6 Best Restaurants in Mauritius

The C Beach Club is Heritage Resorts' indoor/outdoor dining experience on a prime beachfront with a stunning view on the Indian Ocean. With your feet on the sand, you'll enjoy delicious Mediterranean dishes in one of three restaurants offering buffet or a la carte service: Cyan, Coast, and the Chill Lounge. The three C's, as they are known, have a solid reputation on the island, offering visitors one of the island’s most beautiful dining settings. The friendly and knowledgeable staff are always eager to please.

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.

Once you navigate your way to this charming little restaurant, down a poorly lighted street some 30 meters (100 feet) past the open-air market in Grand-Baie, you'll be glad you made the effort. Hostess Francoise will greet you at the door, clad in a toque blanche (one of those white hats worn by chefs), as will the main chef. The restaurant has only 20 tables and a big following of happy diners, so it's advisable to book in advance. Try the house specialty, aumonieresde crabes (crab wontons) followed by a shrimp curry with saffron rice, or go for broke and order a large plate of delicious langouste (lobster). Finish off with the dreamy warm-chocolate fondant. Grand-Baie, on the northwestern tip of the island, is a buzzing resort with many restaurants, but this out-of-the-way place, with lace-curtain windows and potted palms, is a real find.

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.

No one knows meat like South Africans, and owner-chef Gerard Samouilhan proves it every day at Medium Rare Steakhouse. The restaurant offers a variety of steaks, from sirloin to ribs, cooked to perfection with your choice of sauces, including garlic, mushroom and onion, and blue-cheese, among others. French fries and onion rings are crowd-pleasers, and their burgers are outstanding. It’s no surprise that the place gets very crowded at lunchtime. Friendly service and great value make this a spot well worth a stop. The pleasing venue also displays works of arts for sale.

This French brasserie in the La Croisette Shopping Mall is often packed with locals and travelers fueling up before shopping sprees among the fifty outlet stores. Popular because of great starters, generous grill items, and a fresh seafood selection, Wine Connection also offers eclectic dishes such as deer in a house honey sauce. The in-house sommelier does a great job advising diners on wine pairings, and the staff provides good service and is knowledgeable about the menu.