Thereโs a certain magic that happens at Tupai Bar when the sun begins its slow descent into the Indian Ocean. The wooden deck, warmed by a day of tropical sun, hums underfoot. Salt lingers in the air. Somewhere, a glass clinksโlikely one of their lychee martinis, a drink so perfectly balanced it could broker peace between warring nations.
This isnโt just another beach bar. Itโs Kutaโs antidote to everything artificial.
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Where Time (and Your Worries) Dissolve
Open only four nights a week (Wednesday to Sunday, 6:30โ9:30 PM), Tupai Bar operates on island time. No neon signs, no thumping EDM, no influencers staging coconut photoshoots. Just the rhythm of waves, the strum of a guitar, and the occasional laughter of someone discovering their mojito tastes like liquid paradise.
“We didnโt want to create a โsceneโ,”ย admitsย Luis Daniel Garcia, General Manager of Discovery Kartika Plaza, as we watch the horizon turn tangerine.ย “This is where you come when youโre tired of Baliโs performative side. No dress code. No pretension. Justโฆ life.”
Heโs right. The crowd here is refreshingly real:
- A silver-haired French coupleย sharing tapas, their feet buried in the sand
- A Balinese architectย sketching the sunset between sips of Arak Madu
- Two jet-lagged Australiansย silently agreeing this beats their hostelโs rooftop
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The Alchemy of Simplicity – Tupai Bar
What makes Tupai Bar exceptional isnโt justย whatย they serve, butย how:
๐น Drinks with a Backstory
Their signature “Kuta Gold” cocktail uses turmeric from Tabanan farms and honey from local beekeepersโa nod to Baliโs agricultural soul.
๐ถ Music That Doesnโt Overpower
Thursdayโs acoustic sets feature Babi Guling vendors by day, guitar heroes by night. No playlists. No auto-tune.
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Sunset as the Headliner
The west-facing deck is angled so precisely that by 6:45 PM, every glass on the bar catches fire with golden light. “We didnโt design that,” laughs Luis. “The ocean did.”
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The Unspoken Rule
Hereโs the thing about Tupai Bar: it resists being โdiscoveredโ. Thereโs no Instagram wall, no neon sign, no influencer collabs. Youโll find it only if youโre meant toโperhaps through a taxi driverโs tip or the faint sound of jazz drifting onto the beach.
“People ask why we donโt advertise more,” says Luis, swirling his espresso (served with palm sugar, naturally). “But magic canโt be manufactured. Either you feel it, or you donโt.”
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Bali Today Verdict – Tupai Bar
In a world where every beach club competes for viral fame, Tupai Bar remains blissfully out of the algorithm. Itโs where you go when you want to remember why Bali captivated you in the first placeโbefore the hashtags, the traffic, the endless noise.
Go for:ย The sunset thatโll ruin all other sunsets for you.
Stay for:ย The moment when the bartenderโwithout askingโrefills your peanuts and saysย “Lagi?”ย (“More?”). Thatโs the real luxury.
๐ย Tupai Bar, Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Kuta
โฐย WedโSun | 6:30โ9:30 PM
๐ฐย Cocktails start at IDR 120k (about $8)โa small price for alchemy
Pro Tip:ย Arrive at 6:15 PM to secure the driftwood table at the deckโs edge. Thank us later.
“At Tupai Bar, even the ice cubes melt slower – like they know this might be the last honest sunset left in Kuta.”– Giostanovlatto
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Meet the Author: Giostanovlatto – Writer. Culture Alchemist. Founder of Hey Bali.
Latto dances between Baliโs fading authenticity and modern tourism absurditiesโunpacking island truths through rogue waves, warung wisdom, and the occasional sunset-induced existential crisis.
