Nevis / Special Interests / Food Stores & Markets

By James Henderson

If you are staying in self catering accommodation and wish to buy your food, then the supermarket with the best selection is Ram’s Supermarket. There is also Best Buy, which is open on Sundays and carries some lines that Ram’s does not.

If you'd like to take some flavours of Nevis back home, try some of Llewellyn Clarke's flavoured oils and pepper sauce which he makes from local ingredients - available at Ram's.

Quentin Henderson (Bee Man) - Quentin Henderson went out to Nevis with the VSO in 1987 to set up bee keeping programme which involves about 20 locals who produce on average about 4 tons of honey per annum. His honey is sold through the Nevis Historical & Conservation Society .

It is always fun to visit the local market, which you will find close to the waterfront near the ferry terminal in Charlestown. The tables are loaded with fruits and vegetables along with spices and other household goods. The market is open each day except for Sunday and is at its liveliest on Fridays and Saturdays.

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