The guide holds 28 places in Nusa Penida, and the median rating is 4.7. 17 of them — 61% — sit at 4.7 or better, which says more about how this list was built than about the average place.
This is a cheap corner of the island: 14 start under Rp 50K, and 3 sit at the expensive end. The ratings do not suffer for it. The median band starts around Rp 50K.
19 are open by 8am. 12 are still open at 10pm, which in Bali counts as late. The typical closing time is 9pm.
The busiest by a distance is Dive Concepts Lembongan, with 5.0k reviews. At the other end are the ones almost nobody has reviewed and everybody rates: Island vibes lembongan coffee and smoothies. Google will not show you these, because it ranks by confidence and confidence needs volume — which is the entire reason this guide exists.
By type it breaks down as restaurant (14), bar & nightlife (5), things to do (3), plus 4 other kinds of place. Filtering by category on the map is usually faster than scrolling.
Nusa Penida is a day trip that deserves two. The roads are genuinely bad, the cliffs are genuinely astonishing, and the gap between the photographs and the drive is the widest in Bali.
Good to know
How good are the places in Nusa Penida?
The median rating is 4.7 on Google, and 17 of the 28 sit at 4.7 or higher.
When do they open?
Typically around 8am, closing about 9pm. 19 are open by 8am and 12 are still going at 10pm.
What does it cost?
The median band starts around Rp 50K a head. 14 start under Rp 50K.
Which are worth a detour?
Island vibes lembongan coffee and smoothies — all rated 4.6 or better with fewer than 150 reviews each.