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Food tours in Réunion

Réunion Food Tours Guide 2026

Eating your way through Réunion: guided tours, hands-on classes, and self-guided routes that deliver.

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Réunion has 5+ food tours and culinary experiences covered in this guide, led by Saint-Denis Grand Marché Morning Food Walk, Créole Cooking Class with Local Family (Cilaos) and Vanilla & Spice Farm Tour (Sainte-Suzanne). Each entry below includes the practical details — what it costs, when to go, and how to plan around it.

Réunion is a French overseas region and department in the Indian Ocean, 700 km east of Madagascar and 200 km south-west of Mauritius. This volcanic island of extraordinary drama packs an active volcano, three steep-walled cirques, a UNESCO World Heritage mountain core, dense rainforest, and a warm lagoon into 2,512 km². It is simultaneously French enough to accept euros and credit cards everywhere, and exotic enough to feel like another world entirely.

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Guided experiences that show you Réunion through its food.

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Saint-Denis Grand Marché Morning Food Walk

2.5 hours€35/person (~$38)

Includes: Eight to ten tastings including samoussas, bouchons and bonbon piment · Guided introduction to Creole, Indian and Chinese food traditions at the Grand Marché · Sampling of tropical fruit, whole vanilla pods and local spices · Early-morning departure from the market entrance on Rue Maréchal Leclerc
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Créole Cooking Class with Local Family (Cilaos)

4 hours (cooking + meal)€55/person (~$59) including lunch

Includes: Market shopping with the host before cooking begins · Hands-on preparation of a three-course Cilaos Creole meal · Cilaos lentil cari and chouchou gratin from the highland kitchen · Cilaos rosé wine with lunch and recipe cards to take home
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Vanilla & Spice Farm Tour (Sainte-Suzanne)

1.5 hours€15/person (~$16.20) farm tour; €25 (~$27) with vanilla extract tasting pack

Includes: Guided walk among vanilla orchids on a working Bourbon vanilla farm · Explanation of hand pollination, harvest and the curing process · Tasting of vanilla products and introduction to tropical spices · Optional extract tasting pack for about €25
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Rhum Arrangé Distillery Tour & Tasting

1.5 hours€20/person (~$22) including tastings of 6 rhums

Includes: Guided look at the maceration process behind rhum arrangé · Tasting of six varieties including passion fruit, vanilla and tamarind · Lemongrass, pineapple and ginger infusions for contrasting flavours · Distillery explanation set in the town of Saint-Pierre
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Saint-Paul Saturday Market Street Food Walk

2–3 hoursFree self-guided; €20/person (~$22) guided group

Includes: Saturday waterfront market on the Front de Mer in Saint-Paul · Creole street food including samoussas, bouchons and bonbon piment · Choice of free self-guided walk or a guided group option · Tropical fruit and sweet snacks to balance the savoury stalls
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Foodie tips

Get more out of every meal.

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Book tours and cooking classes at least a few days in advance — small-group experiences sell out quickly.

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Come hungry — most food tours include 5-8 tastings.

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Bring cash for unscheduled stops the guide may recommend.

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