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Food scene
Here's a list of our favorite places to eat on the island.
Nicer sit down place close to the house. Try the specials, and make a reservation in advance. Visit the adjacent beach before or after.
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Duggan's Reef
Nicer sit down place close to the house. Try the specials, and make a reservation in advance. Visit the adjacent beach before or after.
Our favorite place to eat on the island. Great food, regular live music, and you might see the cattle grazing across the road.
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Salt Great Pond
Petronella RoadOur favorite place to eat on the island. Great food, regular live music, and you might see the cattle grazing across the road.
Most romantic dinner spot in the island. A bit of a drive, but the scenery is worth it. Try the clam chowder!
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Ama at Cane Bay
Most romantic dinner spot in the island. A bit of a drive, but the scenery is worth it. Try the clam chowder!
Yum! This place is like a big outdoor picnic. Avoid the long lines. Call ahead and have your order waiting for pick up when you arrive.
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La Reine Chicken Shack
Yum! This place is like a big outdoor picnic. Avoid the long lines. Call ahead and have your order waiting for pick up when you arrive.
Great atmosphere. Right in town. Make a reservation for a fancy dinner. The interiors were designed/ constructed by a Hollywood set designer.
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Savant
4C Hospital StGreat atmosphere. Right in town. Make a reservation for a fancy dinner. The interiors were designed/ constructed by a Hollywood set designer.
All the way out West, but a great spot! Freshly baked delights, vegan offerings, and a chocolate shop nearby, and it's in the rain forest. Note: they accept cash only
Nidulari
All the way out West, but a great spot! Freshly baked delights, vegan offerings, and a chocolate shop nearby, and it's in the rain forest. Note: they accept cash only
Great place for a lunch or dinner break before or after snorkeling on their beautiful beach.
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Sand Castle on the Beach
Veterans Shore DriveGreat place for a lunch or dinner break before or after snorkeling on their beautiful beach.
Lost Dog Pub and Pizza
King StreetBest pizza on the island! (says the New Yorker)
Right on the boardwalk in C-sted. Good for lunch or dinner. Try the fish tacos!
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Brew STX
Strand LaneRight on the boardwalk in C-sted. Good for lunch or dinner. Try the fish tacos!
It's a gas station, a bar, and a pop up restaurant featuring local comfirm food. It's close to the house and always full of surprises. You might see some peacocks. They have generous brunches on the weekends.
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Ziggy's Island Market, LLC
It's a gas station, a bar, and a pop up restaurant featuring local comfirm food. It's close to the house and always full of surprises. You might see some peacocks. They have generous brunches on the weekends.
St Croix's brewery with food and a bike shop, why not?
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Leatherback Brewing Co.
St Croix's brewery with food and a bike shop, why not?
Not your average tiki bar. Just off the boardwalk in C-sted. Fancy curated cocktails and snacks in an aquatic-themed environment.
Breakers Roar
Not your average tiki bar. Just off the boardwalk in C-sted. Fancy curated cocktails and snacks in an aquatic-themed environment.
St Croix's coffee shop. It's where we buy our beans, and scones, and smoothies...
Call ahead and have your order waiting for you when you arrive in Christiansted.
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Twin City Coffee House
2101 Company StSt Croix's coffee shop. It's where we buy our beans, and scones, and smoothies...
Call ahead and have your order waiting for you when you arrive in Christiansted.
Great place in Christiansted for a casual meal. Not fancy, but delicious.
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Singhs Fast Food
23 King StGreat place in Christiansted for a casual meal. Not fancy, but delicious.
Maria's Cantina
5032 Anchor WayTuesday $2 tacos, eat in only! Located near C-sted.
Super casual place to get a burger with space to spread out or for the kids to roam. Fish and veggie options, too.
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Cheeseburgers in America's Paradise
Super casual place to get a burger with space to spread out or for the kids to roam. Fish and veggie options, too.
Delicious produce, grown locally. Fill your fridge with veggies from here. Order on Tuesday and Friday, pick up on Wednesday and Saturady.
ARTfarm LLC on St. Croix, USVI
Southside RoadDelicious produce, grown locally. Fill your fridge with veggies from here. Order on Tuesday and Friday, pick up on Wednesday and Saturady.
Super local farm and market. Stop by on Saturdays or call ahead to place an order during the week.
Sejah Farm Of The Virgin Islands
Super local farm and market. Stop by on Saturdays or call ahead to place an order during the week.
Farm stand on Saturdays until 3:00, and sometimes on Wednesdays, too! You can also tour the Little La Grange Farm & Lawaetz Museum and learn about Caribbean farming and lifestyle in the pre- and post-colonial periods. Every few weeks they host a Slow Down Dinner. The evening kicks off with a farm tour followed by seven courses prepared with organic food from the farm and live music in a magical location in the rainforest.
