Where to eat in St. Kitts: goat water, saltfish and the local plate
The Kittitian dishes to know, how to order the national plate, and the restaurants to start with in St. Kitts. Each with its own contact details.
St. Kitts cooks simply and generously, and the national dishes are the ones to chase first. This is island food built on the sea, the garden and slow pots, and the best of it is often a lunchtime plate rather than a dinner out.
What to order
Goat water is the one to know: a dark, peppery goat stew, thickened and spiced, closer to a gravy than a soup, eaten with a hunk of bread. Saltfish, usually with breadfruit or dumplings, is the everyday plate, and cook-up is the one-pot of rice, peas and whatever meat is to hand. Ask for the local plate and you will usually get some combination of all three with provisions on the side.
The kitchens
ClosedEscape Lounge
Bay Rd, Basseterre, St. Kitts
ClosedSerendipity Restaurant & Lounge Bar
Wigley Ave, Basseterre, St. Kitts
ClosedPoinciana Restaurant
Frigate Bay, St. Kitts
ClosedHard Rock Cafe
Zenway Boulevard Royal Plaza unit 102 Basseterre, St. Kitts
ClosedKFC, Bay Road
Bay Road, Basseterre, St. Kitts
ClosedCarambola Beach Club
South Friar's Bay, St. Kitts
Open until 9:00 PMD’curry Que
Earle Mornes, Bird Rock, St. Kitts
ClosedOrchid Bay Beach House Restaurant
Frigate Bay, St. Kitts
ClosedShipwreck Beach Bar and Grill
South Friars Beach, St. Kitts
Before you go
Call first, especially for goat water, which is cooked to a pot and runs out. Many of the best plates are served at lunch and gone by mid-afternoon. The number on each page is the business’s own.