Dapur Bakso Balap is a local warung near the beach at Selong Belanak, serving the kind of straightforward Indonesian food that most visitors to the bay never find because they stick to the surf-camp menus. It sits at the budget end of the village's eating scene — a proper neighbourhood spot rather than a tourist restaurant.
What's on the menu
The kitchen's speciality is bakso, the beloved Indonesian meatball soup that is ubiquitous across the archipelago but rarely done with as much care as it deserves. Alongside bakso, the warung offers a rotation of Indonesian staples — the sort of simple, honest cooking that fuels the local community day in and day out. Opening hours run roughly 09:00 to 21:00, making it a practical option for both lunch and a casual early dinner.
The setting
Selong Belanak is one of the more developed villages along the south Lombok coast, though 'developed' is relative — it remains a small, quiet place bracketed by low green hills and a wide, sweeping bay of white sand. The warung's proximity to the beach means you can wander in off the shore, salt-dried and hungry, without the need to jump on a scooter. Prices are firmly at the local end of the scale, in keeping with the warung's neighbourhood character.
Who it suits
Dapur Bakso Balap suits budget travellers, surfers looking for a filling meal between sessions, and anyone keen to eat the way the village actually eats rather than from a menu translated for foreign visitors.