Chez Tara
A small eatery on the sand at Avea Beach in southern Huahine. The Sunday earth-oven feast is the island's best-known meal.
On Avea Beach at Parea, at the southern tip of Huahine Iti, next to the Le Mahana hotel, about 12 km from Fare. You need to drive or hire a car. On weekdays it serves Polynesian dishes such as coconut raw fish, eaten by the sea. The highlight is ma'a Tahiti, held only at Sunday lunchtime. Food is cooked in an earth oven (ahima'a) and then served buffet-style, with local musicians playing. Tahiti Tourisme advises arriving before 11 a.m. to see the oven opened. Recent reviews put the price at 5,000 CFP francs per person, paid on arrival in cash only. Book ahead for a seat by the water.
Opening hours
Sources conflict: lunch about 11:30–14:00 (Tue–Sun); Sunday earth-oven feast 10:30–14:00, arrive before 11:00 to see the oven opened; older sources mention dinner 18:00–21:00. Phone +689 40 68 78 45
Nearby sights
- Motu Picnic Lagoon Tour
- Marae Anini
- Avea Beach
- Maroe Bay Bridge
- Belvedere Lookout
- Sacred Blue-eyed Eels of Faie
- Huahine Pearl Farm
- Fare