BARBADOS DINING

Although you'll find cuisine from around the world represented on Barbados (especially at the luxury resorts), make time for a meal of local favorites like flying fish, cou-cou (a cornmeal and okra dish), pepperpot stew, and jug-jug (a dish made of Guinea corn and green peas).

The most popular drinks are Banks beer and Mount Gay Rum, both local products.

Olives Bar and Bistro
Holetown
246-432-2112
Dress code: casually elegant
Reservations: not required
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This casually elegant eatery offers indoor and courtyard dining in a two-story Barbadian structure. Choose from entrees that range from potato rosti with smoked salmon and sour cream, to Jamaican jerk pork to gourmet pizza. Follow it all up with an expresso at the upstairs bar.

Ragamuffins
Holetown
246-432-1295
Dress code: casually elegant
Reservations: recommended
$$

West Indian and European cuisine highlight the menu of this restaurant and bar which has been recommended by many US gourmet publications.

The Cliff
Derricks
246-432-1922
Dress code: casually elegant
Reservations: recommended
$$$

A view of the sea competes with the bounty of the menu at this West Coast restaurant featuring fish, steaks, and pastas.

Nico's Champagne and Wine Bar
Derricks
246-432-6386
Dress code: casual
Reservations: no
$$$

This informal restaurant (with a menu chalked on blackboards) features starters such as Martinique paté and continues with favorites including Caribbean lobster, lasagna, and deep fried blue brie with passion fruit sauce.