Ridge to Reef Farm
Farm stand on Saturdays until 3:00, and sometimes on Wednesdays, too! You can also tour the Little La Grange Farm & Lawaetz Museum and learn about Caribbean farming and lifestyle in the pre- and post-colonial periods. Every few weeks they host a Slow Down Dinner. The evening kicks off with a farm tour followed by seven courses prepared with organic food from the farm and live music in a magical location in the rainforest.
If you want to be pampered a bit this is the place to go in F-sted. Spa, drinks, meals, pool, views. They offer a day pass.
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The Fred
605 Strand StIf you want to be pampered a bit this is the place to go in F-sted. Spa, drinks, meals, pool, views. They offer a day pass.
Great place for seafood in Frederiksted. Sit indoors or outdoors and enjoy live music and generous portions.
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Ci Bo Ne
Great place for seafood in Frederiksted. Sit indoors or outdoors and enjoy live music and generous portions.
VI Coffee Roasters St. Croix
1105 King StCoffee!
One of our favorite breakfast places on the island. Must try: the local juices, the rum french toast and the arepas.
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Toast Diner
81 Queen Cross StOne of our favorite breakfast places on the island. Must try: the local juices, the rum french toast and the arepas.
Great dinner spot right, not too far from the house, view of the boats in Green Key Marina.
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The Galleon Steaks & Seafood Restaurant
Great dinner spot right, not too far from the house, view of the boats in Green Key Marina.
Luncheria Mexican Food
Tacos and drinks in a lovely courtyard
The Courtyard Juices and Fitness Center
54 King StYoga, juice, and healthy treats
Cafe Fresco
5007 King StLunch spot at Gallow's Bay. Plenty of seating, great service.
Quality Subs
Delicious sandwiches
They offer pizza, salads, and sandwiches for lunch and dinner seven days a week as well as an upscale Japanese Steakhouse on the weekends. It's a 15 minute walk or 3 minute drive from the house.
Grapetree Bay
They offer pizza, salads, and sandwiches for lunch and dinner seven days a week as well as an upscale Japanese Steakhouse on the weekends. It's a 15 minute walk or 3 minute drive from the house.
Sightseeing
One of our favorite beaches on the island. Scenic drive. Places to eat nearby. Diving and snorkeling, with an on-site dive shop. A good way to spend the day.
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Cane Bay Beach
One of our favorite beaches on the island. Scenic drive. Places to eat nearby. Diving and snorkeling, with an on-site dive shop. A good way to spend the day.
Remember the final scene in Shawshank Redemption on the beach? This is where they filmed it and it's beautiful.
Open fall-spring on weekends until 4:00pm, closed during turtle nesting season. This is where the huge leatherback turtles return each year to lay their eggs.
There aren't places to eat or other amenities in the immediate vacinity, so bring a picnic, towel, and plenty of water and sunblock.
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Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge
Remember the final scene in Shawshank Redemption on the beach? This is where they filmed it and it's beautiful.
Open fall-spring on weekends until 4:00pm, closed during turtle nesting season. This is where the huge leatherback turtles return each year to lay their eggs.
There aren't places to eat or other amenities in the immediate vacinity, so bring a picnic, towel, and plenty of water and sunblock.
You can walk here from the house, about five miles round trip. Take a water bottle and do it on the early side before it heats up, or drive there and watch the sun set and stay for some stargazing. This is the easternmost point in the US. There's a giant sundial and gorgeous views and breezes.
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Point Udall
Route 82You can walk here from the house, about five miles round trip. Take a water bottle and do it on the early side before it heats up, or drive there and watch the sun set and stay for some stargazing. This is the easternmost point in the US. There's a giant sundial and gorgeous views and breezes.
Check to see if they are hosting any local festivals during your visit.
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Saint George Village Botanical Gardens
127 George RdCheck to see if they are hosting any local festivals during your visit.
The drive is an adventure, take a car you trust. It's a short hike up to an old, rusty lighthouse and striking views. Hold onto your hats, it's windy up there! This is one of those "at your own risk" experiences.
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Hams Bluff Lighthouse
The drive is an adventure, take a car you trust. It's a short hike up to an old, rusty lighthouse and striking views. Hold onto your hats, it's windy up there! This is one of those "at your own risk" experiences.
Our favorite dive shop on the island. The owner, Michelle, is a diving legend. Great place to pick up snorkel equipment or to try out scuba diving.
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Dive Experience
1000 King StOur favorite dive shop on the island. The owner, Michelle, is a diving legend. Great place to pick up snorkel equipment or to try out scuba diving.
