Batan Waru is a modern Indonesian restaurant, located on busy Jl. Kartika Plaza in Tuban. As with some other restaurants in Bali, Batan Waru now has a photo menu, to go along with the standard printed menu. This helps to give new visitors to Bali, an idea of what they are ordering. Everything on the menu looked good and like it’s sister restaurant in Ubud, the Tuban branch promised great things. My lunch was a dish called Semur Tahu (tofu, round eggplants and shiitake mushrooms in a garlic, soy and coconut milk broth, served with steamed rice) for 34,000rp.
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Bluefin is a modern-age Japanese concept restaurant. I have not eaten there as yet, but walking past, the design of the place alone demands attention. The impressive wine racks are pushed up against the front window. Located just down from Stadium Cafe, on Jl. Kartika Plaza, Bluefin has a Japanese fusion menu. Seating can be outside at a table, at a low Japanese style table, or inside in the cool.
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Warung Mimpi is a little Indonesian food place located on Jl. Dhyana Pura. I often go there for a couple of reasons. The food is quite good, portions are large and I can pick from the items on display, getting my plate within 2 minutes. My friend Chimene and I went over this afternoon and Chimene really loaded up. I tell you, when you look at all that nice food laid out, your eyes are bigger than our belly. For me its always 1 meat item, 1 veg item and rice. Today I had green beans and chicken in a light curry sauce. Warung Mimpi, which means ‘dream’, is open from 10am-10pm.
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Pasar Seni Kuta (Kuta Art Market) is located between Kuta Square / Jl.Kartika Plaza and the beach. Its quite a large area and has rows of stalls, selling the same stuff you’ll find all over Kuta. The idea ‘if it works for your neighbor, copy it’, has been fully blown out in this neighborhood and most people are twiddling their thumbs, due to the downturn in tourism. Wandering the art market today I did see some wooden clocks, that were in the shape of a giant wrist watch, quite clever. There were hanging Jesus’s, picture carvings with elephants, 4ft long carved lizards painted in Aboriginal motifs, Hawaiian shirts, baseball hats, surf shorts, Bintang t-shirts and mess-topped bamboo food dishes.
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Funny how once in a while you get a blast from the past. Today while checking out places in Tuban, I wandered past the first hotel I stayed at in Bali, or at least, when I moved here on Jan 1st 2003. I remember arriving in Bali, loaded down with gear, a rolled up sign under my arm and enough Bootsnall t-shirts to start a stall. Catching a taxi from the airport, I ended up at the cheapest place on main street Kartika Plaza, Yan’s. Back then I paid 100,000rp a night and thought that was good, until I checked out Poppies Lane. Passing by today I asked the prices, which were 175,000rp for an AC room and 125,000rp for a fan room.
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