33 Best Restaurants in 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.

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.

Many sailors who cruise into this quiet bay come so they can dock right at this open-air eatery to enjoy the conch, lobster, and other fresh catches, always with peas and rice and coleslaw on the side. Chicken and ribs round out the menu, and affable owners Abe Coakley and his wife, Eunicy, add a pinch of hospitality that makes a meal into a memorable evening. Casual lunches are also served, and an adjoining market sells ice, canned goods, and other necessities. Dinner reservations are required by 5 pm.

The simple, open-air B-Line Beach Bar brings "getting away from it all" to a new level—if you're on mainland Jost Van Dyke you'll have to charter a dinghy or boat, or wade (at low tide) across the few hundred meters of water between Little Jost Van Dyke and Jost Van Dyke. Here you can have an ice-cold beer, an assortment of rums, and great grilled food like barbecued ribs and chicken on a beautiful, remote beach.

Attached to the Bamboushay pottery boutique on Main Street, Bamboushay Lounge on adjacent Waterfront Drive serves barbecue ribs, fish and chips, and roti alongside and offers live music in the open-air garden. The bar attracts a lively mix of young local professionals, resident expats, visiting yachties, and tourists.

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.

Knots, art from regattas past, and signal flags from the hundreds of vessels decorate the newly revamped Buoy Room at the Bitter End Yacht Club, which serves as a buzzing way station for hungry salts from Virgin Gorda and parts beyond. Raft up—it's only accessible by boat—for all-day brick oven pizzas and shared plates like fresh-caught fish tacos, seared tuna, and shrimp mango lettuce cups.

With a tropical-nautical flair, The Bitter End Yacht Club's open-air waterfront restaurant is a favorite rendezvous for sailors and their guests, so it's busy day and night. Dinner selections include green Thai curry, seared ahi tuna, local lobster, and rib-eye steak, as well as vegetarian dishes and a variety of house-made desserts, including key lime pie. Famed Virgin Island sailor Basil Symonette built the Clubhouse bar from the wreck of Huey Long's yacht, Ondine.

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.

The big draw here is the owner, Foxy Callwood, a famed calypso singer who will serenade you with funny songs as you fork into grilled chicken, burgers, barbecue ribs, and lobster. Check out the pennants, postcards, and weathered T-shirts that adorn every inch of the walls and ceiling of this large, two-story beach bar; they've been left by previous visitors who are mostly either day-trippers from elsewhere in the Virgin Islands or yacht owners. On Friday and Saturday nights, Foxy's hosts a Caribbean-style barbecue with grilled fresh fish, chicken and ribs, peas and rice, salad, and more, followed by live music. Other nights choose from steak, fresh lobster, pork, or pasta; at lunch Foxy serves sandwiches and salads. The drinks are strong no matter what time of day you order them. Foxy's is one of the most reliable eating establishments on Jost. You're unlikely to find Foxy performing at night, but he takes the mike many afternoons and makes time to mingle with guests—this a popular happy-hour pit stop. The all-night "Old Years" party here is the biggest New Years Eve celebration in the Caribbean.

Owner Cynthia Harris is as famous for her friendliness as she is for her food. Lobster in a garlic butter sauce, and other freshly caught seafood, as well as pork, chicken, and ribs, are on the menu. House-made key lime pie and expertly blended Bushwackers are "to live for," as Cynthia would say, but diners also praise the fresh fish and lobster. Call for the schedule of live music, which varies from season to season. Breakfast and lunch are served on her big waterfront deck, too. Call ahead for reservations.

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.

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.

Along the road to The Baths, this small restaurant with pedestrian decor is a local favorite for fresh bread, cakes and pastries, and informal dining. You can always find fresh fish on the menu, accompanied by traditional local sides like peas and rice. A weekly barbecue on Friday nights starts at noon and includes live music and DJs. There's a second, smaller location in Road Town, Tortola.

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.

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.

Chef Stanley Ramotar's gourmet menu at this marina restaurant draws cruise ship passengers on tour as well as hotel guests, locals, and mariners. Anegada lobster is a perennial favorite along with rack of lamb and beef tenderloin. For a more casual bite, Jumbies Beach Bar & The Cove, located downstairs, has roti, tacos, nachos, and wings, as well as a popular Friday night beach BBQ featuring fire dancers and traditional Mocko Jumbie stilt walkers, and a one-man, pirate-theme "Happy Arrr" show on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

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.

Top dishes at this beachfront eatery include seafood freshly caught by owner Seddy, who also may come to your table and perform magic tricks. Local lobster finds its way into nachos and quesadillas, and the Food Network's Alton Brown once sought out this beachfront eatery and featured its stewed conch on a flavor-finding trip. Try the specialty drinks—a Bushwacker or a tri-colored One Love Marley. 

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.

Meals are served poolside under the shade of umbrellas at this casual eatery at the Virgin Gorda Village condo complex. The lunch menu includes salads, pizzas, rotis, and burgers, but the lobster wrap is a must-have.

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.