Eat· Nuku Hiva· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Kaniho Pension Restaurant (Anaho)
8° 49.5′ S · 140° 3.8′ W · approximate
A small pension on Anaho beach serving one dish a day, by all accounts excellent, at tables indoors or under a tree by the sand.
Practical
Position approx: plotted at the Anaho anchorage (Sugar Shack, Dec 2019: 08°49.46'S 140°03.76'W). Open daily for lunch and dinner by reservation (2019); lunch about 1,500 XPF in 2019 (verify locally). Pricey but 'absolutely fantastic' (2022; Noonsite 2026). A second family pension in the bay has served meals irregularly (2017). Official brief (2023): Restaurant Camping Kaniho, run by Juliette and David, tel 40 92 07 16 or 87 79 98 27, vaianui.maneti@gmail.com; meals by reservation, a Marquesan earth oven for groups of more than 10, local fruit and vegetables, fishing trips and outings to see the manta rays; call them to check whether the 10-boat Anaho quota is full. They take organic waste for their compost.
Best for
Lunch ashore without leaving Anaho