Posted March 12, 2009

Site owner Jeff Berger, in a rare moment away from his computer or St. Maarten's beaches & restaurants.

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• No restaurant can get listed or recommended here by paying us, ever. If we like restaurants, they get listed. If we don't, they don't. If a restaurant slips in quality, off it goes. We list preferred restaurants here, not all restaurants (the island has about 400.) That has been our policy since 1995 when this site was launched.
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Here goes:

Of all the tropical islands in the world, none is known for its culinary expertise like St. Maarten / St. Martin. The island is a magnet for innovative and creative chefs who offer world class quality, ambiance, and service.

There was a time when most of the island's most renowned restaurants were in Grand Case, on the northwest coast of French St. Martin. They are still there and they're as incredible as ever, but during the last several years they've been getting huge competition from the Dutch Side, particularly in the Cupecoy and Simpson Bay areas, and from Dawn Beach / Oyster Pond. In fact, some of the top chefs / restaurant owners from Grand Case now have restaurants on the Dutch Side. You'll still want to have dinners in Grand Case, but plan to explore the Dutch Side restaurants as well. You will not be disappointed.

This page is undergoing continuous updates, so bookmark us and come back soon. You may find us dining at the next table -- so please say hi. And *ALWAYS* tell the restaurateur you read about them on our site.  This page was very heavily updated in March, 2009.

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If you've never been to St. Maarten, prepare to get hungry...

...and, if you're thinking about getting engaged or married in St. Maarten, you'll be especially interested in our information about that, later in this section... Phone numbers are here as well.

This Restaurant Revue is mainly focused on places for great dinners, but dinners aren't all you'll have so let's look at breakfasts first... Get a map when you arrive or see our St. Maarten maps on this site; it will help.

Caribbean Ground Rules:

Reservations: It is unfair to make reservations and not show up. If you can't go, please be considerate and cancel.

About your bill: In the Caribbean, it's considered bad manners for wait staff to present a bill without being asked. When you're ready, ask; otherwise you'll just wait.

Service Charges usually are not tips. They are often shared by the whole staff. Tips are always appreciated by your server.

Note: August, September, and October are the quietest tourism months in St. Maarten/St. Martin. Some restaurants are closed for a few weeks at that time of year. Call for reservations and to be sure the restaurant is open when you visit; early evening is the best time to do this.

BREAKFASTS:

Our top choices for breakfasts:

Mr. Busby's Beach Bar on Dawn Beach in Oyster Pond, immediately next door to Oyster Bay Beach Resort, is our favorite place for breakfast on the entire island.  The daytime view, for breakfast and lunch, is spectacular. At dinner, the ambiance becomes more intimate and romantic, as Busby's morphs into "Daniel's By The Sea," the reincarnation of the "Da Livio" restaurant which owner Daniel Jurczenko ran for 10 years. Mr. Busby's serves breakfast and lunch, then at night, Daniel's serves truly fine dinners -- mostly Italian but also fresh lobster. In both late 2006 and again late in 2007 they won the Gault Millau Award as the island's best beach bar. Make sure they're on your list for all three meals. Outstanding. (Busby's poached eggs are excellent.)

Andy and Cheryl's famous Baywatch near the southern end of Orient Beach next to Pedro's has big, fantastic, and reasonably priced breakfasts. They have "everything" bagels imported from Brooklyn and Dunkin Donuts coffee, too... addictive place. What they don't have yet is a website. After breakfast, pull up a beach chair and stay a while . . . they're right on the beach. A few hours later, go back for lunch. Huge menu, outstanding food. More on them is below.  

At Ric's Place on the lagoon side of Airport Road just North of the Simpson Bay drawbridge you'll see what makes them so popular. Great food, friendly service, and lots to watch in the lagoon -- including the nearby super megayachts. Really delicious, filling breakfasts. Ric's popular website has their entire menus. Ric's has onsite parking, dining on both their lagoon-side terrace or indoors, and a dart room (bring your darts for tournaments). The island's only real Sports Bar, Ric's also has super Tex-Mex and a full American menu as well. If you're here at 9am or 530 pm, watch the megayachts glide through the channel to/from Isle de Sol and other Yacht Clubs in the lagoon via the drawbridge. Some are over 300 feet long....

