15 Best Cocktail Bars in Bali (2026): Speakeasies & Sunset Bars

Blending vintage elegance with expertly crafted cocktails, Whisper Cove Bar is a feast for the senses hidden behind an unassuming stairway in the heart of Ubud. Step through its discreet entrance into a space adorned with rich wood accents, dim lighting, and plush velvet tones, setting the stage for a night of indulgence and mystery. Guided by the spirit of the black panther, every detail whispers sophistication, inviting you to explore a world where the wild meets the refined.

The cocktail menu is equally captivating, now evolving into Season Two: Timeless Reimagined, which brings global inspirations closer to home with local ingredients and modern techniques. Highlights include Senja, a soft tea and citrus blend perfect for quiet evenings, the coffee and spice-driven Sweet Escape, and the playful Kartu Uno with its crisp fruit and light florals. Pair these with savory bites like the vegan Roots Radical of purple and sweet potato, taro and smoky green sambal, or rich chocolate truffles for the perfect end to an unforgettable evening.

Pinstripe Bar is the 1930s-themed cocktail bar at Viceroy Bali, set among rice fields and jungle in Petulu, just outside central Ubud. Warm lighting and vintage decor set the mood, with a cigar humidor, a cigar terrace and a cellar of more than 400 wines. The cocktail menu, The Clairvoyant, pays tribute to the artists and academics of 1930s Bali, and head mixologist Panji leads the bar.

Signatures and classics cost IDR 230,000++, including The Primitivist, a soy-milk-clarified mix of gin, coconut rum, Campari, pineapple, passion fruit, pandan and lemongrass. The Pinstripe Negroni and Pinstripe Martini cost IDR 250,000++, and a three-pour Negroni Flight IDR 400,000++. Bar food comes from the Apéritif kitchen next door, from a Wagyu Burger (IDR 310,000++) to Crab Curry with bumbu kuning (IDR 240,000++).

The Night Rooster is the cocktail bar of the Locavore group, upstairs on Jl. Goutama Selatan in central Ubud. It is a small, dark and moody room with around 40 seats. The menu is a book of ten cocktail stories drawn from Indonesian folk tales and supernatural legends, and every drink is built on local ingredients and wild botanicals.

Head alchemists Raka and Esy run the bar. The book rotates, so ask the team to walk you through the current stories and steer you to a drink that suits your taste. Snacks come from a short bar menu called Eccentric Eats. Dress is relaxed, but beachwear is not allowed. With so few seats, book a table online before you go.

Ambar is the cocktail bar at Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, in Kedewatan on the edge of Ubud. Its name means 'sky' in Sanskrit. The open-sided pavilion sits beside the resort's Wantilan lobby, with a wooden deck and an infinity-edge pool above the forest of the Ayung river valley. Come for golden hour and stay for live jazz, nightly from 6:30 PM.

The Taru Pramana cocktails take their cue from a Balinese palm-leaf manuscript on healing plants and use local herbs, roots, barks and botanicals. Each costs IDR 185,000++, from Batur's Lava (pink pomelo gin, Campari, Kintamani tangerine) to Holy Coconut. Coconut-aged cocktails are finished at the table, and the classics use a house-made vermouth. The food is Japanese fusion, such as Toro Tartare (IDR 420,000++). Mandapa is one of the best hotels in Ubud.

District 1 is a speakeasy upstairs from Bo & Bun on Jl. Raya Basangkasa, run by the same EAT Company team. Find the red door in the alley and head up to a small, dim room. The bar makes craft cocktails with premium local ingredients, and the bartenders will also build an off-menu drink to your taste.

The signature Negroni No. 1 is aged for 14 days in a sherry barrel and smoked with cherry wood (IDR 210,000++). Indonesian flavours run through the rest of the list: Have You Tried Klepon? mixes pandan vodka, white chocolate and coconut candy (IDR 145,000++), and La Vie En Rose uses Kintamani tangerine gin (IDR 135,000++). Prices add 10% tax and 5.5% service. It makes an easy next stop after dinner at Bo & Bun downstairs. For more dinner ideas nearby, see the best restaurants in Seminyak.

