LOCAVORE NXT: A Culinary Destination in Ubud Bali

What is it ? – Quickly becoming a World famous Restaurant and must visit for any serious World travelling food lover. Locavore NXT is a pioneering , hyper local and sustainable destination in Ubud, Bali. Awards include – Best Restaurant in Indonesia 2019 , No42 – Asias best Restaurant 2019 , 3 Knives from Worlds Best chef awards 2025 and the most sustainable / progressive restaurant in `Asia` 2025.

Where is it ? – Roughly 10 minutes from Ubud town. It`s definitely a taxi or motorbike ride.

What`s Cooking ? Exciting, wild foraged , home grown , lab produced , fermented , distilled and recycled creations grace every plate and course here. Most of the dishes work well , a couple not so. It`s all a work in progress so the chances are that what you eat on one visit will never be repeated in any future visits.

Who`s Cooking ? – A huge kitchen team led by Chefs Eelke Plasmeijer on the left (Holland) and Ray Adriansyah (Jakarta) on the right.

What should I expect ? – Probably an experience and an education of which you`ll never have had before.

Must Order dishes – It`s a 13-15 dish multi course set menu guys so no individual dishes available.

What will it cost me ? Dinner will cost you IDR 1,950,000 ($115 \ £86) per person for the multi course experience. Creative beverage pairing IDR 650,000 ($38 \ £29 ,no alcohol) or IDR 850,000. ($50 \ £37 with lots of alcohol) A wine pairing is avaiable for IDR 1,500,000 ($88 \ £66)

My thoughts – How do they run this place ? It`s so huge , an enormous and very brave project. I`m sure they said they have 106 staff to look after. Check out the photo below and all the staff portraits on the gallery.

What`s the Atmosphere like ?. Be prepared to stand and sit open mouthed , the whole property is simply amazing. Hard to take in that such a place exists . The expense must be totally off the scale.

What`s good ? From arrival to leaving , everything is just WOW…..a foodies dream.

What`s even better ? – Staying overnight in one of their exclusive Wood rooms to experience the full Locavore package which includes – Overnight stay in a stunning room , full tasting menu for 2 guests , An amazing Indonesian breakfast in the staff canteen , A 2 hour private tour , meet the chefs , ask as many questions as you want…..just a totally heavenly experience for any food lover. Price for 2 guests is IDR 8,000,000 (£352 / $472) How good is that ?

Any Negatives / Would I return ? – 100% Yes i would go back again , but it`s such a bloody long way, it`s almost in Australia. What a shame that Michelin isn`t in Bali , the restaurant is without doubt running at Michelin star level so fingers crossed for the future. Negatives – Minimal and only my own personal view. A couple of the dishes don`t work too well and slight improvements are needed. Service is very attentive and the staff are all such amazing lovely people.

Top tips – Plan ahead , get booked in for the full NXT experience. You simply can`t visit Locavore without enjoying the full package and expriencing a happy memory for life.

Contact – Locavore NXT , JI. A.A. Gede Rai Gang Pura Panti Bija, Lodtunduh ,Kecamatan UBUD , Kabupaten Gianyar, BALI 80571 . www.locavorenxt.com

A WARM SMILING WELCOME FOR DINNER

TONIGHTS MENU AND OUR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PAIRING

TOASTED BARLEY TEA , KOJI CREPE

ROOFTOP FLORA – Gifts from the rooftop gardens.

CUSTARD APPLE, HEART OF PALM, JICAMA, SPROUTED COCONUT

NXT GROWN MUSHROOMS, JUNGLE GARLIC, ELEPHANT FOOT YAM.

SPINY LOBSTER, PINEAPPLE, BEEF GARUM, LEMONGRASS

MUD CRAB, EGG CUSTARD, TORCH GINGER,

GRAINS TEMPE, COFFEE, WATER LENTIL, KELP SEAWEED, MULBERRY

CATCH OF THE DAY, BAMBOO SHOOTS , WATERMELON

SWEET POTATO, CURED DUCK, BREADFRUIT, TAPE, DUCK JUS

AGED DUCK , ANNATTO, DAIKON, RICE

BLACK SESAME, DUCK LEG, WHITE KIMCHI, STINY BEAN

NOT A CHEESE COURSE , MANY CONDIMENTS (15 in all) – This was an exciting course. I can`t go into detail as i`d quite a bit to drink att his point. The Cheese was actually made from Cashew Nuts , it looked and tasted very much like a soft rind dairy cheese. The 15 accompaniments…..WOW.