Brasserie enfin

Why Go

The neighbourhood will come as a pleasant surprise to many. A food haven has been hewn from plantations, and the biggest miracle is that a French restaurant should blossom here.

Tatler tips

Expect inventive food in the French tradition, but without the cliches. The menu changes often but one can assume that certain items will stay on the menu.

• Among the favourites that might return is the roasted pork belly with beetroot, a marvellous harmony that comes with mixing salty meat with astringent beetroot.

• Desserts bring out the best of French cuisine, including macaroons, which are a perfect combination of crisp and soft, and less expensive than might be expected.

• There are frequent Champagne dinners held here. The king of these is the Krug special, a rarity in this part of the world.