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There are small general shops in both Salazie and Hell-Bourg, where you can stock up on food for hiking. The supermarket in Hell-Bourg on the corner of Rues Général de Gaulle and Cayenne is probably your best bet.

X Relais des Cîmes 67 Rue Général de Gaulle, Hell-Bourg; % 0262 478158; ( for lunch & dinner daily. Cuisine: Creole, French. Arguably the island’s best Creole cuisine. This well-known restaurant was founded by Mamie Javel, author of a superb Creole cookbook titled La Réunion des Milles et Une Saveurs. In 2006, Mamie Javel, aged 85, finally retired to St-Denis, but her cuisine lives on at this restaurant. Meals are prepared using local products & according to Mamie Javel’s famous recipes. Copies of her Creole cookbook are on sale in the restaurant. The décor is unmistakably French, with red & white checked tablecloths & curtains. The cabri massalé (goat curry) & the poulet coco (coconut chicken) are superb. 3-course menus are good value at €16. $$$

X Chez Alice 1 Rue des Sangliers, Hell-Bourg; % 0262 478624; ( for lunch & dinner Tue–Sun. Cuisine: Creole, French, Chinese. Unpretentious restaurant set back on a side street. $$

X Crêperie Le Gall 55 Rue du Général de Gaulle, Hell-Bourg; % 0262 478748; ( 11.00–19.00 Sat–Thu. Cuisine: French, crêpes, snacks. A cosy, informal place on the main street. Serves a large range of crêpes, including the house speciality – ‘La Créole’, which comes with banana flambéed in local rum. Savoury snacks, salads & ice cream are also available. $$

X Ti-Chouchou 42 Rue du Général de Gaulle, Hell-Bourg; % 0262 478093; ( for lunch & dinner Sat–Thu. Cuisine: Creole, French. Eat-in or take-away. As the name suggests, specialises in chouchou. Popular, so try to book in advance. $$

Other practicalities

Money and banking Neither Salazie nor Hell-Bourg has a bank but there is an ATM outside the post office in Salazie.

Communications There are post offices in Salazie, Hell-Bourg and Grand Ilet. Internet access is available at Cyber C[at]se Creole (L’Orchidée Rose, 26 Rue Olivier Manès, Hell-Bourg; % 0262 478722).

Medical There is a pharmacy at Mare à Vielle Place in Hell-Bourg, and one in Salazie.

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