Turtle Pier has a large variety of breakfasts to choose from, and Turtle is conveniently located off Simpson Bay lagoon near the airport.  Ask for the "Shadow Special" at breakfast: fried egg and melted cheese atop grilled French bread, with lettuce and tomato.

Check out Sucriere in the next section (breakfast croissants, excellent pastry).

Zee Best in both Simpson Bay and Princess Port de Plaisance Resort (Dutch Side, Union Road, between Cole Bay and Marigot) also has very good breakfasts.

But enough about breakfasts. SXM is a restaurant Mecca, and we're here to tell you LOTS about them. But first...

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Best Pizza. Pizza Pasta (much more below), at the end of the little road between Casino Royale and Cheri's in the Maho district, opens for lunch and dinner and is wonderful. They have fantastic Italian dinners and great prices. Domino's is quite good too; on Tuesday's you get a "two for" deal on bigger pizzas. Read on about Pizza Pasta. (Use free Valet Parking at Casino Royale. We suggest you avoid parking in nearby, dimly lit Mullet Bay.) There's also the all-new Island Pizza in Dawn Beach, part of Mr. Busby's Beach Bar (opened 2009).  Tremendous variety of luscious thin-style pizzas available from late morning through the evening.

Best Pastry. Go to the little Sucriere pastry restaurant near FedEx in Simpson Bay. Sucriere is a good place for French Bread and lots of reasonably priced pastry. They are also located in Marigot.

Lunch & Dinner . . .

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Lunches are everywhere, like breakfasts . . .our favorites are:

• Mr. Busby's Beach Bar in Oyster Pond, Dutch Side; huge variety, fresh & delicious, responsive staff, amazing location (steps from the beach; beach chairs and umbrellas available.) Definitely bring your camera.

• Ric's Place in Simpson Bay; full delicious American breakfasts & lunches, experienced staff.

• Pizza Pasta in Maho; use the free valet parking next door at Casino Royale.  

• Linda and Jack Parker's Peg Leg Pub relocated in 2008 to Port de Plaisance Casino off the Union Road between Marigot and Cole Bay. Great new location, more spacious. People love the new place. PegLeg received a record four awards in 2006 (and many more since) for excellence by a vote of local patrons...it is quite the place for steaks and fish. Great stuff. Check out their mouth-watering menu, on their new website. More below. 

• On the French Side, try Baywatch near Club Orient on Orient Beach (more below). Note: The beach is clothing optional.

• Papagayo inside Club Orient at the southern end of Orient Beach has great lunches too. Clothing optional.

• Turtle Pier on Airport Road near Avis Rent-a-Car also has excellent lunches. 

About Dinner Reservations: Many SXM restaurants are small, only 8-10 tables, and some are smaller than that. Reservations are essential in high season and advisable in low season. If you can't go once you've made a reservation, please remember to cancel it -- you'll be doing the right thing and helping the restaurant accommodate others who CAN go.

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Dinners . . .

La Gondola in the Atlantis Casino complex at Cupecoy Beach, Dutch Side (see the map on their site)  is a must for dinner. Grand Case is widely regarded as the Culinary Capital of the Caribbean, but the Dutch side - - pointedly represented by some fine-dining restaurants at Atlantis - - is no culinary slouch either, as we noted at the top of this page.

Several years ago, La Gondola founder Davide Foini started manufacturing pasta in a little shop in Sandy Ground and soon found most of the island's better restaurants as his customers. Eventually he opened a tiny restaurant on the site, La Gondola, where he served his pasta and other excellent meals to a very loyal clientele.

La Gondola was quickly turning away customers, so David relocated his restaurant to far larger quarters in the Atlantis Casino complex. Until Fall 2004, he was still manufacturing pasta in Sandy Ground for top SXM restaurants, but now he makes it just for La Gondola.

