The Best Nightlife in Kuta Night Market in Bali
The Kuta night market is located in the North of Kuta, Jalan, and Blambangan near the Chinese Buddhist Temple. It is also known as the Pasar Senggol Kuta where foreigners and backpackers visit the low price goods and services including the finest local dishes and street foods where they gained high popularity. During the day only few food stalls are open, but as the night comes, the Kuta night market is filled with several stalls and plastic chairs with several local customers, backpackers and foreigners eating street foods and shopping all over the streets of the market (Williams, 2010).
The best nightlfe area or the Kuta Night Market is more of foods and dining and only a few shopping; there are hundreds of stalls and restaurants to enjoy eating. Some of the most popular is seafood, seminyak and kerobokan; there are also betutu chicken, porridge, roasted pig and fried frogs. There are foods that require longer time in preparation before serving, including the lamb stew and beef tripe soup recipes (Hotels.com 2015). Just about any favorite Balinese delicacies are served with rice. This is best served with beverages including hot tea, Balinese coffee or rice wine and drinks.
Kuta Night Market or the best nightlife area is just about 10 to 15 minute ride from Bali Airport, the simplest form of travel is to take a taxi outside the airport to the night market or along the beaches and nightlife areas. This will cost around 45,000 to 55,000 Rupiah heading to Kuta Center. They can also hire a private car or local transfer company. (Kura-Kura Guide, 2014) There are also shuttle buses in the Kuta Central Parking areas of the airport going to Kuta centers. As expected, traffic is everywhere, especially during rush hours.
The best nightlife areas or the night market is open as early as 6:00 pm to 12:00 pm, perfect for a great meal and souvenir shops. According to the experience of those who have been there, foreigners or backpackers must also watch how foods are served, although it is a perfect moment to see the hard work of servers, there are also tricks in their weighing scale or fast switches of merchandise upon payment. Shoppers must know that it is a part of Indonesian culture to haggle; they suggested haggling to test their negotiation skills McDonald (2014).
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References:
Hotels.com (2015) 5 Best Bali Night Markets, Retrieved November 27, 2015 from: http://www.bali-indonesia.com/magazine/5-best-bali-night-markets.htm
Kuta-Kuta Guides, (2014) Airport Taxi Fare and Pick-up Service Fare, Retrieved November 27 from: http://blog.kura2guide.com/%E7%A9%BA
McDonalds H. (2014) Densapar City: A Stack of Reasons Not to Bypass Bali’s Capital, Retrieved November 27, 2015 from: http://www.inbali.org/denpasar-city/
Williams, C. (2010) Southeast Asia on a Shoestring, Australia: Lonely Planet, pp 230