2 Best Restaurants in Vanuatu

Patrons of this all-day restaurant particularly love to come at night when the fish, attracted by the lights, swim out to play. By day the water views across to Iririki Island are just as enticing. Situated next door to the Port Vila market, this is always a popular spot, but the lunch deals are especially favorable—a meal (such as pizza or pasta) and a wine or beer is just 1,200 Vata. Highlights from the extensive menu include roast pork with sage and apple, excellent steaks, barramundi, and huge crab dishes. Children are well supplied with coloring pencils to doodle away with, and they love the sweet treats on offer, such as rocky road (chocolate with peanuts and marshmallow) and peanut brittle.

Sitting atop a hill on the Erakor Island side of town, this long-established restaurant is French, fun, and little bit quirky. All the island's favorites, from the flying fox to the wild pigeon, are on the menu along with yummy omelets stuffed with lobster. There's escargot with hot garlic butter for the Francophiles, and three big lobster tails in mornay sauce for seafood fans. If you want to attract attention, go for the chevrettes flambés (flaming prawns), or sit quietly with an excellent steak, and round off with delectable éclairs. Prices are reasonable and a carafe of wine is just 500 vatu.