MANGUPURA – fajarbali.com | Located on the lush Jalan Umalas, Bali Beans Coffee emerges as the answer for coffee lovers who never compromise on quality, flavor, and pure goodness. More than just an ordinary coffee shop, this place is a celebration of premium, organic Balinese coffee that is accessible and affordable. Since its establishment...

Bali is now not only home to some excellent baristas and beans, but the coffee shop scene is alive and thriving! Whether it’s locally produced coffee beans or premium imported beans, Bali has now become a paradise for coffee lovers. With so many choices the hardest part can be deciding where to go first....

Under the theme of **Heroes**, the Ubud Food Festival 2020 Presented by ABC highlighted the figures behind Indonesia’s culinary scene who play an important role in nurturing the country’s gastronomy. “For our sixth year, we want to recognize and celebrate the people behind extraordinary flavors and the evolving stories of Indonesia’s culinary landscape,” said...

I would do anything for a cup of coffee. When I looked at the map of North Bali to find the location of Bali Beans Roastery, I saw that Plaga was near Bedugul. Not too far on the map, so I thought it would make a nice side trip while exploring Bedugul. I wound...

When Bali Beans decided to establish their business right in the mountains, on the border between Plaga and Kintamani, it felt somewhat counterintuitive. They are more than an hour away from the major coffee-drinking hubs in Kuta, Canggu, Seminyak, and Ubud, making distribution more complicated. However, when Ayu started talking to me about Direct...

If you’ve ever visited Bali Beans plantation, you’ll notice that their coffee trees grow seemingly haphazardly across the terrain, among taller trees that provide shade. While this might seem like it would make harvesting more difficult, as Ayu explained to me, the benefits of growing coffee this way far outweigh the drawbacks. Deforestation is...

The Story of Ibu Wayan Sari The story of Ibu Wayan Sari, a female coffee farmer from Belok Sidan Village, who has dedicated her life to cultivating organic Bali Beans coffee since 1981. The film explores her family’s collaboration and perspectives on addressing climate change through traditional Balinese values and ancient wisdom. The film...

Following the Coffee Bean Journey in Bali: From Bean to Sip! Everyone loves a good cup of coffee—the rich, smooth flavor of something brewed perfectly, so irresistible that you can’t help but hold the cup closer. But just like we all enjoy the final product, we rarely know where it comes from. Even more...

Once upon a time, in the misty green hills of Bali, there was an extraordinary coffee plantation owned by the lovely Sudana family. Make no mistake! This isn’t just some ordinary coffee farm with hundreds of tourists and overgrown coffee trees. This family business is serious—their coffee is organic, grown on a carefully tended...

Tracing the Plaga Coffee Plantation, Discovering Bali Arabica Last week, a friend invited me to visit a coffee plantation in the Plaga area. The hook in the invitation: this coffee plantation existed before the ones in Kintamani. Without hesitation, I accepted. Plaga is known for lending its name to a local wine brand. However,...