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Landing Restaurant
INTERNATIONAL $$$
( 242-333-2707;
www.harbourislandlanding.com
; Bay St, Dunmore Town; mains
$39-46; breakfast & dinner Thu-Tue) The Landing's Australian chef earns raves for his
light touch with local and international ingredients. Modern international dishes range from
New Zealand lamb over tahini sweet potatoes to grilled Bahamian grouper with pesto. If
dinner is above your price range, drop in for a breakfast of ricotta hotcakes and Italian cof-
fee in the airy 19th-century dining room.
Ma Ruby's
BAHAMIAN, AMERICAN $$
(
www.tingumvillage.com
;
Tingum Village, Queens Hwy, Dunmore Town; mains $10-20;
lunch & dinner; ) The 'cheeseburger in paradise' at this family-run patio restaurant
is worth a trip to Harbour Island in and of itself. Cooked to order and served smothered
with gooey cheese on thick slices of toasted brioche, it's earned legions of fans from across
the globe - check out the collection of baseball caps above the bar, left by happy custom-
ers.
Sip Sip
FUSION $$
( 242-333-3316; Court Rd, Dunmore Town; mains $15-25; lunch Wed-Mon) Treat
yourself to a little taste of fabulous at this pop art-y lime box, which sits preening at the far
east end of Court Rd. Gourmet fusion lunches - lobster quesadillas, conch chili - are best
nibbled on the crisp white deck. Here you can enjoy pink sand views while indulging in a
little 'sip sip' - the local term for gossip.
Rock House Restaurant
INTERNATIONAL $$$
( 242-333-2053;
www.rockhousebahamas.com
; Bay & Hill Sts, Dunmore Town; mains
$34-48; dinner) One of Briland's glammest dinner spots, the Rock House hotel's
menu has the same international chic as its clientele: curried Colorado lamb with toasted
couscous, local yellowfin with wasabi cream. Finish up with a poolside martini.
Angela's Starfish Restaurant
BAHAMIAN $
(Nesbit St, Dunmore Town; mains $6-13; lunch & dinner) Grandmotherly Angela will
cook you a heaping plate of conch with peas and rice at this cozy locals' joint, decor-
ated in beachy kitsch like old street signs and tiki dancer dolls. Never refuse a slice of her
homemade pineapple cake.
