Must-see restaurants in Seychelles

  • Papagalo

    Victoria

    Downstairs from Sam's Pizzeria, this wildly popular takeaway place serves up hearty Creole staples in a cafeteria-style display cabinet – point to what…

  • Coco Blu

    Victoria

    The decor of this 1st-floor eatery overlooking the clock tower is easy on the eye, a mix of stylish and quirky, and the vantage point is good for people…

  • Anchor Café – Islander Restaurant

    Mahé

    This family-run restaurant takes its cooking seriously. Its champion dishes include blackened fish, a range of Creole curries (including lobster curry),…

  • Chez Plume

    Mahé

    A west-coast veteran, Chez Plume can still hold its own among the new crop of places. It serves local specialities such as Creole black pudding, octopus…

  • Les Dauphins Heureux Café-Restaurant

    Mahé

    A classic beachfront setting with a shady terrace and a tropical garden characterises this classy eatery with a modernish feel. Choose between subtly…

  • Barefoot Restaurant

    Mahé

    As much lounge bar as cafe, this upstairs cafe in Bliss hotel has beach beds to go with the tables and good views over the beach and out to Silhouette…

  • La Plage

    Mahé

    With waterside tables overlooking the northern end of Beau Vallon, La Plage lives up to its name. Presentation is impeccable, decor is enticing, with…

  • Coco Rouge

    Praslin

    Tasty Creole cooking is the secret to the success of this roadside restaurant. It features fresh fish and a decent octopus salad. The setting is less than…

  • Le Rendevous Cafe

    Victoria

    This charming oasis of a 1st-floor cafe rises above the din of downtown Victoria. It serves smoothies and fresh juices, good coffee, and light meals such…

  • Village du Pecheur

    Praslin

    Classy decor, a sandy floor that segues effortlessly onto lovely Anse Volbert, and dishes such as seafood curry flavoured with cinnamon leaf and served…

  • Veranda Cafe

    Mahé

    True to its name, Veranda Cafe offers classy but casual veranda dining with good coffee, snacks and light meals, pizzas and burgers, as well as more…

  • Breeze Garden & The Fish Restaurant

    Praslin

    In a verdant property near the west coast's main church, Breeze Garden has agreeably green surroundings and offers salads, curries, pasta dishes and…

  • La Pirogue

    Praslin

    This cheerful cafe-restaurant serves simple but well-prepared meals. There's a good selection of fish and meat dishes, as well as vegetarian options and…

  • Cool Licks

    Praslin

    This popular roadside eatery is a terrific place for simple Creole street food or even takeaways. Barbecue spare ribs, fish and sausage and more dominate…

  • Bravo

    Mahé

    This open-air restaurant overlooking the marina at Eden Island provides an agreeable dining experience with mostly Italian food. Everything's pretty good,…

  • Pomme Canelle Restaurant

    Mahé

    Occupying one of a number of heritage Creole buildings in this complex of artisan stalls, the Pomme Canelle serves up a well-priced Creole buffet with…

  • Surfers Beach Restaurant

    Mahé

    In a terrific location overlooking the seductive beach at Anse Parnel (although overhanging branches now obscure much of the view), Surfers Beach is a…

  • La Buse Restaurant

    Praslin

    In a pretty spot along a coast road that runs out to Anse La Blague, this pool- and beach-side restaurant serves good steaks, whole grouper and jambalaya,…

  • Capricorn

    Praslin

    At Anse Kerlan, Capricorn is the good on-site restaurant at Islander. It's famous for its 'octopus Patrick-style' (octopus in a saffron sauce), roasted…

  • Takamaka Café

    La Digue

    This little shack, with creatively hewn tables and chairs under the trees at Anse Sévère, serves up simple sandwiches, seafood salads and fruit platters…

  • La Belle Epoque

    Mahé

    Excellent food and a lovely marina-side setting are reason enough to come here – the crab and prawn curry with coconut milk is outstanding, as is the…

  • Baobab Pizzeria

    Mahé

    Madame Michel presides over this unpretentious, sand-floored eatery right on the beach – it's been around for years and is a local institution. After a…

  • Tamassa

    Mahé

    A curious mix of pizza, pasta and Chinese food ranges across the menu here, but you're on safe ground if you order something local – the octopus curry is…

  • The Market Bistro

    Victoria

    The food is fresh and tasty at this appealing eatery, in the southwestern corner of the market (upstairs). Typical dishes include smoked-fish salad, tiger…

  • Vero's Butchery

    Praslin

    Simple but appealing. This roadside food truck serves up lamb curry, stir-fried fish fillet or roasted spare ribs as well as a handful of fast-food…

  • Lai Lam Food Shop

    Victoria

    Order roast chicken, smoked fish with rice or other wholesome Creole staples at this crazily popular takeaway outlet smack-dab in the centre. Perfect to…

  • Zerof

    La Digue

    Zerof is a great spot to savour a variety of traditional Creole meals, particularly on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evenings when it lays on an excellent…

  • Gregoire's Pizzeria

    La Digue

    Bubbling thin-crust pizzas straight from the brick oven are the name of the game here – they are some of the best in town. Takeaway is available at lunch…

  • La Goulue

    Praslin

    This little eatery doesn't have beach frontage but the terrace catches some breeze. The menu features Creole staples and various filling snacks.

  • La Digue Pizzeria

    La Digue

    A restaurant of two parts, La Digue Pizzeria is both a takeaway joint and formal sit-down restaurant. The latter opens after 6pm and serves decent seafood…

  • News Café

    Victoria

    This cheerful cafe-bar overlooking the main drag is an excellent venue to enjoy breakfast (muesli!) and read the newspapers, or to take a lunchtime break…

  • Taste of Italy

    Victoria

    Good honest Italian cooking with not a single frill (no money has been spent on the decor) is the order of the day here – no wonder it's so popular. In…

  • Chez Marston

    La Digue

    A Jack of all dishes, master of none, this casual restaurant overcomes its average (at best) dishes with the sheer variety of tastes it accommodates. This…

  • Smoke Roast House

    Victoria

    If you see locals walking around town with takeaway containers and satisfied looks, chances are they've been to this simple cafeteria just across the from…

  • Sam's Pizzeria

    Victoria

    Walls here are adorned with paintings by local artist George Camille, which gives the place a splash of style. Get things going with pizza cooked in a…

  • Double Click

    Victoria

    This buzzy eatery, popular with students, rustles up light meals including salads, soups and sandwiches. It's nothing special but its location means it…

  • La Fontaine

    Mahé

    You're sure to find something to fill a gap at this unpretentious eatery across the road from the beach (no sea views). The menu is a mixture of French,…

  • Leo's Food Bus

    Mahé

    One of the more permanent of the food stalls that sets up along the Beau Vallon foreshore, Leo's is a reliable choice for simple, no-nonsense burgers,…

  • Gala Takeaway

    La Digue

    This popular takeaway dishes out Creole curries, as well as burgers, chicken and chips, sandwiches and milk shakes. Sit at a handful of tables inside and…

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