32 Best Restaurants in Tortola, British Virgin Islands

The sunset sea-and-mountain views are stunning at this poolside restaurant at the Heritage Inn, so arrive early for the predinner happy hour. Caribbean fusion best describes the fare, with an emphasis on steaks, seafood, and pasta, including shrimp swimming in ginger butter sauce and pork tenderloin marinated in rum. One of the better wine lists on the island and a selection of frozen drinks vie for attention at the bar.

At this Brandywine Bay restaurant, candlelit outdoor tables have sweeping views of nearby islands. The menu has a Mediterranean bistro flair but changes often; you might find grilled local kingfish or a classic paella. Or, just graze on the extensive selection of tapas. 

Stop by this casual, authentic Italian outdoor café for an espresso, gelato, a fresh pastry, a bowl of perfectly cooked pasta, or a crispy tomato-and-mozzarella pizza.

This pretty pastel Soper's Hole eatery has reinvented itself as a coffeehouse, but you can still get "Sunday" brunch every day until mid-afternoon or sip your prosecco or cappuccino during "Mimosa Mondays" with live music. Omelets, crepes, high-protein breakfast bowls (with vegetarian and vegan options), and even the "full English" breakfast are served at a breezy counter–dining room combo, but the best seats are out back by the marina. There is another location in Nanny Cay, serving a similar menu alongside some of the best Indian curries in the BVI.

Candles gleam and the background music is peaceful in this romantic restaurant inside a 17th-century sugar mill. Well-prepared selections on the French-inspired à la carte menu, which changes nightly, include pasta and vegetarian entrées, but the best deal is the three-course prix-fixe menu. Conch fritters with mango chutney for dredging is a good starter. Favorite entrées include scallops in Champagne sauce, smoked duck breast, and a "risottera" menu of rice dishes. Save room for dessert, which include a locally grown banana flambéed in rum. 

Relax over dinner in this open-air eatery at Long Bay Beach Resort. Expect to find starters like carrot hummus served with house-made focaccia or Vietnamese fish cakes, and entrées like fresh-caught seafood, tenderloin filet steak with truffle demi-glace, and Thai coconut green curry with your choice of protein. For breakfast, choose from smoothies and breakfast bowls featuring healthy ingredients, as well as more traditional offerings like omelets.

Crispy thin-crust pizza with specialty toppings—the burrata with prosciutto, tomatoes, arugula, and balsamic reduction is a can't-miss—is the star at this hidden gem tucked in Soper's Hole Marina. There's also a bar with live music on weekends, a lively, nautical crowd, and outdoor seating with an up-close view of the megayachts.

Watch the world go by with a passion-fruit mojito and a platter of coconut shrimp or crispy tamarind wings as you mingle with locals and visitors in a social environment and the friendliest service in town. The menu offers something for everyone, with lobster and daily fresh fish specials, as well as standard pub fare like shepherd's pie and fish-and-chips. Live music, darts tournaments, and trivia nights keep the atmosphere lively on weeknights and weekends.

Located at the entrance to Nanny Cay, this sports bar attracts expats, locals, and sailors with its promise to have "the second-best burger on the island," underlining the eatery's irreverent tone (we never found out who has the best!). Hot wings, pizza, ribs, and burgers are on the menu, and most people come to watch the game on the big-screen TVs. A children's play area reflects a surprisingly family-friendly atmosphere. There is an upstairs nightclub occasionally featuring live music and dancing.

This reopened Road Town institution is a restaurant and lounge where you will find Asian fusion and gastropub fare and craft cocktails with local ingredients. Get comfy in the romantic dark wood dining room downstairs and start out with the tuna carpaccio with coconut chili and lime, then move onto the tamarind chicken. In the hip upstairs lounge, try the spicy sriracha-enhanced Dragonfries while sipping on a gin and tonic featuring local island gin.

This unique and welcome addition to Cane Garden Bay’s western beachfront is located in the owners' revamped former residence, where you'll find tacos, burgers, roti, and an eclectic collection of small plates filling enough for a meal, such as crispy Asian cauliflower and steak kebabs. Owner and bartender Vishaal Mohabir keeps the wine and conversation flowing behind an elegant bar you’d never know was made of reclaimed wood from Hurricane Irma.

