L'Escale Restaurant
L'Escale
A long-established restaurant on Moroni's seafront boulevard, ranked first on Tripadvisor's Moroni list, serving the day's catch and traditional Comorian dishes.
Open for about 20 years on Rue de la Corniche in Moroni, the restaurant also has small wooden bungalow rooms. The menu centers on traditional Comorian dishes and seafood. Each day, daily specials are based on the fishermen's catch. Frequently named dishes include octopus salad, coconut-milk curry shrimp and tamarind-ginger juice, and there are occasional live performances. Alcohol is not served, and service can be slow at times. Prices are mid-to-upper range by local standards, about 6,000 Comorian francs per person. It takes cash only and does not accept cards. Opening hours vary between sources. Older sources say it is closed on Fridays, while recent directories list it as open daily, so call ahead to confirm. It is a few minutes by taxi from the city center.
Opening hours
About 11:00–22:30 (older sources say closed Fridays; recent listings say open daily, so call ahead to confirm)
Nearby sights
- Volo Volo Market
- Moroni Medina & Old Harbour
- Musée des Comores (CNDRS)
- Old Friday Mosque, Moroni
- Itsandra Beach
- Iconi
- Mount Karthala
- Chomoni Beach