This place is perfection.

The surroundings, service, and the selections at La Gondola are all fabulous; everything about this restaurant shouts "perfection". The atmosphere is authentic and refined. Early in his career Davide worked at La Samanna, the elite French Side resort, and that training shows at La Gondola in the quality of the food, its presentation, and their attentive but unobtrusive service. It's truly outstanding. No matter what you pick, you will be back. For dessert we chose either the nougat ice cream “made with crunchy caramel and almonds and served on raspberry sauce.” We also love their homemade banana, coconut, vanilla, and pistachio ice creams.

Wait till you try the food: From appetizers to main courses to all their incredibly decadent desserts, La Gondola does it right and we highly recommend them. Detailed reports on our frequent visits to La Gondola are in our weekly St. Maarten newsletters. For many details, go to the newsletter archives and search "Gondola". Check the newsletter archives here. If you're not a Weekly News subscriber (free), use the link at the top of this page to sign up.

Trust us: La Gondola is outstanding. Reservations strongly recommended; call 545-3938. Valet parking year-round at the side entrance of Atlantis Casino.

Spiga is around the corner from Grand Case Beach Club and just off the far Northern end of Boulevard de Grand Case, French Side. Owned by Lara and Ciro Russo; Lara is the daughter of Livio, founder and retired former owner of Da Livio on Front Street, P-Burg.

Lara and Ciro's extensive culinary experience shows in their preparation. Spiga is fabulous -- in our opinion, one of the island's top three restaurants, and certainly the best restaurant in Grand Case. Located in a newly rebuilt early 1900s creole-style building, Spiga has an extensive menu of elegantly prepared, delicious entrees.

Salads are all garden fresh. Try their Lobster Bisque. Our son-in-law, for many years a Southern California restaurateur, described it as "the best I've ever tasted."

If you like beef, try their tenderloin. It's easily as good as the best Argentinean beef, and the portion is sizeable. The tenderness is amazing and very consistent. Their lobster ravioli and their pumpkin ravioli are totally irresistible. See all the main courses here. The salmon filet with angel hair pasta is scrumptious. Their website shows you all their exceptional entrees plus lots of pictures of their choices. Spiga is a must -- outstanding. Save room for dessert.

Their phone: 011-590-590-52-47-83. Please say hello to Lara and Ciro for us.... Spiga is generally closed from mid-October until early November. The website reflects pricing in dollars, but do ask about the exchange rate; you do best paying cash at most Grand Case restaurants. At this writing it's one-to-one, Euros to dollars, when you pay by cash...quite a deal.

Many of you may remember Da Livio in Philipsburg, run very capably for 10 years by Daniel Jurczenko. Daniel a few years ago moved the entire Da Livio staff to Dawn Beach and has taken over Mr. Busby's Beach Bar. Result: a tremendous selection of breakfasts and lunches right on the beach all day . . . and a total metamorphosis of the very same Dawn beach restaurant at night to the "new" Daniel's By The Sea, where the same highly seasoned Da Livio staff provides impeccable service while offering you great steaks, seafood, and fine Italian dining in the Da Livio tradition.

Mr. Busby's / Daniel's By The Sea is just steps from the beach,
offer dining under the palms...

The Busby's / Daniel's menu is one of the most extensive on the island . . . steaks, seafood, fine Italian entrees, and great desserts after dinner. (The homemade apple pie will remind you of Grandma's.) Meanwhile, you can get a full breakfast all morning, and a super lineup of lunches mid-day. Make it a point to go to Dawn beach and check out Mr. Busby's / Daniel's, next door to Oyster Bay Beach Resort and about a half mile north of the Westin Dawn Beach. You will not be disappointed.

Relocated in 2008 near the main entrance to the casino at Princess Port de Plaisance, off the Union Road between Cole Bay and Marigot, PegLeg Pub & Steakhouse is an award-winning steakhouse but DON'T hold that against it: they also have great seafood, sandwiches, and you-name it. In fact, their extensive menu definitely has something for everyone. Their spacious new location has ample parking and is getting rave reviews. They offer fine aged, grain-fed American beef that many visitors claim is the best anywhere. Their swordfish is moist and delicious, too. Try the fish and chips -- made with mahi-mahi, something you won't find back in New England.

