Easter Island (Rapa Nui) · Food
Checked 31 August 2026 · 3 official sources
EAT LIKE A LOCAL
Almost everything except fish and a little local produce arrives by air, so Rapa Nui is the most expensive place to eat in Chile — and the fish is the reason to be glad you are here.
Caleta Hanga Roa
The small harbour at the bottom of the village, where the boats land and where the cluster of ocean-facing restaurants above it serve tuna and whatever else came in that morning. The most reliable eating on the island.
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Atamu Tekena
The main street doubles as the restaurant strip and holds the supermarkets. Self-catering is not cheap here — everything on the shelves flew 3,700 kilometres to get there — but it is still the cheapest way to cover two meals in three.
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Nayara Hangaroa
The village's largest hotel, on the coast at the edge of Hanga Roa, runs several restaurants doing local and modern cooking. The fallback when you want somewhere substantial that is certain to be serving.
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Order the fish, and nothing else
Grilled tuna and ceviche are what every kitchen here does properly, and po'e — a baked mash of banana or pumpkin with flour — is the local sweet. Anything beef, dairy or imported carries a freight premium you can read straight off the price.
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