They can help you kayak through bioluminescent waters or hike to the tide pools safely. A great eco tourism company with great guides.
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Bush Tribe Eco Adventures
They can help you kayak through bioluminescent waters or hike to the tide pools safely. A great eco tourism company with great guides.
Good place to snorkel. Even when conditions aren't great for snorkeling elsewhere, it's usually calm enough there.
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Frederiksted Pier
Good place to snorkel. Even when conditions aren't great for snorkeling elsewhere, it's usually calm enough there.
Hay Penny Beach
A great South Shore beach. Watch the sun set here, or take a beautiful beach walk.
A 10 minute walk or two minute drive from the house (with limited parking). This is a small, quiet beach and a nice place to go for a swim or to lay in the sand. Great views of Buck Island, decent snorkeling on a calm day. Sometimes we walk down to this beach after dinner and do a bit of stargazing.
Smugglers Cove Beach
A 10 minute walk or two minute drive from the house (with limited parking). This is a small, quiet beach and a nice place to go for a swim or to lay in the sand. Great views of Buck Island, decent snorkeling on a calm day. Sometimes we walk down to this beach after dinner and do a bit of stargazing.
This is a larger party beach, especially on the weekends. Because of Covid, the park service is limiting the number of visitors each day and closing the beach before dark. Ample parking and on-site restrooms available.
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Cramer Park Beach
This is a larger party beach, especially on the weekends. Because of Covid, the park service is limiting the number of visitors each day and closing the beach before dark. Ample parking and on-site restrooms available.
This beach is a treasure. You need to hike in. Bring a blanket, a book, and a beverage. You'll likely see pelicans, hermit crabs, and maybe evidence of turtles.
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Jack Beach
This beach is a treasure. You need to hike in. Bring a blanket, a book, and a beverage. You'll likely see pelicans, hermit crabs, and maybe evidence of turtles.
You'll need to hike to this beach, but it's worth every step. You can take the trails from the house, or drive to Point Udall and then hike down the trail to the second bay (the one with the wooden staircase). Bring a mask and snorkel. The coral was damaged in the hurricanes a couple of years ago , but if the water is calm you will see schools of fish.
We like to pack a picnic, a book, and travel Scrabble and spend a half day here. It can be a popular spot on the weekends, but it's a big beach so there's a way for it to feel private and popular at the same time.
Our friend runs trails all overthe world. He says the trails near Isaac Beach are his favorite trails to run that he has visited anywhere in the world.
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Isaac Bayley Balfour
You'll need to hike to this beach, but it's worth every step. You can take the trails from the house, or drive to Point Udall and then hike down the trail to the second bay (the one with the wooden staircase). Bring a mask and snorkel. The coral was damaged in the hurricanes a couple of years ago , but if the water is calm you will see schools of fish.
We like to pack a picnic, a book, and travel Scrabble and spend a half day here. It can be a popular spot on the weekends, but it's a big beach so there's a way for it to feel private and popular at the same time.
Our friend runs trails all overthe world. He says the trails near Isaac Beach are his favorite trails to run that he has visited anywhere in the world.
This is a special place. Glorious beach, hiking trails, and an underwater monument. You'll need to go with a tour company (we recommend Big Beard's) or to charter a trip with a private captian.
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Buck Island Reef National Monument
This is a special place. Glorious beach, hiking trails, and an underwater monument. You'll need to go with a tour company (we recommend Big Beard's) or to charter a trip with a private captian.
This is St. Croix's second highest peak. You can hike it in ca. two hours door to door from the house, or drive to Cramer Park and park near the satellite dish and then walk up an access road. It's a great place to watch the sun rise or set. Wear sensible footwear and take some water. Cool breezes await you at the summit.
Goat Hill
This is St. Croix's second highest peak. You can hike it in ca. two hours door to door from the house, or drive to Cramer Park and park near the satellite dish and then walk up an access road. It's a great place to watch the sun rise or set. Wear sensible footwear and take some water. Cool breezes await you at the summit.
Frederiksted is a great place to walk the waterfront, snorkel the pier, visit some shops or have a meal.
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Frederiksted
Frederiksted is a great place to walk the waterfront, snorkel the pier, visit some shops or have a meal.
Creque Dam Road
Creque Dam RoadDrive this road for beautiful views of the rainforest and maybe a waterfall.
Take an hour long tour, on either Wednesday or Saturday. Learn about this Danish family homestead and the history of family farms in St Croix
Lawaetz Museum
Take an hour long tour, on either Wednesday or Saturday. Learn about this Danish family homestead and the history of family farms in St Croix