Pohnpei Eco-Adventure Guide

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Eating & Drinking

Pohnpei and Speed are two words that often do not go together. Service at restaurants can vary, one day it can be a short wait for your food, other days it can take longer. But that’s the beauty of island life, everyone and everything is laid back and relaxed. This is not New York City where it is all about that “go-go-go mentality”. We encourage you to embrace the island lifestyle. Take every chance you get to unwind and live in the moment.

4TY Food Truck

A food trailer located beside 4TY Store (the side towards Ace Office Supply) along the Nett Circle Island road. The popular food items are their  rotisserie chickens and their cheeseburgers and fries, both of which are great meals.

  • 8AM-8PM (Mon-Sat)
  • +691.320.8638

Angie’s Fast Food

Angie’s is the closest thing Pohnpei has to a fast-food chain. The menu includes the typical myocardial infarction favorites — burgers, fries, chili, fried chicken, etc. Think grease, and lots of it.

  • 7:30AM-8PM (Mon-Fri); 7:30AM-8:30PM (Sat); 8AM-8PM (Sun)
  • +691.320.1480

Arnold’s

Arnold’s, located next to Blue Nile, is a cozy little restaurant in a cute pre-fab building — the only one of its kind on Pohnpei. Arnold’s greatest strength is its menu, which features a number of dishes that are offered nowhere else. Servers are attentive and friendly.

  • 7AM-3PM, 5-9PM (Mon-Sat); 9AM-3PM, 5-9PM (Sun)
  • +691.320.5078

Cliff Rainbow

This restaurant is located on the ground floor of Cliff Hotel and has garnered fame locally for three things: pizza, steak, and mangrove crab. They have a full menu typical of other hotel restaurants on Pohnpei, and though Cliff Rainbow is a bit pricier, the quality of the dishes is about the same as everywhere else. The place has nice atmosphere after dark, but unfortunately you may have to wait quite a long time for your meal, and getting the attention of the indifferent wait-staff can be very difficult.

  • 6:30AM-1:30PM / 5:30PM-9:30PM (Mon-Sun)
  • +691.320.5939 / 2415

Hideaway Bar & Grill

Image credit: Lee Arkhie Perez Photography (left image)

Hideaway Bar & Grill located right below Hideaway Hotel on the southern end of Pohnrakied is one of Pohnpei’s more aesthetically pleasing restaurants. It is an open-air restaurant built out over the water in a mangrove estuary. They serve a variety of dishes from the traditional meals you can find in most restaurants on Pohnpei to other dishes such as sushi. Located at the center of the restaurant is the bar which serves various types of beer, liquor, and specialty cocktails. They also do teppanyaki, you must call in advance to book a slot if you would like to experience island style teppanyaki. The whole place can also be reserved for private parties, dinners, or other events just contact the restaurant to book a reservation.

Hotplate

Located adjacent to Snowii’s and & 7 Stars Store, Hotplate is a take-away only food place. Like Angie’s Fast Food they have a relatively small menu and serve mainly fried foods. 

  • 8AM-8PM (Mon-Sat) / 9AM-3PM (Sun)
  • +691.320.6825

Island Palms Restaurant

Located on the 1st floor of the Island Palms Hotel. They serve many of the usual dishes that you can find in most restaurants with a few specialty dishes.

Joy Restaurant

Joy Lunch
Joy Lunch

This bustling restaurant on the ground-floor of the Joy Hotel is a Pohnpei main-stay. There’s nothing particularly daring about the menu, which consists of the usual run of Pohnpei-style Japanese dishes, including udon, sashimi (best in town), sushi, katsu, and teriyaki chicken, but the service is some of the best on the island and everything is always clean and tidy. The most popular dish by far is the Joy Lunch (called Joy Dinner in the evening) with fried fish, sashimi, miso or seaweed soup, steamed rice, and cabbage salad in a bento box.

