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Personal Recommendations

Submitted by Alan  Revised 8/22/24

Restaurants:   (not in any order)  There are SO many great places to eat on the island.  The following is just a few of the places we love.

The Brassiere:  A little hard to find as it is not on the beach.  It is located between 2 office buildings in downtown Georgetown.  At this time, tops our list.  On Monday night is the best deal on the island as there is an option for a couples fixed menu for $125 per person includes a bottle of wine.  Even without the “deal” the food is wonderful.  They have their own fishing boat, and on premise herb and fruit garden so everything is fresh!

Calypso Grill:   save room for the sticky toffee pudding.   Calypso has a new executive chef as of 2023. Reports are that it is very good again!

Luca: Yet another incredible meal located on the bottom floor of the Carribean Club. Don’t miss this one for that special occasion on the island.

Cassanova in Georgetown:   Italian..  Ask for an outdoor table.  Good Italian fare at reasonable prices.  Overlooks the beach and at low tides, tables are on the beach.

Cayman Cabana:   Beach bar next to Cassanova’s in Georgetown.   Farm to table dinner on Thursdays that is incredible.

Ragazzi:  Italian (near the Ritz) as well as great wood fired pizza

Morgans:   Great food with wonderful outside seating.  And it is very close to the Anchorage in the Cayman Yacht Club.

Bacaro:  Also very close to the Anchorage in the Cayman Yacht Club.  Menu features tapas and a great wine selection.

Sunshine Grill :  good burgers and fish tacos, less pricey and very, very casual  (at the pool of the sunshine suites hotel)

Seven Mile Burger:  Menu is very similar to Sunshine Grill.  Great burgers. Great prices.  In Governors Square, small restaurant, good for take out as well.

Heritage Kitchen:   very local  (nice shack on the beach behind a gas station toward west bay)  best to take home and eat on the beach at your condo.

Chicken Chicken: I don’t go there often, but many people do for all things chicken. Prices are good and food is good as well for lunch or pick up.

Jerk BBQ Hut: Now if you want authentic jerk chicken for a great price, look for the Jerk BBQ hut on church st. in Georgetown. Not quite to the cruise ship portal but near and on the east side of the street. It’s a dirt parking lot with guys cooking bbq and jerk chicken and pork in barrel smokers. 2024, a large container was $12 CI. We got 2 large and fed 9 hungry people and had leftovers. Rice and/or “festivals” included.

Paradise Pizza: Great Pizza located next to the Palm Heights Hotel and Tilley’s

Going with kids??   Take out pizza from XQ    upstairs bar and restaurant    Also can eat there, but we never have.  There is a nice bar area and usually a band.

Kaibo (East End):  on far side of island.  Great beach bar and marina.  Little farther down the road is starfish point.

Tukka Restaurant & Bar (east end):  On far side of the island (maybe an hour drive).  Just found this place last year.  Nice atmosphere and wonderful food at good prices.  Fun place to go.  Had lion fish ceviche last time.  “a taste of Australia with a Caribbean twist”  Going to try their “Tree Chicken” on the next visit.  Update:  Tried the “Tree Chicken”, not bad…. the appetizer was prepared as fried drumstick, bbq wing, and a spring roll.

Tukka West: Tukka on the east side was so popular, but far from 7 Mi, the chef opened a 2nd location in Morgan’s Harbour next to Calypso.   Yay!!

Local fish market (not the name)  There is a tent on the beach in Georgetown.  Local fishermen have fresh fish.  Snapper, Wahoo, Mahi-mahi).  Ask them to filet it.  Costs vary so try not to look like a tourist.  But rest assured, fish is fresh from the sea and only lasts as long as the daily catch.

The Wharf:  I’m going to mention it here only because it is one of the more famous places on the island.  I feel it is rather touristy, but many people do enjoy it and the food can be very good. Tarpon feeding is fun to watch for the kids.

Seafire resort at the Kimpton:  Good food.  Only have been there once though.  Major plus is that it is walking distance to the Anchorage. The Cocolobo bar is a wonderful place for Pina Coladas and Mudslides as well as good food.

