Gluten-Free & Vegan Friendly Places in Mauritius

 

This is a growing list of restaurants, cafés, pop-up shops, and store locations that sell gluten-free (GF) and vegan (VG) items in Mauritius. Please contact the establishments listed to confirm accuracy and availability.

Artisan Coffee
Business: Café
Locations: Port Louis, Grand Baie, Riche Terre, Beau Plan, Tamarin, Vacoas-Phoenix, Quatre Bornes, Curepipe, Moka, Flic en Flac, Cyber City, Cascavelle, La City Trianon, and Ebene
Phone: + 230 463 2764 (La City Trianon)
Café locations offer soy, oat, and almond plant-based milks, some VG smoothies, and cold-pressed juices

Acqua & Farina Pizzeria
Business: Restaurant
Location: Beau Bassin – Rose Hill
Phone: + 230 455 1736
A pizzeria with a GF pizza crust option. It’s possible that you will need to inform them 3 days in advance if you want to order the GF pizza crust, as they use this to decrease the chance of cross-contamination. They also appear to have a separate VG menu

Asian Box
Business: Restaurant
Location: Quatre Bornes
Phone: + 230 5754 3939
A Chinese Restaurant with a menu that predominantly consists of VG options

Bake Someone Merry- Eggless & Vegan cakes
Business: Bakery
Location: Quatre Bornes
Phone: + 230 5501 1144
According to Google, this bakery offers cupcakes, sponge cakes, frosting, fillings, and add-ons that are eggless, VG, or vegetarian

Baker Street Bakery
Business: Bakery
Locations: Pamplemousses
Phone: + 230 5749 2105
This bakery sells an assortment of GF, VG, and dairy-free breads, cakes, cookies, crackers, and cinnamon rolls throughout various resellers on the island such as Smokey Joe Restaurant (burger buns), Shell Relays Quatre-Bornes Shop, Cafe LUX Riserva, Gourmet & Co., La Maison Du Gourmet, Maison Fika Mauritius, Vanilla Village Mauritius, La Corbeille (Floreal and Labourdonnais locations), Bazar Canonniers, The Secret Fox Mauritius, and C-Care Welkin Hospital.

Bazar Cannoniers
Business: Store
Location: Pamplemousses
Phone: + 230 5978 5198
This is a fruit and vegetable store that has VG and GF frozen food items and ice cream options.

Beau Panier
Business: Grocer
Location: Curepipe
Phone: + 230 5823 7671
A small grocer that sells a lot of fresh fruit and vegetable options. Some shoppers have stated that they also offer some GF and VG options

BHIM Organics
Business: Pop-Up Shop
Location: Call for updates
Phone: + 230 5851 4446
This is my favorite Mauritian skincare line that is 100% natural and sourced from plants and grains. They have many pop-up shop locations throughout the island, so it is best to call ahead to confirm availability

Bloom
Business: Restaurant
Location: Grand Baie
Phone: + 230 268 3036
This is a restaurant with some dessert, breakfast, smoothie, and lunch items that are VG. They also offer GF bread.

Break Time Café
Business: Café
Location: Curepipe
Phone: +230 5757 2119
A family ran establishment that offers a variety of meals and desserts that can often be pre-ordered as GF or VG

Café LUX* Riserva
Business: Cafe
Location: Trianon
Phone: n/a
A trendy café located in Tribeca Mall that sells a selection of VG and GF pastries and bread.

Cafe Moris
Business: Cafe
Location: Grand Baie
Phone: +230 5945 3015
This cozy café sells a variety of homemade vegetarian, GF, and VG desserts. There also is an assortment of herbal teas, sodas, and coffee specialties that can be prepared iced or hot. The hospitality from the owner is stellar and adds to making it worth the trip. Check out my blog post here for more info

Carrefour Phoenix
Business: Store
Location: Vacoas-Phoenix
Phone: + 230 696 4097
The store is very large in size and they offer GF pasta’s from brands such as Ma Vie Sans Gluten, Panzani, and Granoro. Selection’s of Bob’s Red Mill GF flours are also available at these stores. VioLife and  vegan products can also be located here

