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Papeete is the largest city in and capital of French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti.

[edit] Understand

Papeete is a French city with South Seas charm. It has lots of shopping and eating and drinking but not much sightseeing and not many hotels. The residents speak French and Tahitian, and the people-watching is superb.

[edit] Get in

Papeete International Airport (PPT).

[edit] Get around

Papeete is a walking city. It's really too small to bother with any other form of transport, unless you are going out to the fringes. It can be quite hot and humid.

[edit][add listing] See

• The waterfront. Papeete has redeveloped its waterfront into a long park, with foods and carnival-like attractions. It's good for a scenic stroll. edit

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit][add listing] Buy

Black pearls abound. There is just about every kind of store here.

[edit][add listing] Eat

You can go broke eating in this town. There are some fine restaurants but expect to pay US$30 for a hamburger.

There are a lot of midrange places where you can expect to pay US$25-30 for your whole meal. French is well represented here. There is also a conveyor belt sushi place that's very good, and the chefs are quite friendly there.

The best deal in town is the food trucks that set up shop every evening in the big square in the waterfront park. Every day they begin setting up around dusk. Chinese, French, and Tahitian cuisine are all well represented. You can get chow mein, poisson cru, crepes, ice cream, and of course this is France, so everything comes with bread. Expect to pay about US$15 for your whole meal.

[edit][add listing] Drink

You can expect to pay upwards of US$10 for a pint of beer. A (small) jug of microbrew will run you US$35. Buy pitchers of Hinano to keep the costs down.

• Chaplain's (Downtown on the waterfront). The decor is a tribute to silent film star Charles Chaplain. Expect loud French rap. Keep an eye on your tab. edit

• Mana Rock Cafe (Downtown on the waterfront). This open-air pub is a good place to sit outside in the shade and have a cold beer on a hot afternoon. edit

• Les 3 Brasseurs (Downtown on the waterfront). The only microbrewery in French Polynesia. The beer is certainly better than Hinano, but you do pay a premium for it, and it pales in comparison to U.S. microbrews. US$35 for a 3.5 glass jug.  edit

• That tiki-bar near Les 3 Brasseurs (Downtown on the waterfront). Its name doesn't really matter; it's the only other bar along this stretch. Some sidewalk seating and very limited indoor seating. Watch out for aggressive she-males. There's a sweet little dog that hangs out here. If you pet her, she will bark at anybody who gives you trouble for the rest of the night. edit

[edit][add listing] Sleep

[edit] Get out

If you have the time, take the ferry over to Moorea. Le Truck will take you to other parts of the island and around town quite cheaply.

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