With a wide range of hotels scattered about the north coast , there is a steady stream of punters looking for good places to eat, and plenty of decent restaurants have popped up as a result, though there are few options in the low-budget range. Dickenson Bay has the widest choice.

Bay House Trade Winds Hotel , Dickenson Bay phone 268/462-1223. Smart restaurant overlooking Dickenson Bay, and a romantic place for a drink at sunset followed by top-class food. Tasty and creative starters, plus main courses that might include pan-fried kingfish with a pepper salsa (US$20) or fillet of beef marinated in soy sauce with Chinese cabbage (US$26). Save room for dessert - the chocolate millefeuille with raspberry sauce (US$9) is beyond superlatives. Daily 7am-10pm.

The Beach Dickenson Bay phone 268/480-6940. Newly refurbished and brightly painted restaurant on the beach serving good food all day. Lunches include sushi, satay, burgers and salads for US$8-10; dinner specials might be sesame-crusted tuna, meaty pasta or seafood stew for US$20-30. Daily 8.30am-midnight.

Coconut Grove Siboney Beach Club , Dickenson Bay phone 268/462-1538. One of the top food choices on the island for the great cooking, friendly service and delightful open-air beachside location. Mouthwatering starters include deep-fried jumbo shrimp in a coconut dip (US$12.50), while main courses feature dishes like mahimahi in a mango salsa (US$23) and rock lobster in creole sauce (US$23). The coconut cream pie is magnificent (US$9.25). Daily for lunch and dinner.

Lashings Runaway Bay phone 268/462-4438. Busy, beachside place at Lashings Hotel , with a massive menu, 24-hour bar and pizzas until 4am. Pizzas start at EC$16, while dishes of blackened swordfish, barbecued chicken or cottage pie range from EC$25 to EC$45. Daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The 24-hour bar rocks with live local bands on Friday and Saturday evenings and, during holidays, test matches and Carnival, pretty much every night. There's a small cover charge. Open nightly.

The Lobster Pot Runaway Bay phone 268/462-2855. Good food served all day on a large beachfront covered verandah at the back of the old Runaway Bay Hotel , devastated by Hurricane Luis, but still overlooking a lovely beach. For lunches there's blackened fish, shrimp and chicken linguine (US$12-15) and sandwiches and salads (US$7-10), while dinners range from thick soups (US$5-7.50) to various lobster options (US$30 and up). Daily 7.30am-midnight.

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