Island life
The restaurants listed here are ones we verified on each island, from casual waterfront spots to places for an evening out. Opening days and hours change with the season, so check before you go, and book ahead in the busy winter months. Living on an island, the places near home become part of daily life, so it is worth trying them while you research an area. Listings are free, and none are paid placements. Each listing shows when we last verified it.
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
Duffy's Love Shack is a bar that serves food, set in a parking lot at Red Hook Plaza on the East End of St. Thomas. It describes itself as a bar that serves food rather than a restaurant.
Red Hook, St. Thomas. Photo: Smallbones, CC0
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
Gladys' Cafe is a casual Caribbean restaurant on Royal Dane Mall in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, that serves breakfast and lunch every day.
St. Thomas Harbor, Charlotte Amalie. Photo: Smallbones, CC0
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
Iggies Beach Bar & Grill is a beach bar and grill at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort on St. Thomas. The resort says Iggies closed in September 2017 after two Category 5 hurricanes, was rebuilt and has reopened, and…
Frenchtown, St. Thomas. Photo: LittleT889, CC BY 4.0
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
Lime Out has a floating taco and cocktail bar in Lindbergh Bay on the west end of St. Thomas, where customers eat and drink on the water at a swim-up bar or on floating lily pads.
Hull Bay, St. Thomas. Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
Oceana Restaurant & Bistro is a dinner restaurant at Villa Olga in Frenchtown, St. Thomas. Its website lists dinner from Tuesday through Saturday, 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm, and a seasonal closure from late August to…
St. Thomas Harbor, Charlotte Amalie. Photo: Smallbones, CC0
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
The Shack is a beachside restaurant and bar across from the Hull Bay beachfront on the Northside of St. Thomas, run by The Hideaway at Hull Bay.
Hull Bay, St. Thomas. Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
AMA at Cane Bay is an oceanfront restaurant at Cane Bay, St. Croix, that describes itself as a sustainable seafood restaurant with fine wines and a craft cocktail bar.
Sion Farm, St. Croix. Photo: Jack Boucher, Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress), Public domain
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
Beach Side Cafe is an open-air seaside terrace restaurant next to the Sand Castle on the Beach hotel on Veterans Shore Drive in Frederiksted, St. Croix.
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
Savant is a restaurant at 4C Hospital Street in Christiansted, St. Croix. It serves dinner from Monday through Saturday and is closed on Sunday.
Christiansted, St. Croix. Photo: Jason P. Heym, CC BY-SA 3.0
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
The Deep End Bar & Grill is a poolside restaurant at Tamarind Reef Resort Spa & Marina on St. Croix, with outdoor seating and Caribbean views.
Frederiksted, St. Croix. Photo: Matt H. Wade, CC BY-SA 3.0
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
The Mermaid is an open-air beachfront restaurant at The Buccaneer resort on St. Croix, with views of Mermaid Beach. It serves Caribbean food made with local ingredients, along with frozen island cocktails.
Point Udall, East End, St. Croix. Photo: Aaron Cortina, CC BY 3.0
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
Lime Out is a floating taco and cocktail bar anchored in Coral Bay on St. John since 2019, where customers eat and drink on the water at a swim-up bar or on floating lily pads.
Coral Bay, St. John. Photo: Eoghanacht, CC0
Last verified October 29, 2026
Morgan's Mango is a Caribbean seafood restaurant in Cruz Bay, St. John, that serves dinner every evening from 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm.
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
Sun Dog Cafe is a casual restaurant in the courtyard of the Mongoose Junction shopping center in Cruz Bay, St. John, and it says it has operated since 1994.
Cruz Bay, St. John. Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
Surf Club Cantina is a casual restaurant in Coral Bay, St. John, with an Estate Carolina address, that serves tropical-inspired seafood, tacos, burgers and cocktails.
Coral Bay, St. John. Photo: Eoghanacht, CC0
Area photoLast verified October 29, 2026
ZoZo's at Caneel Bay is a waterfront restaurant at Caneel Bay on St. John that serves a four-course dinner: family-style antipasti followed by an appetizer, entree and dessert chosen from several selections…
Coral Bay, St. John. Photo: Heptazane, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving, updated October 29, 2026
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