Bo & Bun

Proper Bo, I tell thee.

Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia - July 2015

Without wanting to brag (too much) we recently went to Bali. The 3kg weight gain suggests we ate pretty well, so it’s time for – an international post!

We stayed in Seminyak, where there is no shortage of great restaurants I could write about. More upmarket than neighbouring Kuta, it’s all designer boutiques, sunset cocktail bars and beautifully presented places to eat. Understandably, it was mostly of an Asian persuasion, with highlights including Conde Nast Traveller’s ‘hottest new global restaurant 2009’ Sarong (no longer new, but with stunning location, presentation and flavours), the colonial stylings of Café Bali, seafood restaurants as far as the eye could see on Jimbaran beach, and anything the brilliant staff at out villa churned out.

But the one place that deserves a write up, was the right on point ‘Asian Eatery’ Bo & Bun. A place so good we went four days in a row…

And the main reason we kept coming back was the life-affirming bulgogi fries. A flawless dish; like a high class Asian chilli fries, combining perfect fries, sour kimchi, crispy fried beef and what may be the greatest condiment in the history of the world: sriracha aioli. Every taste-note hit, and always gone in about 60 seconds, they’d be worth the trip back to Bali alone. Best fries we've ever eaten, hands down.

Elsewhere, the food was nearly as banging.

A bahn mi filled with the naughtiest 18-hour pork belly that was tender fatty delight, and which was apparently better than anything one of our party had eaten in Vietnam. And presented with a mini frier basket of crispy wonton skins that were like a quaver’s badass cousin.

While the buns of the bao gao weren’t the lightest ever, the pork was so packed full of flavour – you could taste that it had just come off the grill. Less sauce and marinade than your standard London bao – here the meat was the star.

I would also recommend trying “The 12 Hour” Pho – cooking a broth that long is only going to load it with flavour, and it’s as clear as day. Piled high with fresh salad for crunch, it’s a real delight.

Add in a great drinks menu with the freshest of fresh mint cooler & Vietnamese iced coffees, and this place would be a smash hit in any city Mr.Eatings can think of. Loved it.

Bravo, Bo & Bun. Bravo. Shame it's so bloody far away.

Bo & Bun
http://www.eatcompany.co/boandbun/
Jl. Raya Basangkasa No.26, 
Kuta, 
Kabupaten Badung, 
Bali 80361, 

Indonesia