Restaurants in Moorea

Le Cocotier

One of Moorea's more consistent restaurants, Le Cocotier has widely spaced tables under a natural thatched...

La Plantation

It's not exactly New Orleans quality, but Nathalie Richard and Bertrand Jardon do a fine imitation of...

Restaurant Les Tipaniers

This romantic, thatched-roof restaurant is popular with visitors and Moorea's permanent residents, who...

Le Mahogany

French chef François Courtien spent 30 years cooking at the former Hotel Bali Hai before joining Tahitian...

Le Sud

For a pleasant change of French pace, head to this little white house in the Maharepa shopping district...

Le Mayflower

This roadside restaurant draws mostly local residents, who rightly proclaim it to be Moorea's best for...

Les Tipaniers Restaurant de la Plage (Restaurant by the Beach)

Under a soaring thatched roof and opening to the lagoon, this is the best place in Haapiti for a lagoonside...

Patisserie La Polynésienne

Next door to Le Mayflower, this is a good place to start your day with croissants and coffee or a full...

Rudy's

This hacienda-style steakhouse is the latest creation of Tahiti-born Syd Pollack, who has started several...

Le Motu Pizza Grill

You can get grilled steak or fish with french fries at this open-air restaurant, but it's best for pizzas,...

Chez Jean-Pierre

When my body tells me to eat my vegetables, I get off the tourist track and join the locals at this plain...

Snack Rotui

On the shore of Cook's Bay, this walk-up "snack" is run by a Chinese family, and for about 550CFP (US$6.85/£3.50)...

Snack l'Ananas Bleu (Blue Pineapple)

Matahi Hunter's "snack" occupies what was once the sunken bayside bar at the Club Bali Hai, where a stupendous...

Alfredo's

Gregarious French restaurateur Christian Boucheron, who worked at hotels in the Washington, D.C., suburbs...

La Petite Maison (Chez Lydie)

Lydie Pache worked at Le Mahogany for many years before opening her little restaurant near the bridge...

MariaTapas

You'll hear conversations being held in French, English, and Tahitian -- sometimes all three simultaneously...

Restaurant Aito

Extending out over the lagoon, this open-air cafe preserves the old South Seas ambience better than any...

Caraméline

A good choice for a cooked breakfast, this patisserie also offers a selection of pastries, crepes, pizzas,...

Restaurant Honu Iti (Chez Roger)

This bayside restaurant is the domain of owner-chef Roger Iqual, who once won the Concours National de...

Kaveka Restaurant

Even if I'm not staying at Hotel Kaveka, I come in for Moorea's best mahimahi burger and the terrific...