Kedonganan Fish Market

Kedonganan Fish Market, also called Pasar Ikan Kedonganan or Jimbaran Fish Market, is on Jl. Pantai Kedonganan in Kedonganan village, about 15 minutes south of Bali's airport and just north of the main Jimbaran beach area. It stands at the northern end of the bay at the junction with Jalan Tukad Ayung, and fishing boats pull up on the beach a few metres from the stalls. Entry is free.

What you find there

Fishing boats land their catch at around 4 to 6 in the morning. The stalls sell wild-caught seafood including yellowfin and skipjack tuna, red snapper, mahi-mahi, barramundi, squid, baby octopus, lobster, mud crab, blue swimmer crab, prawns, clams, mussels, scallops, parrotfish, grouper, mackerel and sardines, and stock varies with season and weather. Fish is sold by the kilo, prices change daily, vendors use digital scales and bargaining is expected. Stalls take cash only.

Eating

Seafood bought at a stall can be taken to a nearby warung, which charges a cooking fee of about Rp 20,000 to 30,000 per kilo, often including rice, sambal and simple sides. Cooking styles include grilled, fried, sambal, butter garlic, spicy and sweet soy. Beach restaurants along Jl. Pantai Kedonganan, such as Tepi Pantai Bali Seafood Restaurant, Legong Bumbu Bali Seafood Jimbaran, Baruna Bali Resto, New Furama Seafood, Kampoeng Seafood and New Blue Ocean Seafood, cook from their own stock. The beach seafood strip is split into Muaya in the south, Kedonganan in the middle and Kelan north of the fish market.

Getting there

Parking is limited, at Rp 2,000 for scooters and Rp 5,000 for cars. Drives take 25 to 30 minutes from Kuta and Legian, 35 to 45 from Seminyak, 25 to 35 from Nusa Dua, 40 to 50 from Sanur, 30 to 40 from Uluwatu and 60 to 75 from Canggu.