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Where to eat in Nauru
Where Chef would eat in Nauru, best first: what to get at each, and how to book. Every one was checked open on the web; the date and the source are on each card.
1Not this place: Coconut fish, a dish of NauruAnibare · Anibare Bay, Island Ring Road, Ewa Beach · Pacific/Asian fusion, Indian, Nauruan
Get: Curry, a pizza, and the garlic bread
Widely called the best all-round restaurant on the island, with Nauruan and Indian dishes alongside pizzas and burgers, and it's one of the few places not doing Chinese food.
Checked open Nov 5, 2026 · source
2Not this place: Noddy bird, a dish of NauruAnibare · Menen Hotel, Anibare Bay · Chinese & Western, seafood
Get: Fish curry or the fresh catch of the day
The main restaurant inside the island's only hotel, praised for fresh seafood and harbour views, serving the Western-and-Chinese mix typical of Nauru.
Checked open Nov 5, 2026 · source
3Not this place: Grilled fish, a dish of NauruAnibare · Island Ring Road · Fish and chips, local/Nauruan
Get: Fish and chips
A casual beachside spot locals and visitors single out for its fish and chips and relaxed, communal atmosphere.
Checked open Nov 5, 2026 · source
4Not this place: Coconut fish, a dish of NauruYaren · Yangor · Chinese
Get: Whatever the daily Chinese specials are
A small, well-liked Chinese kitchen that reviewers call good value with friendly service.
Checked open Nov 5, 2026 · source
5Not this place: Noddy bird, a dish of NauruAnibare · Nibok district · Island-style curries, Kiribati-influence
Get: A curry with rice
One of the few non-Chinese kitchens on the island, noted for island-style curries with a Kiribati influence rather than the usual Chinese-leaning menu.
Checked open Nov 5, 2026 · source
6Not this place: Grilled fish, a dish of NauruAnibare · Beach Side, Nibok · Dining bar, grills
Get: Whatever's fresh off the grill that day
A beachfront dining bar that regularly comes up as one of the handful of proper sit-down options outside the hotels.
Checked open Nov 5, 2026 · source
7Not this place: Coconut fish, a dish of NauruDenigomodu · At Capelle & Partner · Chinese/Filipino/Nauru fusion, coffee
Get: Coffee and a fusion plate
A supermarket-adjacent cafe called out for doing a decent Chinese-Filipino-Nauruan fusion menu and reputedly the best coffee on the island.
Checked open Nov 5, 2026 · source
Coconut fish, Noddy bird, Grilled fish.
The 3 dishes to eat in Nauru Plan a food trip there
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