Da Vinci’s Pizza
Business: Restaurant
Location: Vacoas-Phoenix
Phone: +230 5443 3435
According to their website, they offer GF and VG pizzas but it may be best to call them to confirm availability

Ecoshe
Business: Wellness Program
Location: Quatre Bornes
Phone: +230 5777 2276
A non-profit organization that promotes sustainability through plant-based living, environmental conservation, and animal welfare. The organization now offers VG food items such as Creamy Sans Foie Gras, Tofu Cream Cheese, Roasted Garlic Cashew Cream, Crispy Breaded Tofu, and Banana Bread. All items can be pre-ordered through Maison Fika, Ebene.

Etmécréa
Business: Delivery (Catering)
Location: N/A
Phone: +230 5750 5715
Offers gourmet VG patties, mayo, and spreads. The mayo and spreads are also GF. You can contact them for delivery information or purchase their products from resellers such as Neofoods Mauritius, Bazar Cannoniers, Kuumba Coffee, L’ Écolo, and Shell Relays Quatre-Bornes Shop. Home deliveries are also available.

Fraîche
Business: Store (Catering)
Location: Port Louis
Phone: +230 5823 7432
A meal delivery service that can customize some meals to be VG

Frutti Swirl
Business: Restaurant
Location: Trianon, Pamplemousses, Port Louis, and Tamarin
Phone: +230 650 3178 (Pamplemousses)
They offer frozen desserts and smoothies while offering some VG customizations

Food Lovers Bagatelle
Business: Store
Location: Bagatelle
Phone: + 230 5495 0711
A grocery store with various selections of VG and GF imported options

FoodieTalesByAsh
Business: Pick Up
Location: Floreal
Phone: +230 5729 2323
This store offers VG spreads and homemade burger patties. Some menu items can be customized and made GF

Fynbos Meeting Place
Business: Cafe
Location: Grand Baie
Phone: +230 5518 6680
Per FindMeGlutenFree.com , this café has GF bread, buns, sandwiches, smoothies, toasties, and pancakes. It also appears that they have plant-based milk alternatives

Graze Mauritius
Business: Store (Catering)
Location: Tamarin
Phone: +230 5458 4639
A catering business that specializes in creating beautiful food boards and boxes. They sometimes offer VG options that can be pre-ordered

Happy Rajah
Business: Restaurant
Location: Grand Baie
Phone: + 230 263 2241
Their TripAdvisor page states they have GF and VG Indian-inspired food options

Hungry Birds The Artist’s Kitchen
Business: Restaurant
Location: Belle Rose
Phone: + 230 5260 0111
Most of the dining options at the restaurant appear to be vegetarian but they also offer VG options

Intermart
Business: Store
Location: Moka, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Quatre Bornes, Curepipe, Grand Baie, Ebène, and Vacoas-Pheonix
Phone: + 230 468 8088 (Moka)
This is a large supermarket chain with an assortment of plant-based milks and GF items. Violife products have been spotted here, and they also sell VG meats from brands such as Fry’s Family and Govinda’s

Island Babe Healthy Food
Business: Café
Location: Pereybere
Phone: + 230 5846 0212
An Instagram worthy and brunch-inspired café that offers some VG options and GF bread

Keto Angels Mauritius
Business: Store and Pop-Up Shop
Location:Vacaos-Phoenix
Phone: + 230 5472 8966
This store sells a range of wraps, muffins, breads, and other food items that are diabetic, keto-friendly, VG, and/or GF. They sometimes do pop-up shops at various locations. Per their Facebook page, customers are asked to place orders Mondays – Wednesdays and pick ups are available on Fridays

Kristen’s Kick Ass Ice Cream Mauritius
Business: Ice Cream Shop
Location: Trou aux Biches
Phone: + 230 265 1476
According to their Facebook page, this establishment offers some in-person VG ice cream flavors that are sweetened with xylitol and some with honey. Per their website, many of the ice creams are also GF

Kuumba Coffee
Business: Café
Location: Grand Baie, Floreal, Moka, and Ebene
Phone: + 230 5859 5837 (Floreal)
They offer VG smoothies, plant-based milks, energy balls, and mayo

