Ubud · Gianyar
Ubud restaurant for sale, or a new build on the right land.
An Ubud restaurant for sale sits in the cheapest published land market of the areas we cover, IDR 5–16 million per are (100 m²) per year (GetWhereNext, April 2026), and in the regency where Bali's best-known zoning closure took place. Hotel occupancy was 68.6% in 2025, with stays of 2.5 days (Horwath HTL). We check listings and plots, and build bamboo, timber and concrete venues on valley edges and village roads with the Kimo Construction team.
Ubud in numbers.
- Hotel occupancy, 2025
- 68.6% (Horwath HTL, March 2026)
- Average length of stay
- 2.5 days (Horwath HTL)
- Land lease, guide range
- IDR 5–16 million per are per year, from USD 3–10 per m² (GetWhereNext, April 2026)
- Café-size unit, annual rent
- IDR 50–200 million, about USD 3,030–12,120 (MistSystem, April 2026)
- Restaurant unit, monthly rent
- USD 1,500–3,000 (DDA, October 2025)
- Minimum wage 2026, Gianyar
- IDR 3,316,798 a month (Governor's Decree on 2026 minimum wages)
Ubud restaurant for sale, Ubud cafe for sale: reading a listing.
Listings in Ubud run from café-size units to stakes in large venues. One marketplace profile offered 40% of an Ubud business for USD 790,000, with figures supplied by the seller (Smergers). Whatever the size, four checks decide the value: the years left on the lease, the zoning of the land under the building, whether the structure has building approval (PBG), and the age of the kitchen.
We do not sell listings. We inspect the building, read the documents with partner notaries, and price a refit or a new build for comparison. For an Ubud cafe for sale it often comes down to one sum: is the asking price more than a new fit-out on a fresh lease. Buy versus build, step by step.
Open a restaurant in Ubud: bamboo, slopes and valley edges.
Ubud's signature sites are ridge lines and river valleys, and the structures that suit them are light: bamboo and timber roofs on concrete or stone footings. Soil and slope come first, because foundations and retaining walls on a valley edge are a budget line that a flat site does not have. Bamboo is treated and detailed so that rain runs off the joints. The kitchen stays in masonry, with the exhaust and the grease trap planned before the roof shape is fixed.
Our indicative 2026 range for a new build is IDR 8.5–18 million per m²; the signature level, which includes bamboo or ironwood-shingle roofs, sits at IDR 12.5 million per m². A fixed price follows drawings and a bill of quantities. Access matters as much as structure: we check whether a concrete truck can reach the plot and where guests will park on a village road.
Concepts that fit, and one capital rule.
A 2.5-day stay favours places guests plan a half-day around: breakfast-to-lunch cafés, restaurants with a valley view, and dinner venues near the centre. Payroll is lighter than on the coast. Gianyar's 2026 minimum wage is IDR 3,316,798 a month against IDR 3,791,003 in Badung.
Ubud is in Gianyar regency, and that matters for a foreign-owned company (PT PMA). BKPM Regulation 5/2025 counts the investment plan above IDR 10 billion for food and beverage per regency, so a company that already runs a venue in Badung needs a separate plan for an Ubud outlet (Hukumonline, June 2026).
Questions we get on WhatsApp
Is an Ubud restaurant for sale a safe purchase?
Only after the land under it is checked. The Parq complex was closed in January 2025 for standing partly on protected rice fields, so ask for the zoning confirmation and the building approval first. The warning signs are listed in our guide to Bali investment red flags.
How much is land lease in Ubud?
The published guide range is IDR 5–16 million per are per year (GetWhereNext, April 2026), the lowest of the areas we cover. Cheap parcels beside paddies need the most checking; the commercial lease guide shows what to read in the deed.
Can I build a bamboo restaurant in Ubud?
Yes, on correctly zoned dry land with a building approval (PBG). Bamboo roofs sit at our signature level, IDR 12.5 million per m² as an indicative 2026 rate. See restaurant design for materials in a humid climate.
What do staff cost in Ubud?
The legal floor in Gianyar is IDR 3,316,798 a month in 2026 (Governor's Decree on 2026 minimum wages); published market pay for cooks and baristas is higher. Wage lines are in the cost guide.
How long does it take to open a restaurant in Ubud?
Our planning estimate is 9–14 months for a new build and 3–6 months for a fit-out. Sloping sites and wet-season work can stretch the build; see the timeline guide.
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