Linda and Jack Parker are doing a really fine job here; come in and tell them we sent you.  Use our coupon: The sandwiches are also big and sweet. Highly recommended.... (ignore the address on the coupon, it will soon be updated).

The Stone Restaurant, only about two years old, located next door to Subway in Simpson Bay, is a real find. Seafood, meat, and vegetarian entrees are cooked and presented on polished stone tablets that rest on wood -- all in a non-smoking, air-conditioned dining room, one of few on the island. We've thoroughly enjoyed their salmon, yellowfin tuna, and steak entrees, and they've just opened for lunch.

Lunch at Stone is different: your choices are sushi from one of the island's top sushi masters (formerly at Thai Garden), plus soups. Casual. Great, responsive and friendly staff. See their website for pictures and their complete menu.  (Lunch menu coming soon.)

Bel Mar is a new restaurant on Billy Folly Road, Simpson Bay, Dutch Side, near Atrium and Pelican Resorts; it's outstanding and will soon serve breakfast and lunch in addition to dinner. It's owned by seasoned SXM restaurateur Jean Rich, so it should be well worth your time. No website yet, but one is coming very shortly. 

Taloula Mango's Caribbean Cafe on the boardwalk in downtown Philipsburg is a must stop, either when you're shopping in town around lunchtime or for a great dinner right on the beach. Philipsburg has undergone a renaissance in the last few years and the St. Rose "Arcade" (not an arcade at all in the U. S. sense) is a prime reason why. Taloula's is a beautiful piece of new, innovative architecture, and is the prime tenant in the "arcade" along with a variety of small shops. It's near the center of town, convenient to shoppers, not far from center-of-town public parking, and is also a natural stop for cruise passengers.

Taloula Mango's offers sandwiches, seafood, beef, and pasta, and has recently increased their fine vegetarian entrees. They also have great drinks -- definitely put it high on your list. Frequently Taloula's has live entertainment. Say hi to Norman and Su for us.

Ric's Place American Cafe & Sports Bar, on the lagoon side of Airport Road just North (going toward the airport) of the Simpson Bay drawbridge, is another long-time favorite of ours. You can relax on their patio and soak up the serenity of the lagoon while you sip their libations or enjoy their fabulous Tex-Mex and traditional American food.

Ric's menu has been expanded. All the old favorites are still around, but now there's an even wider selection of Tex-Mex specialties, more luscious desserts, and of course plenty of the gringo food you're used to. The new menu is posted on Ric's website, along with tons of SCUBA pictures -- former owner Ric Hetzel, who founded the place, is an avid diver and underwater photographer.

Ric's was bought by long-time customers the Lopez family from California during Summer, 2004, and they have retained friendly, welcoming flavor of the place.

The "new" Ric's opened late in the winter of 2001 after moving from Front Street in Philipsburg. Complete details of the location including inside and outside pictures and all the menus (breakfast, lunch, dinner) are on the Ric's Place website.

The new Ric's is triple the size of their old downtown restaurant, has loads of free off-street parking (unusual for Simpson Bay restaurants), and a dart room (bring your darts -- there are tournaments), but two things are the same -- great service and consistently excellent Tex-Mex and non-Tex-Mex food.

Ric's actually serves a wide assortment of fare which everybody will love, even if you're not a Tex-Mex fan. Ric's serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, all inexpensive, delicious, and filling. Their beefburger (Certified Black Angus beef) has been declared "the best in the Caribbean" by The New York Times; it’s juicy and excellent. Their great selection of Tex-Mex specialties includes really tasty nachos and lots of other traditional favorites.

This place rocks during Super Bowl, Final Four, playoffs of any description, etc. Watch your favorite team on any of their many wide-screen TVs! Drink a few beers come Superbowl Sunday, and you could get free giveaways!) Ric's has a great selection of beers from the world over, too.

