Barbados / Beach bars

Please see below for our Barbados beach bar recommendations and listings.

Mullins Restaurant & Beach Bar, Mullins Bay - Well loved beach bar and restaurant that has reverted to its original name (it was Mannie’s Suga Suga for a while) after a complete renovation in late 2007. Attractive setting in a contemporary Bajan beach house with criss-cross balustrades and fretwork. There is a large bar and dining area under cover, with additional seating out on the wooden deck. Excellent beach and swimming area with a good range of watersports. Beach chairs and umbrellas for hire. Open for lunch and dinner. Very busy in season when reservations are required.

Ju-Ju’s Beach Bar, Mount Standfast - Small, laid-back beach bar with wooden deck and tables right on the sand. Lovely stretch of beach and good swimming. One of the best kept secrets on the West Coast, this charming beach bar is well tucked away and there no signs hinting to its whereabouts. Located between Fairmont Royal Pavilion and the Lone Star, look for the lime house and sign for Dive Barbados (the Seventh Day Adventist Church is opposite) for a narrow passage with steps leading down to the beach.  Perfect spot for local food and a rum punch. Open daily and closes around 7pm. 

Surfside Beach Bar & Restaurant, Holetown - Archetypal beachfront bar tucked behind the Police Station and Post Office. Very simple, open-plan layout with covered dining areas, an open-sided bar with a beach terrace and picnic tables right on the beach. The plain décor has a lived-in look but this is part of its appeal. Sees a good mix of locals, ex-pats and visitors and is a regular haunt for sports (particularly English football) fans – sports are screened on a large TV. Excellent sand, good swimming, beach chairs and plenty of watersports. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Reasonably priced local and international fare. Live steel band on Sunday nights.

Zaccios Restaurant, Holetown - Cheery restaurant and bar in the heart of Holetown, set on an excellent stretch of beach. A large covered wooden deck with sit-around bar and dining inside and on a boardwalk. Relaxed, friendly atmosphere with broad appeal. Former ‘Cocomos’ which changed ownership in September 2008 but has kept the same staff and menus - keenly priced local and international fare with salads, seafood platters, burgers, steaks, roti, fish & chips, pasta, pizza etc. Now a new ‘sunset’ colour scheme of vibrant yellows and oranges. Open daily for lunch and dinner, Happy Hour 4pm-6pm, occasional live music. Beach chairs for hire from private beach vendor, roped off swimming area, watersports available from various beach operators.

The Beach House, Sunset Crest - The beachfront replacement for the former ‘Coach House’, now with stylish, contemporary décor in mostly blues and white. A covered sitting area with smart natural fibre seating gives out to a spacious terrace with potted plants and water features, and a raised dining deck under canvas overlooks the beach. The large open-sided bar is set back to the side of the terrace. Open daily for lunch with a Bajan buffet (not Saturdays) 12pm-2.45pm or the beach menu from 11am-6pm, and 7pm-10pm for dinner (except Sunday) a la carte. Perfect spot for sundowners.

Cockspur Beach Club (former Malibu Beach Club & Visitor Centre), Brighton Beach - Sees mainly cruise ship passengers on island for the day. Use of a beach chair, umbrella and changing facilities, plus a Cockspur Rum Punch included in the cover charge - additional fee for their distillery tour (West Indies Rum Distillery). Beach bar, grill and gift shop. Free rum tastings in the afternoon. Excellent stretch of sand and good swimming. Open Mon-Sun, 9am-5pm.

Sharkey’s Bar - The Boatyard, Carlisle Bay - Set on a lovely curve of white sand, Sharkey’s is an ever active, all day bar with watersports which sees a lot of cruise ship passengers during the day and locals in the evenings. Often used for post regatta parties. Popular nightspot with themed nights and occasional live music.

The Water’s Edge - Hilton Barbados, Needhams Point - Large, spacious gazebo bar with covered terrace right on the beach, next to a huge meandering pool. Very deep beach (man-made) with two swimming areas, one very lively. Not a typical Caribbean beach bar but it's very popular with locals and ex-pats on weekends, especially on Sunday afternoons when there is karaoke. Daily Happy Hour, 5pm-6pm.

Carib Beach Bar, Worthing - Open-sided deck on the fantastic stretch of powder white sand at Sandy Beach in Worthing. Faithful local following and still busy on Sunday nights when it attracts a mixed crowd. Popular on weekends with Bajan families with young children because of the broad beach and shallow waters. Occasional live music. Beach chairs and umbrellas for hire from ‘Spock,’ who can be found by the parking area on the beach.

Surfers Café - Obskewer, Oistins - Hip, chilling spot for ‘grown-ups’, which was an instant hit when it opened early 2008. The bar sits on a narrow strip of beach between the waters edge on Oistin Bay’s and Highway 7. There are only a couple of parking spots, so best to use Southern Plaza’s car park across the road. The best tables are by two huge doors which open to views of the bay. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, often until late. Occasional live entertainment.