Honey & Smoke by Will Meyrick

Celebrity chef Will Meyrick crafts an enchanting escape along Monkey Forest Road with Honey & Smoke, an opulent culinary homage to the golden age of luxury rail travel. Conceptualized as an antique 1920s Orient Express carriage tucked into the Balinese jungle, the salon gleams with curved mahogany paneling, bevel-edged mirrors, custom forest-green leather banquettes, and brass luggage racks. The open kitchen operates around an impressive wood-fired hearth, where hardwood embers deliver nuanced smoky accents to sustainably sourced ingredients from across the archipelago.

Flavors here are bold, smoky, and masterfully balanced, highlighted by wood-roasted Hokkaido scallops touched with house-fermented chili jam, followed by coal-charred Wagyu skirt steak steeped in black garlic and tamarind reduction. The mixology program mirrors this smoky ethos with charred rosemary smoked Negronis and artisanal mezcal concoctions. Book a high-backed booth on the upper carriage level for the 20:00 seating to experience the venue at its most magnetic and moody.