KEY2 Pick
Seafood • $$$
Bloody Mary's
A sand-floored institution near Matira serving fresh reef fish, famous since the 1970s for its celebrity guest list.
Best for: Casual Dinner
Best restaurants in Bora Bora
Counters, dining rooms and neighbourhood favourites, chosen for the way they actually eat — not for how loudly they market.
KEY2 Pick
French Fine Dining • $$$$
La Villa Mahana
A tiny, reservation-only villa restaurant on Povai Bay serving a fixed nightly menu from a French chef.
Best for: Special Occasion
KEY2 Pick
French Polynesian • $$$
Saint James Bora Bora
A lagoon-front dining room near Vaitape pairing French technique with Polynesian ingredients and cocktails.
Best for: Date Night
Mediterranean • $$$$
Arii Moana
The Four Seasons Bora Bora's waterside restaurant, serving Mediterranean classics over the motu's lagoon views.
Best for: Date Night
French-Tahitian • $$$
La Plantation
The Sofitel Bora Bora Private Island's restaurant serving French-Tahitian dishes overlooking Mount Otemanu.
Best for: Date Night
Contemporary • $$$$
Lagoon by Jean-Georges
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's overwater dining room at Four Seasons, built out over the lagoon on its own deck.
Best for: Special Occasion
Contemporary Polynesian • $$$$
Lagoon Restaurant
The St. Regis Bora Bora's overwater flagship, plating Polynesian ingredients with French finesse over the lagoon.
Best for: Special Occasion
Polynesian • $$
Le Taina Restaurant
Hotel Le Maitai Polynesia's lagoon-facing restaurant, a mid-priced option near Matira Beach for grilled fish and salads.
Best for: Lunch
French-Italian • $$
Les Tipaniers
A long-running beachfront restaurant at Hotel Les Tipaniers on Matira Point, popular with locals for wood-fired pizza and French bistro plates.
Best for: Casual Dinner
Local Tahitian • $$
Matira Beach Restaurant
A no-frills spot on Matira Beach favoured by residents for poisson cru and grilled fish at lagoon-side tables.
Best for: Budget Eats
Pan-Asian • $$$
Rautea Restaurant
Conrad Bora Bora Nui's overwater restaurant blending Asian and Polynesian dishes with lagoon views.
Best for: Group Dinner
French-International • $$$
Reef Restaurant
A relaxed all-day dining room at the InterContinental Bora Bora Thalasso, serving French-inflected international fare.
Best for: Casual Dinner
Local Snack • $
Snack Chez Lolo
A family-run Vaitape snack serving cheap Polynesian, Chinese and mixed plates since 1985.
Best for: Budget Eats
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