Seafood is certainly a type of food that you shouldn't miss on your trip to the Indonesian archipelago. Lombok seafood is actually very easy to get anywhere. Starting from fancy restaurants to simple restaurants and traditional ones.
Plus you don't have to worry about eating processed food, at most places in Lombok you eat fresh fish and seafood. Even the international dishes taste better because they use local products. So, here are some recommendations for where to eat some of the best Lombok seafood.
New Menega Restaurant
This is one of the most famous simple seafood stalls, located on the beach in the Senggigi area. The Lombok seafood here comes from local fishermen, and the menu shows prices per kg depending on the size of seafood available that day.
Their mainstay menu of New Menega Lombok is grilled fish. But lobster, prawn, crab, squid, and clams are also available. This is the right place to try Indonesian spices and simple local side dishes that are perfect to accompany seafood and will enhance your culinary adventure.
Umibōzu Ramen Bar
This is a Japanese restaurant located in the Kuta area, Lombok. Their mainstay is ramen, and specifically the ‘Prawn Chige Ramen’ is the dish that you have to try.
Additionally, their various types of sushi and seafood gyoza are great choices as well. Umibōzu Ramen Bar is one of the best places to get sushi in Lombok. They don't use processed food and everything is freshly made there.
SeaSalt Lombok
This is a casual seafood bistro situated at Kuta beach. Perfect for some fish & chips and beer, but actually they’re best for Lombok seafood. SeaSalt is a seafood restaurant with a different 'fish market' every day, so you won't get bored.
They have 7 choices of sauces that are suitable to be combined with their seafood dishes. One of the best restaurants to get seafood in Kuta Lombok.
Ocean Blue Seafood
What's unique about this local restaurant is that they have lots of aquariums and small ponds to accommodate fish that you can choose directly. The staff will 'catch' it and the chef will cook it for you.
Ocean Blue Seafood is located right on the beach which means that you can enjoy yourself while waiting for your food to be served. The best time to come here is before sunset. So you can get the experience of choosing the raw ingredients for your food, seeing the sunset on the beach, and having an amazing dinner.
Pasar Malam Gili Trawangan
If you are on Gili T, don't forget to make time to come here. It has lots of small cheap seafood restaurant stalls. And the mainstay is a simple beach BBQ. You’ll find anything from whole seafood to mixed seafood as satay at the Gili Trawangan Night Market.
Just after sunset, you can see the street vendors getting ready at their pop up restaurants. And if not everyone in your group craves for Lombok seafood, you can also find other Indonesian food and drinks.
Types of seafood in Lombok
There are several kinds and choices of Lombok seafood restaurants. You can easily get a delicious seafood dish in Lombok. Note that the most popular way of preparing seafood in Indonesia is simply grilling it with local sauce.
However, there are actually a lot of seafood dishes available. Starting from soup, steam, fried, to stir-fried. And the types of seasoning also vary from savory or spicy to salty and sweet.
Basically, Lombok Seafood, however cooked and wherever it is prepared, is a must try. It doesn't have to be a special seafood restaurant, even at the Amazing Lombok Restaurant you will find delicious and fresh seafood dishes.
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Last updated on: 17 August 2026