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Best restaurants in Saint Barts

Counters, dining rooms and neighbourhood favourites, chosen for the way they actually eat — not for how loudly they market.

L'Isola
KEY2 Pick

Italian • $$$$

L'Isola

Gustavia's serious Italian room — handmade pasta, white truffle in season, an impeccable cellar.

Best for: Date Night / Special Occasion

Le Select
KEY2 Pick

Bar & Grill • $

Le Select

The 1949 sailors' bar that inspired "Cheeseburger in Paradise" — cash, plastic chairs, cold Carib.

Best for: Groups / Lunch

Shellona
KEY2 Pick

Beach Club • $$$$

Shellona

Shell Beach's Greek-accented beach club: rosé, grilled fish, and a DJ from four o'clock.

Best for: Lunch / Groups

Tamarin
KEY2 Pick

French Caribbean • $$$$

Tamarin

Lunch in a tamarind-shaded garden in Saline, with hammocks, a boutique and no reason to hurry.

Best for: Lunch / Groups

Gyp Sea

Seafood • $$$

Gyp Sea

A barefoot Flamands beach kitchen doing simple grilled catch and cold white wine at lunch.

Best for: Lunch / Date Night

Maya's To Go

Deli • $$

Maya's To Go

The picnic solution: rotisserie chicken, salads and tarts, packed for the beach at Public.

Best for: Lunch / Family

Orega

Japanese-French • $$$$

Orega

Franco-Japanese cooking in Gustavia — sashimi, wagyu, and the island's most precise service.

Best for: Date Night / Special Occasion

Santa Fé

Bistro • $$$

Santa Fé

A hilltop Lurin room with the best sunset view on the island and an unfussy French menu.

Best for: Date Night / Sunset

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