Blue Penny Cellar at Constance Belle Mare Plage

Verdict: The Leading Reason to Stay at Constance Belle Mare Plage

If you are already a guest at Constance Belle Mare Plage, Blue Penny Cellar is not optional; it is the reason to plan your evening around. This is the resort's dedicated wine cellar restaurant, it has earned Regional Winner recognition from the World of Fine Wine awards, placing it among the leading wine-focused dining destinations across the entire Middle East and Africa. For a return visitor who has already seen the beachside restaurants, this is where the resort's real depth lives. Book the cellar for at least one night of your stay.

The Cellar Experience

The physical setting does what a hotel cellar should: it moves you out of the beach-resort rhythm and into something more deliberate. The concept works around the wine rather than the other way around; the signature Around Wine format invites you to select a wine first, then lets the kitchen build a menu to complement it. For anyone who has sat through a meal at a resort restaurant where the wine list was an afterthought, this inversion is the point of difference worth knowing about before you arrive.

The cellar format naturally lends itself to counter and bar-adjacent seating, which rewards guests who want to engage rather than just eat. Where a table at a beachside dining room keeps you at arm's length from the kitchen, the cellar's more contained space puts the wine and the food program front and center. If you have been to Blue Penny Cellar once and sat at a standard table, request a position closer to where the action is on your next visit. The wine conversation is part of what you are paying for.

Star Wine List has ranked the program consecutively across 2025 and 2026, multiple award tiers in both years, which is a reliable signal that the cellar's wine offering holds up under specialist scrutiny, not just resort-guest approval. For context, this is the kind of recognition given to wine programs that would be taken seriously in a standalone restaurant, not just in a hotel setting. That credential matters if wine is the reason you are choosing one table over another on the island.

What to Know If You Have Been Once

If your first visit to Blue Penny Cellar was a standard dinner, the Around Wine format is what to try on a return booking. Choose a bottle that genuinely interests you, ideally something from a region you want to explore, let the kitchen respond to it. This is a different experience from ordering food and then matching wine, it is the format that gives the cellar its clearest identity compared to the other restaurants at the resort.

The setting also includes swing seating with an Indian Ocean view at sunset before the meal moves below into the cellar itself. Arrive early enough to use the outdoor position before the light goes. It is a practical detail that meaningfully changes the opening of the evening.

Know Before You Go

How It Compares

See the section below for a full peer comparison across Mauritius wine and dining venues.

Pearl Picks in Mauritius

Planning beyond Constance Belle Mare? Spoon des Iles is the strongest Mauritian Creole option on the island. For seafood, L'Atlas in Pointe aux Canonniers is the comparison worth making. Guests staying on the east coast should also consider Archipel Restaurant in Poste de Flacq and the nearby Archipel Wine Cellar in Pointe de Flacq. For a broader look at the island, our full Mauritius restaurants guide covers the full range. If world-class wine-focused dining is your reference point elsewhere, benchmarks worth knowing include Alain Ducasse at Louis XV in Monte Carlo and Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen. Also see: our Mauritius experiences guide and wineries guide.