Le Citron Vert
An affordable Mahoran home-style restaurant beside Mamoudzou Hospital with generous portions, popular with civil servants, medical staff and expats.
Located on Rue de l'Hôpital in Mamoudzou, run by Laurent and Halima. Specialties include Mahoran dishes such as kangue, chicken curry, romazava, and mataba (cassava leaves in coconut milk). Also offered are octopus in coconut sauce with pilao rice, coconut fish, homemade samosas and fresh juices. The vegetarian platter lets you sample mataba, cassava and fried banana in one meal. Main courses cost about EUR 12, and takeaway is available. Nearby government office and hospital staff fill the place at lunchtime. Service can be slow, and the setting is simple. The restaurant reopened after Cyclone Chido. Open Monday to Saturday; closed Sundays.
Opening hours
Mon–Sat about 10:00–15:00 and 19:00–22:30 (times vary slightly across platforms); closed Sundays
Nearby sights
- Marché couvert de Mamoudzou
- Rocher de Dzaoudzi & Musée de Mayotte
- Îlot Mbouzi
- Lac Dziani (Dziani Dzaha)
- Plages de Moya
- Passe en S
- Plage de Sakouli
- Mosquée de Tsingoni