Shopping

Bali is wonderful place for shopping.

Wood Carving 

Bali has handicrafts galore, but at the same time is a paradise for modern artworks collectors. Hand carved wooden statues and screens, silver work, hand woven and painted cottons and silks, embroidery, shell ornaments, basketry, sandstone statues, and painted wooden or bamboo furniture can be found everywhere. It's just up to you to find them all.

Parts of the Kuta region are door to door shops and over the years these shops have steadily become more sophisticated. But there are still many simple stalls, where t-shirt, souvenirs and beachwear are the main lines, and where the price depends on your bargaining ability. Many of these stalls are crowded together in art markets like the one near the beach and of Jalan Bakung Sari and are well worth a visit.

Kuta shops sell arts and crafts from almost every part of the island. There's a good selection of quality craft shops on Jalan Legian, between Poppies Gang II and Jalan Padma.

The bigger, Western style stores generally have higher quality goods. Jalan Legian is lined with shops, and although there are exceptions, the quality generally gets better as you head north to Seminyak. North of Jalan Dhyana Pura, there are numerous shops selling artworks, housewares, furniture and other designer goods aimed at helping you create your own Bali Style at home.

When travelling to the mountain areas of Bali or the east coast of the island, you may pass through Pasar Seni Sukawati and Pasar seni Guwang, often dubbed as the best place to shop in Bali. It is a maze of alleyways with a massive array of artifacts, paintings, fabrics, and clothing all crammed together so tight is sometimes difficult to weave your way through it all. Other goods for sale include sarongs, light blankets, and lengths of ikat cloth. Here, bargaining is a must and great fun with the super friendly vendors. The best time to visit this vibrant market is before 10AM, because after that, the busloads of tourists arrive and it gets pretty busy in there.

Pasar Seni Sukawati - Gianyar Bali

Denpasar's markets are vast and have a good reason for you to visit. Pasar Badung, for instance, is a traditional 'Wet' market, and is the largest and oldest in Bali. Pasar Kumbasari, along the opposite side of the river from Pasar Badung, has handicrafts, fabrics and gold work.

If you want to hunt for high quality, handcrafted ceramic and glassware, Jenggala Keramik in Jimbaran is worth to visit. You can find an extensive range of ceramics and household accessories with exclusive designs used by leading hotels, restaurants, and decorators worldwide.

Ubud has a huge variety of quality art shops, boutiques and galleries. The euphemistically named Pasar Seni sells a wide range of clothing, sarongs, footwear and souvenirs of variable quality at negotiable prices. And also there's many gallery with the original painting and famous painter. More interesting is Ubud's colorful produce market, which operates to a greater or lesser extent every day.