5 Best Spots for Luxurious Chinese New Year Dinner in Bali

Having a family dinner to welcome the Chinese New Year is a tradition that is celebrated by Chinese everywhere, including Chinese-Indonesians. This once-a-year moment should be celebrated with special menus. If you are looking for a fancy restaurant to celebrate Imlek with the family, here are our recommended restaurants in Bali for you:

1 | Ru Yi Chinese Fine Dining

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Ru Yi, translated as ‘continuous happiness’, is a Chinese fine dining restaurant offering warm and eclectic ambience. The restaurant, which is designed like a mini Chinatown, offers premium Chinese delicacies such as the rare and expensive Bird's Nest Soup, Sea Cucumber, and the famous Abalone Dish.

Address: Alamat: Awarta Nusa Dua Luxury Villas & Spa ITDC Complex Lot NW 2&3 Nusa Dua, Bali, Benoa, Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80363
Phone: (+62361) 773300
Opening hours: 5pm – 11pm

2 | Metis Lounge      

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Metis Bali is a combination of fine dining restaurant, a gallery and a boutique, completed with a bar and a lounge. Crafted by chef-owner Nicolas ‘Doudou’ Tourneville, the cuisines offered in the restaurant is a combination of French and Mediterranean flavors. The restaurant also offers private wine cellar and and private dining room if you prefer a more secluded atmosphere.

Address: Jl. Petitenget no.6, Kerobokan Kelod, Kerobokan
Phone: (+62361) 4737 888
Opening hours: 5:30pm – 11:30pm

3 | Ah Yat Abalone at Rimba Jimbaran 

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Ah Yat restaurant has 25 branches in Asia and its Bali restaurant at RIMBA Jimbaran is claimed to be the biggest Chinese restaurant in Indonesia. The establishment is located just minutes from Jimbaran’s famous beachfront. The restaurant, which was founded by Cantonese chef Yeung Koon Yat, serves a wide variety of traditional cuisines such as Bird’s Nest Soup, Sea Cucumber, and Abalone. These dishes are famous due to their health benefits. The restaurant also offers 47 choices of Dim Sum.

Address: RIMBA Jimbaran BALI by AYANA, Jl. Karang Mas Sejahtera, Jimbaran, South Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali 80364
Phone: (+62361) 8468468
Opening hours: 11am – 10pm

4 | Ji Restaurant at Tugu Hotel

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Ji Restaurant combines the ambience of old Chinese and old Balinese culture. It had been a family temple in Java, before it was relocated to Bali and then revamped into a restaurant, without sacrificing the 300 years old temple. The cuisine is inspired by old cooking tradition from Japan and other East Asian countries with fusion sushi as its signature dish.

Address: Jl. Pantai Batu Bolong, Pantai Canggu, Canggu, Kuta Utara, Canggu Kuta Utara, Canggu, Kuta Utara, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361
Phone: +62 361 4731701/  +6281239652695
Opening hours: 11am – 11pm

5 | Table8 at Mulia Hotel

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Table8 is considered as one of the finest Chinese restaurants in Bali. The restaurant is well known for its delicacies that use Chinese traditional spices; from Cantonese Dim Sum to Szechuan food selections. Its interior took inspiration from a royal Chinese palace with a series of porcelain pagodas, imperial-themed furniture, and artworks showcasing the glory of China’s Dynasty era. Dress properly before coming here because sleeveless shirt for men, swimsuit, bathrobe and room slippers are not allowed

Address: Jl. Raya Nusa Dua Selatan, Kawasan Sawangan Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Benoa, Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80363
Phone: (+62361) 3017777
Opening hours: 8am – 11pm

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