Winter has overextended in Europe, but back home in Southeast Asia, summer is already in full swing. This long Easter weekend in particular is prime beach time; everyone’s out of town and the endless parade of vivid sunsets, bright white sands and turquoise waters on my Instagram and Facebook feeds are killing me.
So it’s perfect that this month’s virtual brunch is in the beach paradise of Bali.
I’ve never been to Bali myself, but if I did go, the first person I would ask for tips is The Diplomatic Wife. She’s a friend from university who found herself turning from party animal to domestic diva when she and her diplomat husband were posted to Jakarta. The Diplomatic Wife blogs about her life in Jakarta—full of delicious food, easy DIYs, stylish homemaking, and travels around Southeast Asia—on her blog and runs a chic filled with her fab finds and jewelry designs.
Diplomatic life will soon take her to Berlin. But for now, The Diplomatic Wife leads us away from the tourist crowds and glitzy bars to her favorite brunch spot in Bali.
My favorite brunch in Bali is at Flashbacks at The Porch in Sanur. It was recommended by a fellow Filipina traveling spouse, Travels with a Gourmet, for its amazing brunch food.
When we were vacationing in Sanur, we loved walking to this tiny hut every morning for brunch. It was like going back in time with so many quaint retro details. It’s like an American diner in the 1950’s, if the diner was on a tropical island. How cool is that?
To be honest, the neighborhood is very quiet. Sleepy Sanur is probably what the rest of Bali looked like a few decades ago. This is the exact reason we were in Sanur. It is not as touristy as other parts of Bali, which is nice if you want some real R&R.
Life is simple; we spent our days lounging on a beach bed with a book, enjoying the placid beach front (unlike the wild surfer waves of Kota and Seminyak).
Here, everything is within walking distance so there is no need to take cabs. We loved strolling on the boardwalk by the beach and walking around the small main street, Jalan Danau Tamblingan, which has some really cute shops (like Blue Glue bikini shop and Jenggala’s outlet shop) and reflexology spas.
Sanur is a great place for a simple get away and having brunch at Flashbacks was one of our simple, but great joys in Sanur.
Our favorite things to order were the Crostini, Garlic Bread and Hash Stack, which is ciabatta toast topped with a hash brown, poached egg, bacon, mushrooms, avocados and Caesar dressing. The Hash Stack has to be the best thing on the menu for me.
As expected in Indonesia, the coffee is great too!
Flashbacks at The Porch Cafe
Jalan Danau Tamblingan 110
Sanur, Bali
