{"id":18702,"date":"2023-07-09T07:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T05:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thechill.at\/?p=18702"},"modified":"2023-07-09T10:25:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T08:25:33","slug":"wapalapam-restaurant-mauritius-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thechillreport.com\/en\/2023\/07\/09\/wapalapam-restaurant-mauritius-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s why you should visit Wapalapam when on Mauritius"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Due to its history as a port of call for immigrants from all over the world, the African island mixes a wide range of different cuisines.<\/strong> We have already presented some of these culinary experiences<\/a> to you. However, the Wapalapam Restaurant<\/a> Mauritius is worth a closer look, as its concept is outstandingly different. In fact, there are already three branches of Wapalapam. We have taken a closer look at the Island Eatery for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How it started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rok Flander <\/strong>and Willibald Reinbacher<\/strong> (right). One is a Slovenian snowboard world champion, the other a Styrian boss and book author. Coming from different professional worlds, they were united by the fact that they had already seen a lot of the world at a young age and found a second home<\/strong> in Mauritius<\/a>. When Flander and his wife Gabriella bought the building of a former bank at the foot of the legendary Le Morne and started to make gastronomic plans, Reinbacher was also on board. Together, they developed the former bank <\/strong>into a shabby-chic location with a novel kitchen concept, with great attention to detail.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Wapalapam Island Eatery – The Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Located at the foot of the UNESCO\u00a9 protected<\/strong> nature park of Le Morne Brabant mountain area, the restaurant exudes a quaint homely charm. The eye-catcher is the hand-carved bar with surfboards perched above it<\/strong>. At the table, unique cast-iron pieces hold the cutlery and may one day go on sale separately, so popular are they.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another highlight is the tabletop of the small extra room, which is also handmade. It is made of 100-year-old wood <\/strong>and so heavy that it took 10 men to transport it, as Reinbacher tells us with a mischievous smile. All in all, the picture is coherent; the pub and the interior almost blend elegantly <\/strong>into the legendary region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Wapalapam Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Eating and drinking at Wapalapam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“A restaurant is really good when I would sit down there alone,” <\/em>explains chef Willibald Reinbacher. And we think there’s something to this idea. The Wapalapam undoubtedly fulfils this criterion<\/strong>. Firstly, it’s easy going here and come as you are is not only a song title by Nirvana, but also the guiding principle of the Island Eatery.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Wapalapam Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, the dishes are equally accessible. They are intense and a little different than usual. They have more pep, stronger flavours<\/strong> and are polarising. But that’s exactly what they are supposed to do, because that’s how they are remembered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Wapalapam Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Reinbacher recommends that his guests choose a wide range of dishes. May the massive tabletop bend under it. And again we have to agree with him. Whether it’s the really excellent chilli chicken,<\/strong> the calamari, the whole fish or the black pepper beef: the dishes are bursting with flavour, but prepared and served with little chichi. The wine list is just as convincing as perhaps the best draught beer in Mauritius.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Wapalapam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Almost everyone who visits Mauritius passes by Le Morne during their stay. This is the ideal opportunity to pay a visit to the refreshingly different Wapalapam, because it is well worth it. It is especially worthwhile for our members in the Chill Lounge, who receive a scoop of the best vanilla ice cream on the entire dream island, g<\/strong>uaranteed free of any flavour enhancers! Just ask for it on your next visit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n