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58 <strong>Magazine</strong> | Travel<br />
Romain whipped me up a fabulous flight of four wines<br />
and cheeses. The oh-so-gooey brie with a sprinkling of<br />
truffle, accompanied with a glass of cabernet sauvignon<br />
sure worked its magic on me! (If you’re wondering<br />
about the hippodrome reference, Nouméa’s delightful<br />
racecourse is right across the road.)<br />
Another dining must? Le Roof is designed like a<br />
thatched overwater bungalow, reached via a longcovered<br />
pier from Anse Vata beach. Straddling the<br />
emerald-blue waters, the restaurant’s terrace seating<br />
means your dining experience is likely to be accompanied<br />
with an aquatic show.<br />
A splashy, playful pod of dolphins delivered quite the<br />
cabaret act as I blissfully breezed through a selection of<br />
dishes, spanning lagoon fish carpaccio, pan-fried shrimp<br />
in a creamy bisque, coconut crab and the most divine<br />
raspberry nougat ice cream for dessert.<br />
New Caledonia’s World Heritage-listed lagoon and<br />
reef is a colossus. Spanning more than 1.3 million square<br />
kilometres, Le Parc Naturel de la Mer de Corail is one<br />
of the largest nature preserves on Earth – twice the size<br />
of Texas!<br />
“Sitting pretty in a marine reserve, this<br />
alluring island resort has serious bragfactor,<br />
home to New Caledonia’s only<br />
overwater bungalows.”
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