Boutique hotels in Seychelles
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Maia Luxury Resort & Spa
- Style
- Wholly holistic happy hideaway
- Setting
- Thatched villas with bay views
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Frégate Island Private
- Style
- Where thatch meets tropicana
- Setting
- Rocky, remote and relaxing
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Round Island Praslin
- Style
- Creole and coconuts.
- Setting
- Private Praslin paradise.
Seychelles
Eating, drinking and dancing
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Restaurants
+248 266222
Marie-Antoinette
No, you won’t have to just eat cake. Marie-Antoinette, set in a beautiful old colonial house on the outskirts of Victoria, is named not after the guillotined French queen, but after the restaurant proprietor, who is something of a monarch in the spice world. Try her delicious, zingy chicken curry.
Serret Road, Victoria, Mahé
+248 232136
Bon Bon Plume
Situated on what many think is the most beautiful beach in the world, Bon Bon Plume, which specialises in grilled fresh fish and seafood, is one of the best places on Praslin for a relaxed lunch. Get there by boat as the roads down to the coast are terrible and the drive will take ages. Ask your hotel to organise it for you.
Anse Lazio, Praslin
+248 366300
Chez Batista
It would be worth coming here for the sea views alone, but the restaurant is superfluously excellent, too. The day’s catch is usually the best dish, though Chez Batista also specialises in lobster. Ask for one of the picnic benches for the best views.
Anse Takamaka, Mahé
+248 371700
Fairyland
Part of a small hotel, Fairyland is built on a small jetty above the water – so it’s ideal for a romantic dinner. Delicious Creole and international cuisine.
Point aux Sel, Mahé
+248 371680
Kaz Kreol
This relaxed restaurant is right on the beach, so you can wiggle your feet in the sand while you eat. Pizzas from the wood-fired oven are excellent, as are the fresh fish and traditional Italian dishes. Closed Mondays.
Anse Royale, Mahé
+248 232241
Laurier
For the best Creole buffet – spicy octopus, crab soup, tuna cooked in saffron and coconut milk – on Praslin, head to this restaurant, part of an attractive guesthouse.
Anse Volbert, Praslin
+248 621000
Mahek
If it’s exquisite Indian dishes that you’re after, then look no further than this restaurant, part of the Coral Strand Hotel. Watch chefs toil over sizzling pans through the glass wall of the kitchen.
Beau Vallon, Mahé
+248 383500
Saffron
Part of the Banyan Tree Seychelles hotel, Saffron serves the best Thai and southeast Asian food on the island. The surroundings are authentically oriental, too.
Anse Intendance, Mahé
+248 376155
Vye Marmit
Set in a maginficent old plantation house in the craft village, this gourmands’ favourite, which serves up wonderful Creole cuisine, is where President Mitterand of France dined when he visited the Seychelles. Ask for a table on the veranda.
Anse aux Pins, Mahé
+248 234439
Zerof
Chef Andre Madderaine’s daily changing Creole menu is what brings people to this romantic terrace in La Digue.
Anse La Reunion, La Digue
Cafés
+248 232223
La Goulue Café
This cheap-and-cheerful stop on Praslin’s Côte d’Or rustles up everything from Creole specialities to chicken and chips.
Côte d’Or, Praslin
Gelateria Cristallo
Wonderful Italian-style ice cream – ideal for when the soaring temperatures start to get too much.
Market Street, Victoria, Mahé
+248 324150
Kaz Zanana
Delicious, light Cajun/Creole meals in artist George Camille’s Victoria gallery – a rickety wooden house dating from 1915.
Revolution Avenue, Victoria, Mahé
