6 Best Bars in Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Local bands play at this popular spot on the beach, which has live music several nights a week and a popular happy hour.

BVI recording star Quito Rhymer sings island ballads and love songs at his rustic beachside bar–restaurant. Solo shows are Wednesday at 8:30; on Friday at 9:30 Quito performs with his band. Other bands perform the rest of the week.

BVI recording star Quito Rhymer sings island ballads and love songs at his rustic beachside bar–restaurant. Quito usually performs on Thursday or Friday night. Check the restaurant's social media pages for details.

There's often live music at Sebastian's on Sunday and Wednesday evenings in season, and you can dance under the stars (but call ahead for the schedule).

Long-distance views are on the menu in the breezy, reggae-color Stoutt’s Lookout, the domain of gregarious owner Prince Stoutt, who serves a punch made with local Callwood rum and pineapple, guava, and orange juice. Free Wi-Fi encourages you to linger in seats along a railing overlooking Cane Garden Bay.

The island’s first microbrewery and taproom is worth a visit for its friendly service, free samples, and pints of the BVI’s own take on the Caribbean-style lager, IPA, stout, and other rotating offerings. There's no on-site kitchen, but the non-beer drinkers will find a full bar. The space, located in a warehouse just outside of town on the Road Harbour waterfront, has a pubby, social atmosphere.