Eating, drinking and dancing
We've tracked down the best cafés for people-watching, the bars with the coolest cocktails, the most accomplished restaurants and the liveliest local nightlife in Mauritius.
Restaurants
Safran
With stunning views of the water and outlying islands, Safran, part of Trou d'eau Douce’s Le Touessrok resort on the east coast, is probably the finest Indian restaurant in the country. Its menus, overseen by Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar, combine classic Eastern flavours with Western cooking methods – try spiced pineapple in coconut milk or palm-heart kofte.
+230 402 7400
Le Batelage
In the tiny port of Soulliac on Mauritius’ south coat, Le Batelage is the place to go if you want to eat delicious fresh fish in an atmospheric courtyard while birds twitter around you.
+230 625 6084
Le Brabant
One of the four restaurants at the Paradis Hotel & Golf Club in the southwest corner of the island, Brabant, surrounded by water, lays out wonderful buffets of imaginative Mauritian and Creole dishes, many of which are prepared in front of you.
+230 401 5050
La Goélette
Overlooking the sea, this fine-dining restaurant, part of the Royal Palm hotel in the far north of Mauritius, has justly gained an international reputation for its beautiful French-Mauritian cuisine, which makes excellent use of local ingredients. It’s surely one of the only places in the world where you can sit beneath chandeliers and feel a sea breeze on your face.
+230 209 8300