Api Jiwa
Indonesia
Api Jiwa is the signature dinner restaurant at Capella Ubud in Keliki, Tegallalang, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. It is presented by the resort as an Asian-inspired dining venue rather than a stand-alone restaurant, and the current official dining pages place it within Capella Ubud’s forested setting. The identity and location are therefore tied directly to the resort, with Api Jiwa serving as one of its specialist culinary spaces rather than a separate urban address. Official material describes Api Jiwa as a multicourse tasting dinner built around seasonal local ingredients and fire-led cooking. The kitchen uses Capella’s Wara open-fire method, which incorporates rice straws from nearby paddy fields to add smoke and aroma. The resort also characterises the experience as intimate and interactive, with the food programme centred on an open kitchen and a tightly focused sequence of dishes rather than a broad à la carte menu. The restaurant is currently described as dinner-only, with one seating at 7:00 pm each evening. Capella’s programming notes also state that children aged eight and above are welcome, and that private group dining can be arranged by enquiry. Seating is deliberately limited, with a chef’s counter and private tables forming the main layout, which helps keep the room compact and the service style closely managed. In character, Api Jiwa combines a theatrical dining room with the wider jungle atmosphere of Capella Ubud. The experience is framed around close engagement with the chefs, tasting menus and a camp-chic setting that reflects the resort’s broader design language. Rather than aiming for a wide range of dishes, the kitchen focuses on Asian flavours, seasonal produce and fire-based techniques that shape both the pace and presentation of dinner.