Best Markets in Bali
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Art, Night, Fish and Traditional Produce Markets
Here is the list of 15 Best Markets in Bali
1. Pasar Badung, Denpasar
Pasar Badung is the biggest traditional market in Denpasar and one of the oldest on the island, standing on the main street of the provincial capital opposite one of the city's largest temples. Sarong sellers, fruit and vegetable hawkers and butchers compete for space across its floors. This is where Denpasar does its own shopping rather than a market built for visitors, so expect noise, wet floors and no English menu.
2. Gianyar Night Market
This one is in Gianyar town, southeast of Ubud rather than in Ubud itself, and it is worth the drive: it is the best known street food market in the regency. Balinese come for babi guling, satay, grilled corn and rice cakes off dozens of adjacent stalls, and the whole thing is priced for locals. Go hungry, go early in the evening, and expect woks, grills and smoke rather than souvenirs.
3. Guwang Art Market
A quieter alternative to Sukawati, ten minutes down the road, and usually the cheaper of the two because far fewer tour buses stop here. The stalls carry the same range: barong masks, wood carvings, printed clothing, sarongs, beachwear, handmade sandals and the flowers Balinese households buy for daily offerings. Bargaining is expected and the starting price assumes it.
Timings: 9 AM to 5 PM daily
4. Bedugul Traditional Market
Also called Pasar Candikuning, this is the main market of the Bedugul highlands and the one worth stopping at for produce rather than souvenirs. The cool mountain climate means strawberries, passion fruit, marquisa and vegetables you will not see on the coast, alongside cut flowers and potted plants. It sits between Lake Beratan and the Eka Karya Botanic Garden, so it slots into that day easily.
Timings: 9 AM to 6 PM
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5. Sanur Night Market
Also known as Pasar Sindhu or Pasar Malam Sindu, at the northern end of Jalan Danau Tamblingan in Sanur. It is one of the island's longest running night markets and it stays a food market first: nasi campur, satay lilit, grilled fish, martabak and fried snacks, eaten standing up or at plastic tables. The same site runs a produce market in the early morning.
6. Ubud Art Market
Directly opposite the Puri Saren royal palace, with its entrance on Jalan Raya Ubud, this is the most famous craft market in Bali and among the oldest, with roots in the 1800s. It splits into two: a western block of handicrafts, textiles, paintings, jewellery and carvings for visitors, and an eastern block that is still a working produce market. Part of the building was destroyed by fire in August 2024 and has been under reconstruction since, so the layout may not match older guides.
7. Pasar Endek Klungkung
On Jalan Puputan in Klungkung, this is the market to visit for Balinese cloth rather than crafts. Endek is the island's own weft ikat, and Klungkung is one of its centres, so the stalls here sell the fabric that Balinese families actually buy for ceremonial dress, at the price they pay for it. Songket and batik are sold alongside it. Buy by the length rather than ready made.
Timings: 7 AM to 5 PM
8. Kumbasari Art Market
Kumbasari sits across the Badung River from Pasar Badung, connected by a footbridge, and the two work as one market in practice. Spread over four floors, it shifts through the day: produce and fruit sellers early, handicrafts, sarongs, keychains and larger carvings by midday, and food stalls after dark. It is the cheaper place to buy the same souvenirs sold in Kuta and Ubud.
Timings: 9 AM to 5 PM
9. Kuta Art Market
The most convenient souvenir market in south Bali and the most tourist facing, running off the Kuta beachfront within walking distance of most of the hotels. Rows of stalls sell the standard Bali kit: sarongs, surf brand copies, wood carvings, beaded jewellery, keychains and beachwear. Prices start high because of the location, so bargain harder here than anywhere else on this list.
10. Pasar Taman Sari, Kerobokan
The everyday market for the Seminyak and Kerobokan area, in Kerobokan Kelod, and a useful reminder that the neighbourhood has a working local side. Mornings are fresh produce, spices, meat and offering flowers for the surrounding households and villas. Once it gets dark the same site becomes a street food court, with bakso carts, grills and soup stalls.
