Here, everything starts with listening — only then is it poured.
Tucked away in Uluwatu, NOTTE isn’t your typical Bali nightspot clamoring for attention. This understated bar plays a quieter game, offering something far more elusive: a place to pause, to truly talk, and to sip on cocktails crafted with almost meditative care.
The concept borrows from the slow coffee movement, where each cup is brewed with intention. At NOTTE, that same philosophy is channeled into cocktails. You’re invited to take a seat, share a mood or a story, and let Head Bartender Taketo Utsunomiya translate it into a drink — one at a time, no shortcuts, no flash.
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There’s nothing theatrical here. No bloated menu or booming playlists. Just a small, elegant space washed in warm, dim lighting, a touch of vintage Italian charm, and a soft soundtrack of jazz and blues that hugs the room like an old friend. It’s a setting that recalls a tiny bar in Ginza, Tokyo — intimate, unhurried, quietly magnetic.
Behind the bar, Taketo works with a calm precision that’s almost hypnotic. Sure, you can pick from a list of classic cocktails or house signatures, but most people surrender to the experience and order off-script. Every ingredient is explained, every step performed with deliberate grace. “The idea,” Taketo says, “was to create a bar that feels like a gentle light in the night. Somewhere to come unwind after a long day under the sun.”
NOTTE — meaning ‘night’ in Italian — was chosen to conjure up that hush of evening, when the world seems to slow and soften. The lights are kept low, the tempo dialed down, the space designed to make you want to linger. No DJs, no live acts. Just a room that lets the drinks and the moments speak for themselves.
