Bora Bora's most legendary restaurant and bar — a thatched-roof open-air institution with celebrity-covered walls (Princess Diana, Marlon Brando, every Hollywood star who ever came to Polynesia), fresh fish on ice displayed at the entrance, and the best mai tais on the island. The essential off-resort experience.
Why It Belongs on the List
Bloody Mary's has been the most famous restaurant in Bora Bora for over 40 years — a thatched-roof, open-air, sand-floor institution whose walls are covered with celebrity photographs: Princess Diana, Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, Jack Nicholson, and every Hollywood figure who has ever come to French Polynesia. The concept is wonderfully simple: fresh fish and seafood displayed on ice at the entrance (mahi-mahi, red snapper, grouper, lobster, prawns); you choose, they grill it, they serve it. The mai tais are the best on the island. The vibe is Polynesian bar-restaurant, completely relaxed, and entirely different from resort dining. The essential off-resort experience in Bora Bora — most resorts will arrange a boat transfer.
What Stands Out
- Bora Bora's most legendary restaurant (40+ years)
- Princess Diana, Marlon Brando, every Hollywood star on the walls
- Fresh fish displayed on ice — choose, they grill
- Best mai tais on the island
- Sand floor, thatched roof, open air
- Most essential off-resort experience
- Resorts arrange boat transfers
- Completely different from resort dining
- Affordable by Bora Bora standards