A Vegan Eating Guide to Gili Air in Indonesia: The Best Restaurants & Cafés
Everything you need to know about finding the most delicious vegan and vegetarian places on Gili Air, IndonesiaAre you a vegan or vegetarian visiting Gili Air?
We spent two nights on Gili Air and loved sampling all of the plant-based delicacies.
Gili Air is the most eastern island of the three Gili Islands and it’s also the closest one to Lombok.
It’s not a party island like Gili Trawangan but it’s not as quiet as Gili Meno, either.
After spending two lovely nights on Gili Meno, we really enjoyed coming to Gili Air for more food options.
And we had some amazing vegan meals!
If you’re looking to explore this paradisiacal destination on a budget while still remaining true to your values, then this blog post is for you.
In this vegan eating guide, we’ll tell you all about the places we visited on Gili Air so you can get some inspiration for where to eat yourself.
Find all of the mentioned restaurants and cafés on a map at the bottom of the article.
Where to stay on Gili Air
- Budget: Beranda Ecolodge
- Value for money: PinkCoco Gili Air
- Luxury: Kempas Villa
Search for the best value accommodation in Gili Air here.
Table of contents
Mama’s Garden (Hello Lumbung) – 100% vegan
Mama’s Garden on Gili Air (which used to be called Hello Lumbung) is an all-vegan restaurant that offers a variety of dishes, from burgers to salads with a local Indonesian twist.
This is the place for those who want something quick and casual without having meat as an option on their plate!
The staff are very friendly and we felt right at home here in no time.
With only one true vegan restaurant in town, Mama’s Garden on Gili Air offers an impressive menu of plant-based eating options. Unfortunately, we didn’t take any photos.
Check out Mama’s Garden on HappyCow.
Mama’s Garden is 100% vegan. Yay!
Open Monday from 09:00-23:00 and Tuesday to Sunday from 08:00 to 23:00.
Jalan Sunset Boulevard, Gili Air, Indonesia.
Captain Coconuts – Fully vegetarian
Captain Coconuts is both an enchanting hotel and a great vegan place to eat.
The hotel offers a variety of rooms, from dorms to private villas. We stayed here during our time on Gili Air and loved it.
The restaurant is fully vegetarian and has lots of gluten-free options and good service.
Food choices include nachos, lasagna, avocado toast, and smoothies.
Eating vegan here is not a problem at all as the vegan dishes are clearly labelled and the friendly staff are knowledgeable.
Captain Coconuts is vegetarian and offers vegan dishes.
Open every day from 08.00 to 20.00.
Jalan Sunset, Gili Air, Indonesia.
Musa Cookery – Vegan taste bombs
Musa Cookery probably serves the tastiest and most creative vegan dishes on Gili Air. It’s a place we would readily return to.
The prices might be a little bit higher than in other places, but it feels like we got a lot of value taste and quality-wise.
Located near the centre of the island, Musa Cookery feels like a very relaxed space.
Musa Cookery is vegetarian and offers vegan dishes.
Open every day from 09.00 to 21.00.
Gili Indah, Gili Air, Indonesia.
Gili Bliss – All day breakfast
All day breakfast? Count us in!
We visited Gili Bliss shortly before they closed and shared their vegan pancakes with bananas, pineapple sorbet and strawberry sauce. They hit the spot.
It’s a cute little place serving lots of sweet and savoury dishes as well as smoothie bowls (and smoothies).
Gili Bliss serves meat but they have vegan options, too.
Open every day from 08.00 to 17.00.
Main Street, Gili Air Harbor, Gili Air, Indonesia.
Flowers & Fire – Yoga studio & café
Flowers & Fire (adlink) is a yoga studio with a nice restaurant/café serving wholefood dishes using minimally processed ingredients.
They have good vegan options and very attentive staff.
Our waiter was a real talkative guy with lots of jokes and laughs. We had a good time and felt well taken care of.
The grounds are pretty and you can get free water on request. That’s so great.
If you’re looking for a light lunch, Flowers & Fire is definitely a nice place to go.
We had the spring rolls, pesto gnocchi, vegan sushi and finished off with a raw snickers. Yes, we were hungry!
Flowers & Fire is vegetarian and offers vegan dishes.
Open every day from 07.00 to 19.00.
Jalan Mojo, Gili Air, Indonesia.
Pachamama Organic – Beautiful dining
Pachamama Organic is stylish. We loved the space!
There’s simply something amazingly charming about the interior (and exterior) designs of many of the places on Gili Air – and Pachama Organic is one of the most beautiful spots.
We went there for lunch and shared a vegan burger and a vegan burrito. We really liked the potatoes that were served alongside the burrito.
Pachamama Organic serves meat but they have vegan options, too. One of the owners is vegan.
Open every day from 10.00 to 21.00. If the owner is travelling, the restaurant might be closed.
Jalan Svea, Gili Air, Indonesia.
Kenza Village – Seaside views
Just before leaving Gili Air to go to Lombok, we shared two smoothie bowls at Kenza Village near the harbour (priced at ~IDR 65k & 75k).
Although they weren’t exactly as frozen as we would have liked, the flavours were good.
And the view across the water to Lombok was amazing.
Kenza Café is vegetarian and offers vegan dishes.
Jalan Sunset Sunrise, Gili Air, Indonesia.
Map
Here’s our Gili Air map with all of the restaurants and cafés mentioned in the vegan eating guide. They’re all marked with a light green icon.
Click the icon in the top left corner of the map to navigate using a list.
Hungry for some vegan food?
We hope this restaurant & café guide has made you hungry for the vegan and vegetarian food on Gili Air, Indonesia.
Check out the Gili Air map on Happycow for an updated overview of all the animal-friendly places to eat on the island.
Have you tried any of the above-mentioned places?
Or do you know of any restaurants or cafés on Gili Air that we should visit next time?
Let us know in the comments.
Thanks for reading and happy eating!
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- Panasonic GH5. Used for all of our photos and videos.
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The photos in this guide are absolutely beautiful, I’m so excited to go back to Bali 🌻
Thanks Elyse – we hope you’ll have the best time!