Kuta Beach and Art Market

Kuta beach maybe is the most famous place to visit in Bali and it is very accessible from the airport. The place has a lot of tourist, restaurants, and hotels. Kuta is an hour away from our hotel but we decided to visit it for their art market and to check the beach.

They say Kuta Art Market is a street filled with stalls selling unique Bali art, souvenirs, and handicrafts. However, this is not what we saw in the famous street. We learned that all shops are now in a building complex. Only few stalls are being occupied in the building and moreover, there are only few stalls open when we went there. We feel that it must be because of the pandemic that there are only few stalls left. Still the art market is located on the street going to the beach.

Since we arrived early in Kuta, we decided to have breakfast first at Kopi and Kue. Food is decent but what capture my attention is the wall of vandal going to the restroom. After breakfast, we visit some of the shop going to the beach to compare prices.

Kuta beach is very disappointing. It is full of tourists which is actually normal, a lot of local offering you to rent chairs and shades, and pricey restaurant with mediocre food. The sand is gray and full of trash. Not sure if the water is even clean to swim in the first place but there are still a lot of surfers.

After roaming in the beach, we went back to the market street and bought some souvenirs. The art market is filled with magnets, figurines, key chains and other knick knacks. They also sell souvenir shirts, sarong and beach shorts. There also a lot of the local coffee and other delicacies.

Next stop in our Kuta trip is the Pie Susu store. Pie Susu is a thin pastry with layer of custard filling made with condensed milk. Near the Pie Susu store, is the Anomali cafe. We went to try their coffee and their pastry. They have different kinds of coffee from different part of Indonesia.

Although, we did not like the beach in Kuta, you may still consider visiting it if you love to surf and party at night.