Cafe Exiles Ubud

Pengosekan Road, Pengosekan Village. This is the place to be on Saturday night, and sometimes on Wednesday, too. There's live music (blues, R&B, Funk) both nights. The only place in Ubud that really jams. An egalitarian atmosphere encourages lively discussions and debates, and energetic dancing, with participants of all ages and nationalities. Audience/performer distinctions blur, as locals and visitors get in on the act, doing cameo vocal performances, or picking up an instrument to join in. A solid local crowd is augmented by visiting expats from glamourous enclaves in Seminyak and Sanur, plus a strong showing of Balinese and Javanese patrons from the intellectual and artistic set, who come up from Denpasar and elsewhere for the night.