Sambal Shrimp Restaurant & Bar
Lombok and Gilis
At a glance
Sambal Shrimp Restaurant & Bar is a seafood-focused dining room and bar on the second floor of 6 Kayu Aya Street, in Kerobokan Kelod within the Seminyak area of Bali. The venue combines a contemporary restaurant setting with a distinctly Balinese atmosphere, creating a suitable setting for a relaxed seafood meal, drinks, or an evening gathering.
The menu centres on shrimp, with different preparations built around fresh prawns and sambal. Seafood choices also extend to squid, snapper, crab, octopus and lobster, giving diners a range of ingredients and cooking styles to consider. The cuisine brings together seafood with Indonesian sambal flavours, while also including preparations influenced by broader international restaurant cooking, such as garlic butter.
Sambal Shrimp has a particular connection with family cooking and Indonesian culinary tradition. Its crab soup is associated with a family recipe from East Java, adding a personal element to the menu and reinforcing the restaurant’s focus on comforting, seafood-based food. The overall style is suited to diners who enjoy sharing several seafood dishes rather than choosing from a menu built around a single cuisine.
The dining room is described as stylish and cosy, with a bar forming part of the venue. Its second-floor position gives the restaurant a distinct setting above Kayu Aya Street, while the interior provides a place for couples, solo diners and small groups to settle in for a meal. The restaurant also places emphasis on sanitation, service and careful food hygiene.
For travellers combining Bali with Lombok and the Gilis, Sambal Shrimp offers a Bali stop focused on prawns and other seafood rather than a general international menu. It suits seafood lovers, diners looking for Indonesian sambal flavours, and groups interested in ordering several dishes to share. The central Seminyak-area location also places it within a well-known dining and shopping district, although the restaurant itself is reached on the second floor of the building.
