7 Best Restaurants in Tortola, British Virgin Islands

This beachside bar and restaurant is owned and operated by island native Quito Rymer, a multitalented recording star, which explains why there's live music nearly every night of the week. The menu is Caribbean, with an emphasis on fresh fish—try the conch fritters or the jerk chicken. For a more casual meal there's pizza, burgers, and fish tacos. Picnic tables with beach umbrellas are the popular dining spot during the day, while the action moves into the high-roofed dining room at night, where you'll be serenaded by the sound of crashing waves in between the bands' sets.

The best of Indian and West Indies cooking traditions mix to create innovative curry and masala dishes alongside steaks, burgers, pizza, and local fish and lobster dishes. The restaurant is located dockside at Soper's Hole with an open-air dining room cooled by ocean breezes.

Take in views of Sir Francis Drake Channel and sidle up to the outdoor beach bar to hear yachties swap sea stories at this mariner-friendly eatery. Menu offerings range from burgers and pizzas to daily fresh seafood. Nanny Cay is the home for the annual BVI Spring Regatta and things really get swinging at the event's after-parties, which are held here.

This rustic beachside bar and restaurant is owned and operated by island native Quito Rymer, a multitalented recording star who plays and sings solo on Tuesday and Thursday and performs with his reggae band on Friday. The menu is Caribbean, with an emphasis on fresh fish, but you should try the conch fritters or the barbecue chicken.

The waves practically lap at your feet at this friendly beachfront restaurant on Tortola's North Shore, a perfect spot to stop for lunch on your around-the-island tour. The dinner menu emphasizes seafood—especially lobster and local fish—but you can also find pasta dishes, barbecued chicken, and New York strip steak. Finish off with a cup of Sebastian's coffee, spiked with home-brewed rum (a bottle, which you can only purchase here, makes a memorable take-home souvenir). Brunch is served on the weekends, and karaoke and bingo nights draw lively crowds.

Hamburgers, salads, and sandwiches are typical lunch offerings at this Road Town eatery, along with classic British fare such as shepherd's pie and fish and chips. In the evening you can get your Anegada lobster grilled or jerked. There's live entertainment Thursday and Friday, and locals gather here nightly for spirited games at the pool table.

Docked sailboats stretch nearly as far as the eye can see at this busy Road Town marina restaurant. The alfresco dining and convivial atmosphere make it popular with both locals and visitors. Menu offerings include burgers, pizza, ribs, and rib-eye steaks.