The Cashew Tree Bingin: Uluwatu's Legendary Garden Cafe & Thursday Live Music

A five-minute walk from the cliff stairs down to Bingin Beach sits a shady garden that has long served as the shared living room of the Bukit's surfers, expats and digital nomads: The Cashew Tree. Wooden tables under a leafy canopy, slow-turning fans, no infinity pool. That is exactly the appeal — in an Uluwatu increasingly crowded with premium cliff-top beach clubs, this garden cafe stays relaxed and still reasonably priced.

Why Surfers and Nomads Keep Coming Back

• Close to the waves: just a short walk to the Bingin cliff descent — perfect for breakfast before a dawn patrol or lunch afterwards.
• Easy daytime working: there is Wi-Fi, plenty of long tables and enough shade that afternoons feel like an open-air coworking space.
• Welcoming to everyone: families with kids, solo travellers and whole surf-trip crews all settle in for hours.

Healthy Food, Honest Portions

The kitchen leans healthy and partly organic: big breakfasts, bowls, curries, salads and a genuine line-up of vegetarian and vegan dishes that never feel like an afterthought. The coffee and smoothies hold their own too.

• Main dishes generally fall around IDR 70,000–130,000; coffee starts near IDR 35,000.
• Average spend per person lands roughly at IDR 75,000–200,000 depending on drinks.
• Portions are generous — easy to share if you have not just come out of the water.

Thursday Nights Are a Ritual

Once it gets dark the garden transforms: low lighting, live acoustic music and every table taken. Thursday is the peak — for years it has been the Bukit's standing weekly date, with sets running late into the night. Arrive before 7pm if you want a table rather than a standing spot.

Practical Info & Reservations

• Location: Jl. Pantai Bingin No. 9, Pecatu, Uluwatu 80361 — View on Google Maps
• Opening hours: daily from roughly 7.30am to 10pm; Thursdays run later, with live music often continuing towards midnight.
• Price range: around IDR 70,000–130,000 per dish, coffee about IDR 35,000.
• Reservations: mostly walk-in; for larger groups or Thursday nights, ask about availability via their Instagram DMs.
• Parking: easy for scooters out front, very limited for cars — the Bingin lanes are narrow, so a scooter or a drop-off by ride-hailing is more comfortable.
• Instagram: @thecashewtree.collective — the live-music schedule can change, so check their Instagram before you head over.

Finish the day with sunset at Bingin Beach, then head back to a room that does not blow the budget — compare and book your Uluwatu hotel voucher on AccessiaPass.