After Locavore and the next night of stuffing our faces with Bali Food Safari (another post I need to get around to, a recommended experience BTW), we opted to go for lunch (a birthday treat for Hubs) at Blanco par Mandif. As crowded as Locavore was, Blanco was empty… We literally had a private meal. I kept waiting for others to join us, but we seriously had a team of 12 working on our lunch — talk about an amazing experience. Of course, for any diner, this would almost always be the case. With only 12 seats (the location is currently undergoing renovations), this is the perfect spot for a leisurely lunch or an intimate dinner. While the relatively small (read: sort of cramped) space might be a touch close for some, I liked not only being close to the kitchen, but also the high chairs, complete with a comfortable…
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]]>In planning the trip to Bali, Hubs and I evenly broke the time between diving and eating — which, if I’m honest, is my favorite kind of travel. High on my list was an evening at Locavore, which is listed as #49 in the Top 50 Asia Restaurants (and regarded as one of the top restaurants in Indonesia). Having secured a reservation a few months out, I could only wait in anticipation for the meal itself. What’s the concept? As the name would suggest, Locavore is all about local, from the raw Balinese abalone to the Sumbawa Island oyster, and even through to the plates, silverware and cocktail glasses, which are made in nearby workshops (true story, we tried to hunt down one of the wooden cups that one of the drinks came in). On the menu: Guests can choose from the ‘locavore’ or the vegetarian ‘herbivore’ option; each is…
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