Denpasar, east coast
Shopping in Sanur
Denpasar Selatan 20 to 30 min from DPS Flat, and cyclable Mid to premium
A four-kilometre street, a real morning market, and the island's newest mall. The calm side of Bali, and the only district you can shop by bicycle.
Market from 06:00, boutiques 10:00 to 20:00
This page names only venues that can be verified. An earlier version listed several shops its own text marked as hypothetical, and those have been removed.
One street and two lanes
Sanur runs along the coast rather than back from it, so almost everything sits on one long road with the sea on one side.
Jalan Danau Tamblingan
Length: 4 km
The spine of the district, running its whole length with Icon Bali Mall at one end and boutiques, galleries and cafes strung along the rest. Four kilometres is a long walk and a short cycle.
Flat, better by bicycle
Icon Bali Mall, boutiques, galleries, cafes
Off Jalan Pungutan
Length: A lane
Where Sindhu Market sits. Produce in the early morning and a night market from late afternoon, in a district that otherwise trades entirely on tourist hours.
Walkable, busy at dawn
Sindhu Market, produce, street food, batik
The beach path
Length: Runs the coast
A continuous promenade with stalls along it, and the reason Sanur suits people who would rather not deal with a road at all.
Paved, no traffic
Sarongs, beachwear, small craft stalls
Sanur is flat and has a proper seafront path, which makes it the one district in this guide where a bicycle is a serious option. Rental runs Ask For Price for the day.
What is here
One mall, one market, and a beach path. Fewer venues than Kuta by a distance, but the market is the only genuine one in this silo.
- Icon Bali Mall Jl. Danau Tamblingan No. 27. Opened 2024, about 88,000 square metres on the beachfront. The island's newest major mall, and it is in Sanur.
- Sindhu Market Off Jl. Pungutan. Over 50 permanent stalls. Produce from 06:00 to about 10:00, and a night market from around 16:00.
- The beach path stalls Along the promenade. Sarongs from Ask For Price, plus beachwear and small crafts. Bargaining expected.
- Batik Keris The Indonesian batik chain, which also trades at Lippo Mall in Kuta. Fixed prices, proper batik.
Older guides, including the previous version of this page, say there is no mall in Sanur. Icon Bali Mall opened in 2024 on Danau Tamblingan and that is no longer true.
When to be here
Sanur is the only district in this guide with a genuine early morning, and it is the best part of the day here.
- 06:00
Sindhu Market, produce
Fruit, vegetables and offerings, trading for the neighbourhood rather than for visitors. Finished by about ten.
- 08:00
Cycle the beach path
Flat, paved, no traffic, and the stalls are setting up. A bicycle for the day is Ask For Price.
- 10:00
Boutiques and the mall open
Danau Tamblingan comes to life and Icon Bali opens. Air conditioning at one end of the street, sun at the other.
- 16:00
Sindhu turns into a night market
The same site, a different trade: street food and everyday goods, and the busiest it gets all day.
- 20:00
Boutiques close
Around eight for the independents, with Icon Bali running to ten. Sanur is not a late district.
From the airport it is 20 to 30 minutes; from Kuta or Seminyak, 30 to 45 and a taxi of Ask For Price. A driver for the day runs Ask For Price.
What Sanur is good for
A wider spread than the district's size suggests, because it has both a mall and a market and almost nowhere else in the guide has both.
Batik and textiles
- Batik Keris
- market stalls
- sarongs Ask For Price
Beachwear
- Sarongs
- swimwear
- rash guards
- along the beach path
Art
- Small galleries along Danau Tamblingan
Home decor
- Carved pieces
- woven mats
- small furniture
Produce and food
- Sindhu Market
- mangosteen
- rambutan
- street food
Mall retail
- Icon Bali Mall
- fashion
- beauty
- cinema
- supermarket
Bargain at Sindhu Market and on the beach path; do not at Icon Bali or in the boutiques. Sanur is the one district where you will cross that line several times in an afternoon.
Who Sanur is right for
The calmest district in the guide, and the only one that gives you a real market and a new mall on the same street.
Come if you want
- A real market Sindhu trades for the neighbourhood from six in the morning. Nothing else in this silo does.
- To shop by bicycle Flat, with a paved seafront path and no traffic on it. Ask For Price for the day.
- Calm No Kuta crowds, no Canggu roads, and the only district where the pace is genuinely gentle.
- A new mall too Icon Bali opened in 2024 at one end of the same street, which is a combination no other district offers.
Go elsewhere if you want
- Designer labels Seminyak carries the Indonesian designers and T Galleria the luxury houses. Sanur has neither.
- Range One mall against Kuta's eight venues. It is a quieter district in every sense.
- A late evening Boutiques close around eight. Kuta runs two hours longer and Sanur has no interest in competing.
- Craft at source Ubud and the villages around it are ninety minutes away and are where the making happens.
Sanur questions
How shopping here worksIs there a mall in Sanur?
Yes. Icon Bali Mall opened in 2024 at Jalan Danau Tamblingan No. 27, on the beachfront, at about 88,000 square metres. Guides that say otherwise, including an earlier version of this page, are out of date.
What time does Sindhu Market open?
Six in the morning for produce, finishing about ten. It then reopens as a night market from around four in the afternoon. Over 50 permanent stalls either way.
Where do I bargain?
At Sindhu Market and on the beach path, and nowhere else in the district. Offer about half the first price and expect to settle somewhere between 50 and 70 percent of it.
Can I really cycle?
Yes, and this is the one district where we would recommend it. Sanur is flat with a paved seafront path and no traffic on it. Rental is Ask For Price for the day.
How far is Kuta?
30 to 45 minutes, and a taxi runs Ask For Price. The airport is closer at 20 to 30 minutes.
What should a sarong cost?
Ask For Price on the beach path after bargaining. Krisna on the bypass sells them fixed from Ask For Price, which is the benchmark worth carrying in your head.
Concierge desk
A morning market and an afternoon mall
Sindhu at six, the beach path by bicycle, Icon Bali when the heat arrives. That is a genuinely good day and it only needs a car at the beginning and the end.