Best Restaurants in Nosy Be
Five essential tables, ranked by occasion.
$ Under 20,000 MGA | $$ 20,000–60,000 MGA | $$$ 60,000–150,000 MGA | $$$$ Over 150,000 MGA

#1 in Nosy Be
L'Heure Bleue Restaurant
ProposalImpress Clients
The blue hour on Nosy Be — a French kitchen in a tropical garden where the Indian Ocean is always visible and the zebu tenderloin is the finest in the Indian Ocean.
Food 8Ambience 9Value 7

#2 in Nosy Be
Le Rendez-Vous
First DateBirthday
The island's social crossroads — where every expat, every traveller, and every fishing guide eventually appears for a cold THB and a plate of prawns.
Food 7Ambience 8Value 8

#3 in Nosy Be
Restaurant Madagascar
BirthdayFirst Date
The beach institution for crayfish — Nosy Be's Indian Ocean harvest served at a table where the sand provides the floor and the reef provides the menu.
Food 8Ambience 9Value 8

#4 in Nosy Be
Nosy Be Beach Bar
Solo DiningBirthday
Cold THB, fresh prawns, and Nosy Be's most unadorned beach — the island stripped to its essential pleasures.
Food 7Ambience 9Value 9

#5 in Nosy Be
Chez Angelique
Solo DiningFirst Date
The grandmother's kitchen that feeds the island's own — romazava, vary amin'anana, and the Madagascar home table that tourism has not yet found.
Food 7Ambience 7Value 9

#6 in Nosy Be
Ylang-Ylang Beach Resort Restaurant
ProposalBirthday
Named for the flower that perfumes the entire island — this beachfront resort restaurant earns the ylang-ylang standard with serious Malagasy seafood and French technique.
Food 7Ambience 9Value 7
Nosy Be’s Top 5
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L'Heure Bleue Restaurant
L'Heure Bleue is Nosy Be's most accomplished restaurant — a French kitchen operating in a tropical garden