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Experience ethnic dining
WELCOME BAHAMAS - NASSAU, CABLE BEACH & PARADISE ISLAND - 2004
Experience ethnic dining
Around the world without leaving Nassau
The Bahamas has its own unique flavour when it comes to dining. Where else can you enjoy a tasty guava duff after a mouth-watering grouper dinner with peas n? rice and a side of macaroni n? cheese? But Bahamian cuisine is not all you?ll find here. In fact, The Bahamas has an excellent variety of international cuisine, and Nassau, in particular, offers food from all over the world in a wide selection of authentic ethnic restaurants.
Nassau has an atlas-sized assortment of global cuisine. Here you can find almost any ethnic dish, from the finest Italian specialities to familiar American fast food.
Nassau may be 5,074 miles from Rome, but you don?t necessarily have to hop on a plane to experience authentic Italian cuisine.
Located in the heart of downtown Nassau, at the El Greco hotel on West Bay Street, is Island Pasta Market, a tavern serving delectable Italian dishes.
The menu offers a tantalizing selection of antipasti, salads, pasta, gourmet pizza, entrées and desserts. Start your meal with carpaccio di manzo, a tasty array of thin slices of beef with parmesan, arugula and capers. Or try the crostini di polenta con funghi, a dish of grilled polenta with wild mushrooms.
For the main course, you?ll have a difficult time deciding. The salmone giardinetto combines fresh salmon with Belgian endives, julienne zucchini, radicchio and lemon sauce. If a pasta dish is more to your liking, try the fettuccine bucaniera with clams, mussels, scallops and shrimp in a light tomato basil sauce.
Humidor Restaurant, on West Hill Street, mixes Italian with Latin American cuisine. Guests can dine indoors or on the charming terrace.
Elegance is defined inside Villaggio?s Mediterranean dining room. For a truly romantic experience, dine under the stars on the candlelit terrace beside a beautiful courtyard fountain.
Among the house specialities is the seared pepper-rubbed yellow fin tuna with radish and French bean salad complemented by lime cilantro vinaigrette and Genoa-style saffron-infused seafood soup topped with garlic croutons and fresh pesto.
Other dishes include linguine alle vongole veraci tossed with young farmed clams, garlic, chili, white wine and parsley or flash-grilled baby lamb chops with goat cheese creamed potatoes, garlic-fried zucchini and rosemary balsamic glaze.
In the British Colonial Hilton, Portofino Italian Café has a relaxed atmosphere for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It features a buffet and an à la carte menu with a vast selection of appetizers, entrées, sandwiches, soups and pastas.
At the Radisson Cable Beach & Golf Resort, a casually elegant restaurant, Amici, features an Italian dinner menu in a romantic indoor/ outdoor garden setting.
The Sheraton Grand Resort, on Paradise Island, is home to Julie?s Ristorante Italiano, a charming restaurant with singing waiters, open nightly for dinner. Julie?s specializes in mix-and-match pasta dishes.
Orient express
Craving a taste of the Orient? New Providence features a great selection of Asian-style restaurants as well.
For the finest Asian cuisine in one of the most elegant dining rooms around, look no further than Five Twins at Atlantis on Paradise Island.
Enjoy delicacies, such as as caviar and champagne, as well as filet of beef, lobster, seafood and duck. Try the sushi and saté bar, a uniquely Japanese experience. Jackets and reservations are recommended.
At the foot of the Paradise Island exit bridge is another Oriental gem. Asia Buffet is Nassau?s only Asian buffet and features more than 50 items. At both lunch and dinner, patrons can pick and choose as much as they like from appetizers, salads, seafood, Chinese barbecue, beef, vegetables, rice and noodles, soups, dim sum and satay skewers. Save room for dessert. That?s all-you-can-eat, too.
Double Dragon, also at the bottom of the Paradise Island exit bridge, is a favourite among locals. It offers a huge multi-page menu of affordable Oriental dishes, including mu shu pork, Singapore noodles, chicken or beef with broccoli, Sechuan and Hunan dishes.
That?s good tucker
Where are you if tomato sauce is called a ?dead horse,? a meat pie is called a ?dog?s eye? and ?barbie? isn?t a doll? The Outback Steakhouse, of course. This Australian-themed North American restaurant on East Bay Street at the bottom of the Paradise Island exit bridge, serves impressive steaks, pasta dishes, salads, chicken and seafood.
For starters, try the billabong ribs with tasty Asian-style barbecue sauce, then continue your meal with the toowoomba pasta, a giant serving of fettuccine Alfredo with shrimp, crawfish, mushrooms and Parmesan cheese. If you fancy steak, the Outback special, an 11-ounce centre-cut sirloin, or the tender and juicy Victoria?s filet, may be just the ticket. Chicken lovers should try the Alice Springs chicken, a mouth-watering combination of grilled chicken breast with bacon and mushrooms, covered in melted Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses.
