Garden setting, above the beach. Bills itself as the best restaurant on Bequia, and is priced accordingly. Open 7 days a week for breakfast, cocktails, al fresco lunches, light casual dinners by reservation. Located in the Bequia Beach Hotel.
Hours: 7 days a week
Specials: Live entertainment during the season
Phone / VHF: 458 1600 / 68
This small ice cream stand sells different low-priced popsicles and other pre-made treats like ice cream sandwiches. It’s not gourmet ice cream like Maranne’s, but it’s good for a cheap cool snack on a hot day.
Plan on Spending: EC$1.50 – EC$5
Book for lunch or dinner at Coco’s Place. You will be served as a very important person, in a fabulous setting with a superb view, with the finest food of the island. This island staple has recently relocated from Lower Bay to Port Elizabeth. Excellent service. Excellent food. The place to be on Fridays – laid back atmosphere, Elvis live on pan. Coco’s conch chowder, made with milk and light cream like a Newport chowder, is unbelievably tender.
Hours: 11:00 – late
Specials: Tuesday local string band, Saturday Amanda Gooding, Friday Elvis on pan, Sunday West Indian buffet
Phone / VHF: 458-3463 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: EC$35 – 100
De Bistro is a local eatery known for its breakfast and is located next to Roland’s Gourmet Supermarket on Front Street.
Phone / VHF: 457-3482 / Channel 68
Up-market restaurant with plenty of ambience. Good food and atmosphere. Large deck and dinghy dock for relaxing and dancing. Enjoy a candlelit dinner right at the waterfront. Don’t miss their famous reggae nights or music bars.
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 4pm – late
Specials: String band on Friday nights, live music on Saturday.
Email: office@friendshipbay.vc
Phone / VHF: 458-3900 & 458-3443 / Channel 68
A waterfront restaurant with Bequia’s only live lobster pool. Fine dining with a French accent, lobster and seafood a speciality for lunch or dinner. Choose from two daily prix fixe or à la carte menus. Perfect setting right by the beach with sunset views over the harbour. Happy hour from 5.30 to 6.30pm, live music in season. Located on the north shore of Admiralty Bay.
Hours: 11:30am – 9:30pm Sunday – Friday; closed September and October, and on Saturdays May to August
Specials: Live lobsters; Blues and Jazz music Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Website: www.caribrestaurant.com
Email: auberge@carribrestaurant.com
Phone / VHF: 457-3555 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: $26-$50 per person. Fixed price 3-course menu at EC$80, or à la carte
This is one of the most popular pizza locations on the island, and with good reason. Founded 27 years ago, Mac’s is one of Bequia’s longest established restaurants with a world famous reputation, especially for their lobster pizzas. The pizzas here are large, thick, and covered with plenty of toppings. One large pizza (19?) is easily enough for four people. Eat in or take-away. Situated between Frangipani and Plantation house, Admiralty Bay.
Hours: Mondays 3pm – 10pm May-November
Specials: Scrabble night on Mondays at 4:30pm
Phone / VHF: 458-3474 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: EC$65 for a large (19 inch) Pizza
This is a great little place to stop at after coming in off the Ferry Dock. Soft drinks cost EC$2 and a beer costs EC$5. Located across from the gas station.
Phone / VHF: 458 3252
Plan on Spending: EC$2 – EC$8
A real hut, that sells pizza! Thankfully, nothing to do with the chain restaurant, but a little place with very good pizza and very friendly people. Located next to Bequia Technology Center on Front Street.
Phone / VHF: 458-3989
Slightly off the beaten tourist path but a great favourite with locals, Sugar Hill Restaurant serves up great local food in large portions at a reasonable price. Add in the friendly owners and some music and who could ask for more? Follow the only road up Mount Pleasant.
Hours: Closed on Sundays
Specials: Wednesday, Saturday
Phone / VHF: 458-3773
Owner/operator Ruth Hinckson serves excellent local dishes – a wide selection from pizza, sandwiches and fish & chips for lunch to lobster, fish, chicken or steak for dinner. Inside, the bar is carved from the jawbone of a giant whale, and the barstools are made from the vertebrae. One night each week, this place has a jump-up and is the hot-spot in Belmont. Located next to the Frangipani Hotel.
Hours: 08:00 – 21:00; bar stays open later
Specials: Monday, Friday, Saturday: live music
Phone / VHF: 458-3233 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: Main courses EC$46–EC$89 (US$17-US$33/£9.20-£18)
The experienced owners of the old Hope’s Cove Restaurant have created a exciting new venue on Front Street. A wide wrap-around verandah is the perfect place to enjoy the warm tropical breezes while sampling a variety of West Indian and International food at reasonable prices. Located above the Island Style store on Front Street. Reservations not required.