Agua in Caymana Bay is also outstanding!  Yet again, a wonderful dining experience outside “sitting on the dock of the bay”.

Ristorante Pappagallo:  a long time favorite is located on the north side of West Bay.  The ossobuco was truly magical as well as the rest of the Italian menu. (Probably our favorite place!)

Door No. 4:  Tucked inside a new retail named The Grove. Small but very unique dinner menu as well as drink menu. Very trendy bar atmosphere, but the food was exceptional. And maybe try the “pornstar” drink if on the menu!

Dessert?..   Go by Gelato and Co. in Caymana Bay. Has to be one of the best gelato places outside of Italy.

Pane & Pasta:  Located in Caymana Bay is another Italian gem.  Homemade pasta, pizza and sauces highlight the menu. I had the Gnocchi which was amazing.  Be sure to talk to Reno (manager and part owner) while there. Great personality and tons of local Cayman. Also great for Pizza (in house or take away)

Ms. Piper’s Kitchen + Garden:  Oh my!!  One of our top meals EVER!  Located behind the Hilton Garden Hotel closer to Georgetown. A small garden area with live music when we were there. The large plates were plenty to share between 2 people. The desserts we picked were amazing (pavlova and a banana chocolate). Definitely going back.

Aria: Wonderful Mediterranean cuisine located on the other side of the airport. Owned by the same owners of Agua, the experience is the same superior quality and atmosphere.

Waffle Monkey: Sweet and Savory waffles in Georgetown.

Also next door to Aria is a wonderful cafe and bakery, Allora owned by the same group. Incredible coffees, pastries and sandwiches. (A nice stop to pick up snacks for the airport.)

There are so so many more restaurants as well.  Please feel free to email me if you are thinking of somewhere I have not mentioned and I will email back.

Drinks:

Mudslides!!!!   Rackam’s     bar in Georgetown.  Not great food, but we go there for “dessert”  ie..  mudslides   and we go at least once every trip..  sometimes straight from the airport.

Mudslides!!!!    Sunset House   just past Georgetown.

Mudslides!!!  Macabuca near Turtle Farm. Macabuca also has tremendous fish and chips with local Ironshore batter. Friends say the currie food is also exceptional.

Mudslides!!! Good anywhere else on the island as well.

Bonny Moon: On the site of the old Calico Jack’s. Greatly updated from the old days. I believe it might be associated with the Indigo Hotel and maybe Kimpton. Nice beach bar and good food. Personally, I prefer Cocolobo at the Kimpton for a beach bar just because the public beach is too close.

Legends Sports bar:  As the name suggests, plenty of tvs with sports.  Although you might have trouble getting football on tv because of all the real football on tv.

Other drinks:   Jacques Scott Liquor store close to the airport.   Amazing selection of wine and hard liquors as well.   Also new for 2022 is a local brewery , the 19-81 Brewery (longitude and latitude of Cayman). Their line up includes a Blonde, an IPA, and a Sessions.  All are very good. There is also a great line up of Seltzers, Pineapple from the 19-81 Brewery.

Diving:   We go with Nat from InDepth Watersports– Nat@indepthwatersports.com  :   If not a diver but wanted to try he does a great job of discover scuba dive course…    15 min shore lecture, quick skills test and then a 40 ft dive.

This past trip our group went out with Brad of Cayman University Divers. Unfortunately I did not dive this one, but Brad has an underwater communication system to talk about what you are seeing…. Very cool.  Our group said the night dive was an incredible experience.

Snorkeling:  I don’t do much snorkeling since I am a diver, but great snorkeling off Sunset House and many other places near there..   Great snorkeling off Turtle reef.    Macabuca, the bar attached is a nice place to have a beer or even a quick bite to eat.  I’ve heard good things about the all you can eat bbq night, but hey, I’m from Texas and a bbq snob!   Cemetery reef down from the Anchorage is also one of the best snorkeling sites.