Located in the historic Customs House, Island Roots is part café, part bookstore, and part art gallery. You can order sandwiches, salads, espresso, or smoothies from the counter and browse unique artwork and historic prints while waiting for your meal. Breakfast is served until 3 pm on Saturday—from classic English morning fare to the island favorite ackee and saltfish. Daily soup specials include spicy Thai, split pea, and mulligatawny. There are additional locations at Nanny Cay Marina and The Moorings.

Situated on Trellis Bay's beachfront, brightly painted Jeremy's Kitchen is the ideal spot to enjoy a leisurely breakfast or lunch while people-watching. Omelets, croque madame and monsieur sandwiches, and eggs Benedict are breakfast favorites, while pasta, curries, roti, and quesadillas round out the lunch and dinner options. "Jeremy's Awesome Sandwich" fits a choice of meats and seafood between slices of seven-grain bread with grilled cheese, vegetables, and mango relish. Live bands play here during the monthly full-moon parties at Trellis Bay.

Put on your biggest floppy hat and join the lunching ladies at this airy restaurant and coffee shop, where hyper-local, farm-to-table ingredients take center stage. The standouts from the rotating menu—prepared by chef-owner Portia Harrigan—include velvety pumpkin soup, fish croquettes, gourmet burgers, an elevated grilled cheese with aged cheddar, and sun-dried-tomato pesto, or build-your-own Caribbean jasmine rice bowls with calypso or chimichurri sauces. The comfy, shabby-chic interior and pretty garden out front invite you to linger. 

The Balinese-style wooden design features and thatched roof give this restaurant—located on the beach at the far end of Trellis Bay—a  sophisticated feel, especially with its Sunday brunch featuring colorful signature cocktails, lobster Benedict, pancakes, and omelets alongside Caribbean specialties like saltfish and coconut bread. The dinner menu features fresh seafood, steaks, and chops. A separate on-site coffee bar serves fresh espresso drinks and pastries in the morning.

This laid-back beachfront restaurant's eclectic around-the-world menu includes both sushi and street tacos, with a lively atmosphere that’s busy most nights. Dine at a picnic table on the beach under fairy lights, or watch chefs make your roll indoors at the beautiful wooden custom-built sushi bar.

When the cruise ships are in, this comfortable, breezy space just off the cruise pier—bearing little resemblance to its sister establishment on Tortola's North Shore—gets high-spirited with tourists drinking Painkillers; without the ships, it's a calm, chill oasis in the pier park where locals congregate for happy hour on weeknights after shopping near the pier. Expect a surprising menu featuring burgers, tacos, and the only authentic Buffalo wings in the BVI. 

Omar's Cafe has joined forces with Omar's Fusion in the Fusion location, offering some of Tortola's best omelets, French toast, and waffles for breakfast and the best of Indian and West Indies cooking for lunch and dinner. You can find innovative curry and masala dishes alongside steaks, burgers, pizza, and local fish and lobster dishes. The restaurant is located dockside at Soper's Hole with an open-air dining room cooled by ocean breezes.

The central gathering space for Nanny Cay's fresh-off-the-yacht crowd is now a day-to-night fusion of Omar's first two locations in West End, from its lavish breakfast offerings in the morning—omelets, pancakes, eggs Benedict, and chicken and waffles—to authentic Indian curries and sophisticated specialty cocktails at night. Friday happy hour features $5 rum punches and Painkillers.

Find this Cane Garden Bay eatery and bar on the beach by the "I Love BVI" sign---it's known for its traditional Caribbean breakfast, brick-oven pizza, lamb and chicken shawarma, and daily drink specials. DJs get a good beach jam going at night, including monthly full-moon parties and themed events. Saturday night at Paradise is usually where the party is in Tortola for locals and visitors alike. Ask for local Callwood rum and BVI gin in your mixed drinks from the bar.

