Ocean 5O1

Top choice in Tamatave (Toamasina)


Laid-back beach-shack restaurant with beautifully prepared and well-presented seafood dishes. However, you'll be so focused on the waves lapping the sands of the beach right in front of you that you probably won't even notice the splashes of thought that have gone into each dish. It's a short way north of the town centre.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Tamatave (Toamasina) attractions

1. Bazary Kely

1.91 MILES

Bazary Kely sells fish and produce in the ruins of a commercial complex, west of the train station.

2. Bazary Be

2.18 MILES

Tamatave’s colourful Bazary Be sells fruit, vegetables, spices, handicrafts and beautiful bouquets of flowers (should you feel the need to brighten up…

3. Catholic Church

2.2 MILES

Landmark church in Tamatave. It's open to the public from shortly before to shortly after services.

4. Place de Colonne

2.43 MILES

A monument to those killed in the 1947 uprising against the French, this plaza is in a sad state of disrepair.

5. Place Bien Aimé

2.56 MILES

At Pl Bien Aimé, you'll find the remains of a once-grand park; a dozen magnificent banyan trees weep before a crumbling colonial mansion.

6. Musée du Port

2.72 MILES

The small university museum at the entrance to the port constitutes barely 2½ rooms of farming tools, fishing implements, archaeological finds and tribal…

7. Parc Zoologique Ivoloina

5.21 MILES

The Parc Zoologique Ivoloina (ee-va-la-ween) is a very well-run zoo and botanical garden set on a lovely lake just north of Tamatave. Visitors can enjoy…