Domaine du Café Grillé

Domaine du Café Grillé occupies a four-hectare botanical garden at Pierrefonds, near Saint-Pierre, built around two chronological threads: Réunion Island today, and Réunion long ago. The historical route walks visitors through the crops that shaped the island's economy — sugar cane, vanilla, vétiver — before arriving at coffee, which the domain identifies as the very first major crop grown on Réunion, dating to the 18th century. Along that path sits a reconstituted grove of 'Bourbon rond' coffee plants and a forest rebuilt from the island's endemic species, alongside a traditional straw hut and a still used to explore essential-oil production. At the on-site bar, La Savane, coffee from the region and from around the world is roasted daily and served for tasting, including both Bourbon rond and Bourbon pointu varieties. The garden is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 5pm, with both self-guided and guided visits available, the latter requiring advance SMS reservation. For a visitor comparing Réunion coffee attractions, the combination of a living historical coffee grove, a botanical garden built specifically around the island's crop history, and daily on-site roasting sets it apart from a standalone café or roastery.