This friendly, unassuming spot is one of the oldest and best sushi joints still open in the BVI, with competitive prices. Make sure to start with one of the luscious appetizers like chicken gyoza and veggie spring rolls, followed by rolls like the Mango Dragon (with prawn tempura, cucumber, and mayo topped with mango) or the Jazz Maki (with prawn tempura, avocado, and mango rolled in crunchy tanuki); or opt for the seared tuna with seaweed salad or the spicy sashimi platter. Ramen and chow mein dishes are also on offer. The atmosphere has improved in recent years, with a tiny, intimate garden seating area, though you will have to cope with traffic noise from Waterfront Drive.

Take in views of Sir Francis Drake Channel and sidle up to the outdoor beach bar to hear yachties swap sea stories at this mariner-friendly eatery, or snag a table on the sand for dinner. Two separate menus are available, one with burgers and pizzas and another with pasta dishes and daily fresh seafood entrées. Every spring, Peg Legs holds the after parties for the annual BVI Spring Regatta on Nanny Cay.

Hamburgers, salads, and sandwiches are typical lunch offerings at this Road Town eatery with a harbor view, along with classic British fare such as shepherd's pie and fish-and-chips. In the evening you can get your Anegada lobster grilled or jerked, and choose from entrées like Cajun lamb chops or fried grouper.

Yachties navigate their way to the Soper's Hole boardwalk location of this locally renowned restaurant chainlet, guided by the big red Pusser's sign facing the water. From late morning to well into the evening, you can belly up to the outdoor mahogany bar or sit downstairs for sandwiches, fish-and-chips, and wings. At dinnertime, head upstairs for a harbor view and a quiet alfresco meal. The outdoor deck is a nice option day or night.

Almost everyone who visits Tortola stops here at least once to have a bite and to sample the famous Painkiller, made with Pusser's Royal Navy rum, pineapple and orange juices, and cream of coconut. The predictable menu includes pizza, shepherd's pie, fish-and-chips, burgers, and occasional seafood specials. Dine inside in air-conditioned comfort or outside on the veranda, which looks out on the harbor. There's a second location at Soper's Hole in West End.

The waves practically lap at your feet at this friendly beachfront restaurant on Tortola's North Shore, a perfect spot to stop for lunch on your around-the-island tour. The dinner menu emphasizes seafood—especially lobster and local fish—but you can also find barbecued chicken, burgers, ribs, and New York strip steak. Finish off with a cup of Sebastian's coffee, spiked with home-brewed rum (a bottle, which you can only purchase here, makes a memorable take-home souvenir). Brunch is served on the weekends, and karaoke and bingo nights draw lively crowds.

An oasis of calm awaits you in SushiBar's lush, enchantingly landscaped outdoor patio area—it's the place to go in the busy heart of Road Town for sushi, sashimi, ramen, and other Asian-inspired offerings. Signature rolls include a lobster roll and a hurricane roll with salmon, tuna, and crab.

If you're touring the island, Turtle is a good place to stop for breakfast, lunch, or dinner with Caribbean-Mediterranean flair, including pizza and pasta dishes, West Indian roti, and lobster with lemon butter sauce. Sitting near the ocean at the Wyndham Lambert Beach Resort, this casually elegant restaurant provides a relaxing respite from the rigors of navigating mountain roads.

Docked sailboats stretch nearly as far as the eye can see at this busy Road Town marina restaurant. The alfresco dining and convivial atmosphere make it popular with both locals and visitors. Menu offerings include burgers, pizza, wings, ribs, and rib-eye steaks; there's also a popular weekday salad bar.

Quietly tucked into a corner on Road Town's waterfront, the Watering Hole is an oasis amidst the jungle of concrete government buildings and banks in downtown Road Town. South African wine and local and imported beer—along with espresso, Wi-Fi, and light fare like pizza, sandwiches, wraps, tacos, and a new tapas menu—make this a popular lunch spot for Road Town professionals and charter-yacht crews. The after-work crowd is also drawn in with weeknight build-your-own pizza and burger specials and live sports screenings. There is live music on Saturday.