Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
L'Alchimiste
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MAURITIAN
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( 483 7980;
www.rhumeriedechamarel.com
;
Royal Rd, Rhumerie de Chamarel; mains Rs 500-700, set menus Rs
1000-1500; noon-3pm Mon-Sat)
The Rhumerie de Chamarel's chic in-house restaurant boasts
an impressive menu that promises to satisfy. The chef's philosophy is definitely gourmet;
flavourful Mauritian favourites are whipped into eye-pleasing concoctions such as braised
wild boar cooked in Chamarel rum.
Le Domaine de Saint-Denis
OFFLINE MAP
( 728 5562;
www.domainedesaintdenis.com
; Chamarel; mains from Rs 600; by reservation only)
Features
recipes from the kitchen of Jacqueline Dalais, the unofficial First Lady of Mauritian
cuisine, who oversees this gem of a restaurant. Order the scallop carpaccio with olive oil
and lime if it's on the menu. It's signposted off the road from Chamarel to Black River
Gorges National Park.
MAURITIAN
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Varangue sur Morne
OFFLINE MAP
( 483 6610, 483 5910; acoeurbois.com; Plaine Champagne Rd; mains from Rs 650; noon-4.30pm)
This
former hunting lodge is an institution, and it's not too hard to see why. Its stunning loca-
tion offers great views over the forested hillsides towards the ocean, and the superb menu
reads like a veritable ode to your taste buds: tender braised wild boar, prawns flambéed in
Île de France Rum, palm-heart salad with smoked marlin and a laundry list of clever cock-
tails. Reservations are advised.
MAURITIAN
€€
Getting There & Around
Although there's a bus service from Quatre Bornes to Chamarel, we highly recommend
using private transport. Do not visit Chamarel by taxi - drivers are given exorbitant com-
missions for bringing tourists to the various attractions and
tables d'hôtes
. You can rent
cars and bicycles from Ropsen in La Gaulette.
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