Timings: Day market from about 5 AM, night market from about 4 PM
11. Tegallalang Market
Along the same road as the Tegallalang rice terraces, and the reason many people end up buying more than they planned on that drive. The craft shops here sit close to the wholesalers they source from, which makes it cheaper than Ubud or Sukawati for the same goods, and most will arrange delivery for anything too large to carry. The traditional produce market runs early morning only.
Timings: Produce market from about 6 AM to 10:30 AM; craft shops through the day
12. Kuta Night Market
Kuta stays awake, so this is the post club meal as much as a market. The draw is the range of street food in one place: nasi goreng, satay, grilled corn, martabak, fried chicken and fruit, all cheap and all served late. Stalls selling keychains, trinkets and small handicrafts fill the gaps between the food carts if you still need souvenirs at midnight.
13. Kedonganan Fish Market
The wet market where the boats land the catch for southern Bali, next to Jimbaran Bay. Snapper, grouper, tuna, mahi mahi, prawns, squid and crab come in fresh, and the whole point of coming is what happens next: pick your fish, agree the price, then take it to one of the warungs along the beach to be grilled. Come early for the best of the catch.
Timings: 8 AM to 9 PM
14. The Flea Market, Seminyak
The most curated market on this list and the one that looks least like a market. Stalls carry a mix of locally made and imported pieces: jewellery, vintage clothing, homeware, bags, textiles and decor aimed at the Seminyak crowd rather than at coach parties. Prices are higher than Sukawati or Kumbasari and there is less haggling, but the selection is different from everywhere else.
15. Pasar Seni Sukawati
The busiest and best known traditional art market in Bali, in Sukawati in Gianyar Regency, and the one the other art markets get compared to. Paintings, barong masks, wood and stone carvings, kites, textiles, sarongs and offering baskets fill several blocks. Traders and resellers shop here early, so the pick is best in the morning and the deals get worse as the tour buses arrive.
A market in Bali is either aimed at you or it is not, and the difference shows up in the price. Sukawati, Guwang, Kumbasari and Tegallalang sell largely the same crafts as Kuta and Ubud for less, because they sit closer to the makers and the wholesalers. The night markets are food first and cost the same for everyone. The wet and produce markets are not souvenir stops at all, which is exactly why they are worth an hour.
This post was published by Harshitha
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FAQs on Best Markets in Bali
Which market in Bali is best for souvenirs?
Pasar Seni Sukawati for range and price, since it is where many of the sellers in Kuta and Ubud buy their own stock. Guwang, ten minutes away, carries much the same goods with far fewer coaches. Kumbasari in Denpasar is the cheapest of the city markets. Kuta Art Market is the most convenient and the most expensive of the four, so bargain hardest there.
How much should you bargain at a market in Bali?
Assume the first price at a tourist facing market is an opening bid rather than a price, and that a much lower counter is expected and not rude. Common practice is to counter well below and settle somewhere in between, and to walk away politely if it stalls. At produce and wet markets, where locals shop, prices are far closer to fixed, so haggling there is out of place.
Which Bali market is best for street food?
Gianyar Night Market, in Gianyar town southeast of Ubud, has the best known food stalls in the regency and is priced for locals. Sanur's Pasar Sindhu is the longest running night market in the south, and Kuta Night Market is the one that stays open latest. Kumbasari turns into a food court after dark, and Pasar Taman Sari does the same for Seminyak and Kerobokan.
What time do markets in Bali open?
Earlier than most visitors expect. Traditional and produce markets start at dawn and the best of the stock is gone by mid morning, so Bedugul, Tegallalang and the fish market at Kedonganan reward an early start. Art markets keep shop hours, roughly from mid morning to early evening. Night markets fill up from late afternoon and run into the night.
Is Ubud Art Market open after the 2024 fire?
Part of the market building was destroyed by a fire in August 2024, which affected over a thousand traders, and reconstruction has been under way since with public funding. Traders were supported to reopen stalls in the months afterwards, so the market is trading, but the layout and the stall arrangement may not match older guides or photographs.
Is there anything you should not buy at a Bali market?
Yes, and it is worth knowing before you are holding it. Sea turtle shell, coral, ivory and items made from some protected woods and wildlife are restricted, and can be confiscated on the way out or on arrival home regardless of what the seller says. Check your own country's import rules for anything made from an animal, a shell or an unfamiliar hardwood.
