The guide holds 42 places in Tanah Lot, and the median rating is 4.8. 30 clear 4.7. At that density the rating stops separating them and you are choosing on everything else. That is above the island-wide median of 4.7.
This is a cheap corner of the island: 18 start under Rp 50K, and none sit at the expensive end. The ratings do not suffer for it. The median band starts around Rp 50K.
18 are open by 8am. 11 are still open at 10pm, which in Bali counts as late. The typical closing time is 9pm.
The busiest by a distance is Pura Tanah Lot, with 102.7k reviews. At the other end are the ones almost nobody has reviewed and everybody rates: Life Between, Lui Café, Elspresso. 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 (25), café & bakery (7), things to do (5), plus 4 other kinds of place. Filtering by category on the map is usually faster than scrolling.
Tanah Lot is a temple on a rock that is genuinely spectacular and genuinely mobbed at sunset. Go at eight in the morning, when it is just you and the tide.
Good to know
How good are the places in Tanah Lot?
The median rating is 4.8 on Google, and 30 of the 42 sit at 4.7 or higher.
When do they open?
Typically around 8am, closing about 9pm. 18 are open by 8am and 11 are still going at 10pm.
What does it cost?
The median band starts around Rp 50K a head. 18 start under Rp 50K.
Which are worth a detour?
Life Between, Lui Café, Elspresso — all rated 4.6 or better with fewer than 150 reviews each.