Upper Café

cold brew on jl. subak canggu hits differently when you've been dodging scooters through kuta utara all morning. upper café has built a quiet but serious reputation in canggu's specialty scene, the kind that doesn't need much explaining once you're actually there. if you're deciding what to order, lean toward whatever's filter-forward on the menu. canggu attracts a lot of cafes chasing the same aesthetic, but the regulars here keep coming back for reasons that are pretty straightforwardly about the coffee itself. you can base yourself at upper café for a few hours without feeling like you're overstaying. the neighborhood on jl. subak canggu is still grounded enough in actual bali that it doesn't feel like a theme park. end the morning with a second pour-over before the heat picks up.