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ingredients. Try its excellent salads or make your own, get a fresh smoothie or panini to go,
or just chill out with a range of tea and coffee.
O'Soleil
SEAFOOD $$$
( 946-5900; The Somerset, Princess Dr; mains $26-40; dinner) Fresh seafood is
the specialty in this stylish eatery. The Mediterranean-influenced architecture provides the
perfect backdrop for the culinary designs created in the kitchen. Be sure to try the Turks
and Caicos chowder: it's loaded with fresh seafood and the secret ingredient that makes it
nearly irresistible - Caribbean rum.
Calico Jack's
BAR & GRILL $$
(Ports of Call plaza; mains from $12; dinner) Comes with a generous helping of nautical
paraphernalia and is named after the English pirate who popularized the skull and cross-
bones flag. Nightly drink specials, Spanish armada-sized portions and a friendly atmo-
sphere make it a locals' favorite. The conch is awesome, and be sure to swing by on a
Thursday when the place really hops to the sounds of live music.
Danny Buoy's Irish Pub & Restaurant
PUB $
(Grace Bay Rd; mains from $10; lunch & dinner) This dark but lively pub offers up tra-
ditional Irish fare mixed with Caribbean classics. The Guinness on tap is good, but you'll
need a lot of them to believe you're in the old country!
Island Scoop Ice-Cream
ICE CREAM $
(Grace Bay Plaza, Grace Bay Rd; ice cream $3; 10am-9pm) When the sun is shining
and it's all starting to get just a bit too hot, slide into Island Scoop for the therapy you need.
Twenty-four flavors of goodness to choose from, piled into homemade waffle cones.
The best supermarket in Providenciales is
Graceway Gourmet
, just next to the Scotaibank
and Comfort Suites in Grace Bay. It may be eye-wateringly expensive, but its selection of
fresh fruit and vegetables can't be beaten anywhere else in the country.
SHOPPING
Providenciales has a large selection of shopping malls spread out along the Grace Bay
Rd. These largely contain international brand shops and prices aren't particularly good, as
everything has been imported. Locally produced items are generally of very little interest
to travelers, there are few local arts and crafts, and most items on sale come far more under
the heading of 'tourist tat' that genuine souvenirs.
