LA SCALA
Read moreSince 1978, the Torsi family have made a name for themselves with their pasta, prepared just as they did at home in Lugano and Naples: their famous gnocchi della casa and swordfish tagliatelle. Are you tempted by the menu? All you have to do is decide: grilled or braised fish, Creole-style or with white wine... We loved the lasagne and homemade fish ravioli. But don't worry, carnivores can also indulge! Why not rediscover the crêpes Suzette, prepared on a pedestal table with Grand Marnier? This airy restaurant is a fine address, but reservations are recommended.
MARIE-ANTOINETTE
Read moreIn the most creolissime house in Victoria, the Fonseka family has been delighting legions of tourists since the 1970s and three generations, hundreds of whom have hung their business cards on one of the walls of this historic monument. A house full of atmosphere, which offers a pleasant bar in the garden where it is good to have a small aperitif before going to the table. A healthy and local breakfast will also be added to the unique menu (eggplant fritters, tuna steak, chicken curry, fish fricassee with vegetables, chatinis, rice, salad).
MOLOKO
Read moreExit the Exiles! The Moloko restaurant has taken over the friendly premises of the Exiles Club. This large room open to the four winds, hidden at the end of a small dead end and away from the bustle of Victoria, is indeed ideal for an authentic and, above all, quiet meal. Some hamburgers and pizzas accompany European, Chinese, Indian or Creole dishes on a rather well supplied menu. A few rather well thought-out take-away restaurants are also available for those in a hurry and for those with smaller budgets.
OCEAN DECK & CORAL ASIA (CORAL STRAND)
Read moreThis snack restaurant has the advantage of being on the beach. At the edge of the small swimming pool, it is a practical address to have lunch between two sunbathing sunbeds and a breaststroke. The menu is varied, between seafood and grilled food, and will satisfy a wide range of desires. Upstairs, under a nice straw mattress, there is the Coral Asia (same hours) which offers a wide range of sushi, sashimi, tempura and other yakitori. It is a very good place to eat Japanese food.
MUSE (MANGO HOUSE SEYCHELLES)
Read moreWith its sleek, chic brasserie style, Muse, which is housed in the sublime Mango House, treats its guests to Italian specialties with a Creole twist. The hotel is housed in the former home of the famous photographer Gian Paolo Barbieri and Muse has been described by the photographer as "the perfect balance between refinement and casualness". Chef Carmine's menu, created daily with fresh market produce, is a delight.
CHEZ BATISTA
Read moreFinished the time when, on Takamaka's small beach, Batista Horter just made fish under his boats. The success of the hotel is now in the biznes, owner of several bungalows, which he planted around his rustic restaurant, distorting the beauty of the site. There is no less to eat, feet in the sand and under a large boats, a fire kitchen that honours especially seafood products. Although prices have risen, the Mahélois continue to relax on Sunday, around the Creole (350 SR) buffet, rich with twenty-five dishes and in music, this feast extending beer in hand and on the airs of séga. An end to banquet in Seychelles, while the marmaille plays on the beach or in the waves. In the week, you can be used on takamaka tables, whether it be a lawyer or miniature salad salad, a ginger crab or shark steak, a fish, an octopus or a grilled lobster. Not given, but one can also settle for a fresh fruit juice of papaya, passion, pineapple, lime… The dishes are good without being exceptional in the light of the price, the best choice for a simple drink or buffet, because this is the framework you pay.
LA PERLE NOIRE
Read moreThis is the home of the Rigamonti brothers, who have been delighting the world for decades by candlelight. Combining their native Italy in every possible way, the brothers serve veal with ham and mushroom sauce, an excellent tuna tartar and spaghetti with lobster and whiskey sauce. Real Italian pasta, of course. Their shrimps are also famous: curried, grilled or spicy. Italy also flows in the glasses and adds to the romanticism of this table. You can also sit on the peaceful terrace, facing the vacoas, where the evening air is so soft.
LE RELAX
Read moreA wide angle on the Impressive Cove and Souris Island, from this high-perched hotel where you can take steps for lunch in India, around Indian and Creole dishes prepared in front of the swimming pool by a Mauritian chef. Also proposed caris, pizza, sandwiches and a fish of the day. And since the swimming pool is there under your eyes, why not refresh yourself…
CHEZ PLUME
Read moreAt Mickaël and Lyn's, where the welcome is always smiling, you can enjoy a number of international dishes, but it's mainly fish and shellfish that are the stars of the menu: bourgeois with saffron sauce, capitaine with passion sauce, shark with combava sauce, swordfish with green pepper sauce, crab with ginger or chili sauce, grilled cicada de mer... Unless you opt for a boudin créole or a good lobster pizza. And, to baptize it all, some fine French and South African wines await in the cellar. As you can see, this is a highly recommended address.
BAR-RESTAURANT DEL PLACE
Read moreImmersed in an incredible decor, the Del Place bar-restaurant is entirely decked out in wood, and offers a menu specializing in ultra-fresh, well-worked seafood, including bourgeois and grouper. But this superb address also offers sandwiches. Special mention must also be made of the assortment of tapas (460 SR), ideal for two people, and the farandole of desserts. Finally, you can indulge in a sunset cocktail, which is particularly incredible in this area. A must!
