Joanna James
An essential list of mandatory stops one must make when shopping in Seminyak, Bali's picturesque spa and boutique shopping capital.
The newly built Seminyak Shopping village is the only proper mall in the area and contains a wide array of popular retail and fashion brands. The mall is a two-storey, 6000sqm arcade located just behind Seminyak square and is within 300m from Petitenget beach, Petitenget temple and Bali's best dining and entertainment spots. Along with many designer boutiques like Farah Khan, MCM and Lily Jean, Seminyak village is also home to fantastic restaurants like The Duck King and Wahrung, jewellery and lifestyle stores and even a store with all you'll need to plan the perfect wedding!
Seminyak Square is a shopping and dining complex located on Jalan Kayu Aya. The two-level arcade houses everything from designer boutiques, jewellery, children's items and souvenir stores to Book shops, arts and crafts outlets and gourmet restaurants. Needless to say, the square offers a complete shopping experience under a single roof! Some outlets include Body&Soul, Periplus bookstore, Moochi, Olivia Baby & Kids, Alleria Batik, DC store, Quicksilver and Perla Jewellery. Dining options in the square feature a fantastic, scrumptious array of local and international cuisines and even includes a restaurant that offers cooking lessons! As it is a resort area, many a Seminyak beach resort, especially luxury resorts like Alila Seminyak Bali, offer shopping tours around Seminyak with Seminyak Square and Village as their main stops.
Biasa meaning 'Ordinary' is a humble moniker for this grand and extraordinary Balinese designer label. The clothing line caters to all genders, offering unique, light, fashionable wear that's perfect for the tropics. The flagship store also features jewellery designed by the late French designer Jean Francois Fichot – timeless collections boasting antique looks blended with gold, silver and precious stones – that match Biasa's classic clothing line, sun hats and suave, comfortable footwear. Biasa has their very own jewellery collection as well featuring wood and metal fusion designs.
If you're looking for something to spruce up your living room, or something a little more intimate than a generic souvenir, this is the place to go. The gallery is filled with an eclectic, exotic collection of arts and crafts from Balinese-inspired oil paintings and gorgeous photography to wearable art and beautiful interior décor pieces. Most pieces inside the gallery are available for purchase.
A must-visit contemporary house ware and artwork boutique. Kody and Ko have wonderful locally-sourced collections of fun, unique items including eccentric furniture, colourful Buddha statues, gorgeous Kitsch portraits, handmade papier-mache animal figures and vibrantly coloured pop skulls.
Seminyak is filled with superb, exotic jewellery stores, the most famous being Rabia Jewellery and Tulola Jewellery, located on Jalan Petitenget, and Jemme Jewellery Bali on Jalan Raya Petitenget. Rabia Jewellery offers ethnic, tribal styled pieces including gorgeous golden lobes, Chinese ear weights containing black resin as well as more unconventional styles featuring fluffy tassels, turquoise beads and even healing crystals and gemstones. Tulola offers unique, one-of-a-kind pieces that combine the best of the East and the West. The contemporary and progressive works feature a wide range of themed designs from cosmic themes to chic and Roman works. Jemme jewellery features a rich, organic and nature-inspired mix of accessories designed using gold, silver and dazzling gemstones from garnets and sapphires to diamonds.
A surfers paradise, Drifter is where you can purchase rare, beautifully designed, top-quality surfboards, apparel and gear, including famous international designs like Danny Hess. The Australian Raised By Wolves skateboards can also be purchased here, along with Macbeth shoes, ladies bikinis from collections like Mikoh Swimwear and ATG Women as well as, exotic, Indonesian accessories from backpacks to shark tooth necklaces.
The world-famous Parisian ladies swimwear line has a flagship store located in Seminyak on Jalan Raya Kerobokan. The store sells cutting-edge, swimwear known for comfort and style, and is a must-visit store if you are on the lookout for a gorgeous new swimsuit!
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