Gourmet products local specialties and wines Saint-Gilles Les Bains

After an afternoon at the beach, this is the ideal cool stopover for a gourmet break! Almost all the fruits of Reunion Island can be found in home-made sorbets: pineapple, banana, coconut, letchi, mango, passion fruit, etc. And for those with a sweet tooth, around twenty flavours of ice cream are on offer: vanilla shortbread, chocolate, tiramisu, stracciatella, and many others. Quite simply a delight! There is a terrace behind the counter where you can sit down to eat, but the best thing is to sit quietly in front of the ocean. Pots, cones, cups, half-litre and litre.

Located in the marina, La Case à Pains is the best old-fashioned bakery and pastry shop in the West. You can enjoy traditional breads, organic breads and melt-in-the-mouth pastries. The opportunity to stock up for your picnic of the day. But above all, it is one of the few places open in the morning if you want to have breakfast before your diving or fishing trip. You will be well installed there, unless your arrival coincides with that of the cruise buses. The big drawback is that the terraces need to be better cleaned.

This wine cellar and delicatessen, located in the Engen service station at l'Ermitage-les-Bains, is open every day, including Sundays and public holidays. Here you'll find a rich selection of wines, beers, champagnes and spirits, as well as local and imported delicatessen products (Coco Passion jams, Cluizel and Les Cabosses chocolate, La Maison du Roi cookies, cheeses, charcuterie and even caviar). Kaz Lagon makes cheese, ham and charcuterie platters to order.

On the port of Saint-Gilles-les-Bains, below the Case à Pains, this renowned fishmonger's sells a wide variety of fish from Reunion Island: marlin, banana tuna, big eyes, dolphinfish... A permanent arrival guarantees the freshness of the products. We appreciate the friendly team who always give good advice for the preparation and cooking of fish. For those who don't have the time or inclination to cook, the fishmonger's also offers a range of home-made delicatessen products: rillettes de la mer, tartare, salads..