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15 Best Caribbean Beach Bars for 2021
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The right beach, the right chair, the right drink. It may sound simple, but, like the greatest cocktails, you only need a few ingredients. In a time when travel has been significantly disrupted, this is the kind of experience we all dream about: the tropical idyll — an afternoon at a Caribbean beach bar, the thing we all think about when we’re stuck at home, moored behind a desk, or surrounded by wintry air. For those who are traveling right now, these beach bars are the perfect Caribbean venture: outdoors, socially-distanced, breezy. For those who aren’t traveling, think of them as your to-do list for when the world returns to “normal”. Either way, it’s worth celebrating these Caribbean institutions and the people who’ve worked to build them. Here are the best Caribbean beach bars for 2021.
Karibuni, St Martin
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There may be no more memorable beach bar experience in the entire Caribbean than an afternoon at Pinel Island, the intoxicating little cay just off the coast of the “mainland” in St Martin. You take a oneminute ferry boat and reach Karibuni, the beach bar that belongs to the St Martin hotel by the same name. Plainly, this is what it’s all about — a Crusoe-chic beach bar that will make you feel like you’ve somehow landed on a desert island — one that just so happens to have marvelously fresh seafood and the best cocktails of the French Caribbean. A true bucket-list experience.
Soggy Dollar Bar, Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands The Mecca of beach bars is back, having relaunched after the British Virgin Islands reopened its borders for tourism in early December. Because after 2020, we could all use a few Painkillers (now with the bar’s own Soggy Dollar Rum).
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Bikinis on Beach, St John, US Virgin Islands We call it the best beach bar in St John, and Sybille Sorrentino’s
Honeymoon Beach outpost continues to draw in travelers thanks to the perfect mix of painkillers, pizza and St John personality. But the biggest draw is still the gorgeous scenery of Honeymoon Beach, set on the grounds of Caneel Bay.
Iggie’s Oasis, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands There’s no more authentic, beloved bar in St Thomas than Iggie’s at the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort, and now in its current form as Iggie’s “Oasis,” it’s open and welcoming guests. It’s all here — the food, the cocktails and even regular live music. Just make sure you make a reservation in advance.
Sunshine’s Nevis There’s a handful of cocktails in the pantheon of Caribbean mixology, ones that stir up a combination of anticipation, respect and even fear when you hear their name. And the Killer Bee is one of them. Nevis’ world-famous beach bar is back and ready for 2021, and this place is still all about the eponymous Sunshine and his legendary hospitality.
Le Petibonum, Martinique Martinique’s leading beach bar just keeps getting better thanks to the creative efforts of 2021 Caribbean Chef of the Year Guy Ferdinand, who has helped turn the fishing village of Le Carbet into one of the region’s great beach bar destinations. The French Caribbean cuisine is spectacular, there’s an onsite Rhum Agricole bar and now you can even stay the night at a floating hotel.
Jacqui O’s BeachHouse, Antigua Still something of a well-kept secret regionally, this beach lounge on the southern coast of the island is the pinnacle of Antigua cool, with great music, capacious chairs on the sand a standout cuisine, 15 BEST FOR 2021 > PAGE 21
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