Other things;    Stingray City but try to go on a day when there are no cruise ships in town.   1) much more enjoyable 2) the stingrays are hungrir.  We have rented a boat the last couple of times.  Last time the girls’ boyfriends are big fishermen, so we went fishing, then to stingray city.

Kaibo and just down the road is Starfish point.  (Only time we had been to starfish point the weather had moved in and the starfish buried themselves in the sand, so only saw 2 starfish.  Supposedly there are many many more.

Shopping:  not much…  a place called Pure Art for local things (art, jewelry,) My least favorite place to go, but Lynne’s favorite.  Takes me, a guy, about 90 sec to go through.  Women about 45 min.  Guys, bring a book and sit on the swing out front, or go to Sunset house for a quick drink.  Pure Art is located well on the other side of Georgetown. Best place for t-shirts is Treasure Teez. Located in the center with Chicken, Chicken. Great shirts including spf shirts and sweatshirts. Red Sail Sports in Caymana Bay usually great quality beach clothing and usually has great sale on items.

Anything else???    Oh yes, Almost all grocery stores are closed on Sunday!!!  A smaller grocery store in the new Grove is now open on Sundays with more than just the essentials and Liquour stores are now open on Sundays!  But still a more limited selection than Fosters or Kirks, so if you are arriving on Saturday, be sure to stock up before running to the beach.   The currency is tied to the dollar so the rate never changes.  You can pay U.S. currency at any place any time.  It is .80 cents for the local currency.

More Stuff:    There is a grocery store to the left as you exit the condo just past cemetery reef.   And just opened in Dec 2016 is a Jacques Scott liqueur and wine store in the same location.  There is also a “cost-u-less” store on seven mile beach.  You can see it from the “highway” on the left coming from the airport to the condo.   It is off one of the roundabouts…   It has food but also has things like floats etc.  We usually buy some fruit there as well as there is a rotisserie chicken like at Costco….  Not bad for quick lunch food….

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Farm to Table dining @ Cayman Cabana

Two years ago, while in the checkout line at Kirk’s supermarket, we happened to strike up a conversation with the person in front of us.  Christine was a writer for the Flava magazine on the island.  She mentioned that she and her husband, Luigi were the owners of Cayman Cabana, a local beach bar and restaurant in Georgetown.  Luigi is from the island and is the chef at Cayman Cabana.  She told us that Thursday nights feature a farm to table menu.  So when Thursday night rolled around, we decide to go.

Showing up at the restaurant, we were met by Christine and Luigi.   A quick drink at the bar while we waited for the other guests to arrive gave us an opportunity to meet the chef and a few other early arrivals.  We were seated at a table on the upper deck of the bar with 20 or so place settings.  Then the feast began!  First Luigi welcomed everyone with introductions and a preview of the meal to come cooked with fresh local ingredients.  A quick toast with a fresh fruit press drink and on to the meal.  I cannot recall all the courses and there is no set menu for the week.  It all depends on what Christine and Luigi find at the local market that day.  But there were flatbreads, pastas, fresh fish locally caught by the fisherman right next door at the local “fish market” and a coconut ceviche that never comes off the menu.  They tried to once, but the outcry was too great from their “regulars”.   Now if you never had the opportunity to try coconut ceviche, well, this is the place!  We were seated next to a couple from Arkansas.  It was also their first time at Cayman Cabana.

So fast forward to spring break 2018.  We were on our way to Tukka, but the road construction and traffic was too constricting.  We u-turned and wound up at Cayman Cabana.  On a Thursday night!  Christina was able to find four spots for us at the tables that were set for 150+!  Yes, it was spring break in Cayman.   Same great food, same great service, and same great atmosphere and we just happened to be seated right next to the exact same couple from Arkansas, who just happened to be on the island as well and it was also  their second time at Cayman Cabana.

Once again a lovely evening with an exceptional farm to table banquet!

So if you are on island on a Thursday night, call Cayman Cabana and inquire about the farm to table dinner, but be sure to go hungry!