Garlic lane was recommended online for shopping. It is good but there are many, many great shopping areas, This street runs between JL Padma and Melasti, 1 block W. of Legian. There are lots of souvenir and clothing shops, with some bargains to be had. Haggle if not fixed price. Most of the merchandise is typical Bali souvenirs and clothes. There are also some nice restaurants. I strongly recommend the Bambu shop for jewelry. It is all high quality silver, and silver plated with gold. The designs are unique, and for the quality, the prices are reasonable. My wife bought a beautiful ring. It's a fixed price shop, they don't haggle but if you ask they may give you a discount. The other fun area is a hard to find area called Miss Debbies K mart(not a real K mart-just a name) The entrance is on the West side about 40 meters N of Melasti. Look for Miss Debbie sign. You walk about 20 meters down and alley to get to the shopping area. Check it all out. All the surrounding streets, especial Legian are also good shopping.

Shopping, drinking, eating, meeting up with friends and making new friends, discovering traditional Balinese souvenirs, and so much more. Its all here on Garlic Lane. The restaurants are top notch, great seafood and the pubs are friendly and great gathering places.

Not as exciting as I thought the area would be however there were lots of shops with plenty of choices. I visited Bali KMart - very large store, many good quality products - especially handbags and t shirts. The prices are ‘set’. No bargaining.

Stayed at Adi Dharma Hotel Legian. We stayed 10 days and loved every minuite.Accomodation is Balinese style which is our preference.Cost was $550 Aus for our stay including breakfast in a Superior Room. Rooms are cleaned daily and the bed was the most comfortable after your days of leasure or action.Breakfast was amazing with huge range of choices.Restaurent was A1 with great choice of Indonesian food as well as Western foods to suit all tastes and priced at a great rate.Swimming pool is great being beside restaurent so food and drinks are easily accessed and delivered to your banana lounge with a smile by this hotels amazing staff.Walk out the front of hotel and on Legian Street and within walking distance to all the shopping you need and abundance of Restaurents.Circle K convenience store outside front gate for all your snacks and drinks.Walk out back entrance of hotel and another miriad of choices for all your needs and a 6 minuite walk down to the beach and Beackwalk Shopping centre which is great for a look and enjoy the air conditioning while having a coffee and a bit of shopping.We used Bluebird Taxis as we found their drivers to be very friendly with the meter going on and no hassle service to be driven to your destination in air conditioned comfort for next to nothing and Taxis are immaculently clean.So all in all 10 out of 10 for us and Adi Dharma Hotel Legian is our choice whenever we visit amazing Bali.

You can find just about everything here! Bali Kmart is great as all the items are in one place and prices tend to be a bit cheaper. There is a good money changer just down the lane past the Lokal restaurant. This restaurant is excellent- the icy towels are very welcome in the heat! The Rama Garden hotel is on the corner of Garlic Lane and is very good.

Good fun with plenty of shops, cafe's and bars. The prices are low and the atmosphere is lively and friendly. There is no hassle from the shopkeepers and saying "No thanks" is accepted. The whole area is good for just wandering around.

The most hectic, crazy but fun shopping experience for all your lightweight Bali clothing and faux designer slides and handbags etc. Be prepared for some intense haggling! But the stall holders are polite and friendly in general. Grab a bargain and have some fun, watch out for beeping scooters and wild driving, it's a blast and all part of the experience.