The Bench sits on Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong in Canggu, a short walk back from the surf, and it has grown into one of the more reliable rooms on the island for live sport in HD. The format is a contemporary sports bar bolted to a casual kitchen, with screens carrying NBA, UFC, AFL, rugby and football across long opening hours.
The address is Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong No. 99, on the strip that feeds Canggu's busiest beach, which keeps it within a short walk of the area's villas and cafes. The bar's own site lists late hours, opening at 11:30am midweek and pushing to 2am, with Friday and Saturday running to 3am and a Sunday that starts at 8am for the breakfast and brunch crowd. For the wider scene, see our guide to Bali sports bars.
The room reads as a modern open fronted tavern rather than a dark sports cave. Screens are positioned so most seats hold a clear line to the main match, and the layout gives groups space to settle in for a full card. It carries the marquee fixtures in high definition, which matters in Canggu where plenty of rivals run a single television over a warung counter.
What to order: a cold local beer is the base, with the kitchen handling burgers, wings, tacos and a brunch menu that does the heavy lifting on a Sunday. Cocktails and spirits sit at a holiday price rather than a beach club markup. A bucket of beers between a group is the standard move for a full UFC card or an AFL match day.
The crowd is the Canggu mix of Australian and British travellers, digital nomads and a settled expat set, all chasing their codes a long way from home. The Bench leans hardest into NBA and UFC alongside the AFL and rugby calendar, and the room fills for the big cards while ticking over for daytime football and a post surf beer.
Who it is for: the Canggu visitor hunting an HD screen for the basketball, the group chasing a late UFC card, and anyone who wants a kitchen open as late as the game runs. Pair it with a wider island trail, lining it up with 108 House of Sports down in Legian, with more across the Bali bar guide and the national sports bars index.
What regulars flag: the brunch and the late weekend close draw repeat visits, and the HD picture is the detail reviewers single out against Canggu's warung rivals. The common note is that the room gets loud once a big card lands, so a group after conversation should claim a side table early. The kitchen holds up late, which is the reason a UFC crowd stays put through the small hours.
Best time to go is an hour before a marquee fixture, when a table with a clear screen is still going and the kitchen is firing. A Sunday morning works for an AFL slot with brunch, and the late weekend hours suit a UFC card that lands in the small hours Bali time. Confirm the fixture on the bar's socials first, because Canggu rooms juggle codes across time zones.
Marcus Webb rates The Bench as the Canggu pick for fans who want the picture sharp and the kitchen open. It is busier and more polished than the average island sports room, and for a basketball night or a late UFC card it is the safe call in Batu Bolong.
Sources: The Bench Canggu official site (thebenchcanggu.com); Finns Beach Club guide to the best sports bars in Canggu; The Bench Canggu listing on Bali.com.
