Chattel Plaza, Amaryllis Beach Resort, Hastings, 246-427-0715

Description: CHRIST CHURCH PARISH. This popular restaurant and wine bar has a menu that changes daily to reflect the freshest seafood available. Light a la carte selections are the rule here. Start with a stuffed crab back and move on to seafood crepes, blackened fish, or steak and kidney pie. Several excellent pasta selections are available every day, and there's always a vegetarian specialty.
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Tent Bay, Bathsheba, 246-433-9445

Description: ST. JOSEPH PARISH. Come here for the delicious Bajan lunch buffet, served daily. Enjoy island specialties like pumpkin fritters, spinach cake, fried flying fish and pepper pot stew. For dessert, the coconut pie is a must-try. Visitors and locals have been enjoying this restaurant for over 40 years.
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Coast Rd, Bathsheba, 246-433-9034

Description: ST. JOSEPH PARISH. This cozy family eatery serves a fabulous Bajan lunch buffet. Island staples like fried fish, baked chicken and macaroni pie are served alongside salads and vegetables grown in the chef's garden. Two things you must try are the homemade cheesecake and the fresh fruit punch ­ available with or without rum!
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Indigo Courtyard, Holetown, 246-432-0968

Description: ST. JAMES PARISH. This second-floor eatery has taken its name to heart ­ everything is blue, from the tablecloths to the bathroom tiles. It might have appeared overdone, but in fact it's surprisingly appealing. The laid-back atmosphere is great for a casual lunch of soup and salad, pâté or the fresh catch of the day. Prices are budget friendly, too.
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St. Lawrence Gap, 246-435-9531

Description: CHRIST CHURCH PARISH. This festive Tex-Mex spot serves all of your favorites, from nachos to burritos, plus a good selection of steaks and burgers. But they also offer up terrific margaritas, about 15 different flavors, rimmed with Bajan sugar instead of salt. Plan to arrive in time to take advantage of one of their two happy hours (6pm-7pm and 10pm-11pm).
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Skeetes Hill, 246-434-3463

Description: CHRIST CHURCH PARISH. This eclectic bistro is right on the water's edge. Sit on the terrace and enjoy a pre-dinner drink as the sun sets. Move upstairs to the dining room and examine the menu ­ it changes every day. Try grilled lobster, peppered duck in prune and wine sauce or Cajun-blackened dolphin fish. Vegetarians will enjoy penne pasta with tomato, black bean and corn sauce. Smart-casual attire. Reservations accepted.
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Broad St, Bridgetown, 246-430-3420

Description: ST. MICHAEL PARISH. Chefette is a small fast food chain, and there are 14 locations all over the island. It's not particularly fast, but the prices are reasonable and the food is quite good. Tasty chicken and chips is the staple offering, but the "broasted" chicken sandwich and the various rotis are also satisfying. Several locations have drive-throughs and playgrounds for the kids, and some also serve pizza, barbecue or ice cream.
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New Edgewater Hotel, Bathsheba, 246-433-9900

Description: ST. JOSEPH PARISH. This cozy restaurant serves delicious, traditional Caribbean cuisine. Start with fresh Caribbean seafood chowder or cou cou balls with Creole salt fish. For an entrée try coconut flying fish or grilled jerk chicken. Steaks and a huge selection of pasta dishes are also available. Fresh-baked pies and Bajan lime pie are excellent choices for dessert.
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Paynes Bay, 246-432-2731

Description: ST. JAMES PARISH. The original Daphne's, in London's trendy Chelsea, has a sibling in Barbados! The island's restaurant is every bit as trendy, although the décor is sleeker and more contemporary. The food, of course, is fabulous. The menu is brimming with modern Italian dishes like shrimp and zucchini flower risotto, pappardelle with rabbit ragout and black olives, and mahi mahi with peperonata and fried zucchini. Selecting just one or two may prove difficult! Desserts are not to be missed ­ coffee and mascarpone charlotte, iced berries with hot white chocolate sauce, and millefeuilles with strawberries and chantilly cream are just a few of the options. Good selection of cocktails and Italian wines, too.
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Little Good Harbour Hotel, Shermans, 246-439-3000

Description: ST. PETER PARISH. The charming Little Good Harbour Hotel is a family-owned complex of colorful cottages; their on-site restaurant is a great place to dine, especially at lunchtime when you can sit outside on the patio and gaze at the stunningly blue water that's just a few yards away. The creative midday menu is similar to the dinner menu with a few additional pastas and paninis. You could begin your meal with curry glazed lobster with coconut-chickpea puree, tomato jam and a drizzle of cilantro oil; or seared scallops on truffle-green pea puree with toasted pine nut dressing; but be sure to save room for herb-crusted filet of barracuda or shrimp in Thai broth with basmati rice.
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1st St, Holetown, 246-432-2626

Description: ST. JAMES PARISH. Start the day at Flindt with a full British-style breakfast: sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, roasted tomato, mushrooms and baked beans. Or just have a pastry and some coffee. When it's time for lunch, Flindt has simply incredible sandwiches, salads, soups, quiche and pâté. If you need a pick-me-up in the afternoon, try a slice of one of Flindt's fabulous cakes, handmade chocolates, tarts or cookies. There's also a great selection of prepared foods to go, and with 24-hour notice they can prepare a huge variety of items for groups.
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Fitts Village, 246-432-2057

