French Polynesia Restaurants

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Bloody Mary's   Bora-Bora

Bloody Mary's, Bora-Bora

 7 Reviews  Powder white sand floor, friendly staff, great scenery; a true paradise experience. This was my third visit to Bora Bora and Bloody Marys. We had sailed there the first two times. As cruising... 

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The Bamboo House   Bora-Bora

The Bamboo House, Bora-Bora

 4 Reviews  The taste was amazing, the plating of each dish was totally mind blowing (They should attend the "Iron Chef" challenge and kich some butt!!), the recommendation by the host/owner was perfect, the... 

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La Bounty   Bora-Bora

La Bounty, Bora-Bora

 3 Reviews  An open air restaurant with 15 or so tables. Inexpensive compared to most of the restaurants in the area, but the meals were good. A friendly service, and casual atmosphere. At other restaurants,... 

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by jennie01

While in papeete we never actually went to any proper resarants !instead we went to the caravans that park every night along the quayside near wgere the ships dock ,sometimes maybe 15 caravans in all !they have the best food ! back here in england i wouldnt think of eating from a caravan but in tahiti its the best ! chez mami is the best for chinese and is the one that stays up late (if you fancy chinese for breakfast after leaving a nightclub at 6 in the morning) but if you want crepes, pizza, steak,burgers or french food this is the place to go, a set up of childrens plastic chairs and table is the norm,and you can bring your own alcohol ! great for watching the people go by ,and a good sign is that the locals dine there in droves ! Raitea -on the quayside again one french restarant and one chinese _excellent food and cocktails but a bit pricey ! Bora Bora -wel you ve got bloody marys...

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Fire Eating: Rather hot food

by easyoar

I've got to admit, I have never tried this food, and I am not about to start trying it either. It probably has more kick than the hottest curry you will ever eat!This really belongs in the nightlife/things to do section I suppose, but there's nothing to stop you trying this sort of dish if you are crazy enough, just don't blam mee for any consequences if you do!

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Street Vendor: Market sellers by the port

by easyoar

Very close to the Moorea Ferry port is a little harbour area where you get quite a few street sellers all congregated together. They range from selling Chinese type food to French style crepes (pancakes with either sweet or savoury fillings).It is much cheaper to buy and eat here (most have picnic style tables and chairs) where you can sit and eat your food. I can certainly recommend the crepes - they were excellent! The crepes - especially the sweet ones!

Les Tipaniers: Nice restaurant on Moorea

by easyoar

Les Tipaniers is a restaurant bolted on to a hotel of the same name. They do excellent fresh fish - a Polynesian speciality. The Polynesian deserts are great too with fresh fruit cooked in various ways.By Polynesian standards the prices are quite reasonable too.Service was very friendly, but we did find we had to wait a long time to be served. Fresh Fish!

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Various roulettes in the harbour area: Some of the best restaurants are movable

by b1bob

On the way back, Lionel gave us a choice of going back to the hotel straightaway or getting off in downtown Papeete, returning later on our own steam. Everybody opted for getting off there. We ate supper in a parking lot full of roulettes (truck-restaurants). I have to give the Tahitians one thing, they sure enough are inventive with their trucks. I chose the truck-restaurant with French food. I had escargots (snails) in herbed butter and served with French bread. Mama and Grandma went to one selling Chinese food. Daddy and my brother went to one selling pizza. I don't know what the rest of our group, or, for that matter the rest of the busload did for supper, except I'm sure Brian Baker of Westminster sought a McDonald's in Tahiti. I felt like shaking a little common sense into the old boy! After supper, it was up to me to flag down a truck to take us to the hotel. I wrote my postcards,...

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Local food

by Helga67

Don't leave the islands without trying the local style home cooking. The food is usually delicious and inexpensive.Most popular meals consist of rice with chicken or fish (tuna, mahi mahi), coconut milk, curry or vanilla sauce and local vegetables.

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Les Roulottes

by Helga67

If you don't want to spend too much money on food, try out "Les roulottes". These are mobile diners usually found near the main road, where you can order a good and cheap meal (depending on what that roulotte is selling).

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FRENCH BAGUETTE

by swesn

To me personally, food is not cheap in French Polynesia. And when you are on an island paradise and surrounded by tourists hotels, you certainly cannot expect to find bargains. Instead, you will see a lot of multi-ethnic expensive meals geared for tourists’ tastes.Still, you cannot go wrong with the cheapest snack available : long, crispy French baguette cut open and stuffed with salad, tuna, ham and cheese or whatever you have ordered. Costs between 300 to 600 Polynesian Francs.

SUPERMARKETS

by swesn

Alternatively, run to the supermarkets and stock up on French baguettes, canned food, spaghetti, cookies and other items and cook your own meals in the kitchen of the hostel. Not the cheapest groceries ever but saves you big bucks.In Moorea, there is a supermarket at Le Petit Village in Hauru Point and a bigger one when you come out of the village Paopao at Cook’s Bay (if you did the trek from the Ferry Point to Paopao).

BLOODY MARYS IN THE CENTRE OF...

by AGHIOS

BLOODY MARYS IN THE CENTRE OF BORA BORATRY THE CREPERIE VANS ON THE DOCK ON THE SEAFRONT IN PAPEETE.AND HAVE A MAHI MAHI BURGER ALSO IN BORA BORA,BIT LIKE SWORDFISH OR TUNA BUT IS A LOCAL FISH AND TASTES SUPERB.LIKE A HUGE WOODEN SHACK WITH SAND FOR A FLOOR, THE ROOF WAS MADE OF SOME KIND OF STRAW AND WHILE YOU ARE EATING YOU CAN HEAR THE MICE RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE RAFTERS. ALSO THE LOCALS COME IN AND ENTERTAIN YOU WITH THEIR TRADITIONAL DANCES.THE CREPE VANS IN PAPEETE ARE OPEN TILL ABOUT 3 IN THE MORNING. DON'T REMEMBER EATING MUCH BUT THE COCKTAILS WERE ACE.

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Places to eat in French Polynesia

Top 3 Hotels in French Polynesia

Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa  Moorea

 9 Reviews and 513 Opinions  My wife and I went there for a 4 night getaway and we were impressed with everything from the start.... 

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Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora  Bora-Bora

 357 Opinions

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Moorea Pearl Resort And Spa  Tahiti

 1 Review and 485 Opinions  10 days on the island of Moorea. Lots of sun and fun. 

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Q:  Hello, I intend to go to FP in October. I've been searching a little about price of food and of activities to do there. Is... 

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A: I cannot help much with present food prices, but can tell you that dining out food and activities are not cheap. So in response to your second question regarding the... 

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