15 Best Places to Go Shopping in Kuta

Kuta Beachwalk brings a high-end shopping experience and an alternative leisure scene to Bali’s famous beach strip. The grand complex is located halfway along Jalan Pantai Kuta and features numerous shops, restaurants and entertainment facilities of mostly international brands. The Beachwalk is a first for Bali, sporting a unique design that's a major departure from the typical mall.

It has an airy layout with ponds and running water features imitating the curves of paddy fields, and the wide central atrium offers ample shade with leafy gardens. Various outlets behind large windows line the curvy arcades, bearing international fashion and lifestyle brands.

Mal Bali Galeria is a shopping complex that flanks Kuta’s iconic Simpang Dewa Ruci landmark and roundabout. The expansive shopping and entertainment spot offers a ‘family mall’ concept, where you can play, eat and shop. Besides shopping and dining, Mal Bali Galeria is also a popular leisure venue as it presents different events regularly, which mostly take place in its large atrium.

Matahari department store calls the mall home, as does a Hypermart supermarket on the top floor. International luxury brands at the adjoining Duty-Free Shop include Dunhill, Bulgari, Cartier, and Calvin Klein, among others. You'll also find local quality handcrafted products. Cineplex 21 next door screens Hollywood blockbusters.

Lippo Mall Kuta features over 100 international brands offering fashion, lifestyle, dining and entertainment. Inside is a beautifully laid out atrium with tenants comprising international fashion brands. There’s a unique ‘sunken plaza’ down a few flights of stairs, where you can enjoy a rich dining experience with many choices of cuisine from different restaurant tenants – usually with live music performances on weekends.

There is also a Hypermart department store where you can source all your groceries and daily necessities or you can shop for souvenirs from the selection of art items and handicrafts available. The mall is only minutes away from the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Tuban.

Discovery Shopping Mall is one of the largest malls in Kuta. It's located on Jalan Kartika Plaza, one of Kuta’s main streets, and features a beachside location with an amphitheatre overlooking Kuta’s surf and sunsets. The mall has 3 levels housing numerous fashion and lifestyle outlets from national and international brands, together with various restaurants and fast food outlets offering an eclectic choice of dishes.

Department stores include Sogo and Centro and there’s Batik Keris where you can find quality Indonesian batik shirts. Other outlets feature brands from Polo, Surfer Girl, Osh Kosh and Quiksilver, among many others. The amphitheatre often holds cultural shows, weather permitting.

Kuta Art Market is a small beachside bazaar-like complex where you can find unique Bali souvenirs and handicrafts. The market is also where you can put your bargaining skills to the test. It’s a great shopping spot that’s a short stroll from the Kuta beach footpaths.

Locally referred to as Pasar Seni Desa Adat Kuta (meaning 'the Art Market of the Kuta Traditional Village’), the shopping place comprises 6 main shophouses and a long building with many different stalls. The shops sell a wide range of typical Bali souvenirs such as surfboard fridge magnets, keychains, beer holders, sandals, Bali print T-shirts and colourful sarongs and fabrics.

Park 23 Mall flanks Circus Waterpark in Tuban and offers a mix between dining and retail options. You’ll find a compact but freeform layout inside with international fashion, sport and surfing labels such as Nike, Oakley, Giordano and Hush Puppies available.

The second level hall is a multifunctional entertainment space that features regular shows that mostly brings a youthful crowd. The weekly agenda includes, among others, breakdance competitions, special sales and bazaars, as well as mini-concerts featuring local bands as well as niche, hobbyist and art exhibitions. You can also find a food court, a game arcade and a cinema here.

Bali Brasco is a 1-stop shopping and leisure square on Kuta’s Sunset Road. It features a main fashion department filled with global products for men, women and kids, as well as a full-fledged spa and a dining outlet.

The store is popular among locals as a source of cut-price brand items. Inside, you can find souvenir clothing such as Bali print T-shirts and apparel in various shapes and sizes. Though famous designer labels adorn the displays which are mostly top-quality pieces bearing genuine tags, there are also plenty of knock-off items.

Transmart Carrefour, otherwise known as Carrefour Plaza Kuta, has 4 levels offering everything you’ll likely need during your holiday in Bali. International franchise fast food outlets dot the ground level while the upper floors feature a games arcade, a food court and the Carrefour hypermarket.

A local camera and electronics retailer, a national shoe store chain, an Apple dealer and food vendors selling traditional Balinese cakes and snacks are among the variety of tenants that you can find here.

T Galleria by DFS, Bali brings an exciting and luxurious retail environment to a downtown location for fashion, beauty, fine jewellery and drinks. The duty-free shopping spot presents some of the world’s most famous brands, such as Cartier, Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany, as well as emerging brands like Bottega Veneta, Pucci and Valentino.

If you need assistance, there are multilingual staff on standby who can help you look for that special item you’re looking for. The DFS is located in the same complex as the Mal Bali Galeria, where you can find a hypermarket and a mid-range department store for fashion and accessories.

Kuta Square is a shopping boulevard that flanks the Kuta Art Market and is about 50 metres from Kuta Beach. The square features a wide variety of tenants on both sides of the short and narrow road, mostly comprising boutique stores and brand outlets of internationally recognised names in surfwear and fashion.

Fashion outlets include Billabong, Quiksilver, Hurley, Giordano, Reebok, Nike, Levi’s, and well-known local brands such as Milo’s and Animale. There are a few dining spots including local restaurant chains and international fast-food franchises, as well.

The line of art shops along the first 100 metres of Poppies Lane II slightly resembles the shopping scenes of Kuta Art Market. Here you can try your luck on a good bargain over anything from Bintang singlets and coasters, paintings and lighters to bead bracelets and bumper stickers.

A few of the items sold by the local shops bear fixed prices but you can always customarily bargain at half (or more) of the initially offered price. Most of the shops open from 8pm until late.