La Corbeille
Business: Store
Location: Labourdonnais
Phone: + 230 266 3004
This is a specialty grocery store which sells some local and imported products with a selection of GF and VG options

Lagoon Attitude
Business: Hotel
Location: Anse La Raie
Phone: + 230 204 8800
Per their website, this hotel offers GF and VG food options to guests

l’Ajoupa
Business: Restaurant
Location: Mahebourg
Phone: +230-5290 1268
A restaurant with VG options such as burgers, fried noodles, samosas, and etc

La Maison du Gourmet
Business: Store
Location: Moka
Phone: + 230 433 5652
This is a gourmet grocery store that sells an assortment of GF and VG items

La Vie Claire
Business: Store
Location: Grand Baie, Floreal, Moka, Vacoas-Phoenix, and Tamarind
Phone: + 230 489 1690 (Vacoas-Phoenix)
Organic food and home goods store with a range of GF items and some VG items

Le Bazilic
Business: Restaurant
Location: Mahebourg
Phone: + 230 5254 8191
This is a Cajun and Creole-inspired restaurant with a selection of VG options

Les Glaces de Chris
Business: Store
Location: Calodyne
Phone: + 230 5255 4012
An artisan VG ice cream shop with amaretto amande, chocolat, coco, fraise, moka, pistache, rhum raisin, straciatella, vanilla, and possibly more. The shop also outsources some of it is products to resellers on the island. Confirm with the seller about possible GF options

Luigi’s Italian Pizzeria & Pasta Bar
Business: Restaurant
Location: Grand Baie
Phone: + 230 269 1125
This restaurant offers GF pizza, pasta, and a special VG menu

LUX* Resorts & Hotels
Business: Hotel
Locations: Grand Gaube, Grand Baie, and Le Morne
Phone: + 230 209 2200 (Grand Baie)
As a luxury resort and hotel chain, they offer VG and GF options as a part of their Keen on Green initiative. It is possible to make dining reservations without a hotel booking

Naked Foods Mauritius
Business: Café
Location: Blue Bay
Phone: +230 5456 3960
A small café with homemade breads, jams, salads, smoothies, coffees, VG energy balls, and GF chickpea wraps/crepes

Neofoods Wellness Shop
Business: Store
Location: Grand Baie
Phone: + 230 5258 7560
This health food store has various GF and VG imported and local grocery items. They also have VG coconut-based yogurts in a variety of flavors. Their products can also be found at resellers such as Super U, Winner’s, King Savers, My Choice, Intermart, Way, GSR, and Shell Relays Quatre-Bornes Shop

Nutrire
Business: Store
Location: Tamarin
Phone: + 230 5919 2917
The seller makes GF pancakes that are made from green banana flour, oats, and sometimes includes fruit fillings. Sometimes this business participates in pop ups and the products are currently resold through Winner’s Tribeca and Domaine de Labourdonnais in their grocer La Corbeille

Maison des Crêpes Grand-Baie (Maison des crêpes)
Business: Café
Location: Grand Baie
Phone: + 230 5809 5558
GF menu options include: crepes, brownies, waffles, madeleines, mousse aux chocolat, macarons, cupcakes
VG menu options include: crepes, brownies, waffles, madeleines, mousse aux chocolat, cupcakes, ice cream, coconut milk, and soymilk
Check out my recent dining review about my wonderful experience at Maison des crêpes

Maison Ducarouge
Business: Store
Location: Call for updates
Phone: + 230 5258 5058
The seller offers a variety of GF and VG ice creams and sorbets that can be purchased at reseller locations throughout the island

Maison Escoffier
Business: Store
Location: Moka
Phone: + 230 5855 6568
The seller offers GF menu options referred to as La Roma (macaron) and L’Ebene (crème biscuit). La Naveline (crème biscuit) is both GF and VG. There also is a VG large-sized pastry known as Passion Mignon

Maison Fika
Business: Café & Store
Location: Ebene
Phone: + 230 463 8796
A coffee shop that also offers convenience store options that are VG and GF. Ecoshe plant-based products are also now sold here

