Russian Restaurants in Bali: The 2026 Guide to Where to Eat

Bali now has a real spread of Russian and Eastern European places — driven by a large expat community and growing Eastern European tourism. But they're not all the same, and "Russian restaurant" here can mean anything from a two-table warung to a full sit-down spot. Here's how the options actually break down, and how to pick the right one for what you want.

First, what "Russian" means in Bali

Worth knowing before you go: most so-called Russian restaurants in Bali actually serve a mix of Eastern European cuisines — Russian, Ukrainian, Georgian, Belarusian. So the menu you get often spans borscht, pelmeni and vareniki alongside khachapuri, draniki and syrniki. That's a feature, not a flaw — it just means "Russian" is shorthand for a wider comfort-food tradition.

The three kinds of Russian spot on the island

1. Casual cafés

The most common type — homey, affordable, focused on the food itself. Good for a quick, honest plate of pelmeni or a bowl of borscht when you're missing home cooking. What you don't get is atmosphere or a view; these are eat-and-go places, usually tucked along a side road.

2. Warungs and delivery-first kitchens

Smaller still — sometimes just a kitchen doing takeaway and delivery. Cheapest option, generous portions, minimal setting. Great value if you're eating at the villa; less so if you want to make an evening of it.

3. Rooftop dining with a view

The rarest category, because almost no one combines genuine Slavic cooking with a proper setting. This is where IZZI Rooftop sits — and where it stands apart from the cafés and warungs.

IZZI Rooftop: Slavic food, made in-house, with a sunset

What makes IZZI different isn't just the menu — it's that the pelmeni, vareniki and cheburek are made in-house rather than bought frozen, and you eat them five floors up with a panoramic ocean sunset. The kitchen runs the full spread: borscht, five stroganoff variations, cutlets, beef tongue, syrniki, Olivier with Doctor Kolbasa, plus a whole salmon section. It's open until 2:30 AM, welcomes small dogs, has parking, and turns into a shisha lounge after dinner. In short: the comfort food of a café, in the setting of a rooftop restaurant.

Read the Russian food guide in Russian, see the full menu, or explore more Bali food guides.