The best French cuisine restaurants South

La Case Dodie has a bright future ahead of it. After years in the restaurant business in mainland France, Élodie decided to return to the fold and open her own restaurant, exactly where she used to buy candy as a child. It's a friendly place, with a small inner courtyard, where people come to enjoy well-mastered bistronomic cuisine. The menu changes every week, depending on the chef's mood and market produce. You'll also have the pleasure of tasting one of the wines carefully selected by the on-site caviste-sommelier.

Anouk and Olivier welcome you to their garden for a simple lunch or dinner, with the regional flavors of their childhood. He's from Burgundy, she's from Bordeaux, and they offer French cuisine "just like home". Everything is homemade, of course, such as pork terrine with figs, parsley and white wine sausage, veal blanquette, tartiflette or gazpacho... It's good food, no fuss and affordable. A relaxed, family atmosphere. A good address on the road to Cilaos. Reservations are recommended, as seating is limited.

In front of the beach, this friendly glacier is very popular with the Saint-Pierrois. We eat on plastic chairs, under a long brewery style brasserie, for not too expensive. In addition to a wide variety of sorbets and ice creams, the Caraco offers all kinds of simple and good dishes: salads, omelettes, quiches, pancakes, fries, coconut-frying machines, or even day-to-day specialities.

La Bicyclette Gourmande is a lovely spot to discover the authentic flavors of Réunion's Creole and Zoreille gastronomy. The passionate chef lovingly concocts homemade dishes using Saint -Philippe's emblematic products, such as vanilla, Vacoa cabbage and palm kernels. His cuisine will delight your taste buds and plunge you into the heart of local culinary traditions. You can enjoy these specialties in the dining room or on the charming wooden terrace. What's more, the welcome is warm and friendly. In short, it's an invitation to a gourmet journey.

On the seafront, at the Hotel Alizé Beach, an ideal restaurant for the holidays with its soft rates and wide choice, from a simple snack card to the real restaurant. We love the efficiency of its staff as well as its service in the daytime, appreciable in the event of a little hunger after bathing! Salads are offered in two sizes, depending on your appetite. Side meat and fish, simple and goûteuse cuisine to local products, with some specialities: Vanilla pork, shrimp pan, duck magret… also barbecue, a Chinese card, a great choice of pasta and pizza, gourmet plates… In the end, a good deal without bad surprise, open for very many years.

Smiles and efficiency are the hallmarks of this new space. Downstairs, the restaurant, where visitors come for morning coffee, a quick lunch or to sip a cocktail on the terrace in the evening, takes on the allure of a guinguette. On the plate, "happiness is homemade". Upstairs is the coworking space for workers without a fixed office, digital nomads and other users (hourly, half-day, daily or monthly rates). Two distinct services for a single space dedicated to "happyterrians" that combines business with pleasure.

This restau-bistrot is a unanimous favorite. Creative metropolitan cuisine, enhanced by exotic and local flavors. The classics are well represented (beef tongue, sweetbreads, duck confit...), but you'll find just as much pleasure in savoring a delicious coconut punch, followed by a "zourite carpaccio" and sweet potato gnocchi with gorgonzola sauce and caramelized hazelnuts. The chef can even concoct a gluten-free, lactose-free or sugar-free dish if required. The place, with its atypical decor, is very friendly and welcoming.