Top 5 Best Restaurants on St. John

Every day on St. John is special but if you have something to celebrate, we’ve made a list of our favorite places to splurge guaranteed to make even the most finicky foodie starving for more. One of the perks of our laid-back community is that you don’t have to get all decked out after a long day at the beach. Come casual and enjoy!

La Tapa

Don’t let the rustic sidewalk patio environment fool you, La Tapa is home to impressive contemporary Mediterranean cuisine crafted by an award-winning chef. The menu changes daily based on the freshest ingredients and catch of the day. Common fare includes sauteed Portuguese octopus, seared yellowfin tuna and crispy veal sweetbread paired with a worldly list of wines.

The Terrace

In the heart of St John with a waterfront view, The Terrace offers French-influenced dishes along with an extensive 130-bottle wine list. Everything is made from scratch, even ice cream and lemon lavender creme brûlée. How does pan roasted wahoo with butter braised peas, wild mushrooms, garlic herb pasta, smoked bacon bits with truffle cream broth sound?

Extra Virgin Bistro

With its own rooftop garden of micro-greens and herbs, you’re guaranteed to see some eclectic options. Start with house-made Stracciatella cheese before an entree of their famous six-hour braised beef short ribs or the 32-ounce prime beef tomahawk ribeye. The complexities of the menu pour over into their cocktails, an Extra Virgin Bistro Martini includes vodka, house-seasoned olive juice, salt, Tellicherry peppercorn (considered the finest in the world), prosciutto and a fontina stuffed cherry pepper.

Morgan’s Mango

Experience Caribbean and South American fusion inspired by Creole, Bahamian, Cuban, Jamaican, Haitian, Puerto Rican, Argentinean and Mayan. Would you rather have the grilled mahi served with rum and mango sauce, the creamy seafood paella simmered in a rich saffron cream sauce, or the ginger and sugarcane rubbed pork tenderloin with coconut curry sauce? You can’t go wrong!

Rhumb Lines

Recently relocated to Coral Bay, Caribbean and Pacific Rim dishes are Rhumb Lines claim to fame. Whet your appetite with a bowl of fresh mango gazpacho or a tempura rock lobster tail, then consider the blackened scallops or shrimp pad Thai. If steak is more to your liking, you’re going to love the 28-day dry aged New York Strip served with three-cheese mushroom potatoes au gratin and gingered vegetables.