Aoku is a Japanese-style cocktail bar on the second floor of Dahana Restaurant on Jl. Petitenget. It is Kaminari Group's first cocktail bar, led by Japanese bartender Kensho Hirai, and its name means 'blue of nature'. The room is dark wood and low light, with a long curved bar, leather banquettes, a blue carpet and music on vinyl. It is quiet by design: no song requests and no flash photography.

The menu pairs Japanese technique with Balinese and Indonesian ingredients, some grown in its own garden in Jatiluwih. The Klepon (IDR 185,000++) blends coconut and sesame arak liqueur, Balinese rice wine and pandan. Rujak (IDR 195,000++) comes with a chili-dashi rim, and Kind of Blue (IDR 220,000++) mixes Japanese whisky with matcha and jackfruit. Classics cost IDR 160,000–200,000++.

Sunset Park is the open-air rooftop bar on Level 3 of OMA House, the highest point of Desa Potato Head on Jl. Petitenget. It faces the Indian Ocean and opens only for the sunset window, from 5 PM to 9 PM, with music that shifts as the light fades.

The cocktails rework the classics with an Indonesian twist, built on arak and local spirits infused in-house. Try the Pineapple Old Fashioned with candlenut arak and roasted pineapple (IDR 170,000++), the Coconut Negroni (IDR 160,000++) or Cloudscape with jackfruit arak and soursop (IDR 140,000++). Nol zero-proof drinks cost IDR 65,000–80,000++. To eat, order the fish croquette with calamansi kosho (IDR 110,000++) or grilled pork belly with shiso (IDR 150,000++). Prices add 10% service and 10% tax.

Double-Six Rooftop covers 1,700 sqm on the top floor of Double-Six Luxury Hotel, above Double Six Beach and facing the sunset. It is one of Bali's largest rooftop bars, and more a sunset lounge than a mixology bar. The signature seats are the Floating Pods, round private pods, and daybeds sunk into an infinity pond, plus a sun deck, booths and a raised DJ stage.

Cocktails lean tropical and fruity. London Calling tops gin, elderflower and a chamomile popsicle with tonic and sparkling wine (IDR 180,000++), and Denpasar Moon mixes Balinese arak with Aperol and peach (IDR 140,000++). The Chinese zodiac Shio cocktails cost IDR 150,000–170,000++. For food, order the tuna tartare on potato millefeuille (IDR 115,000++) or the Korean Wagyu Platter to share (IDR 315,000++). Prices add 11% tax and 10% service.

Beach Bar at Alila Seminyak sits on the beachfront at Petitenget, with daybeds and lounge seating facing the Indian Ocean and a clear view of the sunset. It is the hotel's beachfront bar, but it is open to non-guests, and walk-ins are welcome without a reservation. It runs from 11 AM to 10 PM, so it works for a long afternoon as well as sundowners.

The list covers classics such as a Perfect Negroni and an Aperol Spritz, two house creations, Beach Bar Oasis and Floral Fizz, and a rotating Cocktail of the Month, with light bites alongside. For a full afternoon, the Swim & Savour Day Pass (IDR 600,000++) includes pool access and IDR 300,000 of food and drink credit. Alila Seminyak is one of the best beachfront hotels in Bali.

Segno is a Japanese-style craft cocktail bar on Jl. Pantai Batu Bolong in Canggu, on the second floor above Luma. It was founded by master bartender Yutaka Nakashima, of Koda in Jakarta. A sliding door opens into a moody, intimate lounge with seats along the bar.

