Hemingway's St Mary's Street phone 268/462-2763. Atmospheric, early nineteenth-century green and white wooden building with a balcony overlooking the street and Heritage Quay. Can be overwhelmingly popular when the cruise ships are in; at other times it's a great place to be, serving a range of excellent food from sandwiches and burgers to fish and steak dinners, with prices for a main course between US$12 and US$25. Mon-Sat 8.30am-11pm; closed Sun.

Home Restaurant Lower Gambles phone 268/461-7651. Attractive restaurant in a converted home, a little way from the centre of town, serving great, adventurous West Indian food. Look for starters of roast peppers and beets in balsamic vinegar and garlic (EC$18), main courses of mahimahi with plantain mousse (EC$60) or blackened redfish (EC$55). Mon-Sat dinner only; also lunch on Sat; closed Sun.

Papa Zouk Hilda Davis Drive, Gambles phone 268/562-1284. Imaginative Antiguan food served on a tiny patio festooned with flowers. The menu is small but interesting, with local produce thrown into dishes like creole bouillabaisse or a seafood medley. Wed-Sat 6-11pm, Nov-April Mon-Sat.

Pizzas in Paradise Redcliffe Quay phone 268/480-6985. Pub-like restaurant, popular with tourists for lunch and dinner, serving reasonable-quality food inside or outdoors under the trees at decent prices - pizzas, salads and baked potatoes as well as more typical Antiguan fish and chicken meals at EC$15-35. Closed Sun.

The Redcliffe Tavern Redcliffe Quay phone 268/461-4557. Housed in one of the renovated quayside warehouses, the atmospheric tavern serves good American/Caribbean food all day, with options such as flying fish in beer batter, jerk chicken, creole shrimp and pan-fried mahimahi fish all for around US$15. Mon-Sat 8am-9pm.

St John's

St. John's
  St John’s
  Getting around
  Eating and drinking
  Nightlife, casino, karaoke
  Airlines, embassies

Exploring St. John's
  Fort Bay
  Fort James
  Long Street
  National Museum
  Redcliffe Quay
  St. John's Cathedral