Where Is Garlic Lane Bali Located In Ubud Or Seminyak?

Straight to it: Garlic Lane Bali is located in Seminyak, not Ubud. For practical navigation, think of the Oberoi/'Eat Street' neighborhood — the cluster of Jalan Kayu Aya and Jalan Laksmana where boutiques and cafés squeeze into short lanes. I usually tell friends it’s a Seminyak stroll: if you’re near Seminyak Beach or Seminyak Square you can walk there in under 20 minutes depending on your pace and how many shops you stop at.

If you’re coming from Ubud, budget about 1.5–2 hours by car; from the airport, about 30–45 minutes. The area is scooter-friendly and full of small side streets, so parking and short rides are usually easy. The feel is modern and trendy — very different from Ubud’s leafy, laid-back energy — so plan your itinerary accordingly: mornings in Ubud, afternoons and evenings in Seminyak, Garlic Lane included. For me, that contrast is part of Bali’s charm, and Garlic Lane is a neat little example of Seminyak’s sharper, more stylish side.

Hunting around Seminyak’s maze of boutiques and cafés, I tracked down Garlic Lane Bali and can say with a grin: it’s in Seminyak, not Ubud. It sits in that beloved cluster of streets people call the 'Eat Street' / Oberoi area — think Jalan Kayu Aya and nearby lanes around Jalan Laksmana — A Short Walk from the sunset stretch of Seminyak Beach. When I go there I usually combine a morning coffee, a quick boutique browse, and then a lazy beachside sunset walk; it’s exactly the kind of compact, stylish corner of Seminyak that invites that kind of day.

Getting there from Ubud is a proper little road trip: plan for roughly 1.5 to 2 hours by car depending on traffic, sometimes longer during peak hours. From Ngurah Rai airport it’s much shorter — typically 25 to 45 minutes — which makes Seminyak an easy first stop after landing. If you’re staying in Seminyak itself, Garlic Lane is easy to reach on foot or by a quick scooter ride; the area is dense with shops, cafés, and villas, so it’s one of those places where you’ll stumble upon it while exploring rather than needing an exact GPS pin. I like that — wandering those small lanes and finding a tucked-away cafe or shop always feels like a small win.

On a more local note, Seminyak’s vibe around Garlic Lane leans chic and tourist-friendly: upscale boutiques, trendy eateries, and the occasional lively bar at night. It’s very different from Ubud’s rice terraces and spiritual, artsy lanes; while Ubud is calm and inland, Seminyak is coastal and style-forward. If you’re trying to pick between staying in Ubud or Seminyak because you want Garlic Lane in your orbit, pick Seminyak for convenience. Personally, I love splitting time between both: Ubud for relaxed mornings among trees, Seminyak for late afternoons wandering lanes like Garlic Lane and chasing sunsets — it’s a combo that never gets old.