Manioc Biscuit Factory
Business: Store
Location: Mahebourg
Phone: + 230 631 9559
The establishment is housed at a historical factory with an on-site store where customers can purchase GF biscuits and galettes made from cassava. Some options are both GF and VG. The biscuits and galettes can also be found in select grocery stores throughout the island

Mantra Wellness
Business: Store
Locations: Vacoas-Phoenix, Pamplemousses, Black River, Port Louis, Grand Baie
Phone: + 230 263 2883 (Grand Baie)
This is an organic food grocery chain with many GF and VG options

Mam Gouz
Business: Creperie
Location: Pereybère
Phone: + 230 5256 5615
A coastal establishment with VG sorbet and GF crepes

MauringaFoods
Business: Store
Location: Plaine Magnien
Phone: + 230 5920 6695
Per their Facebook page, they offer GF faratas. Contact them for pre-orders and delivery information

My Choice
Business: Grocery Store
Location: Vacoas-Phoenix
Phone: +230 489 6644
This is a general grocery store that happens to have a dedicated section of GF, VG, and bio items. For example, I saw some Bob’s Red Mill flours, GF cookies, VG nut butter spreads, plant-based milks and meats

OmNom
Business: Store
Location: Quatre Bornes
Phone: +230 5751 4333
The Facebook store description states that they make vegetarian and VG cakes

OUSAPORN Thai Restaurant
Business: Restaurant
Location: Black River
Phone: +230 483 7061
Per TripAdvisor, they offer some VG dining options

Paradise Cove Boutique Hotel
Business: Hotel
Location: Anse La Raie
Phone: +230 204 4000
Per their website, the hotel has a restaurant that offers a signature VG tasting menu by Chef Alexis Gauthier, which is a five-course vegan dining experience. They also offer an À la carte menu. It is best to notify the hotel of GF requests or other specific dietary needs upon booking to ensure a personalized booking experience

Park25
Business: Restaurant
Location: Grand Baie
Phone: +230 263 8293
Per Happy Cow, this restaurant offers VG dishes such as smoothie bowls, avocado tartine, sandwich, burger, tofu poke bowl, and blueberry crumble. They also have plant-based milks and GF bread

Plantation Vanille
Business: Plantation & Store
Location: St Julien d Hotman
Phone: +230 5754 7863
I visited this vanilla plantation and was blown away by the quality and taste of their organic vanilla. They also treat you to some organic and homegrown vegetables, fruit, jams, and coffee. Additionally, there is a store on-site where you can purchase some of the organic spices and herbs.

Pomodoro Pizzeria Trattoria
Business: Restaurant
Locations: Grand Baie and Vacoas-Phoenix
Phone: + 230 269 6617 (Grand Baie)
This restaurant offers GF pizza crust

Pure Veg Express
Business: Restaurant
Location: Quatre Bornes
Phone: + 230 463 1866
This restaurant offers vegetarian/vegan options. According to their menu, all of their recipes are without onions, garlic, and eggs free. I was able to enjoy some VG and GF aloo (potatoes), with spices, and a side order of pulao from this establishment and it was very flavorful and filling

SALT of Palmar
Business: Hotel
Location: Belle Mare
Phone: + 230 698 2727
Per TripAdvisor and Findmeglutenfree.com, this hotel offers GF and VG food options to guests

Sel’s Bakery
Business: Bakery
Location: Coromandel
Phone: + 230 5911 7110
The seller offers a wide range of VG and GF tartes, scones, custom cakes, and bread rolls

