St Lucia / Bars/Nightlife

St Lucia can be extremely lively and so the island is fun if you like to go out. The best nightlife is in Rodney Bay Village, where the bars, restaurants and clubs stand shoulder to shoulder along the road and the action often spills out on to the street. Some are bars only, but most restaurants will allow you into their bar for a drink. There is nowhere else on St Lucia with such a concentration of bars, but there are individual, usually more low-key bars scattered around the island.

St Lucia’s most famous evening out is Friday night at Gros Islet (in the village just north of Rodney Bay). This has become a bit of a tourist attraction, but it is still fun and is well worth attending for a drink and a dance to local music. Another similar option is JJ’s at Marigot Bay. There are also a couple of “fish fry” evenings, in which towns bring out stalls to cook food and lay on some music and even entertainment, in Anse la Raye and Dennery. Of course the larger hotels, and some of the restaurants offer evening entertainment. There are a few more St Lucian clubs, which can be fun if you’re up for some local dancing.

Here is a selection of recommended bars on St Lucia:

Rodney Bay

Delirius - Stylish, contemporary establishment in the centre of Rodney Bay offering a large choice of original cocktails and a well-priced food menu. Popular with the fashionable crowds.

Gaiety, Gros Islet Industrial Estate - The main nightclub in the northern area, open mainly at the weekends. It also stages concerts and plays, so call in advance

Iguana’s - Large, brightly-decorated bar on the waterfront, right at the end of Reduit Beach Avenue. Mainly an older crowd, some expats, cocktail bar, VIP section and some crowd-pullers (eg bucking bronco competitions).

Lime on the Bay - Open cocktail bar and restaurant with a friendly mix of locals and tourists. Live bands, karaoke and DJs rotate through the week. Can get lively at the weekends.

Rumours- Popular with a white St Lucian crowd, very lively, some snacks, particularly busy on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Spinnakers Restaurant & Bar - A deck with a fantastic setting right on the sand overlooking Rodney Bay, bar often lively at sunset and beyond.

Scuttlebutts - Bar/restaurant in Rodney Bay Marina, frequented by yachties, especially during the ARC Atlantic Rally for cruisers in December. Liming and dining.

Upper Level Nightclub - A nightclub that sees a lively crowd, particularly at weekends

Castries and the South

Janette’s Place, La Feuille - Friendly, low-key bar full of St Lucians. Plays an eclectic blend of West Indian music and serves all the local drinks.

JJ’s Paradise, Marigot Bay - Stylish waterfront setting on Marigot Bay, approached on a boardwalk through the mangroves. Deck with a view, hardwood bar with luminous green portholes, low seats and drapes. Welcoming crowd of islanders, yachtsmen and hotel guests from the bay, particularly lively on Wednesday’s fish night. Live entertainment and DJs.

Kimlan’s, Castries - Early evening drinking in town, closed Sundays.

The Wharf, Choc Bay - Beach bar, can be very lively.

Anse la Raye - Fish fry on a Friday night, not a club but a lively outdoor event in this west coast village

Dennery Fish Fry - Saturday Seafood Night, similar to Anse la Raye, an evening of music and barbecued seafood on the streets of Dennery, a town on the south-west coast.