Café Wayan & Bakery Ubud: A Monkey Forest Road Veteran Since 1986

On Ubud's busiest street, where new cafés open and close every season, Café Wayan & Bakery has been standing since 1986. Started by Ibu Wayan, the Balinese owner whose name the place still carries, it is one of the oldest restaurants still trading on Jalan Monkey Forest — nearly four unbroken decades.

How It Survived Four Decades

The secret is out the back. From the street Café Wayan looks like a modest shopfront; walk in a little and you reach a shaded, terraced garden with tables tucked under the trees. The scooter noise of Monkey Forest Road fades and birdsong takes over. The kitchen blends Balinese and Indonesian cooking with Western dishes, while the in-house bakery turns out its own breads and cakes daily — a combination that was still rare in 1980s Ubud. Alongside Casa Luna and Murni's Warung, Café Wayan belongs to the small group of veterans that shaped modern Ubud dining.

What to Order

• Breads & cakes from the bakery — baked on site; the chocolate cake has been an icon for years.
• Balinese & Indonesian dishes — nasi campur, satay and local staples pitched to both residents and visitors.
• Prawns ala Ketut — the house signature prawn dish.
• Western & vegetarian options — pasta, fresh salads and long breakfasts for anyone taking a break from rice.

When to Go & What It Costs

Open daily around 10.00–23.00 WITA. The best windows are 10.00–11.30 for a quiet brunch, or 15.00–16.00 when the back garden is shaded and the cake counter is still full. Mains generally run Rp60,000–130,000, with cakes and coffee well below that. Garden tables are the most requested — arrive early or ask for one as you walk in.

Practical Info & Booking

• Location (Google Maps): View on Google Maps — Jl. Monkey Forest, Ubud.
• Booking: walk-ins are usually fine; for dinner or groups, get in touch through the official site cafewayan.com or the contact listed on Google Maps.
• Social: search on Instagram.
• Opening hours: around 10.00–23.00 WITA, daily.
• Price range: Rp60,000–130,000 for mains.

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