Dining

There are not many restaurants in Turks and Caicos, however one is assured of the quality of food in the few, which are available. These restaurants offer a wide range of cuisines, right from Italian to Asian and American, each having a tinge of the Caribbean flavor, which includes the local spices and seasonings. One of the favorite dishes here is the conch prepared in motley of ways in the various restaurants. The other dishes include grouper and lobster, which are freshly caught. Most of the restaurants are situated on the island of Providenciales, but there are a few good restaurants on the other islands as well. The price range varies, but quality is one thing that the restaurants here assure of, no matter which restaurant you visit. However, there is 10% tax levied on every bill.

A. Top Restaurants

Barefoot Café

TeleTel-946-5282

This café is open to breakfast, lunch and dinner. Call to confirm whether it's salsa night or Caribbean night. Live music is played every Friday night.

Hemingway's Restaurant in the Sands Resort

TeleTel-946-5199

This is a beach side restaurant, so enjoy stargazing while dining. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all served here.

Terrace Restaurant

TeleTel-946-4763

The seating arrangement is outdoors. Foods served here are fresh seafood, lobster, homemade ice cream and desserts.

Providenciales:

Anacaona

TeleTel-946-5050

Rated as one of the best restaurants in the Caribbean. Specialty is the lobster salad.

Bay Side Cabana

TeleTel-941-6860

Situated on the Blue Hills beach. Specialty consists of conch, red snapper and turtle or lobster.

Bella Luna

TeleTel-946-5214

Specialities here include the Italian gourmet and include gnocchi, ravioli and some Caribbean delicacies.

Coco Bistro

TeleTel-946-5369

Great ambience under the coconut palms. Specialties include the Caribbean and Mediterranean cuisine. Exceptionally good service is provided here.

Dora's Restaurant & Bar

TeleTel-946-4558

Delicious local cuisine is served here. The menu on Thursdays includes a seafood buffet with live music. It's a good picnic hang out.

Hemingway's

TeleTel-946-5199

Hemingway's specialties include mango shrimp salad during lunch, filet mignon or grouper with tequila veggie salsa for dinner. It offers a great view and informal atmosphere.

Hey José Cantina

TeleTel-946-4812

Quirky decor and excellent Mexican tariff is the attraction point of this particular joint. Specialties include curried lime chicken and their seasoned fries.

Nyammings

TeleTel-941-3709

Jamaican cuisine is served for breakfast lunch or dinner. Specialties include jerked chicken or pork, oxtail soup, Jamaican fruitcake. Enjoy it along with a Red Stripe beer or fresh carrot juice.

The Terrace

TeleTel-946-4763

Serves varied cuisines, which are quite moderately priced. Seating can be indoors or out as per customer preferences. Situated on Turtle Cove.

Top O' the Cove Deli

TeleTel-946-4694

This is an excellent self serve restaurant, which specializes in cheeses, pâtés, bagels and homemade desserts.

Grand Turk

Arawak Inn

TeleTel-946-2277

Specializes in Steaks and other American dishes and cracked conch. Other dishes consist of okra, rice, and fried plantains.

Poop Deck

Great place for tourists and locals to enjoy a nice drink with some popular foods like conch stew, lobster or the day's catch.

Regal Beagle

TeleTel-946-2274

The food is indigenous to the island of Turks and Caicos. Specialties include conch or fish and chips, fried chicken and their popular lobster dinners.

Secret Garden

TeleTel-946-2260

It is situated in Salt Raker Inn. Specialties include fish such as grouper or lobster, lime pie and Caribbean bread pudding. Barbecue is included on Wednesdays and Saturdays and there is a special singsong session as well.

Turks Head Inn

TeleTel-946-2466

Choose between dining in an 1840 time mansion or inside the pub. It serves international and island cuisines. Live music is played in the garden frequently for the entertainment of visitors.

Water's Edge

TeleTel-946-1680

Known as the "Conch capital of the world". It serves conch curry, Creole, chowder, salad, and much more. You can also taste the juicy burgers served in the beach bar.

North Caicos:

Club Vacanze Restaurant

TeleTel-946-7119

They serve sumptuous Italian cuisine. Homemade pastas and risottos are worth a try. Menus change frequently. Saturday night is a popular time and the place is almost flooded with customers.

Papa Grunt's Seafood Restaurant

TeleTel-946-7301

All the food served here is homemade. They provide sandwiches, burgers and salads for lunch. Dinner consists of steak, lobster, pork chops and other dishes. Reservations are recommended.

Pelican Beach Hotel

TeleTel-946-7112

They serve Native American styled dishes. Specialties include, lobster or conch Creole and rice and beans, also try out their homemade pineapple upside-down cake and key lime pie.

Salt Cay:

Blue Mermaid Café

TeleTel-946-6942

This restaurant is set in the historic Sunset House locale and it overlooks the vast ocean. Specialties include, homemade soups and coconut shrimp or roast Caribbean chicken.

Mt. Pleasant Guest House

TeleTel-946-6927

Specialties include the whelk soup and pasta with lobster sauce or the 2-inch pork chop or big burger. Reservations are recommended and one is advised to place an order over the telephone before 6pm.

National specialties:

- Hominy; cooked with peas or dried conch.

- Conch chowder.

- Lobster and special types of fresh fish.

National drinks:

- Rum-based punch and cocktails