Ubud, Bali
Where Worlds
Meet
A reservation-led quiet cocktail bar.
Devotion poured into every glass.
Origin
Two Mothers,
One Earth
Chakana was born from a recognition — that two ancient traditions, separated by ocean and millennia, speak the same truth. In the Andes, Pachamama. In Bali, Ibu Pertiwi. Both names mean Mother Earth. Both traditions honour the ground beneath our feet with offering, reciprocity, and reverence.
The Chakana — the Andean stepped cross — is a bridge. Between above and below, past and present, the known and the unseen. We carry that meaning into this space.
This bar is not a destination. It is a crossing.
Chakana
Bridge between worlds
Ayni
Sacred reciprocity
Pachamama
Andean Mother Earth
Ibu Pertiwi
Balinese Mother Earth
Philosophy
Silence
is the point
Chakana is not a loud bar. We do not compete with music for your attention or with spectacle for your presence. We offer the opposite — a deliberate stillness in which taste, texture, and human connection can be fully felt.
Here, silence is not absence. It is the condition for everything else.
Presence
Every guest arrives and is fully received. No screens behind the bar. No ambient noise beyond the room itself.
Reciprocity
Ayni, the Andean principle of sacred exchange. We give with intention. We ask that you receive the same way.
Ritual
A cocktail made with care is a small ceremony. We believe the manner of making and serving matters as much as what is in the glass.
The House Rituals
How we receive
and celebrate
01
The Arrival
You are welcomed with warm water steeped with herbs gathered from the garden. A moment to pause. To land. To be here.
02
The Offering
Each drink is introduced slowly. Its story. Its roots. The land it comes from, and the land it arrives upon. Drinking becomes listening.
03
The Gathering
Small tables. Intentional seating. Every guest here chose to come quietly. There is a shared understanding in that — you already know each other.
04
The Close
We end each evening with a small gesture of gratitude. A sprig of something. A word. A single candle extinguished together. Ayni — given and received.
Twelve Seats Only
Begin with
a reservation
Every evening is intimate by design. We accept requests up to four weeks in advance.
The Space
Stone, clay,
wood and fire
The bar was designed to feel ancient and unhurried. Hand-carved volcanic stone. Clay vessels. Reclaimed timber from a Javanese joglo. Light comes from candles and a single oil lamp. Sound comes from the garden. At full capacity, we seat twelve.
There are no screens. There is no background music. There is only what you brought with you, and what we offer in return.
Stone walls. Candlelight.
Eight seats only.
Each object chosen with care.
12
Seats only
6pm
First seating
2
Seatings nightly
∞
Presence required
Signature Drinks
Each glass,
a small ceremony
Mountain spirit
Apus
Andean pisco, sacred basil, volcanic salt, Balinese coconut water, fresh lime. Cold, elemental, light.
The mother
Ibu
Aged rum, black rice wine, turmeric honey, long pepper, smoked pandan leaf. Deep, earthy, lingering.
Four worlds
Tawantinsuyu
Mezcal, Jamu root, cacao bitters, fresh tamarind, Balinese palm sugar. Smoke, bitterness, sweetness — held in balance.
The time-space
Pacha
Local gin, butterfly pea flower, cardamom, fresh calamansi, white peppercorn. The drink that changes colour as it breathes.
Sacred site
Huaca
Zero-proof. Kombucha, yerba mate, lemongrass, fresh ginger, sacred basil flower. Ancient and alive.
Creator of all things
Wiracocha
Cognac, kopi luwak extract, vanilla from Java, single-origin dark chocolate, smoked sea salt. A closing ritual.
The full menu is revealed at your table.
Seasonal variations. Zero-proof alternatives available for every signature.
Reservations
Request
Your Evening
We confirm all reservations personally within 24 hours. Chakana seats a maximum of twelve guests per seating.