1756 Grotto

1756 Grotto is a dinner restaurant at 1 Strand Street in downtown Christiansted, St. Croix, in a building that dates to about 1756; the tourism department places it in the historic Comanche Inn, by the boardwalk. Guests eat indoors or outside in the garden grotto. Chef Stephen Coe and chef de cuisine Khaleed Lang cook dishes with global influences from St. Croix produce and fish from local fishermen. The menu on its website includes goat Bolognese, island fried chicken with a coconut crust, local fish and chips and local seafood in a spicy tomato broth, with rum cocktails and a short wine list. Dinner is served Wednesday to Saturday, 5 to 10 p.m. Book through the Yelp reservations link on its website or by phone. A 20 percent gratuity applies to groups of six or more, and the garden can be booked for private events.