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🍛 Restaurants & food · Chamarel

Le Palais de Barbizon (Chez Marie-Ange)

A family-run table in Chamarel village serving a generous set Creole menu on banana leaves: authentic, homely and cheap.

🚗 From the villa25 min · 13.2 kmoff-peak estimate
⏱️ Time needed1.5–2 hnot counting the drive
🕓 Best time of day🕛 Midday
💰 PriceRs 500–900 (CHF 9–16)Per person for a main course and a drink.
🕘 Opening hoursLunch daily (≈ 12:00–16:00); dinner on reservation.

Marie-Ange and her family cook a fixed menu of Creole dishes (chicken or fish curry, wild boar when available, vegetables from the garden, palm-heart salad, rice) served on banana leaves on their terrace.

Simple, warm and one of the most authentic meals you'll have.

🍽️ Restaurant

Food
Home-cooked Creole (set menu)
Price
$$$$ · about Rs 500–900 (CHF 9–16) per person
Must try
Wild boar curry, Palm-heart salad, Chicken curry
Booking
Call the day before, especially for dinner.
Hours
Lunch daily (≈ 12:00–16:00); dinner on reservation.

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Getting there

Driving route from the villa

🚗 By car: 25 min (13.2 km) off-peak. Directions in Google Maps ↗

  • 🚕 Taxi from the villa: about Rs 550–700 one way per car (agree the price first; a return trip with waiting time is often negotiable).

Tips

  • 💡 Signposted 'Barbizon' on the main road through Chamarel village.

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