Again, visit Ric's website. Don't forget the coupon below when you go. They're close to all the Simpson Bay and Maho area hotels and timeshares, and close to Isle de Sol -- so you can see all the super megayachts right from their terrace. (Updated 2/4/06.) Ric contributed SCUBA photos for our "Butterflies, Beasts, and Beneath" screensaver. Learn more about it here.

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If you're tired of rich foods and pricey restaurants, brings this EXCLUSIVE coupon with you to Ric's Place and trade it in for one FREE Miller Lite, soft drink, juice, or iced tea with lunch or dinner. Ric's specializes in Tex-Mex cuisine and big, luscious American "Best in The Caribbean" burgers and other sandwiches and salads. Plus, you can enjoy your favorite team on a bunch of large-screen satellite TVs! (Limit, one coupon per person per week). --Tamara (updated 2/2006)

For something a bit different at lunch or breakfast, check out Baywatch on Orient Beach near Pedro's and Club Orient. Baywatch is the latest bar/restaurant from Andy, who ran a hugely successful steak house in New Jersey many years ago. Evidently you can come as you are -- pictures are on the 'net of clothing optional sunbathers who stop by (but it doesn't happen often, so don't let that stop you). (You can buy dinner to go late in the afternoon just before they close; the lasagna is fabulous.)

The sandwiches are great here. The place is festooned with all kinds of New Jersey memorabilia, since Andy & Cheryl hail from NJ/NY.

Andy formerly owned Surf Club South in Grand Case, which was named one of the ten best bars in the world by Newsweek International until a hurricane blew it away. Andy's place on Orient is thriving. Call 011-590590-29-50-40. Say hi to Andy and Cheryl for us!

Pineapple Pete's in Simpson Bay is big, loud, busy, a bit noisy when there's a band playing, and it's not to be missed! The food on their huge menu is fabulous and they do the unimaginable: provide outstanding service no matter how busy they are. You'll see their lobster thermidor (their most popular entree, we'd guess) marching on platters in a conga line from their kitchen.  You'd expect slow service in a restaurant this busy but you will be impressed by Pete's. Fabulous place, one of our favorites. Ask for "head pineapple" Pierre by name and tell him we sent you.  

Le Montmartre may be a challenge to pronounce but it is an exquisite Parisienne Bistro next to La Gondola at Atlantis Casino in Cupecoy, Dutch Side. New ownership but same great quality. Le Montmartre is artful French cooking with sizeable portions, and delightful flavors. We've tried most of the menu now and our favorite is the sea bass, which is just outstanding. Everything is scrupulously fresh and meticulously prepared and presented.

In addition to wide-ranging offerings of seafood and meats, Le Montmartre also offers a sizeable vegetarian menu. Watch out for the desserts: you should not miss them. Le Montmartre is a fine restaurant.

L'Auberge Gourmand in Grand Case is excellent . . . a classic Grand Case French restaurant. Very good service, outstanding food, reasonable pricing, and really good-size portions. 

L'Alabama in Grand Case closed some time ago though their site is up. Subscribe to St. Maarten and St. Martin Weekly News for updates.

By all means try The Bridge in Marigot, near the drawbridge. Outstanding Creole food which you should try while on the island. Their Friday Nights are special -- a big fixed price feast plus entertainment, and it is very inexpensive. You will really like this place AND the food... 

Also on Orient Beach check out BIKINI BEACH: There are many other bar/restaurants on Orient. Our favorite is Bikini Beach. Check it out at www.bikinibeach.net.

There are many other fine restaurants on this island. You should try Don Camillo and Wajang Doll (Indonesian), to name a couple. The Rijstaffel (if I spelled that right) is said to be exceptional at Wajang Doll, which is next to Three Palms Plaza in Simpson Bay / Welfare Road.

More restaurant reports are in St. Maarten Weekly News (see the top of the page to subscribe, free). We also like La Rosa, La Marine, La California, and more. Many more restaurants are below, too, so please read on.