THE BOAT HOUSE RESTAURANT
Read moreNicole and Françoise are restaurateurs at heart! In the evening, it's best to arrive as early as 7pm, under the large straw hut-style roof facing the beach. Reservations are essential. For SR 585 (SR 300 for children under 10), a typical Creole buffet with a dozen salads (avocado, mango...) and as many hot dishes (barbecued fish, chicken, octopus curry, lentils...). The rest of the time, à la carte dishes and a friendly bar await you.
ANCHOR CAFE / ISLANDER RESTAURANT
Read moreIt's impossible not to see, on the roadside, the giant black and gold anchor signalling this Anchor Café, very practical in case of hunger to be appeased on the spot. This bar-restaurant, with a relaxed and smiling welcome, offers honest dishes, from squid salad to the fish of the day, including a more gourmet beef filet. The establishment also offers large ice creams and pizzas as a take-away, unless you just want to drink a piña colada at sunset.
MARIA’S ROCK
Read moreWe are back to the stone age at Maria's! The hot volcanic stone on which the food is cooked is enthroned in the middle of the wooden tables, and here it is the customer who cooks. Ah! these big shrimps to be grilled, or rather to be seized so much they deserve to be savoured nature, accompanied by some pieces of meat and fish in a delicious mix of meat, fish & prawns filets! All washed down with white wine and enjoyed in one of the most unique settings of the archipelago. Because we are there in the fief of Antonio Filippin. An address not to be missed!
SURFERS BEACH RESTAURANT
Read moreThis small beach restaurant offers refreshments and simple dishes: pizzas, garlic shrimps, fish, etc. It also serves very good fresh fruit juices (between 60 SR and 100 SR). The place is ideal for lunch before lounging on the beautiful beach it overlooks. There is even a shower available to rinse off after a good sun and sea bath... Ideal also to prolong the pleasure until the last lights of the day with a good cocktail, on the beautiful terrace or the feet in the sand.
LE RÉDUIT
Read moreTo get off the beaten track, leave the road between Anse Takamaka and Quatre-Bornes, and head deep into Mahé. Three minutes' drive later, you'll have a beautiful view of the jungle. This is Le Réduit, Herbert and Ravinia Gerry having named their restaurant after the nearby mountain. Here, you'll find well-crafted Creole dishes such as ginger-marinated fish, squid curry with coconut milk and bat, roasted or curried. Best ordered in advance (1h cooking time). On Sundays, the menu is significantly reduced.
BAOBAB PIZZERIA
Read moreFeet in the sand and sitting on a bench, this is a perfect spot to have lunch between two sea baths or to eat cheaply at nightfall! To the north of the bay, the pizzeria of the smiling Madame Michel, open to the four winds and recently rebuilt, can calm a little hunger, even in swimsuits. Pizzas and pasta are of course on the menu and, if it's not worth Italy, the setting is really nice... The place is very often full, so it's better to be a little patient when you want to order.
KAPATYA RESTAURANT
Read moreThis Anse à la Mouche restaurant deserves a tasty break. While the menu revisits all the Creole and international classics, it also offers a touch of originality with very good Indian specialties, such as naans, prepared over a wood fire (in which some pizzas are also prepared). To make matters worse, the large open-plan dining room, on the other side of the small road and facing the ocean, is very pleasant and provides a welcome break between two beach sessions. An address that keeps on convincing.
ANSE SOLEIL CAFETERIA
Read moreA little gourmet straw hut with its feet in the sand is a must! Even if the welcome is sometimes a little gruff, the place is pleasant, at one end of the charming Anse Soleil, overlooking the islet Chauve-Souris. Everything you need to take it easy. On the menu, dishes range from octopus curry and marlin salad to peanut chicken. It's not easy to find a seat at lunchtime, especially at weekends, as the site is so charming.
BRAVO !
Read moreIf the Bravo! was the first born of the Eden Island restaurants, the establishment also offers the latest novelty of the artificial island: its sushi bar. In a pleasant air-conditioned room with a neat decoration, around a table or on a high stool facing the bar, you can choose between the great Japanese classics. It is perhaps not unforgettable culinary, but the framework is sympathetic and that changes a little. Afterwards, there is always time to go and drink a cocktail or a Seybrew on the terrace facing the marina and the yachts.
THE MARKET BISTRO
Read moreYou can sit out on this terrace on the first floor of the covered market, where you can enjoy a variety of highly recommended dishes: from simple grilled fish to octopus or niçoise salads, from a chicken curry club sandwich to an all-you-can-eat Creole buffet or a seafood platter. From 8 am, a continental breakfast is served and until 3.30 pm, freshly squeezed fruit juices, especially mango or passion fruit juices. All the products obviously come from the market. Above all, you can enjoy the superb view of its cheerful bazaar atmosphere. Authentic!