Jalan Pantai Balangan and Nectar Specialty Coffee & Viennoiserie on Jalan Mutiara III. Canosta Coffee Roasters and Patia Brew & Roastery are also on the Bukit.

Roasters in Ubud, Denpasar and Sanur

In Ubud, Ubud Coffee Roastery on Jalan Gautama Selatan opens 08:00–18:00, Tucky Speciality Coffee and Brunch is at 15 Jalan Goutama, and Delta Coffee & Roastery at 14 Jalan Raya Andong. Denpasar has Red Castle Coffee Roasters at 35 Jalan Bedugul and Five Roastery on Serangan. In Sanur, Series Coffee Roaster on Jalan Betngandang 1 opens 08:00–16:00.

What a cup costs, and what to skip

A regular cappuccino in Bali averages about Rp40,000, within a range of Rp30,000 to about Rp48,500, in Numbeo's crowd-sourced prices as of October 2026.⁹

Skip the kopi luwak tastings. A 2016 study in the journal Animal Welfare examined 16 civet coffee plantations in and around Bali, with 48 caged civets, and found that many new plantations had been set up to attract tourists.¹⁰