Hours: All year, 10am – 11pm; Sundays 3pm – 11pm
Specials: Live music Friday nights, Karaoke Tuesdays & Thursdays; also caters for birthdays, weddings, parties, etc
Phone / VHF: 458-3133 and 495-5468 / 68
Brooks hideaway is a local eatery located in the market on the way to O’car Reform.
A traditional Caribbean beach bar made out of split bamboo. Real West Indian feel and bar food. Has the best chicken and conch roti in the entire Caribbean! Hang out and enjoy a local Hairoun beer and a roti, and catch up on the local goings on. Located in Belmont, Admiralty Bay, between the two Dive Shops.
Hours: Until Liston (the owner) feels like closing
Phone / VHF: 458-3247 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: EC$5 for a beer and EC$10 for a roti
A simple beach bar serving good local food. The menu is ideal for the beach. Popular spot for locals and visitors to hang out and enjoy one of the liveliest beaches on Bequia. It is located in the Creole Garden Hotel.
Hours: Open in May 10:30 – 17:00
Specials: Sundays – popular beach day
Phone / VHF: 458-3154 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: EC$20 – 40
Brand new beachfront sports bar and restaurant, with a huge dinghy dock designed to attract the yachties. Good selection of food from the usual burgers to Cornish Game Hen and Fillet of Beef for dinner. Large, attentive, staff. A bit on the pricey side, but a prime location on Bequia’s most popular beach. Tucked away at the east end of Princess Margaret Beach. Disabled access by water taxi only.
Hours: 11am – 9pm, later in season. Breakfast available all day. Open all year round.
Specials: Caters for birthdays, weddings, parties, etc
Phone / VHF: 457-3762 and 457-3809 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: Lunch EC$15 – 30; Dinner EC$55 – 75.
Up-market restaurant with plenty of ambience. Good food and atmosphere. Large deck and dinghy dock for relaxing and dancing. Enjoy a candlelit dinner right at the waterfront. Don’t miss their famous reggae nights or music bars.
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 4pm – late
Specials: String band on Friday nights, live music on Saturday.
Email: office@friendshipbay.vc
Phone / VHF: 458-3900 & 458-3443 / Channel 68
Cheryl Johnson is the owner of this fine restaurant. She is one of the most well known people in the Grenadines for her tireless work promoting many good causes including a reading room for kids and the Bequia Book Shop. She turned her talents to the Fig Tree in 2010 and the Bequia restaurant scene is all the better for it. Local cooking with a spicy flair. Music some nights. Check “Bequia This Week” for schedule.
Hours: Open every day except Tuesday. November – March from 8 am – 10 pm, April – October 11 am – 8 pm
Phone / VHF: 457-3008 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: EC$50 – 70
This delicious homemade ice cream, all made with natural ingredients, is wonderful anytime. Centrally located and with reasonable prices, not to mention how tasty the flavors are, it’s no wonder Maranne’s is a favorite on the island. Enjoy fruit sorbets, frozen yogurt, fresh natural yogurt, sundaes, splits; quarts and half-gallon tubs to take away. Downstairs at the Gingerbread Cafe.
Hours: Open daily from 10am – 5:30pm
Phone / VHF: 593-7264
Romantic view over the southern Grenadines from Mount Pleasant. Enjoy a delicious lunch and lazy afternoon by the pool in the lush garden setting, or dine by candlelight in open air restaurant.
Phone / VHF: 458-3440
Family-run informal restaurant located directly on the beach, with good, reasonably priced, food all day. Fine wine and Noeline Taylor’s delicious cooking – try her legendary rotis, conch souse, grilled lobster, and curried chicken! The historic main building dates from the slave trade era.
Hours: 08:00 – 10:00; 11:00 – 15:00; 18:00 – 22:00; closed on Sundays
Specials: Live music every Wednesday evening
Phone / VHF: 458-3458 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: Under $15 per person
Family-run informal restaurant located directly on the beach, with good, reasonably priced, food all day. Fine wine and Noeline Taylor’s delicious cooking – try her legendary rotis, conch souse, grilled lobster, and curried chicken! The historic main building dates from the slave trade era.
Hours: 08:00 – 10:00; 11:00 – 15:00; 18:00 – 22:00; closed on Sundays
Specials: Live music every Wednesday evening
Phone / VHF: 458-3458 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: Under $15 per person
Authentic West Indian cuisine. Beautiful harbor sunset views. Great drinks and generous portions. Bring six diners and you eat for free! Located above Port Elizabeth.
