La Playa Cafe

good coffee on jl. setapak isn't something you stumble into by accident in sanur, which makes la playa cafe worth knowing about before you arrive. denpasar selatan has its share of places calling themselves specialty, but this one carries a local reputation that holds up to actual scrutiny. sanur sits between the tourist corridors and the parts of denpasar where bali's daily life runs at its own pace, and the cafe pulls from both worlds without leaning too hard on either. the bali coffee scene has deepened considerably over the last decade, with more serious sourcing and better processing becoming standard among the shops that locals actually return to. if you're mapping out your mornings in this part of the city, jl. setapak is a reasonable place to anchor one of them.