Eat· Maupiti· French Polynesia — Society Islands

Snack Espace Beach & Chez Mimi (Tereia)

16° 27.0′ S · 152° 16.4′ W

Beach snack bars at Tereia, Maupiti's best beach on the west coast. Have a plate of poisson cru with your feet in the sand after wading over from Motu Auira.

Practical

OSM maps Snack Espace Beach (regional cuisine) at this point, with Chez Mimi (sandwiches, -16.45076, -152.27392) and 'Snack chez Mimi' (-16.44985, -152.27409) beside it. Pension Espace Beach and Maupiti Résidence are also on this stretch. Hours were not verified, and opening is irregular outside the busy season. From the boat: dinghy to the Vaiea dock, then walk or bike about 3 km west on the ring road. The lagoon on the Tereia side is too shallow for yachts.

Best for

Lunch after Tereia beach and the Auira wade