4 Best Restaurants in Port Louis, Mauritius

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L'Escale

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In the Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel within the busy Le Caudan complex, this eatery offers a complete change from resort life. The complex is a popular retail area with some 170 shops and eateries and an amphitheater performance space. Diners can watch all the action of the harbor and the pedestrian piazza from this lovely restaurant dressed with white tablecloths and decorated with Maurtian-styled timber lattice-work dining chairs. Choose from Western, Asian, and Creole dishes—the Madagascar shrimps are tasty. If on a budget, opt for the plat du jour (dish of day) at an affordable 275 MUR. The fruit salad with sabayon au calvados (zabaione and brandy) is a must for dessert.

Lambic

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When tired of the bustle and the heat of the city, locals head to Lambic to sit under the century-old mango tree and sip one of their 144 international beers. Located in an old colonial house with whitewashed walls, this gastropub and craft beer spot has a vintage setting, but the cuisine makes the best of fresh and local products, cooked using some of the beers found in the shop. The fish and the mussels are often flavored with the Hoegaarden wheat beer. Ask your waiter about beer pairings with the entrees.

Le Courtyard

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Le Courtyard has transformed a colonial building with its rusty-looking brick façade into the capital’s trendiest address. Set in a small interior courtyard, the charming eatery often attracts local high-profile politicians, businessmen, and foreign ambassadors looking for sophisticated French cuisine and discretion while seated among the palms, ferns, and other tropical plants. Most of the time, these people go back to work only after they've eaten the restaurant's renowned home-made fruit sorbet. The staff here is always helpful and quite efficient.

Rue Chevreau, Saint Louis St, Port Louis, Mauritius
230-210–0810
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sat. and Sun.

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Le Paradis Epice

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Opposite the botanic gardens (officially the Sir Seewoosagur Botanic Gardens, named after the country's first prime minister), this quirky eatery is the spot for lunch after a morning viewing giant water lilies and exotic plants. The interior is a knockout, with a huge petrified litchi tree as the centerpiece. Decor is eclectic, with many of the fittings and ornaments made from recycled materials purchased from the nearby Handicraft Artisan souvenir shop and workshop. Authentic Creole curries and Chinese dishes share the menu with light snacks, such as toasted sandwiches and paninis. Try the Mauritian fish curry with eggplant, the prawn curry, or an array of vegetarian curries. As the restaurant name suggests, this spice paradise is all about blending the island's flavors with the choicest ingredients—and at very affordable prices.

Royal Road, Mauritius
230-243–8459
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner

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