Les Letchis

Top choice in The East


Les Letchis has a fantastic location in a luxuriant garden by the Rivière des Marsouins. The menu is an ode to Creole classics and 'riverfood'; standouts include carri bichiques and braised duck. If you want to explore new culinary territories, try rougail chevaquines (a curry made from small freshwater prawns) or carri anguilles (eel curry). Reservations are advised.

It also has a trendy annexe called La Plantation River Beach, which specialises in light meals and cocktails and is open Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday all day.


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