A reputation built plate after plate

Belgian public broadcaster RTBF, through its BXXL programme and in partnership with the guide delta, came to test the Mauritian cooking of Les Marmites du Monde. The verdict, quoted from the article: «We come for their smile and the sunshine on the plate!»

That coverage made the restaurant known well beyond Ixelles, to a Brussels audience curious about a cuisine still rare in Belgium.

The real barometer is the dining room: weekday regulars, Mauritian families passing through, Brussels locals out for dinner. Many describe Les Marmites du Monde as the best Mauritian restaurant in Belgium — a reputation carried by word of mouth and the reviews published online.

Three reasons come back again and again: authentic recipes, generous plates, and the direct, warm welcome of the chef and his team.

Few restaurants offer a genuine Mauritian table in Belgium: spices must be prepared on site, fish selected with care, long cooking times respected. That daily work cannot be outsourced.

This is what sets Les Marmites du Monde apart from generic «exotic» cooking: each dish follows a precise island recipe. Discover the signature dishes or the full menu.

The restaurant is open for lunch Monday to Friday and for dinner Monday to Saturday, on Saint-Boniface square in Ixelles. At midday the 3-course lunch is the easiest introduction.

For a birthday, a team meal or a large table, the group request lets the kitchen plan ahead.