ESCALE BLEUE VANILLE
Read moreOpened since 1986, this vanilla producer-processor is the oldest and has been recommended for more than 15 years. You will discover the process of planting, processing and packaging of one of the best vanilla in the world! If Reunion Island's vanilla is a world-renowned quality reference in gastronomy, the vanilla of L'Escale Bleue has received numerous national and international distinctions, in particular with the revolutionary "Vanille Bleue", which has the specificity of keeping for years, the aromas maturing like a good wine!
MARCHÉ FORAIN
Read moreA festival of colours and scents for this market, coming in third place in #YourMostBeautifulMarket in 2018 and 2019. It is also one of the least expensive on the island. Along the waterfront, fill up on vanilla, glean tempting recipes, familiarize yourself with the various chili peppers of the island or buy faham leaves, not found in France, to marinate in your rum arranger. On the handicraft side, original jewellery and quality Malagasy creations. Here, you will leave with vitamins in your body and smiles in your eyes.
L'ENTREDEUSIENNE
Read moreThis bakery-pastry shop near the church has become an unmissable stop in the Entre-Deux. Firstly because it is the best in the village, and because with its extended opening hours, it is the only place to eat in the morning before setting off on a hike. This artisan offers pastries, special breads, sandwiches, pastries and even chocolates. The products are hand-made and breathe quality, from the labelled flour to the salt of the baguettes from the Saint-Leu saltworks. To take away or to eat on the pleasant terrace facing the landscape.
CHOCOLA TÉ
Read moreOpened in 2021, this is the first chocolate bar in Reunion Island. A highly gourmet address where you can enjoy pancakes, waffles, fruit plates... which are then covered with melted chocolate and decorated with toppings. From dark to milk and dulcey, Chocola Té offers no less than eight varieties of high quality melted chocolate from the Valrhona brand. To quench your thirst, there is a nice choice of homemade hot and cold drinks (hot chocolate, iced tea, iced coffee...). All this is enjoyed in a pretty bohemian decor.
RHUMS ET PUNCHS ISAUTIER
Read moreFounded in 1845, the island's oldest distillery offers some thirty different aged rums, white rums, punches and rhums arrangés, designed to sublimate the fruits and spices of Réunion Island. The seven-year old rum was voted "best spirit in the world" in 2015 (Spirits Selection). Regularly rewarded and always on the lookout for new trends, the various ranges are expanded year by year, notably the famous arrangés with their fruity tropical flavors.
PÂTISSERIE LUCIEN MANCIET
Read moreLucien Manciet, an artisan baker-pastry maker with the Label Rouge Bagatelle, is a reference in Saint-Pierre. First of all for his breads, certified organic, but above all for his pastries: local fruit mousses, French desserts revisited in the Creole style, you will devour with your eyes the different products displayed in the shop window. Also a chocolate maker, the shop is full to bursting at Christmas and Easter. A passion passed on in the family, from generation to generation!
LA RONDE DES PAINS
Read moreThe displays of good home bread that is full of this bakery, large and pleasant, will growl metropolitan stomachs with a "country" wand. Comfortably attablé in the air-conditioned room or on the small shaded terrace, here you can find what to eat by satisfying the taste buds: a sandwich, a little pizza or a part of. Follow a tasty tartelette and coffee - Nespresso coffee, aut koi.
LA BANANE MAGIQUE
Read moreThis small fruit and vegetable market has a very strange name. But it is for its coconut water that the establishment has made a solid reputation. Here you can taste, depending on the supply, very fresh coconut water. You can also take advantage of this opportunity to taste a very local speciality: the famous Creole pâté. And the fresh fruit juices and cane juices are excellent! What's more, they are "committed": they have recently joined a new concept against food waste: selling baskets for unsold goods at low prices via an application.
KOSSASSA
Read moreThis shop distributes and transforms artisanal food products. Kossassa (which in Creole means "what is it?") specializes in organic cane products, such as muscovado (unrefined whole sugar, with a dark color and a good smell of molasses that gives it a unique taste), cane juice (in addition it is pasteurized, therefore transportable), cane syrup, or cane vinegar gastronomic ... Also typical products of the South Sauvage: vacoa, fresh coconut palm kernel vacuum-packed ..
COFFEE AND TRAVEL
Read moreDo you prefer espresso, ristretto, macchiato, affogato, cappuccino or mochaccino? This charming café is inspired by Anglo-Saxon coffee-shops. From carrot cake and divine cookies to waffles and minute pancakes, everything is homemade and devilishly good. A delicious place to wake up in the morning. Pastry chef David, Céline, trained in the art of coffee, and their small team officiate with brio. You'll also find savory options (quiches, croques, salads). Wifi available and lovely musical voices in the background.