Jimbaran beach Seafood has become the centrepiece of romantic sunset beach view seafood galore in Bali. The stretch of shoreline along Jimbaran beach is filled with a fishing port, wet fish market (pasar Kedongdongan) , warungs and beachfront seafood restaurants. Read on this all encompassing guide to maximise your joy and enjoy the sunset, cool sea breeze while munching down on a variety of seafood in Bali. An unforgettable dining experience in your perfect holiday you don’t want to miss.
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Jimbaran Seafood Guide
What’s the deal with Jimbaran?
As a seafood hub, everything from the wet market, to warungs and restaurants sells the freshest and cheapest seafood in town. With fresh loots from the sea twice a day, the variety of seafood available are some of the best and may vary depending on the catch of the day. Enjoying your seafood by the beach also serves the ultimate vibes, treating your eyes to the amazing sunset and your taste buds the explosive Balinese spices. You can even make a reservation at one of the Jimbaran beach seafood restaurants and get a romantic decoration setup for you and your loved ones.
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All You Need to Know Guide – Jimbaran Beach Seafood
As an avid seafood lover, I have tried every seafood restaurant along the Jimbaran beach. With every visit, there are always something new to learn and try, so here’s my best effort to write out the perfect summary to maximize your joy dining here. How to get around Jimbaran beach from seafood selection, price, how to buy, the best time to arrive and more!
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Step 1: Choose Where to Get Your Ingredient
There are 2 options when it comes to getting your desired seafood ingredients – buying from the Kedonganan market or ordering straight from the any one of the Jimbaran beach seafood restaurant.
Buying from Kedonganan Market
Buying from the Kedonganan market gives you the power to select the freshest ingredients and bargain for the best price. Some stalls allow buying a smaller quantity like 200-500g for seafood like prawns, squid and clams. Fishes, crabs and lobsters have to be purchased in whole and priced by weight.
After shopping, you can bring your ingredients to any restaurant and get them to cook for you at Rp 20,000 per KG for grill, and more for other cooking styles like deep fried with batter. This maximizes the bang for your buck, but you do have to wait a longer cooking time of at least 1 hour.
Buying Directly From Restaurants
Alternatively, you can walk straight into the Jimbaran beach seafood restaurant and purchase whatever stock they have in store. In some restaurants, some seafood may not be available due to limited stock as most people buy ingredients themselves. If that happens, simply walk over to the store next to it to try your luck.
This typically cost at least 3x more than buying from the Kedonganan market. But if you can’t stand the wet market smell without feeling pukey (like me, unfortunately) or are pressed for time and looking for convenience, this will be a great alternative. You can order individual portions for each seafood, or a platter for 2,4 and up to 10 pax filled with an array of seafood choices. The plater cost at least Rp 150,000 for 2 pax and more if you select the ones with crab or lobster.
Where To Buy Pros and Cons
| Kedonganan Market | Direct from Restaurant |
|---|---|
| Cheaper Ingredients | More Expensive |
| Effort to Choose Ingredients | Fuss Free |
| Longer waiting time (>1hr) | Shorter waiting time |
Step 2: Choose Your Cooking Style
For each of the ingredients, you can choose the style of dish you want. You can even split the same seafood, to 2 different dishes to try the best of both worlds! For example, a portion of prawns can be split into grilled and deep fried with batter. The most popular and cheapest option is grill. Don’t be afraid to try grilled shellfish too like clams and crabs. They taste amazing and definitely thoroughly cooked through the shells. Some restaurants might have a steam option, but I’ve personally never tried that.
Bahasa Indonesia Translation Guide for Commonly Used Seafood Words
Seafood
| English | Bahasa Indonesia |
|---|---|
| Fish | Ikan Kuwe/ Garupa fish (*my favourite because of the meaty tendy flesh and lesser bones) |
| Clam/Mussel | Kerang/ Kerang Hijau (*kerang means shellfish and used interchangeably) |
| Oyster | Tiram |
| Prawn | Udang |
| Crab | Kepiting |
| Crab roe (eggs) | Kepiting telur |
| Calamari/Squid | Cumi |
| Lobster | Lobster |
| Water Spinach with Chili | Kangkong Sambal (*highly recommended vegetable to complement the meal) |
Cooking Style
| English | Bahasa Indonesia |
|---|---|
| Grill | Bakar (*highly recommend!) |
| Deep fried with Batter | Tepung Goreng |
| Balinese red sauce | Bumbu Bali |
Weight
- hundred – ratus
- 500g – lima ratus gram
- kilo (kee-low)
- 1kg – sekilo/ satu kilo
- 2kg – dua kilo
- decimal point – coma
- 1.5kg – satu coma lima kilo
Step 3: Choose your seat and Feast
Obviously, you have to choose a seat on the beach to get the complete seafood by the bay experience. This becomes a huge deciding factor for the Jimbaran beach seafood restaurants as well. Some restaurants allow you to make a Whatsapp reservation too. It is usually very crowded at dinner time so I recommend getting down at 5PM.
With all that hard work, it is now time to sit back, enjoy the breeze, and wait for the scrumptious feast to arrive.
Restaurant Recommendations
Warung Made Jasa Bakar & Masak
Although this warung does not provide a seaview seat, the flavors are unbeatable. The best tasting out of all, the smokiness of the grill is so rich yet the meat still so tender and juicy. The Balinese sauce (bumbu Bali) is a fantastic blend of sweet and a tinge of spicy. All the seafood cooked by them are simply mouth watering masterpieces.
The downside is that you have to buy the seafood from Kedonganan market as they do not have any seafood stock. The warung is also very small and you have to be early to secure seats for your party. The warung doesn’t have a Google Maps location but it is the first one on the left as you enter the Kedonganan market.
Telephone: 085737315121
Kampoeng Seafood
This restaurant is one of the beachside Jimbaran beach seafood restaurants you can go to get your seafood fix. It is one of the few along the beach that offers wifi too. The cooking from this restaurant is amazingly consistent and I love that the seafood never gets overcooked even when it’s peak hour. The sauce is very rich and smooth with a tinge of spiciness and sweetness. The sambal Kangkong (water spinach with chili) is super crunchy and leafy too. The sauce soaks the vegetables well. Special shoutout to their chili as well!
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Maps and How to Get There
Jimbaran is about 10 minutes drive from Kuta and Nusa Dua, 30 minutes from Seminyak and Uluwatu, and 1 hour from Ubud. Plan your trip down today!
Best Dining Experience in Bali!
Dinner by Jimbaran Bali is always such a joy because there’s always a crowd every day of the week munching down plates of seafood. The sunset view overlooking the coastline of Bali is so mesmerizing. You can even spot the garuda (GWK) statue in the distance.
Remember to be early, as early as 5pm to buy your seafood! Any later and you may be eating your dinner at 9pm or even later because of the long queue. May you have a fantastic dinner at Jimbaran beach seafood restaurant!
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