Casa Luna was founded in 1992 by Janet DeNeefe, Australian food writer, author, and the person who brought Balinese cooking to international attention. What began as a small restaurant on Jalan Raya Ubud has become one of Ubud’s most enduring landmarks: a place for long breakfasts, slow lunches, generous dinners, and thirty-plus years of conversations about food and the island it comes from.
The menu moves between authentic Balinese cuisine, nasi campur, ceremonial curries, slow-cooked dishes built on house-made spice pastes and a modern Mediterranean menu of salads, mezze, homemade breads and grilled meats. Pastries come fresh each morning from Honeymoon Bakery on Jalan Bisma. Coffee is exceptional. The lime tart is legendary.
Casa Luna is also home to the Casa Luna Jazz Club, with live music every Sunday evening. Nearby on Jalan Bisma, in the gardens of Honeymoon Guesthouse, the Casa Luna Cooking School has been teaching Balinese cooking to guests from around the world since 1992.
Located on Jalan Raya Ubud, central Ubud, minutes from the Ubud Palace and the art market. Open daily 8am to 11pm.
The Original Cooking School
Authentic Cooking Classes
The Original Cooking School in Ubud Since 1992, Casa Luna has defined the Balinese cooking class experience. Casa Luna Cooking School offers authentic Balinese cooking classes in Ubud, Bali, shaped by market visits, food tours, cultural insight and hands-on experience.
Set in the gardens of Honeymoon Guesthouse in central Ubud, each session moves between demonstration and practice, guided by the ingredients, rituals, and traditions that shape daily life in Bali.
4 – 7 June 2026
The cuisine of West Sumatra is considered the queen of the archipelago. Trade routes supplied the spice; generations perfected the method. Luscious, multi-layered, deeply aromatic, each preparation reveals structure as much as seduction. Each ingredient, each spice, unravels a story.
Walk the markets. Breathe the turmeric, the galangal, the curling smoke of chili. Taste dishes shaped by memory and migration, guided by cooks whose knowledge runs deeper than recipes.
This is not simply a meal. It is world history served at the table.
31 October – 9 November 2026
This 10-day immersive journey with Janet DeNeefe takes travelers through Indonesia’s legendary Spice Islands, sailing from Ambon to Banda Neira aboard the eco-conscious EcoXplorer Phinisi. Beginning in Ambon with cultural walks and culinary tastings, the trip continues to historic islands like Saparua, Rhun, Banda Neira, and Hatta, each offering a tapestry of rich history, natural beauty, and local flavor. Guests will snorkel in pristine waters, explore bustling markets, visit Dutch forts and colonial ruins, and cook alongside Janet using fresh island produce. On Rhun, once traded for Manhattan in the Treaty of Breda, participants learn the deep legacy of the spice trade, while in Banda Neira, evenings are filled with stories, heritage sites, and unforgettable meals under the stars—all while supporting local communities and conservation efforts along the way.
At Casa Luna, a long-standing restaurant in Ubud, Balinese heritage is not something we describe. It’s something you taste.
Our Nasi Campur is a favourite for a reason, a vibrant mix of flavours and textures that captures the essence of Balinese cooking. Curries are built from house-made spice pastes, slow-cooked to bring out depth and balance, from rich coconut-based dishes to those with a little more heat. This is food made to be shared. Generous, full of character, and deeply connected to place.
Casa Luna is also a natural gathering space for friends, families and celebrations. With open, airy rooms and flexible menus, it’s as suited to long, relaxed meals as it is to special occasions.
Balinese Chicken Curry
Balinese Babi Kecap
Antipasto Arabia
Balinese-Style Paella
Alongside its Balinese kitchen, Casa Luna serves a Mediterranean menu: fresh ingredients, honest cooking, generous portions.
House-made Turkish bread. Balinese-Style Paella. Pizza, homemade pasta, mezze. The Pumpkin Ravioli and Grilled Chicken Salad in Pesto are the ones people come back for.
Every morning, before Ubud wakes, the Honeymoon Bakery on Jl. Bisma begins.
Croissants. Sourdough, named the best in Bali. Fruit pastries, layer cakes, cookies. And the lime tart.
Made in a limited batch each morning. Lime curd filling. A crumble that took years to perfect. It sells out by mid-afternoon. It has sold out by mid-afternoon for thirty years.
Come early. The tart waits for no one.
Our Lime Tart
Freshly Baked Pastry
Relaxed Tropical Atmosphere
Listen For Free & Enjoy Your Dinner
Sundays here have a rhythm.
Late mornings, long tables, no rush. Our Sunday brunch brings together the best of the Balinese and Mediterranean menus, fresh, unhurried, generous.
Evenings: the Casa Luna Jazz Club. Every Sunday night, some of the finest jazz musicians in Bali take the stage. No cover charge. Dinner and live music in the heart of Ubud.
Reserve a table for Sunday. The music comes with it.
Southeast Asia’s most celebrated food festival returns to Ubud. Four days of cooking demonstrations, tastings, conversations and late nights with the world’s best chefs and food thinkers.
On August 17, Indus teams up with the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, welcoming Kieran Morland from Sangsaka and mixologist Bili Wirawan from Spice by Blake. They’ll honor Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day with an unforgettable celebration titled “Merdeka: The Spirit of Freedom.”
