Bali Cafe

• Cuisine(s): Indonesian
  Hours: Sun, Sat 11am-4pm, Mon-Fri 11am-10pm
  Price: $$ $$
  Payment Types: cash
• Attire: Casual
  Features: Catering, Delivery, Kid Friendly, Smoking, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible
  Serving: Dinner, Lunch
  Alcohol: Beer/Wine
• Reservations: Accepted
  Parking: Street

Description

South Florida is known for its Latin and Caribbean cuisine, but downtown Miami boasts an Indonesian gem where you can get a taste of the South Seas seven days a week. Bali Cafe is small but homey and features fare from the far-away archipelago, as well as sushi rolls. Beautiful, intricate sculptures of dragons and mythological creatures' faces adorn the interior. The space is cozy, with petite tables and comfortable booths. Lumpia ($5.95), a chicken dumpling filled with cabbage and carrot and topped with peanut sauce, is a good way to start. For a lunch or dinner date, try rijsttafel, an Indonesian feast for two ($17.95); the meal also includes a dessert of sarang burung, a sweet gelatin fla-vored with rambutan, longan, or lychee. Or choose an entree of rendang ($11.95), slow-cooked beef with coconut milk and spices. You can also sample oopr ayam ($10.95), featuring chicken, yellow spices, and coconut milk, or laksa ($12.99), a curry soup that includes shrimp, tofu, mixed vegetables, and egg and rice noodles, topped with chips. If you're not feeling adventuresome, order some miso soup ($1.95) and a tuna roll ($5.95). If you're feeling feisty, there's a sex on the beach roll (9.95), with tuna, crab, cu-cumber, avocado, and mayonnaise. And wash it all down with some fresh jasmine iced tea.