Brian H. Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Foodies! We're going on the Southern Caribbean sailing on Dec 10.Where are some good spots to get some local food in Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, St Lucia and Antigua?? Looking for the good stuff, something other than cruise ship food or a hamburger. Show me what you've got..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian H. Posted December 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 No one?? Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 I have not had the opportunity to try any local spots in those islands...yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian H. Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Well, then I shall be the first. And I will report back..... Firemanswife2 and Deedeelynn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Aruba - SeaSalt, local restaurant, easy walk from cruise ship pier, all the times I've been to Aruba the ship tends to leave later than normal ports, so my wife and I went and cleaned up on the ship and then walked back to the restaurant for dinner, I don't know if it is there specialty but the Paella was amazing, for desert have the deep fried cheese cake. https://www.google.com/maps/place/SeaSalt/@12.5164562,-70.0374469,19.09z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8e8538cfe25a77db:0xf16a8a3e89818c2f!2sAruba!3b1!8m2!3d12.52111!4d-69.968338!3m4!1s0x8e8538bd5fa90491:0x13d4a34ebd71d20d!8m2!3d12.5169737!4d-70.0368628?hl=en Deedeelynn and Brian H. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian H. Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, tiny260 said: Aruba - SeaSalt, local restaurant, easy walk from cruise ship pier, all the times I've been to Aruba the ship tends to leave later than normal ports, so my wife and I went and cleaned up on the ship and then walked back to the restaurant for dinner, I don't know if it is there specialty but the Paella was amazing, for desert have the deep fried cheese cake. https://www.google.com/maps/place/SeaSalt/@12.5164562,-70.0374469,19.09z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8e8538cfe25a77db:0xf16a8a3e89818c2f!2sAruba!3b1!8m2!3d12.52111!4d-69.968338!3m4!1s0x8e8538bd5fa90491:0x13d4a34ebd71d20d!8m2!3d12.5169737!4d-70.0368628?hl=en Sweet John, thanks. My wife and I will check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 It doesn't show they have a web site or online menu, there was plenty of other stuff on the menu, traditional dutch, lot of sea food. If you go to Google maps through the link above, the strip center center the restaurant is in has a bunch of other restaurant also. We always tend to eat at local places when we travel, our rule of thumb is no "chain restaurants". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 I can't help you with those ports as I've never been. But, assuming you're departing from San Juan, I can heartily recommend the restaurant Tropical Taste in the Old San Juan area, maybe a five-minute walk from where the pigeon park is located. Hole-in-the-wall little restaurant tucked out of sight at the back of a souvenir shop, with really good Puerto Rican food and awesome mojitos. Went there for lunch and everyone was very happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian H. Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, tiny260 said: It doesn't show they have a web site or online menu, there was plenty of other stuff on the menu, traditional dutch, lot of sea food. If you go to Google maps through the link above, the strip center center the restaurant is in has a bunch of other restaurant also. We always tend to eat at local places when we travel, our rule of thumb is no "chain restaurants". My wife nd I are the same. We can get chain food at home. When out and about, you should broaden your horizons and eat new exciting food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 We went to Barcelona on a cruise in 2016, we have been searching for a good Paella since then, when we walked by this restaurant early in the day and saw it on the menu, we poked our head in and asked how many it feed, when they told us it was for 2 people we made our decision right then (It could have feed 4 easily). There is a restaurant in the Cosmopolitan in Vegas that fixes a Paella, but it feed 8-10 people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Didn't think about San Juan, if you are going on the Freedom, this place is a block behind the Sheraton Old San Juan. Very good food. https://www.google.com/maps/place/La+Cueva+Del+Mar/@18.4636882,-66.1128348,19z/data=!4m15!1m9!2m8!1sHotels!3m6!1sHotels!2sSan+Juan,+Puerto+Rico!3s0x8c03686fe268196f:0xad6b7f0f5c935adc!4m2!1d-66.1057355!2d18.4655394!3m4!1s0x8c036ec6e98c017f:0xa8a079145a46f9a2!8m2!3d18.464427!4d-66.1138015?hl=en We will be back in San Juan in January and will be going back for lunch. NJCruisers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose City Cruiser Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 Following! April 2019! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 We were just recently in Aruba, Curacao & Antigua but didn't eat anywhere really. We got a local beer in each stop, but two of the three we ate at the beach (Aruba - Palm Beach, Antigua - Ffryes Beach) and in Curacao we only had local beer. Sorry I wish I could be more help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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