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A smallish, unpretentious restaurant, Pizza Pasta fills up early. Owners Ilde and Dario Figarolo moved to St. Kitts a few years ago and turned the reins over to their daughter Selena, who does an extraordinary job. The atmosphere is a bit quieter, the place is spotless, attractive art is now on the walls where kids drawings were, service is fast, and the food is plentiful and piping hot, as it should be. It's a must.

On every visit we go to Pizza Pasta five or six times, and it never fails to satisfy.

We tend to choose both Melanzane Parmigiani, Eggplant Parm (we opted for the vegetarian sauce), and Spaghetti Bolognese, spaghetti with meatballs, which is so delightful it reminded me of "Carrie" Fargnoli, a friend of my parents who, when I was a kid, made her own pasta (long before it was chic) and the most delicious meatballs.... We also love Pizza Pasta's Chicken & Eggplant Parmigiani. The salads, soups, and of course the incredible, melt-in-your-mouth thin-crust pizza are all top-notch -- the best on the island. Prices are very reasonable here, too.

Make reservations, come early or wait - but the wait is worth it. Make SURE you put Pizza Pasta Trattoria next to Casino Royale in Maho on your list. Phone: 011-599-545-4034. Mention Jeff Berger's SXM website! (Updated 11/2008.)

The new operators of Turtle Pier have changed the entire staff, but the menu is as good as ever. We still come by on some Lobster Nights (Wednesdays); try the coconut shrimp. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week.

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One of the liveliest spots on the island is Cheri's Cafe in the Maho district. Cheri's has sandwiches at both lunch and dinner and a large menu of traditional dinner selections. There's nightly entertainment and dancing into the wee hours. If you just want to sit at the bar, slowly sip on a Pina Colada, and people-watch, nobody will hassle you here.

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More restaurant info....

Roundup of St. Martin / St. Maarten Restaurant Websites

Here's a quick list of several websites we did for SXM Restaurants and other businesses of note. If YOUR business could use a website, see http://www.websitesthatwork.info and contact us. (JMB Communications is Massachusetts-based and most of our clients are in the US.) For many more examples of our business websites, click here. Mention Jeff Berger's St. Maarten Website when you visit these and other restaurants mentioned on this page.

More Restaurants....

Johnny B Under de Tree --- Famous "under the tree" restaurant perhaps 100 yards north (toward Marigot) of the Cay Hill road intersection in Cole Bay. Tender baby back ribs grilled for crispiness, great chicken, traditional beans and rice sides. Give it a shot! You won't forget it! Local fresh-grilled lobsters too! (This is what they call a lolo, but "Johnny" is a world-class chef. He just happens to be located under a gigantic tree.)

Poulet d'Orleans is that near legendary chicken place on the road from the Dutch side to Orient. It's on a hill with a chicken out front. Find it during the day. It's in a small creole house; eat on the porch or inside. Chicken is served with BBQ, peanut, or creole sauce. If you're not a chicken person there's a full menu, plus good coffee. This was recently featured on cable's Food Network.

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Restaurants of Grand Case

Here are phone numbers of many Grand Case restaurants. If you're calling any of these places from the U. S., you must first dial 011-590590-, then the numbers shown. (We published the card.)

Card Copyright(c), Associated Restaurants of Grand Case. Reprinted with permission.

Don't forget the nightly street vendors (LOLOs) in both Grand Case (Talk of the Town) and Marigot. They'll grill lobster and chicken over an open flame for you... Treat yourself to it at least once. The most famous of the lolos is Johnny B's Under de Tree, in Cole Bay, on the Dutch side, discussed above. Johnny was a five-star hotel chef until he decided one day to do his own thing.

You'd need a good couple of weeks at least to sample some of the best Grand Case restaurants: La California, Le Pressoir, Le Tastevin, Le Fish Pot, and Il Nettuno are all very fine restaurants. Check our archives here for reviews of La California (outstanding). 

For more restaurant revues, subscribe to our free weekly St. Maarten newsletter from the link on the top of this page or the top of the home page of www.everythingstmaarten.com.

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