8 Best Restaurants in North Shore, Tortola

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Partly because it's right on the beach, this bi-level restaurant and bar is hopping day and night for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Chowder made with fresh conch is the specialty here, and the menu includes vegetarian dishes as well as grilled shrimp, steak, and tuna. There's live entertainment every night in winter.

This rustic beachside bar and restaurant is owned and operated by island native Quito Rymer, a multitalented recording star who plays and sings solo on Tuesday and Thursday and performs with his reggae band on Friday. The menu is Caribbean, with an emphasis on fresh fish, but you should try the conch fritters or the barbecue chicken.