Where To Eat On Nevis
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We think the best place for breakfast is on the veranda. Bring your own coffee beans, we provide the grinder. There is a convenience store Sunshines by the airport (25-minute walk along Lovers' Beach). Mansa's Last Stop fruit and vegetable stand in Cades Bay (a 25-minute walk along the main road towards Charletown) has freshly picked tomatoes, lettuce, onions, peppers, sweet potatoes, papaya, avocadoes, canteloupes, plantains, etc. (in season). Mansa also has a shelf with staple groceries and offers barbeque chicken and ribs on Friday and saturday afternoon. Charlestown (15 minutes by taxi or a "dollar bus," which is actually a minivan) has several grocery stores including BestBuy and SuperFoods, Nevis Bakery, a farmers' market, and a few vendors around the main square. Local plantains are delicious fried in butter. Further down the road, south of Charlestown, is a big RAMS supermarket, at The Courts. You can occasionally buy fresh fish brought by the deep-sea fishing boats right at the Oualie pier. Fishermen also bring fish to Charlestown, to the shore near the market, around 10-11am. This is an utterly local affair, not particularly predictable or orderly, but the fish is good. There are people around who will offer to clean it for you. Restaurants vary from beach pavilions to fancy restaurants in plantation inns offering a five-course French menu (e.g., Beaujolais Nouveau Night at Montpelier Plantation Inn -- see the menu). Oualie Beach Hotel's restaurant is conveniently located just below. They have a beach buffet every Tuesday. But other options are definitely worth exploring. |
A short distance (5-10 min walk) down the road towards Charlestown
is Gallipot, where grilled mahi-mahi is simply
prepared and delicious, grilled or steamed
(the chef, Julian Rigby, also runs
the deep-sea fishing business at Oualie).
Try Sunshine's Beach Bar and Grill
for lunch or dinner
(but in the evening bring some insect
repellent with you just in case).
The Four Seasons restaurant, closer to town, is predictably overpriced with mixed results. Downtown Cybercafé in Chalestown (469-0623), opposite Museum of Nevis History, has good sandwiches and hot lunch meals, friendly service. In the opposite direction from Oualie, by the airport, is Shirley's Place, a basic bar and restaurant on the beach, friendly, relatively inexpensive. A little further on is Rumours and then, past Newcastle, pleasant and elegant Nisbet Plantation Inn. Its restaurant offers seafood barbecue by the pool on Thursdays and live music on the beach in an informal atmosphere. Miss June's Cuisine is in its own league and should not be missed. Miss June Mestier came from Trinidad and has been hosting exquisite dinner parties for many years. These are by reservation only and you may need to reserve well in advance (869-469-5330). |
