Nasi Tahu Ni Sarti, Sukawati: A IDR 15k Breakfast Since 1963

A plate of nasi tahu at Ni Sarti, Jl. Lettu Wayan Sutha I, Sukawati, starts at IDR 15,000 (about US$1), and it is the only dish the warung has sold since 1963. It opens roughly 7am-1pm (checked September 2026 via detikBali).

What is on the plate

White rice topped with fried shallots, several pieces of half-fried Sukawati tofu, tofu crackers, urap (spiced vegetables with coconut) and three sambals: sambal matah, tomato sambal and sambal ketela. The cassava sambal is the one regulars mention most, because you rarely find it elsewhere. The taste is savoury and salty, light enough for breakfast. There is no meat, so it works for anyone who avoids pork; strict vegetarians should still ask about what goes into the sambals and urap.

Cooked before dawn, limited each day

The warung was started by Grandmother Mirin, and the name Ni Sarti comes from her sister-in-law. Today it is run by the fifth generation, Ni Wayan Murni, who starts cooking at 3:30am over firewood and clay stoves. She told detikBali that about 50 portions sell on an average day, and more than 100 when it is busy. Arriving before 11am is the safer bet; close to closing time the food can already be gone.

You eat inside a Balinese house with traditional decorations, simple and shaded. Two portions come to about IDR 30,000 before drinks.

Before you go

• Downsides: there is only one dish. If you are hoping for babi guling or a choice of sides, this is not the place. It also closes before the afternoon, so it cannot be a dinner stop.
• Location: Jl. Lettu Wayan Sutha I, Sukawati. View on Google Maps
• Ordering: eat in, or order delivery on GoFood (listed as "Nasi Tahu Ni Sarti, Sukawati").
• Instagram: @nasitahusukawati

The warung is in the same town as Sukawati's art market, so it makes the most sense as breakfast before shopping and bargaining at Sukawati Art Market, or before heading on to the silver workshops of Celuk village.