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Shipwreck Landing
SEAFOOD/CONTINENTAL Eight miles east of Cruz Bay
on the road to Salt Pond Beach, Shipwreck Landing has palms and tropical plants on
a veranda overlooking the sea. The intimate bar specializes in tropical frozen drinks.
Lunch features a lot more than just sandwiches, salads, and burgers—try pan-seared
blackened snapper in Cajun spices, or the conch fritters. The chef shines at night,
offering a pasta of the day along with such specialties as tantalizing Caribbean black-
ened shrimp. A lot of the fare is routine, including New York strip steak and fish and
chips, but the grilled mahimahi in lime butter is worth the trip. Entertainment,
mainly jazz, is featured Thursday and Sunday nights, with no cover.
34 Freeman's Ground, Rte. 107, Coral Bay.
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340/693-5640.
Reservations requested. Lunch $9-$17;
main courses $16-$26. AE, DISC, MC, V. Daily 11am-9pm. Bar daily until 11pm. Closed Sept-Oct.
Inexpensive
The Quiet Mon
AMERICAN Many of us have heard the country singer Kenny
Chesney sing of his life on Cinnamon Bay and his travels to Jost Van Dyke in the
B.V.I. He even sings of this pub, the Quiet Mon. Chesney remains a frequent visitor,
but count yourself lucky if he gets up late one night and sings such hits as “She
Thinks My Tractor's Sexy.” The pub lies upstairs. Tom Selleck and Alan Alda are just
some of the celebrities who have visited here, ordering from a limited menu that
consists mostly of hot dogs and french fries. You can also enjoy homemade chili and
sloppy Joes. Look for lunch specials, including a homemade soup of the day. There
are about six beers on tap.
Cruz Bay.
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340/779-4799.
www.quietmon.com. Lunch plates $4-$7. No credit cards. Lunch specials
Mon-Fri 12:30-6pm. Bar daily 10am-4am.
Sun Dog Café
INTERNATIONAL This little eatery is hidden away on the upper
floors of the Mongoose Shopping Center. It's known to locals and the occasional
visitor who stumbles upon it. The white artichoke pizza is our favorite, while the
black-bean quesadilla is a local favorite. You can order sandwiches throughout the
day—including a great marinated mahimahi concoction. If you're not too hungry, you
can enjoy drinks at the Gecko Gazebo Bar instead.
Mongoose Junction, N. Shore Rd.
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340/693-8340.
Main courses $14-$19. AE, MC, V. Daily 11am-9pm.
Bar daily 11am-10pm.
Vie's Snack Shack
WEST INDIAN Vie's looks like little more than a ply-
wood-sided hut, but its charming and gregarious owner is known as one of the best
local chefs on St. John. Her garlic chicken is famous. She also serves conch fritters,
johnnycakes, island-style beans and rice with meat sauce, and coconut and pineapple
tarts. Don't leave without a glass of homemade limeade. The place is open most days,
but, as Vie says, “Some days, we might not be here at all”—so you'd better call before
you head out.
East End Rd., Rte. 10 (13 miles east of Cruz Bay).
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340/693-5033.
Main courses $7-$12. No credit
cards. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm (but call first). Closed Oct.
Woody's Seafood Saloon
SEAFOOD/AMERICAN This local dive and hang-
out at Cruz Bay is more famous for its beers on tap than for its cuisine. A mix of local
fishermen, taxi drivers, tour guides, aimless island drifters, and an occasional hus-
band and wife show up here to sample the spicy conch fritters. Shrimp appears in
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