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THE PUNCH LIST 2026

How Many Businesses

Are Building a Better Bali?

The Punch List celebrates 100+ inspiring sustainable hotels, restaurants, stores, brands and suppliers, bringing together businesses that lead with intention, responsibility, and long-term vision. Guided by a growing commitment to measurable impact, it goes beyond visibility to recognise businesses that actively contribute to the island’s environmental, cultural, and social well-being.

More than a curated listing, The Punch List is a living ecosystem. We don’t simply highlight what looks good — we follow how each business operates and contributes over time. At its heart, The Punch List is a guide to Bali as it should be experienced: places that honour the island’s traditions, protect its cultural heritage, and work in harmony with nature. It brings forward initiatives that empower local communities, preserve craft and knowledge, and show that progress and responsibility can grow together.

• Sustainable Stays

• Authentic Cafés

• Conscious Eats & Drinks

• Wellness Destinations

• Ethical Stores

• Fashion Brands

• Impactful Home Brands

• Trusted Suppliers

The Punch Podcast • Conversations of Impact

FEATURES • BALI

An Insider Look at Bali's

Most Inspiring Businesses

Join us behind the scenes of Bali’s most responsible destinations, brands, and suppliers—from hotels and restaurants to beach clubs, spas, and stores. The Punch offers a different perspective on the island’s tourism landscape. Discover in-depth editorials, interviews, and honest visuals highlighting the people, places, and processes behind it—each story crafted to inform, connect, and inspire.

FEATURES • SINGAPORE

Uncovered Series

A Refined Perspective of Singapore

Step beyond Singapore’s polished surface—into spaces where intention, craft, and quiet innovation take shape. From design-led hotels and thoughtful dining concepts to independent brands and cultural spaces, The Punch traces a more nuanced rhythm of the city. Each feature reveals what sits behind the experience—the people, decisions, and details that give it meaning. A perspective shaped to connect, inform, and inspire.

FEATURES • BALI

Curated Hotels

Defining Bali Today

A curated editorial selection of Bali’s most considered hotels—places guided by intention, with every detail reflecting a deeper way of operating. Architecture, atmosphere, service, and sourcing come together to create experiences that go beyond aesthetics—more grounded, more thoughtful, more in tune with the island.

Cliffside retreats, jungle hideaways, and quietly refined stays reveal different sides of Bali—each defined by purpose, guided by care, and anchored in a strong sense of place.

FEATURES • BALI

Restaurants,

Rethinking Dining

Explore Bali’s most thoughtful restaurants, with cooking guided by intention and a deeper respect for ingredients, people, and place. From intimate kitchens to destination dining spaces, each feature reveals a more considered approach to food—built on care, driven by craft, and quietly redefining how the island eats today.

FEATURES • BALI

Ethical Brands

Made with Purpose

Discover Bali’s most considered brands and stores, with what is made, sourced, and sold approached with intention. Materials, production, design, and presentation come together to go beyond aesthetics—offering a more grounded way of consuming and creating, and a perspective that redefines how value is expressed on the island.

LATEST STORIES • BALI

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FEATURES • HOTELS

Titik Dua

Tradition & Tomorrow

Founded with the intention of creating a creative space within a hospitality setting, Titik Dua was never meant to be just accommodation. The original idea was simple but ambitious: provide a place where people could stay, yes, but also create, connect, brainstorm, and collaborate.

FEATURES • HOTELS

REVĪVŌ Wellness Resort

Wellness Without the Woo

REVĪVŌ Wellness Resort unfolds in a quiet pocket of forest, where the pace shifts and the focus turns inward. Created by Gordon Oldham, the resort approaches wellbeing through structure and consistency, offering a clear, long-term path to balance rather than short-term results.

FEATURES • SUPPLIERS

Bali Sama Sama

Giving New Value

Bali Sama Sama develops hand-blown glassware and candles through a process that supports local skills and steady employment. Since 2020, it has focused on creating work that extends beyond tourism while maintaining a clear, functional approach to design.

FEATURES • BRANDS

John Hardy

Craft as a Living Culture

A quiet calm settles over the John Hardy workshop in Bali, defined by hands at work and time carefully honored. For John Hardy, jewelry extends beyond ornament—a reflection of lineage, process, and people, carried forward through generations, with care, precision, and intention.

PRINT PUBLICATIONS

The Collection

Made to Be Kept

Not everything belongs in print. The Punch publications are reserved for what holds weight—stories, places, and people that reveal something essential about Bali today. Each book and guide is developed with intention, combining editorial precision and visual clarity to create pieces that stand beyond passing attention.

They move past surface-level discovery to capture what sits underneath: the way things are built, sourced, and sustained over time. As a collection, they form a lasting body of work—one that reflects a more considered way of seeing, experiencing, and understanding the island.