Seminyak High Street

The area around Bintang Supermarket on Seminyak High Street is generally regarded as the heart of Seminyak.

Originally, Seminyak was the area around Bintang Supermarket, Dyanapura Street and Kunti Street, where Bali Deli is located – flowing north from Legian. It is hard to believe that only a few years ago there was little development beyond Legian, itself an extension of ever-growing Kuta.

There used to be a famous pub cum restaurant called the Goa close to where Bintang Supermarket now stands – a magnet for late night revellars from Kuta. The site is now occupied by Café Seminyak.

The Beach is to the east and, to the west, between Seminyak High Street and the Kuta bypass (Sunset Street), there are many residential and holiday villas. There are even villas with entrances opening directly off the High Street. There are also some very impressive residences of local people, a few in palace style and belonging to members of Bali’s numerous royal families, especially from the nearby provincial capital city of Denpasar.

Top restaurants line the High Street. These include Lemon Grass Thai Restaruant, SIPP French Restaurant, Mannikepis Belgian Restaurant (live jazz), Café Seminyak, in front of the supermarket, Ryoshi Japanese Restaurant, Queen’s Indian Tandoor, the Seminyak branch of Made’s Warund and Moka Café.

This is an all day dinning area for people who like good food and table service to match but at night it is at its busiest.

But even as diners enjoy, most of the fashion, accessories and décor boutiques are brightly lit and remain open late. There are a sprinkling of art shops.

Clothes and accessories such as leather bags tend to be displayed individually here, underlining a degree of exclusivity.

At the same time there are outlets such as Body & Soul and Animale which design and manufacture in Bali for local and international markets.

Biasa Art Space is a popular gallery on the high street for ‘serious’ art.

Seminyak Hight Street extends northwards to Dhyanapura Street and a little further north to Kunti Street.

Beyond Kunti Street the high street becomes Basangkasa High Street, lined with art shops and boutiques and with a traditional market at the corner where it turns into Laksamana/Oberol.

With the village temple located on the main street visitors are able to experience the sights and sounds of a genuine Balinese village in the heart of Seminyak.

Although it is impossible to predict when there will be a ceremony visitors are often surprised by the sudden appearance of crowds of Balinesi in traditional costumes taking part in temple ceremonies or a wedding and sometimes a funeral.