Café-hopping in Bali without the tourist traps

Bali’s café scene is overwhelming and uneven, so I spent a week separating the genuinely good from the merely photogenic. The best coffee came from small roasters away from the main strips.

Smoothie bowls are everywhere; the ones worth your money use real fruit and house granola rather than syrup. I’ve flagged the few that delivered and the many that didn’t.

Don’t skip the warungs — some of my best, cheapest meals were nasi campur plates the café crowd walks straight past. Full address list in the post.