3 Best Restaurants in Suva, Viti Levu

For the tepid of palate or homesick, this multifaceted expat magnet has all the comfort foods. The American-style menu featuring everything from pizzas and pastas to burgers and steaks is served in three areas. There's a T.G.I.F.-style seating area that permits smoking and has a full bar, a café section with a coffee bar and sweets on display, and a surprisingly intimate, candlelight dining room. Drinks are half-off 5–6 pm daily and the polished bar keeps the margaritas, sangria, shots, and cocktails flowing until 11. They sell branded clothing.

Just across the street from the harbor, Sea salt Restaurant is the best place for steak in Suva. Fan-folded napkins (even if they are paper) and a few ol' boys' club–style booths set the tone for succulent cuts, a traditional English-style roast, and a renowned burger. The Chef's Nightmare (the steak of the day) is also popular as is the aptly named Death by Chocolate, the smaller size of which will satiate two. The service is professional—the way expats like it—and the restaurant's setting conveys a luxurious sense of space.

A favorite among 9–5'ers for its spicy, cafeteria-style south Indian fare, some luck may be required to find a seat here at lunch hour. Spices from Singapore and India give the curries a more authentic flavor than much of the competition. Food is served cafeteria-style and the intense reds of the booths and yellows of the walls are in line with the hotter dishes. The patrons' sink, complete with liquid soap and paper towel dispensers, is beside a booth in the dining room, but it's all part of the fun—at least for you, who doesn't have to be back at work in 45 minutes. There's a second location in the Morris Hedstrom City Center mall.