Le Glacier is a Tana institution — a salon de the and ice cream parlour that has occupied its corner spot in the centre of town for decades. The ice cream is locally made and comes in tropical flavours alongside the standards; the pastry case holds millefeuilles, eclairs, and fruit tarts that would not embarrass a Parisian boulangerie. It is the kind of place where a coffee and a slice of cake can stretch into an hour without anyone minding.
The terrace faces the street and provides an ideal vantage point for watching Tana go about its business. Office workers stop in for afternoon coffee; families treat children to ice cream on weekend afternoons; travellers rest their feet between sights. It is inexpensive, cheerful, and one of those places that gives a city's daily rhythm away more honestly than any guidebook description can.