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Tiko’s Floating Restaurant check them out on TikTok @kusima_777.
Tiko’s Floating Restaurant is a Suva institution and a unique Neighbouring Helen’s Seafood Cravings brings you all your
dining experience, as you eat aboard a vessel moored in the favorite seafood dishes, offering a fresh and delicious dining
waters of central Suva. Highlights from the menu include lobster experience. Helen’s is situated in the first shop next to the eating
Mornay, Cracked Curried Qari, and dishes with rich coconut tables. Contact +679 289 4883 or visit their Facebook page at
cream, bringing a true taste of Fiji to every bite. Helen’s Seafood Cravings.
Tiko’s Floating Restaurant
+679 331 3626 / +679 450 2959 Namosi Eco-Lodge
Guests at Namosi Eco Retreat enjoy simple, traditional local
Fiji’s Market Vendors meals prepared with locally-sourced, chemical-free ingredients.
At the Suva Municipal Market, seafood vendors offer a variety The menu features root crops, vegetables grown on-site, and
offering fresh, local delicacies ready for takeaway. You can fresh fish and prawns from the nearby Luva River. Try the
find sea urchins, sea molluscs, nama (seaweed), and kokoda traditional vakalolo, a sweet Fijian dessert made from grated
(raw fish in coconut cream), often accompanied by lemon, chili, cassava, coconut milk, and sugar, wrapped in banana leaves
and sides of cooked cassava or dalo (taro). Neatly packed in and steamed to perfection. And because guests have spent the
containers, they are perfect for a quick and delicious meal and day enjoying fresh air adventures, everything tastes incredible!
an instant picnic! Namosi Eco Retreat
+679 777 9099 / +679 777 9098
Market Restaurant
Located beside the Suva Market and bus stand, this bustling
local eatery serves up traditional Fijian dishes like ika vakalolo, Vavavi
Ika miti, rourou, vakasakera, and sui. Always packed with locals, Vavavi Food and Cultural Experience offers a hands-on,
it’s the perfect spot to enjoy an authentic home-style Fijian food authentic Fijian cooking adventure centred around the traditional
in a vibrant atmosphere. lovo. Guests learn to prepare local favourites like palusami, lovo
chicken and fish, kokoda, cassava, dalo, and falawa (Fijian flour
Nadina pudding), all cooked underground in the earth oven.
Also at Port Denarau, Nadina offers a genuine taste of Fiji, Founded by Anna and Samu, Vavavi is now located at The
offering fresh seafood like slipper lobster and mud crab with Lookout in Vuda, just outside Nadi, with stunning views of Nadi
coconut curry sauce. Vegetarian options include rourou soup Bay.
and rourou balls, which are dumpling-like parcels made with dalo @vavavifiji
leaves and coconut milk. The venue also gets top points for its vavavifiji@gmail.com
hospitality, live band, and local rum.
+679 675 0290
Tukuni Restaurant
Eating at Tukuni is a very special experience - its vast, light-
Sweet Laisa’s Kitchen filled room has spectacular views over Lautoka cane fields and
Sweet Laisa's Kitchen in Nadi's Martintar neighbourhood offers the ocean. A must-try is their specialty, baigani tavu with lolo, a
an authentic taste of Fijian cuisine in a casual, bamboo-framed savory eggplant dish cooked in rich coconut milk, showcasing
setting. Signature dishes include sui moca (meaty bone soup), the authentic flavours of the islands. Based at the FRIEND Fiji
kuita vakalolo (octopus in coconut cream), and vakasakera, compound, you can also pick up the community organisation’s
a Lauan seafood casserole layered with coconut, cassava, or famous chutneys and chilli sauces while there.
moringa leaves. The menu also features fresh seafood like +679 898 3188
chargrilled fish, kokoda, and stuffed kai (mussels). Laisa is also a
bit of a sweet tooth, with homemade mango candy and pancakes The Bar-Belle
with chunky banana syrup occasionally gracing the menu. You’ll The Bar-Belle is a beloved local gem located at the National
find it at Lot 4, Queens Road, Martintar in Nadi. Fitness Centre in Suva, known for its hearty, traditional Fijian
+679 930 5164
seafood platters. Especially popular on Saturdays, the restaurant
serves up dishes like lobster, prawns, kokoda, nama, rourou,
Lautoka Wharf seafood restaurants and kakana dina (cassava, taro, uto, and vudi), all perfect for
Kusima Restaurant specialises in traditional Fijian seafood sharing. Pair your meal with a jug of icy kumquat juice, and don’t
dishes, offering a wide variety of options to satisfy your cravings. miss their desserts like banana lote and coconut pie.
You can indulge in their seafood platters for $100 or create your
own platter with selections like lobster, fried fish, crab, stuffed kai, The Bar-Belle
nama, kokoda, ika miti, rourou, and more.
Contact +679 929 7065 / +679 914 2877 for more details, or

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