Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Melville
[327 B1]
m
032 05 606 99. Swish restaurant under same ownership as Al-
lamanda. Local & French menu served on a fantastic terrace.
Loft
[327 B4] 5 Av Tollandal;
m
032 50 975 64. Upstairs restaurant & pizzeria with
pool table.
Halmah
[327 B7] Rue Roi Tsimiaro. Good-value local eatery at south end of town.
Other recommended good-value restaurants:
Casa Nostra
[327 C5],
Etincelle
[327 B3],
Grillade
[327 C2],
Guetali de Veronique
[327 B1],
Marina
[327 B2],
Saveurs Metisses
[327 C2].
Snack bars
Boulangerie Amicale
[327 B5] Excellent hot rolls &
pains au chocolat
.
Pâtisseries du Grand Hotel
[327 B4] Good range of quality pastries & cakes.
Voky Be
[327 C2] Snack bar with burgers & salads. Considering the name means
'very full' the portions are pretty small.
Côte
[327 B4] Fast food from hamburgers to brochettes; also salads.
Bambou
[327 B7] Small but popular snack bar.
NIGHTLIFE
Vahinée Bar
[327 B2] Rue Colbert. Recommended for its wonderful atmosphere &
staff.
Taverne
[327 B4] Conveniently located bar opposite Grand Hotel.
Boit Noir
[327 C3] Rue Colbert. The most stylish of the nightclubs.
Nouvel Hôtel
[327 B3] Rue Colbert. A popular disco with the locals.
INTERNET
Antsiranana has several internet cafés which typically cost around 25Ar/
minute. The largest is
Housseni
[327 C4] in the Ny Havana building opposite the fuel sta-
tion on Avenue Tollendal, where you can connect your laptop by Wi-Fi.
SHOPPING
Antsirananahassomehigh-qualitysouvenirshops,mostlyalongRueColbert
and Rue Lafayette.
Leong-Hoi
[327C2] is a well-stocked Chinese-run grocery store, and bythe fuel station
onAvenueTollendalthereisa24-hourshop[327B5]thatstockstinnedfoods,yoghurt,ice
cream, fruit juice and other basic necessities.
MONEY
There are branches of all the major banks: BFV, BNI, BOA and BMOI, mostly
now with ATMs and Western Union. The BNI is reportedly the most efficient for changing
travellers' cheques. Good English is spoken at the small BFV office inside Grand Hotel.
MEDICAL
Antsiranana has plenty of pharmacies dotted around town. There is a hospital
[327 D1] (
82 218 61
) and the services of Espace Medical [327 B4] are recommended
