Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
on a dry-erase board. Try the curried chicken or Creole-style conch, both served with rice
and salad.
Bacchus
INTERNATIONAL $$$
( 340-692-9922;
www.restaurantbacchus.com
;
QueenCrossSt;mains$26-40)
Bac-
chus offers a sassy, eclectic menu of meat and seafood dishes. The setting is the 2nd floor
of a historic townhouse, and the bait is the most complete wine list on the island. Get a fine
pour to go with your hoisin-barbecue-sauced ribs or root-beer-braised rabbit over pasta. For
dessert, scoop up the boozy sourdough-bread pudding.
Lalita
VEGETARIAN $$
( 340-719-4417;
www.kalimacenter.org
;
54KingSt;mains$8-16; 9:30am-9pm;
)
Raw-food nuts and vegans: Lalita is your place, serving everything from organic
muesli to seaweed salad and hummus plates. The restaurant's bulletin board is a good re-
source for yoga and other healing-art classes; there's also free wi-fi if you want to check
your email.
Galangal
THAI $$
( 340-773-0076;
www.galangalstx.com
;
17 Church St; mains $22-32; dinner
Tue-Sat)
Galangal offers swanky Thai food, with a couple of Vietnamese and Indonesian
dishes thrown in for good measure. The sleek, Buddha-dotted space attracts a well-dressed
crowd swirling wine glasses and gabbing over duck in red curry, green papaya salad and
stir-fried beef and basil.
Luncheria
MEXICAN $
( 340-773-4247;6CompanySt;mains$8-12; lunch&dinnerMon-Sat)
This fun
Mexican cantina will quench your desire for margaritas and burritos, whether you order
them to go or stay to eat in the laid-back, shaded courtyard.
Rum Runners
BURGERS, SEAFOOD $$
( 340-773-6585;
www.rumrunnersstcroix.com
;
boardwalk at Hotel Caravelle;
mains $12-24; breakfast, lunch & dinner; )
Rum Runners consistently hosts
throngs of visitors who come for the big menu of burgers, toasted sandwiches, seafood and
