Ubud Guide
Ubud's dining runs mostly to Balinese and international kitchens, with a smaller set of Japanese and Japanese-fusion counters among them. Kumo, on Jalan Raya Pengosekan at Riviera Boutique Hotel, is a fusion omakase and steak counter in central Ubud, serving dinner from 5pm to 10pm daily.
Ubud grew up around Balinese cooking and the international cafes that followed the yoga and wellness crowd, so Japanese kitchens are a smaller part of the scene than in the beach towns of the south. The ones here tend to be counters rather than large dining rooms, which suits the chef-led style of Japanese cooking. Kumo is one of them, on Jalan Raya Pengosekan in the centre.
Not in the strict sense. Kumo is a fusion omakase and steak counter, so it uses Japanese technique and the chef's-counter format without being a pure sushi-ya. Its range covers Japanese, fusion and steakhouse cooking, so a dinner can open with lighter Japanese-leaning courses and build toward a grilled main.
You sit at the counter facing the kitchen and are served a sequence the chef sets and paces, rather than ordering plate by plate. You watch each course made in front of you. It is a slower way to eat, closer to an evening than a quick meal, and it works best when you share any dietary needs before service starts.
A regular restaurant hands you a menu and cooks to order. A counter dinner hands the choice to the kitchen and runs as a set sequence, so the pace, the order and the portions are the chef's call. That is the omakase idea, and it is what Kumo builds its fusion dinner around.
Kumo sits inside Riviera Boutique Hotel on Jalan Raya Pengosekan, in the central belt south of the Monkey Forest. Dinner runs from 5pm to 10pm daily. Because it is on the hotel grounds, it is an easy dinner for guests and a bookable table for anyone staying nearby in central Ubud.
See Kumo Fusion Omakase at Riviera, or read our guide to where to eat omakase in Ubud.
Common questions
Yes, though they are a smaller part of Ubud's dining than Balinese and international kitchens. Kumo is a Japanese-fusion omakase and steak counter on Jalan Raya Pengosekan.
Kumo is a fusion omakase and steak counter rather than a sushi restaurant. It draws on Japanese technique across a chef-led sequence that spans Japanese, fusion and steakhouse courses.
Dinner runs from 5pm to 10pm daily, matching the hours published on the Kumo Google Business Profile.