  • 7AM-3PM, 5-9PM (Mon-Sat); 7AM-2PM, 5-9PM (Sun)
  • +691.320.2447

Kaselehlie Diner

This lunch buffet, located opposite PCR, serves the usual run of fried chicken, noodles, fried rice, boiled bananas, lumpia, and various other filipino-style dishes.

Kia’s

Kia's

This small coffee shop-style restaurant on the grounds of Yvonne’s Hotel is best at breakfast. Highlights include the tuna omelet and chicken adobo. The staff is good about keeping your water and bottomless iced tea glasses full. Don’t miss the Kia’s Fried Ice Cream as well.

  • 7:30AM-2PM, 5-9PM (Mon-Sun)
  • +691.320.1248

Lit Palm Sushi & Lounge

Lit Palm is located in the middle unit of the H&E building down on the Kolonia town waterfront adjacent to Sea Breeze Hotel. They serve mainly serve sushi but also have other types of seafood as well an Asian-American Fushion Dish. They also serve specialty cocktails, sake, sochu, beers, and wines.

Mangrove Bay Sushi Bar

Located adjacent to the Mangrove Bay Hotel, it is an open-air restaurant that serves sushi, seafood, and chicken wings. The place has a great atmosphere and a view of the of the harbor. Similar to Hideaway Bar and Grill the place can be booked for private parties, dinners, and other events.

Nantehlik (PCR)

PCR is a rotary lunch buffet. Items on the conveyor include noodle dishes, fried fish, Japanese-style curry, sweet boiled breadfruit in coconut cream, sashimi, sushi, lumpia, and steamed rice.

  • 11:00AM-3PM (Mon-Sun, except Saturdays)
  • +691.320.7845

One World Plaza

Located on the first floor of the One World Plaza building down on Kapwar E Sou road. It is a restaurant/ coffee shop. They’re menu consists mainly of sushi, seafood (shrimp, mussels, etc.), and teppanyaki style dishes. They also have various types of drinks (smoothies, lattes, frappes) and pastries (brownies, cookies, cinnamon rolls) available. There is wifi available for customers to use while having their coffee or enjoying a full meal.

Orchid Restaurant

Orchid, which operates out of Oceanview Hotel, has a few innovative things on its menu, such as the crab and cheese-stuffed tuna. It is an open air restaurant that has a great view that overlooks the the harbor. It also has a small bar located inside.

  • 6AM-10PM (Mon-Sun)
  • +691.320.7978

Red Snapper

Red Snapper is Seabreeze Hotel’s restaurant. It’s a pretty standard kind of place with a huge menu of the usual dishes found everywhere on Pohnpei. Wednesday is buffet day. The place was recently expanded a great deal.

  • 7AM-2PM, 5-9PM (Mon-Sun)
  • +691.320.2065

Riverside Restaurant

Found on the lower floor of 7 Stars Inn, this relatively new restaurant has a few new things to offer in addition to the typical local takes on Japanese, Filipino, and Chinese food. Breakfast is the most interesting meal with tasty eggs benedict and eggplant omelets on the menu (Riverside is also the only restaurant on Pohnpei that serves oatmeal). Lunch and dinner options include a wide variety of sandwiches, burgers, pasta, chicken and beef dishes, and seafood. Try the Potato Skins appetizer,

  • 11AM-2PM, 5-9PM (Mon-Sun)
  • +691.320.6147

Sei

Sei used to offer the best buffet on the island, but it has now moved from its original location out closer to the street and serves only curry.

  • 11AM-2PM (Mon-Sun)
  • +691.320.4266

Town’s Diner

Town’s Diner pride themselves in their continued consistency and quality. One of their featured menu items is the Town’s Combo which includes fried chicken, breaded fried fish and sashimi. They also have a great spread of pies and other dessert items such as Snickers Cheesecake and the ever-popular Taro Yogi frappe. Don’t forget to also check out their in-house cafe, Chill, for coffee and bubble tea!

Tipping at restaurants and bars, though not mandatory, is encouraged and much appreciated by local waitstaff.

The Basics >> Eating & Drinking

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