Les Rochers Restaurant — Creole / Seafood, Praslin
Les Rochers sits above Anse Lazio beach — the granite-boulder-fringed, turquoise-water bay that appears on most lists of the world's most beautiful beaches. The restaurant's terrace is positioned to provide unobstructed views of the bay, and on clear days the silhouette of La Digue is visible on the horizon.
The kitchen cooks Seychellois Creole seafood with the directness that the location's extraordinary setting demands. The fresh octopus salad, the grilled red snapper with coconut and vanilla, and the Indian Ocean crayfish are prepared simply and correctly.
Lunch at Les Rochers — with the full Anse Lazio panorama in the foreground and the kitchen's Creole fish preparations as the meal — is among the Indian Ocean's most genuinely beautiful dining experiences. The setting does 70% of the work; the kitchen accounts for the remainder.
The granite boulders of Anse Lazio, characteristic of the Seychelles' granitic islands, provide the visual frame that makes the beach unique. Every dish served here is eaten within this frame.
Best Occasion: Perfect for Proposals
Anse Lazio at lunch, the Indian Ocean in every direction, and a Creole fish that arrives as if the sea itself prepared it. The proposal setting that the beach provides and the restaurant frames.
Best Occasion: Great for First Dates
Anse Lazio does the work. The restaurant and the Creole seafood provide the pleasure. A first date here requires no effort from either participant.