Shell Relays Quatre-Bornes Shop
Business: Store
Location: Quatre Bornes
Phone: + 230 425 0230
This store location offers an assortment of local GF and VG items. They currently are a reseller of many GF food items from brands such as Bakers Street (loafs, buns, paninis, cookies, and cake), Vitalia (crackers and cookies), Neo Foods (yogurt, energy bars, museli, oats, corn cakes, raw bars), BRB (popped chips), To Be Honest (vacuum cooked snacks), Etmécréa (veggie balls and choc mousse), Delice de Lorraine (traditional toffees), Ketty Cooks (amaretti cookies), Instabar (nut bars), The Natural Chip Co (crisps), Diablo ( Hazelnut & Chocolate Spread With Sweetner, Dark Chocolate Bar, White Chocolate with Strawberry Bar, Dark Chocolate with Orange Bar), and Wedgewood (nougats). The VG food items include Neo Foods ( Yogurt, energy bars, museli, oats, raw bars, granola bars, dark chocolate chips), Vitalia (protein balls and raw bars), Diablo (Dark Chocolate with Orange Bar and Dark Chocolate Bar), Montagu (almonds, raisin and peanut coated chocolates), BRB (popped chips), To Be Honest (vacuum cooked snacks), Etmécréa (veggie balls, chocolate mousse, patties), Delice de Lorraine (traditional toffees), and Bonbon Napo (mini napolotains). Please call the store for their latest product updates

Shlomo
Business: Restaurant
Location: Grand Baie
Phone: + 230 269 1557
This restaurant specializes in Middle Eastern-styled appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, pizzas, and pasta. Most food items are VG and a minimal selection are GF items

Sunrise Attitude Hotel
Business: Hotel
Location: Quatre Cocos
Phone: + 230 401 1400
A 4-star hotel that is certified vegan friendly and offers VG eggs, Beyond Meat sausages, crepes, and etc

SuperBitesMu
Business: Delivery
Location: Beau Bassin
Phone: + 230 5456 7888
The seller makes beautiful VG and GF birthday cakes, “cheese” cakes, bites, bars, granola, muffins, brownies, and cookies. According to their menu, all food items are also sugar free, lactose-free, and halal

SuperU
Business: Store
Location: Quatre Bornes, Tamarin, Grand Baie, and Central Flacq
Phone: + 230 263 0502 (Grand Baie)
This is a supermarket chain with a dedicated section for GF products. Plant-based milks, yogurts, Violife products, and VG meats from Fry’s Family and Govinda’s are normally stocked here

SushiMe
Business: Restaurant
Location: Ebene
Phone: +230 403 7200
A Japanese-inspired restaurant at the Hennessy Park Hotel with some VG options

The Good Life
Business: Café
Location: Cap Malheureux
Phone: + 230 5489 2663
A café that sells vegetarian, GF, and VG seasonal meal options

Vanilla Village
Business: Restaurant
Location: Black River
Phone: +230 483 6778
The menu fluctuates but they tend to offer VG options such as bowls, burgers, burritos, pancakes, etc

Vrndavana’s Pani Puri
Business: Restaurant
Location: Moka
Phone: + 230 5905 0448
Per Happy Cow, this restaurant has pani puri, samosas, and kofta as VG options

Wapalapam
Business: Restaurant
Location: Le Morne
Phone: +230 450 5641
A selection of VG options are offered such as samosas, fried tofu, chickpea curry, coconut sago, and cassava fries. Their TripAdvisor page states that they have GF options so it’s worth inquiring further

YNUT Healthy Bites
Business: Delivery
Location: N/A
Email: co*****@***te.mu
This establishment offers VG and GF energy and gourmet balls. They also sell bars and healthy spreads. You can contact them for delivery information or visit one of their resellers such as Super U (Grand Baie) (Tamarin) ( Flacq), Intermart (La Croisette) (Mahogany), Bazar Cannoniers (Pointe aux Cannoniers), La Corbeille (Labourdonnais, Mapou), Bloom Café (Pereybere), Le Cafet (Pin Point Business Park), London Way (Mont-Choisy), Super U (Belle Rose), Winners (Tribeca), Intermart Ebene (Ebene), Intermart Bagatelle (Bagatelle Mall), Intermart So’Flo (So’Flo Mall), Intermart Curepipe (Curepipe), Clinic Welkins Café (Moka / Reduit), Carrefour Phoenix (Phoenix Mall), Café Mame (Nouvelle Usine, Floréal), Kuumba (Floreal) (Trianon Convention Center), Vanilla Village Grocery Shop (Black River), London Way(Tamarin), Sunrise Attitude Hotel (Belle Mare), Naked Foods (Pointe D’esny) (Blue Bay)

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