2 Best Restaurants in Lomaiviti Group, Fiji

Levuka's best restaurant has a sense of humor—its kitchen is in a thatched roof "bure" within the restaurant. Seashells daintily line the shelves on one wall, a small collection of books rests on another and perhaps serves more than just decor as visitors spend a lot of time here once they've tasted the dishes. The menu is inexplicably international—Walu steak, pasta with capers, olives, and tomato sauce, and banana with rum crepes—and the prices, at F$5 for filling lunch specials, are as outdated as the colonial-style building itself.

A soothing breeze, bamboo ceilings, and fresh frangipani and hibiscus create a cozy, tropical setting for excellent curries across the road from the beach. The blackboard menu changes depending on what's in town but you can always bet on the curries. Prawn and crab are the chef's picks and all are served with roti, rice, chips, or local root vegetables. Traditional Fijian dishes will be cooked on request, sandwiches are offered at lunchtime, and everything is made-to-order. There's a full bar and, at night, the lights are turned low, the R&B up. The restaurant is about a 20-minute drive out of town.