Rocky Shore at the Far End of Trunk Bay Beach. Here is a partial list of the restaurants on St. John that are certainly worth trying. Most of them are located in or near Cruz Bay, but a growing number of them can be found in the Coral Bay area and beyond. And a couple lie somewhere in between.

For each of these, we will indicate whether they are inexpensive (by St. John standards), moderately priced, or expensive by using the notation $, $$, and $$$, respectively. We will also indicate whether it would be a more appropriate for a party of four to take a taxi to a particular restaurant or whether that restaurant should be reserved for those days in which you have a rental car available. For these notes, we will use the notation TAXI or R-CAR.

For most of these restaurants, we will be able to provide a Web address where you may take a look its menu, find its location, and learn other things about the establishment. Telephone numbers will be provided, also, as will a note or two giving our thoughts about this place.


ASOLARE
Euro-Asian Cuisine; nice view of
Cruz Bay harbor and St. Thomas
$$$, TAXI
(340) 779-4747
Click for Asolare

BAKED IN THE SUN
Bakery serving breakfast and lunch;
Sandwiches, eggs, salads, and pastries;
Marketplace shopping Center, 3rd floor;
$, TAXI
(340) 693-8786
Click for Baked in the Sun

BANANA DECK
Lunch or dinner;
seafood, pasta, steaks, salads, and ...
the "Big Deck" burger;
just south of Wharfside Village
$$, TAXI
(340) 693-5055
Click for Banana Deck

THE BEACH BAR
Drinks, light meals,
sometimes a live band, very casual
$, TAXI
(340) 777-4220

CAFE ROMA
Italian; chicken, veal, and salads;
very good pizza (carry out); in Cruz Bay
$$, TAXI
(340) 776-6524
Click for Cafe Roma

CHATEAU BORDEAUX
International fine dining;
magnificent view of east end of St. John
$$$, R-CAR
(340) 776-6611
Click for Chateau Bordeaux

CRUZ BAY PRIME STEAKHOUSE
Second floor of Westin Resort lobby, very pleasant
$$$, On Resort
(340) 693-8000

CRAZY CRACKERS
Meatloaf, Paninis, and wraps;
very good meatloaf dinner;
informal, dinner served upstairs;
around corner from post office (clockwise);
$, TAXI
(340) 715-3361

DELI GROTTO
Delicious takeouts, fresh-baked items, picnic supplies;
Mongoose Junction shopping center;
Kevyn's favorite take-out place
$, TAXI
(340) 777-3061

HAPPY FISH
Sushi bar and good martinis; lunch and dinner;
Second floor of Marketplace shopping center;
indoor and outdoor seating
$$, TAXI
(340) 776-1717

HIGH TIDE BAR & SEAFOOD GRILL
American cuisine, lunch and dinner;
sandwiches, salads, and specials;
Wharfside Village shopping Center
$$, TAXI
(340) 714-6169
Click for High Tide

INN AT TAMARIND COURT
Different cuisine every night; Greek, Mexican, Prime Rib;
Cruz Bay, across from the Episcopal Church
$, TAXI
(340) 776-6908

JAKE'S
Breakfast, lunch or dinner;
Sandwiches and salads;
small and not fancy; good cheese-steak sandwichs;
at the entrance to the old lumberyard in Cruz Bay;
one of Steve's favorites
$, TAXI
(340) 777-7115

JJ'S TEXAS COAST CAFE
Tex-Mex outdoor dining;
located in the park opposite the ferry dock
$, TAXI
(340) 776-6908

LA TAPA
Mediterranean and Spanish food;
in Cruz Bay across the street from First Bank;
dinner only
$$$, TAXI
(340) 693-7755

LIME INN
Seafood, lobster, and American food;
in Cruz Bay south of 1st Bank; very popular.
one of Kevyn's favorites
$$, TAXI
(340) 776-6425

MANGO DELI
On the Westin St. John Resort;
sandwiches, pizza, box lunches;
one of Steve's two favorite pizza places
$, ON RESORT
Dial extension 1850

MORGANS MANGO
"Cuisines of the Caribbean";
easy walk from anywhere in Cruz Bay
$$, TAXI
(340) 693-8141
Click for Morgan's Mango

OCEAN GRILL
Seafood, fresh carribean lobster, and American food;
in Cruz Bay at Mongoose Junction; excellent
$$$, TAXI
(340) 693-3304
Click for Ocean Grill

PARADISO
Innovative Italian cuisine;
located in Mongoose Junction; air conditioned.
One of Steve's favorites
$$, TAXI
(340) 693-8899
Click for Paradiso

QUIET MON PUB
Lunch only, pub, cyber cafe;
second-floor deck looks out onto street, very informal
$, TAXI
(340) 779-4799
Click for Quiet Mon Pub

RONNIE'S PIZZA
Pizza parlor with salad bar;
New York style pizza;
sandwiches and coffee specialties, too;
one of Steve's two favorite pizza places
$, TAXI
(340) 693-7700

RHUMB LINES
Dinner only, Caribbean and Pacific Rim cuisines;
outdoor eating under canopies, but surprisingly private;
Sunday brunch, too;
behind Meada's Plaza, around corner (clockwise) from post office
$$, TAXI
(340) 776-0303
Click for Rhumb Lines

SHIPWRECK LANDING
Sandwiches, fish, and burgers;
located south of Coral Bay, turn right at the baseball field;
almost always a breeze, very pleasant environment;
one of Kevyn and Steve's favorite places near Coral Bay
$$, R-CAR
(340) 693-5640
Click for Shipwreck Landing

SKINNY LEGS
Hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, bar; very, very informal;
located in Coral Bay, just past fire station;
very popular; their motto is "Same day service!"
$, R-CAR
(340) 779-4982
Click for Skinny Legs

SPYGLASS RESTAURANT
Lunch or dinner;
surf, turf, and pasta dishes for dinner;
second floor of Wharfside Village in Cruz Bay
$$, TAXI
(340) 776-1100

SUN DOG CAFÉ
Salads, pizzas, burgers, quesadillas, etc.;
lunch and dinner, outdoor dining;
in the Mongoose Junction shopping center
$$, TAXI
(340) 693-8340
Click for Sun Dog Café


SWEET PLANTAINS RESTAURANT AND RUM BAR
Caribbean cuisine and tropical drinks, dinner only;
located on the shoreline in Coral Bay
$$, R-CAR
(340) 777-4653
Click for Sweet Plantains


UNCLE JOE'S BAR-B-Q
Barbeque ribs and chicken, with standard sides;
simple but very good; across from Post Office; take-out, too
$, TAXI
(340) 693-8806


WATERFRONT BISTRO
Continental cuisine;
Wharfside Village; faces beach;
about 75 feet south from Cruz Bay ferry dock
$$$, TAXI
(340) 777-7755


WOODY'S SEAFOOD SALOON
Bar-style seafood and hamburgers;
lunch, dinner and late-night;
small, noisy, but very popular with the young people
$, TAXI
(340) 779-4625
Click for Woody's


ZOZO'S
Very good northern Italian fare;
at the Gallows Point Resort;
Steve's favorite fancy place
$$$, TAXI
(340) 693-9200
Click for Zozo's


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