St Eustatius / Food & Drink

Dining out is not a key reason for visiting St Eustatius. Within a few days you will have tried all the available options and while you won't go hungry you also won't be amazed. Some restaurants do offer freshly-caught fish but generally the food served is often made with imported ingredients and served in an unglamorous pile-it-high style.

Rum is no longer produced on St Eustatius, although the ruins of a 19th-century distillery remain in the Boven National Park and a restored wooden rum shop (now a store called Paper Corner) sits on the corner of Emmaweg and Paramiraweg in Oranjestad Upper Town. The Mazinga on the Bay gift shop in Oranjestad Lower Town stocks a selection of Caribbean rums, including - ironically - one from St Lucia named after Admiral Rodney, the English naval commander who trounced the island in 1781.

For more information about restaurants and nightlife on St Eustatius, including our recommendations please select a Food & Drink category below or from the side menu.