Cayo Coco
Eat exquisite seafood, drink cold beer, swim, sunbathe, drink more beer... you get the picture. The Flamingo guards a small scoop of public beach in the…
Must-see restaurants in Caribbean
Montego Bay & Northwest Coast
Awesome beachside shack that rocks out to reggae rhythms in the evenings and serves stew chicken and some of the freshest fish around on breezy picnic…
Ciego de Ávila Province
Not staying on Playa Pilar? Worry not – Pilar beach also has an excellent bar-restaurant with fresh lobster and boneless chicken fillets as spectacular as…
Las Tunas Province
Keen-to-please local restaurant serving delicacies such as crab, octopus and swordfish on a breezy upstairs terrace. The best deal in town and friendly to…
The Exumas
With superb ocean views and some of the best Bahamian seafood in the Exumas, this relaxed but efficient restaurant-bar is a killer spot for a long, lazy…
Ocho Rios
The liveliest jerk joint in town serves excellent jerk pork and chicken in quarter-pound servings and up, along with heaps of sides. There are daily…
Willemstad
Folks of all stripes crowd into this vast, barn-like structure to snag seats at the picnic tables and feast on down-home Curaçao cooking. The specialty is…
Havana
San Cristóbal was knocking out fine food long before the US president dropped by in March 2016, although the publicity attending Barack Obama's visit…
Habana Vieja
This private restaurant in a historic building has to be one of Cuba's most refined paladares (privately run restaurants) for ambience, service and food,…
Habana Vieja
On the cusp of trendy Plaza del Cristo, the much-loved D’Next is ridiculously cheap, ridiculously busy and ridiculously good. Decorated sports-bar style…
Habana Vieja
Best Italian restaurant in Havana? There are a few contenders, but 5esquinas makes a strong claim. It has the full trattoria vibe, right down to the glow…
Habana Vieja
The Lis' interior is like a modern love letter to Havana: iconography from the Rat Pack era of the 1950s, reproduced 20th-century tropical art, and bright…
San Juan
A chocoholic's delight, this family-run company squeezes chocolate into – almost – every dish. Fancy a chocolate grilled cheese or churrasco with a…
Habana Vieja
There are many cafes in Havana these days, but only one El Café, a delicious mix of tight service, exceptional coffee and homemade sourdough sandwiches…
San Juan
Down-home cooking has been the order of the day at this low-key cafe for decades. Locals, including chefs, come from far and wide to kick back at the…
Havana
One of a small number of privately run ice-cream makers in Havana, this was one of the first in on the act and it's still one of the best. Unlike those…
Barbados
This legendary spot for fresh fish meals attracts masses of tourists but locals still like to come down for a fish meal and a beer, especially on Friday…
Central Highlands
Sweeping, practically aerial views of the Jarabacoa countryside are available from the terrace of this mountaintop restaurant, which holds the distinction…
Santo Domingo
Class it up at Lulú, a stylish Zona Colonial tapas bar that lures a fabulous after-work crowd looking to unwind over cigars and cocktails and nibble on…
Santa Clara
A love child of Havana’s original Bodeguita, this carefully branded ‘dive’ bar has a couple of advantages over its big-city mentor: 1) Hemingway never…
Bávaro & Punta Cana
Ñam Ñam means 'yummy' in Serbian, and that ain't no lie. The friendly Belgradian couple behind this tiny Los Corales kitchen – they do it all themselves –…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
It’s very hard to eat this well for these prices in the DR, but this spaghetteria specializes in classic pasta recipes such as all’amatriciana (tomato…
Habana Vieja
The romantically named five feelings (5 sentidos) ought to excite at least three of yours. The open kitchen allows for the free circulation of inviting…
Habana Vieja
There are multiple reasons you may request más (more) of Havana once you’ve visited this new culinary institution. There’s the effortlessly cool interior …
Viñales
A sophisticated new entry into Viñales' overcrowded dining scene, Cubar hits all the right notes with a smart dark-wood interior advertising the joys of…
Vedado
Hitting the high notes of Cuban-Italian cuisine, Opera is housed in a colonnaded villa with a billiard table in the front room and the strains of Carmen…
Havana
One of the oldest private restaurants in Havana (since 1994) and one that seems to have survived all the aches and pains of Cuba’s economic roller coaster…
Vedado
Family-run farm-to-table restaurant and social project that hosts evening peñas (music and dance performances), organizes cooking classes, and oversees an…
Vedado
Rather than blinding you with fancy decor, clean-lined Casa Mia, abutting the Malecón, saves its surprises for the food, a simple menu that rests proudly…
Virgin Gorda
Sure, you can sit properly at a table and dine on shareable plates with friends. But you can also sip a tropical cocktail in a plunge pool overlooking the…
Bávaro & Punta Cana
With its photogenic, colored-up VW van and pleasant open-air, whitewashed setting on Playa Juanillo, Little John is the best spot to kick back with a…
Aruba
Newly established within the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, this intimate and elevated chef's table features eight eclectic courses and a delightful wine…
Vedado
Arriving like a breath of fresh air half a decade ago, Biky helped reinvent Havana’s evolving brunch-lunch scene with its affordable quick-fire food,…
Havana
Cuba's 31-year dalliance with bolshevism is relived in this popular restaurant in prime digs overlooking the Malecón. Upstairs, the decor is awash with…
Habana Vieja
Fill a small bar-restaurant nightly with a buoyant crowd all happy to be enjoying potent cocktails, delectable food and Havana's tastiest plantain chips,…
Habana Vieja
A place to satisfy your whims (antojos), particularly if you’re feeling whimsical about daiquiris, generously stuffed pulled-pork baguettes or chunky…
Havana
Aljibe is a legend in Havana: a restaurant whose original incarnation predated the revolution and whose second coming in the 1990s revived its most…
Kingston
An open-sided garden restaurant with trees growing through the dining room and funky art hanging everywhere, Triple T's is a great relaxed place for…
Vedado
The first thing that hits you at Atelier is the stupendous wall art: huge, thought-provoking, religious-tinged paintings. Equally arresting is the antique…
Magnolia Restaurant & Wine Bar
Providenciales
Sitting on the hill overlooking Turtle Cove, Magnolia is a great place for a romantic meal, with superb cooking and an equally lovely view over the lights…