Slice of America
Being just off the coast of the US, you?d expect that The Bahamas would have a wide selection of popular American cuisine. And that is exactly the case.
In the heart of downtown on Charlotte Street, the world-famous Hard Rock Cafe offers a great menu of burgers, sandwiches, steak, chicken and pasta and an assortment of delicious desserts.
Share the jumbo combo with friends. It?s an enormous appetizer of Santa Fe spring rolls, chicken wings, potato skins, onion rings and Tupelo chicken, served with four sauces.
For lunch or dinner, try the pig sandwich, a tantalizing southern delicacy of hickory-smoked pork, smothered in Hard Rock?s famous barbecue sauce.
Tempted by dessert? Try the chocolate chip cookie pie, a golden pie crust baked with chocolate chips and chopped pecans, served with ice cream and smothered in hot fudge sauce.
A visit to the Hard Rock Cafe wouldn?t be complete without perusing the display of rock ?n? roll memorabilia on the walls. Look for a signed guitar by your favourite rock group or marvel at the authentic stage outfits worn by the likes of Cher and Lenny Kravitz.
If pizza is your passion, look no further than Papa John?s. This popular US-based pizza chain specializes in made-to-order pizzas prepared with the freshest ingredients. Order a speciality pizza or invent your own with a variety of toppings, such as pepperoni, mushrooms, ham, green peppers, pineapple and more. Papa John?s has two locations at Village Road Shopping Centre and on Collins Avenue.
Food fiesta
Situated on the harbourfront at the British Colonial Hilton is Señor Frog?s, a wildly popular Mexican-themed restaurant.
Almost every Mexican dish imaginable is available here, from nachos, quesadillas, fajitas and chimichangas to burritos and a variety of salads and soups. Expect to be entertained by lively dancing waiters, karaoke contests and a live band. If the experience is almost too much fun, take a relaxing stroll along the outdoor deck after your meal and watch the boats in the harbour.
A visit to The Bahamas wouldn?t be complete without experiencing a taste of traditional Bahamian cuisine and Caribbean favourites.
Island hopping
Anthony?s Caribbean Bar & Grill on Paradise Island serves an excellent selection of Bahamian and Caribbean-influenced dishes.
Start off with an appetizer, such as the Abaco crabmeat salad, a mix of crabmeat, tomatoes, onion, green pepper and pineapple, tossed in island seasoning.
For a main course, enjoy the Caribbean chicken or the herb-crusted red snapper fillet, a pan-seared, then oven-baked, fillet
with fresh herbs and Parmesan cheese breading.
Anthony?s also has an express deli offering bagels, soups, salads, sandwiches and baked goods.
Another popular Caribbean-themed restaurant is Reggae Café at SuperClubs Breezes. Traditional Caribbean and Jamaican favourites, such as jerk chicken, find a home here. Enjoy these tastes of the tropics while listening to live music.
For a taste of real Bahamian culture, visit Café Johnny Canoe at the Nassau Beach Hotel. Experience a Junkanoo rush-out while dining on traditional favourites such as crack? lobster, barbecued chicken and grouper fingers. As with many Bahamian restaurants, meals are served with two side dishes. Diners can choose from a long list of sides, but be sure to include at least one of the traditional Bahamian favourites ? coleslaw, peas ?n? rice or macaroni ?n? cheese.
For excellent Bahamian fare in the downtown area, Conch Fritters Bar & Grill on Marlborough Street across from the British Colonial Hilton is a wise choice.
Enjoy conch chowder, chicken, steak and fresh seafood as well as all the traditional Bahamian favourites. Not to be missed is the seafood sampler platter of crack? lobster, grouper fingers, fried shrimp and crack? conch ? all fried, but worth the calories.
For truly authentic Bahamian food, go where the locals go ? Arawak Cay, on West Bay Street. Once there, look for a rainbow-coloured building and you?ve found Goldie?s, where you can sample a variety of traditional Bahamian favourites such as conch fritters, grilled shrimp and pork chops. Wash it all down with sky juice (gin and coconut water) or a cold Kalik beer in a down-home setting fit for a ?true, true? Bahamian feast. Compass Point, a colourful, oceanfront restaurant located in western New Providence on West Bay Street, features fine Continental dishes, with a varied menu featuring everything from Caribbean lobster tail to rack of lamb to pasta dishes.
Fine continental dining can also be found at elegant Graycliff, downtown, overlooking Government House. Gourmet cuisine includes stone crab, filet mignon, lobster and a local favourite, conch chowder.
Chez Willie is another sure bet for elegant dining on Continental dishes. On West Bay Street, just west of the British Colonial hotel, Chez Willie features romantic indoor and outdoor dining.
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