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Thanks to the French passion for gastronomy, St-Denis is a nirvana for food-lovers, with a
smorgasbord of eateries to suit all palates and budgets.
Note that many bars also serve food.
ICE CREAM
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L'Igloo
( 0262 21 34 69; 67 Rue Jean Chatel; ice creams from €2, mains €9-21; 11am-midnight Mon-Thu, 11am-1am
Fri-Sat, 3-11pm Sun)
You say you're itching for an ice-cream fix? Good, because it's hard to
resist the fresh fruit sorbets and creamy delights at this iconic ice-cream parlour. Try the
outstanding
glace au yaourt aux fruits des bois
(yoghurt with fruits of the forest berries)
and you'll imagine you're eating the pulped fruits on a cold day. Also serves up snack op-
tions and light meals, including salads and omelettes, at lunchtime.
Petit Marché
(Rue Maréchal Leclerc; 6am-6pm Mon-Sat, to noon Sun)
For fresh fruit and vegetables, there is a
wide range of cheap produce at the Petit Marché.
SELF-CATERING
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Le Massalé
DESSERTS
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( 0262 21 75 06; 30 Rue Alexis de Villeneuve; sweets from €0.50; 10am-8pm Mon-Thu & Sat, 2-8pm Fri,
11am-8pm Sun)
This teeny outlet tempts you with its colourful array of Indian snacks and
sweets to eat in or take away. Perennial favourites include samosas as well as candy-pink
or apple-green
balfi
. Wash it down with a glass of cardamom tea.
Le Caudan
INDIAN
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( 0262 94 39 99; 38 Rue Charles Gounod; mains €8-12; lunch Tue-Sun, dinner Tue-Sat)
Tasty Indo-
Mauritian snacks and ready-made meals are the order of the day at this under-the-radar
neighbourhood venture set in a small Creole house. The homemade biryani is the special-
ity here. A glass of
alouda
(sweet, milky drink) and a devilish
goolab
(fritters flavoured
with cardamom) will round things off nicely. Takeaways available.
FRENCH, FUSION
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