Lambic

Top choice in Port Louis


Set in a refurbished colonial home in the heart of the capital's chaos, Lambic is a beer buff's paradise, with dozens upon dozens of local and imported beers, including a particularly rich selection from Belgium and the local craft beer. The food has some unusual local dishes such as roasted wild boar from the Vallée de Ferney.

Waiters are well versed in the high art of matching platters to pints (yes, that's right – you match your meal to your beer here). And if the dark-wood bar, antique timber beams and fanned napkins don't win you over, then you'll surely be impressed by the glass-faced pantries covering the interior walls – they reveal hundreds of alcoholic imports.


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