Description: ST. JAMES PARISH. Il Tempio's Italian chef and owner take pains to offer the most authentic food. It's so good, in fact, that Luciano Pavarotti has dubbed it "the best Italian food in Barbados." Lofty praises aside, the restaurant does indeed serve some pretty wonderful food. For a taste of the old country, try the fettuccine alla carbonara or veal with onion and black grapes in chardonnay sauce. You'll be glad you did!
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Crane Beach Hotel, 246-423-6220

Description: ST. PHILIP PARISH. This restaurant has maintained its reputation for excellent seafood for more than a century. With views of Crane Beach ­ one of the most beautiful in Barbados ­ you are sure to have an elegant and relaxing meal. Start with an appetizer of sherry lobster cocktail or the signature seafood chowder. For dinner, the baked chubb almandine is excellent, although all of the seafood dishes are exceptional.
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Mount Standfast, Lone Star Hotel, 246-419-0599

Description: ST. JAMES PARISH. Top-shelf seafood in an elegant atmosphere. For an appetizer, sample Thai crab cakes or seafood ravioli. For lunch or dinner you will be pleased by soft-shell crabs with rosemary or the rare tuna. Feeling grand? Spring for beluga caviar served with new potatoes and sour cream.
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Mullins Beach, 246-419-4511

Description: ST. PETER PARISH. By day, Mannie's is a trendy beach bar serving simple but tasty Caribbean-American fare, fruity cocktails, a wealth of watersports, and comfortable chairs for lounging on the beach. Come nightfall, however, the offerings become more romantic and exotic. The context may be a bit unexpected, but Japanese and Thai food somehow seem appropriate against the backdrop of gentle waves and sandy beach. Sushi, pad-thai, spring rolls, and tod-mun fish cakes with Thai curry paste taste oh-so-good here, no matter how untraditional the setting.
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Lush Life Nature Resort, Suriname, 246-433-1300

Description: ST. JOSEPH PARISH. Sitting on a hill with picturesque countryside and the ocean in view, Naniki has the distinction of being the signature restaurant of the lovely Lush Life Nature Resort. Utilizing local ingredients, the chefs prepare fantastic Caribbean food like conch fritters, fish soup, and Bajan Black Belly Dilly (roast lamb). Luscious desserts are mostly fruit based ­ fresh fruit compote in peppered rum, and grilled pineapple with ice cream are both recommended. The lunch menu is a bit more casual but no less traditional, highlighting local dishes like ackee and salt fish, steamed flying fish, and jerked meats. Several vegetarian options are also available.
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Main Rd, Hastings, 246-435-1234

Description: CHRIST CHURCH PARISH. And now for something completely different! After a few days of fish, shrimp, fish, lobster and fish, it's probably a safe bet that you're going to be getting a bit weary of seafood. Lucky for you there's an alternative. Opa! is a family-run Greek restaurant with a relaxing vibe and awesome food at reasonable prices. The convivial atmosphere is perfect for feasting on souvlaki, gyros, spanakopita, moussaka and pastitsio. The lounge, while not particularly large, is fun for a pre- or post-dinner cocktail, and the views from the deck are wonderful.
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Bathsheba, 246-433-9678

Description: ST. JOSEPH PARISH. This casual, family-friendly restaurant serves lunch and dinner options that will please your entire group. Blackened snapper and fried flying fish are specialties, but the grilled jumbo shrimp are also delicious. For a lighter meal, order a fried fish sandwich and a fresh, crisp salad. If you want to enjoy the ocean view to its fullest, ask to sit on the patio. Live music is offered several times a week as well. Reservations accepted.
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Royal Westmoreland Rd, Sugar Hill Resort, Mount Standfast, 246-419-9100

Description: ST. JAMES PARISH. Want Chinese for dinner? No, how about Italian. On second thought, what about a steak... Can't make up your mind what to have for dinner? Then Sassafras is perfect. The food is excellent, but besides that, there are so many different international cuisines represented that even at a table of eight no one needs to order from the same locale. Add to that a fantastic bistro atmosphere with a lovely garden, and you have a surefire winner. And a word to the wise: The Sunday dim sum brunch is wildly popular, so get there early and expect a wait.
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Cobblers Cove Resort, 246-422-2291

Description: ST. PETER PARISH. Cobblers Cove is internationally recognized as one of the finest hotels in the Caribbean, so it follows that their restaurant should be one of the finest as well. The Terrace enjoys a sublime location right on the edge of the beach, and it's the perfect setting in which to enjoy chef Neil Hitchen's refined cooking. Chicken liver and foie gras parfait is an indulgent appetizer, as is the unique smoked haddock and leek risotto with a warm poached egg and asparagus velouté. Standouts among the main courses include shrimp and scallops over linguini with lemongrass-chive sauce, and filet of beef with horseradish crust with sweet potato puree. Fridays feature a special "Seafood and Caviar" menu ­ if you're a fan of all things from the ocean it is one meal you won't want to miss.
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