THE GUIDE - The Rough Guide to Bali and Lombok - page 148

ACCOMMODATION
Adinda Hotel Jl Karna 8 0361 240435, adindahotel.com . Decent-value but bland mid-
range a/c hotel on a quiet side street handy for the sights. Though clean, standard rooms are
poor value comp ared to th e Nakula Familiar Inn . Deluxe rooms are far larger and have bal-
conies. Standard Rp250,000 , Deluxe Rp375,000
Nakula Familiar Inn Jl Nakula 4 0361 226446, nakulafamiliarinn.com .
Modern(ish), well-maintained rooms with a balcony and either a fan or a/c in a welcoming
family-style losmen. It's less than a 10min walk from the museum and ab out a 15m in walk
from Tegal bemo terminal. The only downside is traffic noise at rush-hour. Rp175,000
EATING
There are few tourist-oriented restaurants in Denpasar, so this is a good chance to sample
Bali's cheap , authentic neighbourhood places to eat. Note that smaller restaurants gener-
ally shut by 7pm. Renon is the eating destination of choice for middle-class locals and expats
but it's a fair haul from the hotels in the city centre.
Babi Guling Jl Sutomo. There's just one dish at this simple warung - roast suckling pig ( babi
guling ), considered by some to be the best in the city. And it's cheap too, at Rp25,000/plate.
There's no sign, but look for the open shelter with low tables just north of Pura Maospahit.
Daily roughly 10am-6pm.
Bhineka Jaya Kopi Bali Jl Gajah Mada 80 0361 224016. At this outlet of Indonesia's
Butterfly Globe Brand coffee you can sample a cup of creamy Bali Gold - then choose which
grade of island beans to take home. Mon-Sat 9am-4pm.
Hong Kong Jl Gajah Mada 99 0361 434845. Boasting an interior with all the appeal of a
burger chain, this Chinese restaurant offers a reasonably priced menu that is strong on sea-
food, including fried grouper in black bean sauce (Rp50,000) and is one of the few central
places open late. Daily 10am-9pm.
Pasar Malam Kereneng Just off Jl Hayam Wuruk, adjacent to Kereneng bemo terminal.
More than fifty vendors convene at this night market from dusk to dawn every night, dishing
out super-cheap soups, noodle and rice dishes from Rp15,000, including babi guling , fresh
fruit juices and cold beers. Daily roughly 6pm-4am.
Warung Wardani Jl Yudistira 2 0361 224398. The locals' favourite, this place rustles up
the finest nasi campur you'll eat in Denpasar (Rp25,000), a delicious feed of crispy lemon-
grass chicken, fried prawns and sate, plus nasi soto ayam (spicy chicken soup with rice), soto
babad (meat soup) and gado-gado . Daily 8.30am-4pm.
SHOPPING
Perhaps the second-best reason to visit Denpasar after the museum is the city's selection of
markets . Tourists find them picturesque but for the Balinese they're for mundane day-to-day