Port Vila

Au Bon Marché Numbatu

The largest supermarket in Vanuatu, with a wide range of expensive imports and some local goods, including spectacular Vanuatu beef. Also has a decent wine selection and French cheese.

Beach Bar

Your classic barefoot beachside bar right on the dark volcanic sands of Mele Bay, with cold beer and mediocre pub grub (pizzas, burgers). The main draw here is the rather impressive fire show held every Friday; book ahead in season if you want a table, and prearrange your transport back to town.

Daily 08:30-20:30, later Fri Sat·Fire show free (donations welcome), beers from 600 VT

Big Blue Vanuatu

One of Vanuatu's largest and best-regarded dive shops. Full range of PADI courses, including instructor development training.

PADI Open Water course including 4 dives from 59,500 VT

Evergreen Cascades Waterfall

Mele Cascades

Stands at a height of 35 metres and is famous for its natural pools that make it perfect spots for swimming. There are independent guided tours that lead to the cascades.

Family Restaurant

Hunanese home cooking by Chinese for Chinese that doesn't pull its punches on the chillies. Try the braised hongshao pork belly (Chairman Mao's favorite dish), the steamed fresh snapper or the daily rice bowls. Cash only.

Tue-Sun 10:00-21:00·From 1300 VT

Honeymoon Beach

Pretty beach at the far end of the Pango peninsula. Decent snorkelling at a coral reef just offshore, but exposed to ocean waves at high tide. Basic showers, toilets and changing rooms. Bring reef shoes, food and water.

Adult 500 VT, child 250 VT

Independence Park, Port Vila

A cricket ground which hosted the matches in the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier EAP tournament in May 2019.

Kai Vanua

Possibly the only sit-down restaurant in all of Vanuatu that serves a (slightly jazzed up) version of actual Ni-Vanuatu food in a lovely, rustic courtyard overflowing with greenery. Curries, ribs, steaks and tuna served with your choice of yam, manioc, taro or kumala. In addition, the Farmacy cafe here serves up coffee, smoothies and breakfast favorites.

Mon-Fri 09:00-20:00·Meal with drink from 1000 VT

Korman Stadium

Korman Stadium is the national stadium and the home of the Vanuatu national football team and has a capacity is 6,500. Korman stadium was named for one of Vanuatu's politicians, the head of the Vanuatu Republican Party, Maxime Carlot Korman.

L'Houstalet

Likely the most famous restaurant in Vanuatu, l'Houstalet has been serving up an eclectic menu of "French Pacific" cuisine since 1973. The specialties here are lobster, coconut crab and civet de roussette, giant bat in red wine sauce. It's pricey for what you get, though, and service can be glacial.

Daily 17:00-21:00·Mains 2000 VT

National Library

The National Library is the national library of Vanuatu, located within the Vanuatu Cultural Centre and contains about 15,000 books, serving both as a national repository for "rare and special" material, and as a lending library. It was established in April 2004.

Port Vila Market

The main market in Port Vila, which mostly sells fruits and vegetables. A great place to sample tropical fruit, but get here early since most places close or run out by noon. There are also some affordable local lunch options.

Stonegrill

Often ranked as Port Vila's top restaurant, the concept here is simple: steaks of premium Vanuatu beef that you grill to your liking on a sizzling hot stone. Basic steaks from under 2000 VT, but wagyu will set you back closer to 5000 VT.

Daily 11:30-21:30

Tana Russet Plaza

Vanuatu's only modern shopping mall worthy of the name. 20 rather upmarket shops, cinema, French bakery-cafe, decent food court.

Three Pigs

Casual garden restaurant that serves up the best tacos in Vanuatu, although this is admittedly not a terribly lofty bar. 500 VT tacos and 1000 VT margaritas on Taco Tuesday.

Daily 11:30-21:00·Tacos from 700 VT

Hideaway Island

Mele Island

A small resort islet known as Hideaway Island. Offers snorkeling and glass bottom boat tours. 24/7 ferry service from Mele Pier, next to the Beach Bar. Famed for the world's first underwater post office, opened in 2003 at a depth of 3m offshore.

Island entrance 1200 VT, waterproof postcards 660 VT

National Museum of Vanuatu

Vanuatu Cultural Centre

Dusty exhibits relating to the culture and history of Vanuatu. There are often live demonstrations of sand drawing.

Mon-Fri 09:00-16:30, Sat 9:00-12:00·1000 VT