Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
The acronym in the name of the restaurant at the Mount Edge B&B stands for Europe In The Summer – a reasonable summation of what the menu is attempting,…
Must-see restaurants in Caribbean
Varadero
Travelers rate this sequestered-away spot, which was once Varadero's Club Náutico. The restaurant is clearly aiming high with its impressive international…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
This roadside offshoot of the famous jerk center in Montego Bay lies adjacent to an Epping Gas station between St Ann's Bay and Dunn’s River Falls. Its…
Willemstad
There's a buzz about this trendy place in Pietermaai that effortlessly blends artful innovation with casual comfort. The interior is sleek but not snooty,…
Matanzas
Amelia del Mar brings tongue-in-cheek creativity to standard Cuban 'international' food through flashy presentation and then serves the concept in a neat…
Havana
La Esperanza recalls those old-school paladar (private restaurant) days when you felt you were dining in someone's home, and here you essentially are. The…
Grand Cayman
At this gorgeous new indoor-outdoor restaurant perched on the waterfront of Grand Cayman's yacht club, guests share a mouthwatering array of cichetti …
Providenciales
Run by TCI's only celebrity chef (Nikita O'Neil, who fronts the Crackpot Kitchen Cooking Show), this is one of the best places to try traditional island…
San Juan
An abandoned lot has been turned into a gourmet food park where you can feast alfresco on everything from fried chicken at Hen House, to slow-roasted…
Aruba
A cheerful Bali-inspired cafe serving healthy vegetarian and vegan treats, smoothie bowls, cold-pressed juices, organic coffee, yummy breakfasts and…
San Juan
In a one-of-a-kind oceanfront mansion with a terrace smack bang in front of Condado Beach, this cool and contemporary restaurant-bar serves up just-caught…
Puerto Plata
This homey, adorable cafe in downtown Puerto Plata is a welcome respite from the hot, bustling city streets. All manner of coffee drinks are on offer,…
Las Terrenas
Hands-on Belgian owner Bruno found a Las Terrenas niche: fulfilling carnivorous desires with juicy, rich burgers (go for the one with Reblochon cheese)…
Grenada Island
It's worth making the trip slightly off the beaten path to this humble roadside wooden shack. It sells just one thing – outrageously tasty jerk chicken…
Grand Cayman
Right on Bodden Town beach, this simple thatched-roof shack is the hottest spot in town during its weekend fish fry. Besides the fresh fish, there are…
Barbados
Step inside the bright-yellow house right by the road to find a full selection of great rotis – take your pick from vegetable, chicken, pork, shrimp, lamb…
Kingston
Our favorite New Kingston jerk joint is popular with Uptown office workers and gets particularly busy once they knock off. Spicy, meaty offerings can be…
Providenciales
Aside from American standbys such as breaded shrimp and seafood chowder, Mr Grouper's is all about the local fruits de mer: lobster (in season), blackened…
Vieques
This upscale restaurant is the oldest on the malecón, with a spectacular menu of updated Caribbean classics, and a focus on seafood and fresh, local…
Willemstad
Service at this modern restaurant is nothing short of impeccable, with guests made to feel like esteemed members of a food-obsessed Pugliese family. The…
Grenada Island
Offering Italian and Asian flavors in an unpretentious waterside setting, this excellent restaurant inside the hotel of the same name is worth the drive…
Aruba
This charming yellow house contains a sweet surprise: a cafe filled with homemade goodness. (In fact, the name means 'sugar garden.') It's the perfect…
Grand Cayman
'Bread & Chocolate' refers to the signature French toast, which is stuffed with chocolate-hazelnut butter and bananas, dipped in coconut batter and topped…
Viñales
With three deftly constructed wooden decks overhanging a panorama of tobacco fields, drying houses and craggy mogotes (limestone monoliths), 'Balcony of…
Restaurante Il Pirata da Manuela
Las Galeras
Locals, Italians even, claim the homemade gnocchi and other pastas made by the owner-chef, originally from Torino, are the best on the peninsula…
Port of Spain
Set in secluded St Ann's, this is Trini fine-dining at its best. The gourmet creations of local superchef Khalid Mohammed might include pepper-jelly…
Ocho Rios
Providing a splendid perch for a sunset dinner, this clifftop spot at the Hibiscus Hotel features a dining pavilion that steps down the cliffside…
Tortola
Mod Caribbean concoctions such as creamy lobster ravioli and coconut-crusted chicken with lime chutney hit the Sugar Mill's polished tables. It's hard to…
Aruba
Skip the sunset one night and instead descend into this low-lit cavern adorned with a pirate-ship bar, maritime memorabilia and 10,000 gallons of…
New Providence
A homage to the long-gone original featured in the 1965 Bond flick Thunderball, this upscale French-fusion restaurant in Atlantis bears the imprimatur of…
Aruba
Two colorful colonial-era buildings have been transformed into one of Aruba’s most stylish eateries, which grills most of its menu items over a fire…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
This truly brilliant spot – with an outdoor patio and an indoor counter that doubles as a local meeting place – prepares tremendous hot dogs and burgers,…
St-Barthélemy
At the tony Le Toiny, based at the far-flung namesake hotel, exquisite culinary compositions get serious competition from the sumptuous setting. Savor…
Valle de Viñales
A carreta is a simple oxen-drawn cart, but there's nothing basic about how this restaurant transports you up its steep steps and into the privileged…
Aruba
Eating here is like attending a dinner party thrown by your foodiest friends. Within the restaurant's new home in Oranjestad, seats are arrayed in a sleek…
Aruba
The evening starts at 7pm with a sundowner on the terrace. Then Fred invites you into his kitchen to watch him work magic as he prepares a unique, custom…
Cienfuegos
The truly wondrous bayside setting at Lagarto (the lizard) is emulated by the food and made even more memorable by some of the fastest yet most discreet…
Vieques
Every weekend, food trucks set up shop at the parking lot facing El Blok at the eastern end of town. You'll find cheap, delicious eats including criollo,…
Aruba
If you can find this family-run favorite, you're in for a treat: it'll give you a taste of delectable, down-home Aruban cuisine. Old family recipes…
Bermuda
This is the kind of place you take your sweetie if you want to propose: a 17th-century inn serving some of the island's most refined cuisine. The menu?…
