Eka Corner, Kuta, Bali

We stumbled upon this little shack late at night while trying to hunt down some food, and as with nearly all cheap late night local haunts, the food definitely hit the spot. Located near the Bemo Corner, this place pretty much serves a couple of main things: roti (basically toast) and soto ayam. More specifically, I ordered the soto ayam malang biasa variety, which was pretty much the more stripped-down chicken-based version.

And let me tell you, this little bowl kicked some ass. It was actually quite different from the soto ayam that I'm accustomed to getting as it featured some sort of a dark powder in it that gave it a great smoky taste. It of course still had the usual hard-boiled egg and such in it, but interestingly, there were no noodles inside. Instead, there were a few chunks of potatoes plus a heavy use of deep fried garlic floating on top. The chili pepper sauce had to have been one of the spiciest ones I've had in Indonesia, as just a small scoop set the bowl ablaze. Other interesting things available here included these huge stacks of toast (we were expecting kaya toast sizes instead).

Anyway, as with most late night streetside food, don't expect any ambience here; in fact, the little bowl of limes in front of me were either dried out or used already, but you are supposed to dig in to find yourself a fresh unused one (and presumably throw the used rind back in?). But do expect to get great food at dirt cheap prices, all with late night convenience. This beats a late-night Grand Slam Breakfast at Denny's or a Taco Bell Run For the Border any old day of the week.