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The Cabarete area in particular—where all-inclusive resorts don't yet totally dominate the scene—has some fun, original restaurants, but these are often small places, so it's important that you make reservations in advance. Expat residents complain that the prices in this town have moved past the good-value-for-money mark. Also, more and more restaurants are insisting on cash only, be it pesos, dollars, or euros. The area has lovely fine-dining options .
With a setting as artistic as a gallery—befitting its location within Casa Colonial, a refined boutique hotel—and an ambitious Caribbean-fusion menu, Lucía is successful on all fronts. In a room with orchids galore, crisp white linens, and waiters in white guayabera shirts giving impeccable service, guests love the delicious appetizers and signature dessert, the molten chocolate volcano. When the digestif cart is rolled over, be daring with a Brunello grappa or the local Brugal Unico rum.
The tables at this tranquil Italian restaurant flank a night-lit pool, offering the kind of intimate, romantic setting tailor-made for a wedding proposal. The young Italian owners have embraced slow food, offering delicious antipastos, carpaccios, and tartares to start and excellent house-made pastas, including feather-light gnocchi and tender half-moons in a sage-and-butter sauce. Paired with a vibrant Tuscan red, this is the ideal meal. Perfect panna cotta is the kind of dessert you hope to find. End your evening with a mild grappa or Sambuca. The chic set come to dinner and may leave with a new painting under their arm—an adjacent room is an unexpected gallery.
If you're staying at this beachfront ecoparadise, you'll likely take most of your meals here; if not, it's worth the trip, not only for the freshest seafood but also for the soothing ambience. The menu changes seasonally but holds tight to some perennial favorites. Most vegetables and herbs are grown in Natura's own organic garden or are procured locally. If you aren't into seafood, Natura offers one of the area's best filet mignon. But don't miss the rich, flavorful soups and vegetarian (and vegan) dishes that round out the menu. Almost everything—including the gluten-free bread, burger buns, pastries, etc.—is made from scratch. Desserts are seasonal, but anything chocolate is a judicious choice. Service is warm, caring, and efficient; the international music, atmospheric.
Overlooking a craggy shoreline with unobstructed ocean vistas, this renovated restaurant with a global menu is hitting all the high points, offering both delicious food and a fun atmosphere. The menu runs the gamut from pizza to fragrant Tandoori chicken from deliciously light gnocchi to hearty Ethiopian zilzil (a dish of braised beef and peppers). Ingredients are high quality, from the pancetta to the house-made gelato. The music nights are sceney. Reservations are essential when there's live music, the best time to be there; otherwise just tell the security gate that you are going to the Beach Club.
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