The focus is precision. Ice is cut by hand to control dilution, and the long menu puts signatures and classics side by side. Start with the Pandan Daiquiri or the Barrel Aged Cherry Negroni, then ask the bartenders for a bespoke drink built around a spirit or flavour you like. Doors open at 7 PM and the bar runs until 2 AM. For dinner first, see the best restaurants in Canggu.

The Mailroom is a Prohibition-era speakeasy on Jl. Pantai Berawa, open since 2022. Getting in is part of the show: the entrance sits behind a construction site, and the way to the bar leads through a mail room. Inside is a small, low-lit vintage parlour, with a themed music night most evenings, from swing and hip-hop vinyl to Afro house and disco.

The list holds 14 cocktails, handwritten behind the bar and rewritten with each release. The current one, VOL 4: the Chaotic Era, leans theatrical: Life's A Beach comes with mango jelly and peach caviar, and Commentary Disabled pairs shiitake tequila with yuzu and crispy nori. The bartenders also make bespoke drinks to suit your mood.

The Shady Pig is a 1920s speakeasy on Jl. Pantai Berawa, themed on the bootleggers of Birmingham. It calls itself an experimental sipping lounge: the bar team makes its own spirits, tinctures, syrups and garnishes using distillation, barrel-ageing, fat-washing, fermentation and clarification. The night starts with dinner and drinks, then DJs take over and it turns into a party until the early hours.

The menu book is split into chapters such as Tea Party World Tour, Let's Make It Clear (clarified drinks) and The Explorer (savoury). Try the Banana Walnut Old Fashioned with fat-washed dark rum (IDR 160,000++), The Chester, a cherry-infused Rob Roy twist (IDR 165,000++), or the PX Mezcal Negroni (IDR 210,000++). Prices add 7% service and 15% tax.

Rock Bar is the cliffside sunset bar at AYANA Bali in Jimbaran, set on the rocks just above the Indian Ocean. The bar runs 270 metres along the cliff base, with 880 seats across 22 areas, from day beds and sofas to counter tops facing the sea. A DJ sets the soundtrack, and the bar stays open until midnight, so you can stay on after dark for tapas or a Mediterranean dinner.

The signature menu, The Elements: Earth, Water, Fire and Air, has eight cocktails at IDR 230,000++ each. Rock My World mixes Nusa Caña rum with purple sweet potato, rice and coconut, and Solflame brings tequila, Campari, bell pepper and jalapeño. Classics cost IDR 215,000++ and mocktails IDR 150,000++. To eat, order the Pulled Rendang Mantou (IDR 180,000++) or Mini Fish Tacos (IDR 150,000++).

TELU is the cocktail bar at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay, opened in 2023 in an unused corner of the resort. It was built from furniture, timber, metal and stone salvaged from past renovations, and it runs as a zero-waste bar. The setting is an open-air pavilion beside a courtyard, with its own herb and cocktail garden and an arak cellar.

Telu means 'three' in Balinese. The menu has nine signature cocktails in three series, Nature, People and Soul, inspired by the Balinese philosophy of Tri Hita Karana, and each series supports a charity such as Sungai Watch. Local spirits and arak lead the list, with the Subak Negroni and Pagi Bersama among the signatures, plus mocktails and bar snacks. The bar also runs zero-waste cocktail and arak workshops.

The Howff is a Scottish-style whisky, gin and wine bar tucked into the rocks under The Deck at Batu Karang Lembongan Resort, on the cliff above Jungutbatu bay. The room is low-lit with quirky decor, and it looks across the water to Mount Agung.

Whisky is the draw: single malts from Islay, the Lowlands, Highlands, Speyside and the Islands, plus Japanese and Australian bottles. Gin is served Spanish style with house-dried garnishes. The cocktails were designed by Italian mixologist Luca Rosignoli, from the Howff Penicillin with Scotch, ginger honey and pandan to Kuba Tua with Havana 7, Prosecco and rambutan. Tapas come from the Batu Karang kitchen, so you can make a full evening of it. Planning the trip? See our guide to Nusa Lembongan.