Hours: 11:30 – 14:00; 18:30 – close
Specials: Tuesdays: live music; Saturday night: curry dinner
Phone / VHF: 457-3160 / Channel 68
Extensive wine list. Good food. This waterfront restaurant is one of the best restaurants on the island. Lunches, served throughout the day, include sandwiches, salads and seafood platters. Dinner specialties include homemade soup, conch chowder, baked chicken with rice-and-coconut stuffing, lobster and an array of fresh fish. Located on the Belmont Walkway, Admiralty Bay, on the water between Gingerbread and Whaleboner. Reservations are required for dinner and essential for the Thursday BBQ.
Hours: 07:30 – 10:30; 11:00 – 15:00; 18:30 – 22:00 Closed in September
Specials: Thursday BBQ buffet and Jump-up with the Elite steel band.
Phone / VHF: 458-3255 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: Breakfast EC$8–27; Lunch EC$10–65; Dinner EC$27–80
Elegant dining in the upstairs restaurant or sit outside, beachside, for breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea. If you happen to be dining on a night when the vocal group Ferrin is playing, you are in for a special treat – this Bequian group will enlighten you with a fine repertoire of local Caribbean favorites. Located in the Belmont Walkway, Admiralty Bay.
Hours: Breakfast at 8:00. Lunch all day. Closes at 22:00
Specials: Sunday – live music
Phone / VHF: 458-3800 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: $15-$25 per person
Colombo’s Place Spaghetteria is a local eatery located across from NBC Bank.
Specials: Fridays
Phone / VHF: 457-3881 / Channel 70
Not a “fancy tourist restaurant”, but more of a local “hang-out”. Around lunch time, it is packed out, and that can be for only one reason: the food is good … and cheap. Enjoy fresh blackfin tuna steak, lobster in season, chicken, pork ribs, all perfectly done. Located on Back Street, opposite Knight’s Trading.
Hours: 8am – 2pm daily
Informal beach bar and restaurant with relaxed atmosphere in the middle of all the action in Lower Bay. Good seafood, curries and a full dinner menu. Best known for lunches. Saturday seafood buffet dinners with live music in season, and regular Sunday afternoon music jam sessions. Reservations are required for dinner.
Hours: Open in August 10:30 – 21:30
Specials: Offers catering for birthdays, weddings, and more
Email: dereef@vincysurf.com
Phone / VHF: 458-3958 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: EC$20 – 60
Book for this popular and unique local restaurant as there are few tables and they fill quickly. Fernando learnt his trade as a ship’s cook on the Yankee Clipper and on ocean tankers. Limited seating. Fresh fish caught daily by “Nando”, who is an excellent chef and his unique restaurant is wonderfully Bequian. Located up on the hill above Lower Bay.
Hours: Open every Sunday 19:00 – 22:00 Closed from 1st July – 1st Saturday in November.
Phone / VHF: 458-3758 / Channel 68
Plan on Spending: EC$70 – 100
Strictly speaking, Lina’s is not a restaurant, but the Deli sandwiches here are very good indeed – the perfect thing for lunch. Located next to the RBTT Bank.
Overlooking Admiralty Bay, features traditional French cuisine and a very extensive wine list. Moderately priced with great ambience. Service and staff is just fantastic. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Located on Front Street, across from the Dinghy Dock. Reservations recommended for large groups. You can also reserve the whole restaurant for your special occasion.
Hours: 7:30am – 10:30am; 12pm – 3pm; 7pm – late
Phone / VHF: 458 3337 / 458 3422 / Channel 68
A small bar that is very popular amongst the locals. After the other bars call it a night, the Penthouse is still jumping. Located next to Brooks Hideaway.
Hours: Only at night
If you are really hungry for local fare, go to Sailors and good luck trying to finish the mountain of food that you will get on your plate. Can be a bit of a wait as everything is freshly cooked for you. Hard to beat for sheer value. Located across from Coco’s Place at O’car Reform.
Specials: Live music Friday nights
Email: aliwithflair2@yahoo.com
Phone / VHF: 458-3708 and 593-0517 / Channel 68
Outstanding Mexican and Seafood restaurant located right on the waterfront. Ownerd by Tom and Pam, whose delicious Mexican specialty recipes have been in the family for decades and include fabulous Margaritas, shredded beef tacos, chicken enchiladas, homemade black beans and more. Enjoy great sunsets and dining by candlelight. A popular restaurant frequented by locals and visitors alike. Located at the North End of the Belmont Walkway. Reservations recommended in-season.
Hours: Lunch: Monday – Saturday: Dinner: Monday – Sunday
Phone / VHF: 457-3779 / 68