NIKKI BEACH

Paradise on earth! Located on St-Jean Beach, Nikkie Beach impresses visitors and celebrities for nearly two decades with its oceanfront views and luxury-party atmosphere.

The dining hot-spot is touted as the first and original luxury beach combining elements of fashion, film, art, music, dining and entertainment into one place.

We started with salads (Thai Beef Salad and Miami Beach Chicken Caesar Salad) with our cocktails and craft iced teas, moved on to main plates (Angus Beef Sliders, Octopus Risotto and Black Angus Beef Tartare). The chef sent an assortment of sushi rolls – a Nikki Beach specialty – and we shared the Light Red Berry Cheesecake for dessert.

We were ready to install ourselves on the beach chairs. With a bottle of rose on ice between us, we spent the rest of the afternoon listening to waves crash and planes land at Gustav II Airport. I went back to the house mid-afternoon to supervise the set up for the evening with Baptiste Gauthier, a private chef, who would be serving dinner at Villa Black Pearl for us at 8 p.m.