Moorea — #5 in the City — Moorea local-Tahitian institution

Le Lézard Jaune

Maharepa Modern Tahitian $$

Moorea's modern-Tahitian café institution — Le Lézard Jaune's blend of local Tahitian vibes with modern touches, with a deliberately wide menu range.

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8.5
Food
8.9
Ambience
8.9
Value

About Le Lézard Jaune

Le Lézard Jaune Café is a nicely built restaurant that blends local Tahitian vibes with modern touches — opened in the Maharepa village quarter — and is Moorea's most reliable working-island casual dining. The menu contains a wide range of dishes such as raw fish, traditional poisson cru, tuna, steak, duck, shrimp and more.

The cuisine is contemporary Tahitian. Signatures include a Polynesian poisson cru with coconut milk; a Polynesian-tuna sashimi; a wood-fired Polynesian mahi-mahi; a slow-cooked duck à la Tahitienne with Polynesian vanilla; a Polynesian shrimp curry.

The wine list runs to 150 references with French Champagne, Polynesian rum, and a tightly chosen French-rosé section.

The dining room and Maharepa terrace together hold sixty covers.

Why It's Perfect for Team Dinner

Le Lézard Jaune is the team-dinner room in Moorea — the wide-ranging Polynesian menu works for any group, the casual-village setting is conversation-worthy, and the kitchen runs at a friendly mid-tier register. Book the long table for a group of six.

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