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( 340-693-5240;
www.donkeydiner.com
;
Rte 10; breakfast $7-12, pizzas $13-23;
8am-noon daily, to 8pm Wed, Fri & Sun)
It has - that's right - kick-ass food and baked
goods. It's the breakfast place of a traveler's dreams - cheery, welcoming and reasonably
priced for good-sized plates of pancakes, stuffed French toast, omelets and biscuits and
gravy. Bloody Mary's, mimosas and bottomless cups of coffee accompany the fare. A few
nights a week the chefs toss house-made dough and bake thin-crust, 16-inch pizzas; call
ahead to ensure you procure one. The diner is across from Coral Bay's elementary school,
a hop and a skip past the Moravian Church on Rte 10. Cash only.
Skinny Legs
BURGERS $
( 340-779-4982;
www.skinnylegs.com
;
Rte 10; mains $8-13; lunch & dinner)
Salty sailors, bikini-clad transients and East End snowbirds mix it up at this open-air grill.
Overlooking a small boatyard, it's not about the view, but the jovial clientele and lively bar
scene. Burgers win the most raves, so open wide for a cheeseburger, or tuck into a grilled
mahimahi sandwich. Skinny Legs lets the good times roll just past the fire station on Rte
10 (East End Rd) in Coral Bay.
Vie's Snack Shack
WEST INDIAN $
( 340-693-5033; Rte 10; mains $7-13; 10am-5pm Tue-Sat)
Vie Mahabir opened
this plywood-sided restaurant next to her house in 1979, just after the government paved
the road. She wanted to make a living while raising her 10 children. In the process, she
perfected the art of conch fritters, garlic chicken with johnnycakes and coconut tarts. Many
islanders confess an addiction to her island-style beef pate. Vie and her daughter, who now
helps run the business, also will let you lounge ($2.50 per day) or camp on her low-key
beach. She's located east of town; take Rte 10 (East End Rd) to Hansen Bay. Cash only.
Miss Lucy's
WEST INDIAN $$
( 340-693-5244; Rte 107; mains $16-25; lunch & dinner Tue-Sat, brunch Sun;
)
Miss Lucy, the island's first female cab driver and one heck of a cook, passed away in
2007 at age 91. Her restaurant lives on, as famous for its Sunday jazz brunch and piña col-
ada pancakes as for its weekday conch chowder, jumbo crab cakes and toasted goat-cheese
salad - all served at the water's edge under the sea-grape trees. Vegetarians can ask for the
'local trimmings' platter of pigeon peas, rice, sweet potato, fungi, plantain and sauteed ve-
ggies. Take Rte 107 to Friis Bay; it's en route to Concordia.
