The Bora Bora table — what to order and where the locals point.
Poisson cru
Tuna in lime and coconut milk — Tahiti's national dish, perfect every single time.
Bloody Mary's
The sand-floor legend with the celebrity board — tourist ritual, honest fish.
Roulottes at Vaitape
The food-truck dinners locals eat — chow mein, steak-frites, half the resort price.
Lagoon picnic tours
Grilled mahi on a motu, stingrays circling the shallows — book the small-boat crews.
Po'e for dessert
Banana-papaya pudding in coconut cream — the fare Tahitians bring to everything.