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Royal Dane Mall.
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340/774-6604.
Reservations required for groups of 6 or more. Breakfast $3.75-
$19; lunch main courses $10-$25. AE, MC, V. Mon-Sat 7am-5pm; Sun 8am-3pm.
Jen's Island Café & Deli
AMERICAN/DELI Homesick New Yorkers especially
head for this small eatery for breakfast or lunch while touring or shopping in Char-
lotte Amalie. Breakfast offerings include yogurt with granola and a three-cheese
omelet with sausage, bacon, or ham. Want more? Order the buttermilk pancakes and
to hell with the waistline. The smoked salmon platter is a morning favorite with lovers
of deli food. At lunch you can enjoy fresh salad platters, including a grilled chicken
salad or a chef 's salad—or opt for one of the well-stuffed sandwiches, including slow-
roasted beef, pastrami, or albacore tuna. Desserts are homemade daily.
Grand Hotel, 43-46 Norre Gade.
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340/777-4611
or 514-5345. www.jensdeli.com. Breakfast $4-$7.75;
main courses $6.75-$9. MC, V. Mon-Fri 7am-5pm; Sat 10:30am-4pm.
East of Charlotte Amalie
EXPENSIVE
A Room with a View
INTERNATIONAL The finest restaurant within Blue-
beard's Castle attracts diners from Charlotte Amalie, who come here for the succu-
lent food and a wide-angle hillside view that some patrons, especially after a few
drinks, have described as mystical. The intimate (40-seat) restaurant is outfitted in
tones of burgundy and green, with floor-to-ceiling windows that sweep westward over
the sunset, the harborfront of Charlotte Amalie, and as far away as the airport. There's
a small-scale bar on the premises (the kind of five-stool bar that's appropriate for an
aperitif, but not as an all-night hangout).
Your meal might begin with steamed littleneck clams in either white- or red-wine-
based Provençal sauce; spanakopita, or spinach pie, as you might remember it tasting
in Greece; grilled portobello mushrooms with goat cheese; or
dolmades,
stuffed grape
leaves with dill and sun-dried tomatoes. Main courses feature lots of fresh fish,
including an excellent version of yellowfin tuna, with teriyaki and ginger sauce; and
locally caught lobster prepared Thermidor-style. Carnivores will enjoy the tender,
succulent filet steak with peppercorn sauce. The chef is especially proud of the pork
Marsala, simmered in butter with mushrooms, Marsala wine, and cream.
In Bluebeard's Castle, Bluebeard's Hill.
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340/774-2377.
Reservations recommended. Main courses
$20-$50. AE, DISC, MC, V. Mon-Sat 5-11pm.
MODERATE
Randy's Wine Bar & Bistro
CONTINENTAL This is a local oddity, catering
to deli devotees (usually from New York), cigar aficionados, and bistro fans. The on-
site store sells a good selection of wines, along with the standard liquors and cigars.
The deli serves the usual sandwiches and salads, and the bistro dishes up delectable
cuisine. Look for one of the daily specials, such as pork tenderloin in a Dijon mustard
sauce. At lunch, you might want to try the portobello mushroom sandwich marinated
in balsamic vinegar with a basil mayonnaise, or the Carnegie Reuben, with half a
pound of sliced meat enclosed within. For dinner, shrimp scampi is always a local
favorite, and understandably so.
In Al Cohen's Plaza, 4002 Raphune Hill.
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340/775-5001.
Main courses $15-$33. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V.
Daily 11am-9pm.
INEXPENSIVE
Little Bopeep
CARIBBEAN This plain little brick tavern serves up some of
the best West Indian food on the island. No one puts on any airs at this place, and
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