Top Ubud Street Food Tours

Discover foods you just won’t find on hotel menus and get an insight into Bali’s rarely visited capital on this Denpasar food tour. Besides favorites like “babi guling” (sucking pig) and “bakso” meatballs, try treats like “laklak” Balinese muffins and “timus” sweet cassava cake at a traditional market and a night market. Tour includes door-to-door round-trip transportation from your hotel or port.

The landscapes around Ubud make for spectacular cycling, but between the steep hills and the steamy climate it pays to choose an electric bicycle. Avoid central Ubud’s traffic-choked roads on this convenient guided e-bike tour. After pickup from your hotel, set off through emerald rice terraces, charming villages, and rustic temples to your final destination, the sacred springs of Tirta Empul Temple. Finally, enjoy a Balinese lunch.

Live like a local among the locals with this private hands-on cooking lesson. Join your host, Putu, her grandparents, her husband, and their children for lunch or dinner in their traditional compound home. Learn about the spices Putu uses, the traditional Balinese medicines she makes, and the rice, fruit, and animals her grandparents tend on their farm as you prepare and eat a Balinese feast, washed down with local alcohol.

Discover Ubud’s picturesque surroundings on a morning or afternoon electric bicycle tour. On your electric bike, you’ll need to exert only as much effort as you choose to visit the beautiful Tegalalang Rice Terrace and pass local villages cradled by Ubud’s verdant plantations. During intermittent stops, you’ll listen to informative commentary from your guide and enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner before drop-off at your Ubud hotel.

The ideal experience for foodie travelers—an authentic Balinese cooking class, hosted by a local chef in the jungle surroundings of Ubud. Learn about the spices and ingredients used in Balinese cookery and discover new flavors at the morning market, and choose your ingredients for the class. Then, at the workshop, learn how to use them using traditional techniques, and eat your masterpieces as a sit down meal.

While most cooking classes give you the chance to create a few dishes, this experience lets you learn to prepare nine Balinese classics, making it the ultimate choice for food lovers. As well as mastering the basics of Balinese cuisine, you’ll benefit from the insider knowledge of your guide. Opt for the morning tour to include a market visit and shop for ingredients like a local.

This night market tour is great for foodies as it serves a wide variety of Indonesian dishes and snacks. And it’s also a great way to experience Bali the way locals do: lively, flavourful, and full of community spirit.

Cycling is an amazing way to discover rural Bali. From rice harvesting to timeless ceremonies, experience local life on a guided cycle tour with hotel transfers. Before you start your mellow downhill ride, hit the scenic Tegalalang Rice Terrace, learn about traditional farming practices at a coffee plantation, and capture photos of Lake Batur and the Mt. Batur volcano, and once you’re done there’s an Indonesian lunch.

There’s no better way to get to know a culture than through its food, and this Balinese cooking class on an organic farm outside Ubud is so authentic you even use a traditional wood-fired stove. Learn about organic farming and Bali’s subak system, recognized with UNESCO World Heritage status, pick organic ingredients from the garden, and prepare a meal of six delicious Balinese favorites along with healthy juices.

Don't just order dishes in a restaurant, delve deeper into local cuisine as you cook and eat with a Balinese family in their home. This private half-day experience provides an authentic look at local life in a village just north of Ubud. Travel by private vehicle through terraced foothills and discover Balinese spices and other ingredients from the family garden. Learn to use a traditional wood-fired stove to cook several dishes, then enjoy your creations for lunch or dinner.

Take a tour of Bali’s iconic highlights on this private tour. Start with a visit to the Tegenungan waterfall where you can swim in the refreshing waters, explore the serene Elephant Cave Temple, stroll through the lush Tegalalang rice terraces, and sample the famous Luwak coffee. End your day with a guided visit to the Bali Night Market where you can sample local foods before heading back to your hotel.

The Ubud Morning Market Tour gives you a rare glimpse into daily local life, when the streets are still calm, traffic is minimal, and the town is just beginning to stir. Begin your journey with your guide leading you through the busy traditional market lanes and take in the sights. You’ll see local traders with fresh produce, herbs, spices, colourful tropical fruit and snacks. Witness the morning routine of Balinese and Indonesians alike — selecting ingredients, bargaining, and preparing for the day ahead. As we read the end of the Ubud morning market, we’ll sit together to enjoy a coffee at one of our favourite cafes that serves Balinese Arabica from a variety of regions across the island. If you’re not into coffee, we’ll recommend some tasty alternatives like their aromatic ginger latte or rosella tea.