Established and founded by Edmond Lai Min in the year 1946, Restaurant Lai Min is the most ancient Chinese restaurant of Mauritius. Located in China Town, Port Louis, we provide our customers with large varieties of signature dishes namely “the steamed boneless chicken,” “ stuffed duck with taro cream” and “ silken bean curd with three treasures.” We make it our mission to provide you with an exquisite taste of different parts of China.

The Restaurant is a family run business and has been passed on to the next generations of the Lai Min’s family that is the sons of Edmond Lai Min. The Restaurant has initially been under the supervision and management of Laval Lai Min and from 1971 as at date, under that of Jean-Pierre Lai Min and Jean-Marc Lai Min.

Starting as a little wooden restaurant with traditional Chinese lanterns, Restaurant Lai Min has worked its way up to becoming one of Mauritius most well known Chinese restaurant. It has been renovated and converted from wooden to concrete in 1968 and extended from 56th to 58th Royal Road Port Louis.

Restaurant Lai Min has just recently been refurbished to a more modern style, without losing its traditional touch to satisfy and accommodate more clients coming from different parts of the world. 

Keeping in mind, its cultural background originating from the Far East, Restaurant Lai Min also serves Cantonese and Hakka cuisine, prepared by Chefs who are especially brought from China to provide you with the best quality food and a variety of dishes to tickle your taste buds and serve you with “The Perfect Taste”.

We are open 7 days a week, so come along and enjoy a true Chinese Dining experience with us. We look forward to welcoming you at Restaurant Lai Min.