10 Best Restaurants in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

This family-run business has used the same Danish ice-cream recipe with local flavorings since 1900. Options include flavors like almond, ginger, peanut, coconut, and pumpkin, as well as seasonal varieties like gooseberry, guava, mango, soursop, and passion fruit. You can also get delicious breakfast platters, omelets, and deli sandwiches and wraps. 

This brand-new Internet café in Christiansted features coffee, lattes, and frappuccinos, plus delicious local pastries like coffee cakes, donuts, and muffins. Grab-and-go salads and sandwich wraps are a great lunch option when pressed for time.

One of the newest eateries along the Christiansted Boardwalk, this tropical oceanfront restaurant overlooking historic Christiansted is one of the dining options provided by the newly renovated King Christian Hotel that features quality breakfast favorites and brunch cocktails. Try Caroline's Omelet, with roasted red pepper, balsamic caramelized onions, goat cheese, and baby spinach, paired with a passion fruit mimosa.

Dive into the best breakfast sandwiches on the island along with hearty Caribbean dishes like stew oxtail, veggie teriyaki stir fry, and curry chicken. The sandwiches are made with the local butter bread from Thomas Bakery and fresh local produce from island farmers. The salmon chowder and fettuccine Alfredo pasta are always a big hit; wash it down with his famous lime punch or ginger pineapple juice.

A favorite with locals and vacationers, this poolside restaurant serves up salads, burgers, sandwiches, pizza, and seafood, as well as delicious pasta dishes and popular salads. Come for free salsa dance classes on Monday night, disco bingo on Thursday with dancing between games, the West Indian Caribbean Celebration on Friday, Sunday brunch, and live music on weekends.

This modest storefront eatery fills up with locals getting to-go orders of the restaurant’s traditional Crucian breakfast, including salt fish, Johnny cake, boiled egg, cucumber salad, sautéed spinach, and—in a nod to the island’s Danish heritage—smoked herring. Lunch options include chicken, shrimp, and fish roti, and a popular vegetable lentil soup.

You don’t have to eat like a pig at this restaurant and bar in the rain forest, but you can feed a whole can of beer to one. The giant hogs residing here have developed a taste for the suds, and for a few dollars you can buy a nonalcoholic beer and offer it up to a pig who will crush the can in its powerful jaws, chug down the ingredients, and spit out the crushed aluminum when done. You can get simple but delicious bar fare like burgers, wings, and Johnny Cakes, plus rotis on Friday.

Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner indoors and out, this dockside spot has something for everyone on its extensive menu. Dinner can be as fancy as flatiron steak or seafood pasta in a white wine garlic butter sauce, or as basic as a burger or chicken sandwich. Try one of their Caribbean bowls for lunch like the conch fritters bowl served with rice and beans and a side salad. Drinks at the bar are half-price daily from 4 pm to 6 pm.

Huge sandwiches at this tiny spot feature homemade bread and can be as basic as turkey and cheddar or as imaginative as the Beast, piled high with hot roast beef, raw onion, and melted Swiss cheese with horseradish and mayonnaise. Barbecue—including pulled pork, chicken, and brisket plates—is another highlight. There are also salads and a good selection of desserts, plus lots of outdoor seating in the shade.

This locally owned coffee shop uses local organic fruits and vegetables to prepare hearty breakfast and lunch dishes. Located steps from the Christiansted National Historic site, the covered sidewalk seating is great for people-watching and taking in the local scene while enjoying your favorite latte, breakfast platter, or salad.