St. John, USVI restaurants and bars by area
St. John's restaurants sit in two places, Cruz Bay and Coral Bay, with daytime counters on the North Shore beaches between them. Most of the island's tables are in Cruz Bay, a walk from the ferry. Coral Bay is 28 minutes east by our measurement. Many places close or shorten hours in September and October, so every row below carries the day we read it.
Written by Virgin Islands Villas · Updated Oct 2026
Cruz Bay
| Name | Cuisine | Price | Hours | Reservations | Phone | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beach Bar | Burgers, tacos and seafood; beach bar | $ | Daily from 11 am; brunch 8:30–11 am | Walk-in only | (340) 777-4220 | Oct 2026 |
| High Tide Bar & Seafood Grill | Seafood and local dishes; beach bar | $$$ | Daily: breakfast from 8 am, lunch from 11 am, dinner from 5 pm | Walk-in only | (340) 714-6169 | Oct 2026 |
| La Tapa Plage | Small and large plates, paella | $$$ | 7 nights, 5 to 9:30 pm; on its fall break since August 30, 2026; its posts point to a Halloween return, so confirm with the restaurant | Taken | (340) 693-7755 | Oct 2026 |
| The Longboard | Seafood, poke and ceviche | $$ | Daily: kitchen 2–9 pm, bar 2–10 pm | Walk-in only | (340) 715-2210 | Oct 2026 |
| Morgan's Mango | Caribbean seafood and Argentine steaks | $$$ | Mon–Sun 5:30–10 pm | Taken | (340) 693-8141 | Oct 2026 |
| Ocean 362 | Caribbean, island to table | $$$ | 5 nights, 5–9 pm; closed Tue and Wed | Taken | (340) 776-0001 | Oct 2026 |
| 18°64° The Restaurant | Seafood and sushi | $$$ | Dinner Mon–Sat 5:30–9 pm; lunch and raw bar paused for the off-season as of October 2026; call before a midday visit | Taken | (340) 774-1864 | Oct 2026 |
| Sun Dog Cafe | Brunch, lunch and dinner, Mongoose Junction | $$ | Daily 9 am–9 pm | Walk-in only | (340) 693-8340 | Oct 2026 |
| St. John Brewers Tap Room | St. John Brewers' beers, lunch and dinner | $$ | Daily 12–9 pm; food until 8 pm | Walk-in only | (340) 715-7775 | Oct 2026 |
| The Lime Inn | Tacos | $$ | Sun–Fri 3–9 pm; closed Sat | Taken | (340) 776-6425 | Oct 2026 |
| Cafe Roma | Italian | $$$ | Lunch Mon–Fri 11 am–3 pm; dinner daily 5–9 pm | Walk-in only | (340) 776-6524 | Oct 2026 |
| Banana Deck | Steaks and lunch and dinner plates | $$$ | Daily 11 am–9 pm; Sunday brunch 11 am–2 pm; shut since mid-August 2026, by a local closures list, and expected back around early November; phone first | Taken | (340) 693-5055 | Oct 2026 |
| Cruz Bay Landing | Breakfast, brunch and sandwiches | $$ | Daily 7 am–2 pm | Walk-in only | (340) 776-6908 | Oct 2026 |
| North Shore Deli | Deli, breakfast and grab-and-go beach food | $ | Mon–Sat 7 am–4 pm; Sun 7 am–3 pm | Walk-in only | (340) 777-3061 | Oct 2026 |
| Bajo El Sol Art Bar | Espresso, aged rum flights and light bites | $ | Sun–Mon 10 am–6 pm; Tue–Sat 10 am–8 pm | Walk-in only | (340) 693-7070 | Oct 2026 |
| St. John Scoops | Homemade ice cream and coffee | $ | Daily 11 am–9 pm | Walk-in only | (340) 774-8175 | Oct 2026 |
North Shore
| Name | Cuisine | Price | Hours | Reservations | Phone | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trunk Bay Snack Shack and Bar | Snacks, coffee, ice cream and a bar, inside the park | $ | 10 am–4 pm | Walk-in only | (340) 714-7144 | Oct 2026 |
| Maho Crossroads | Beach bar with food, across from Maho Bay | $$ | Daily: food orders 11:30 am–4 pm; bar from 10:30 am to about 5 pm | Walk-in only | (340) 474-7721 | Oct 2026 |
| Rain Tree Cafe, Cinnamon Bay | Breakfast and themed dinners; lunch from the beach food truck | $$ | Breakfast 7:30–9:30 am, dinner 5:30–8 pm; truck 11 am–4 pm; the campground closes most years in September and October, per the National Park Service; check before a fall visit | Walk-in only | (340) 714-7144 | Oct 2026 |
Coral Bay
| Name | Cuisine | Price | Hours | Reservations | Phone | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skinny Legs | Burgers and bar | $ | Daily 11 am–8 pm in season; off-season break since August 5, 2026; it has reopened around Halloween in past years, so check its page | Walk-in only | (340) 779-4982 | Oct 2026 |
| Surf Club Cantina | Sandwiches, tacos and seafood | $$ | Daily 11:30 am–8 pm; dark on Tuesdays in the slow fall weeks since August 19, 2026, per the Saint John Island Guide; ring ahead | — | (340) 725-8272 | Oct 2026 |
| Miss Lucy's Beachfront Restaurant & Bar | Beachfront restaurant and bar, Friis Bay | $ | Off-season since late July 2026, most years back around November; in 2026, food only at the Thursday open mic, 5:30–9 pm, per the Saint John Island Guide; call first | Taken | (340) 693-5244 | Oct 2026 |
| Love City Cafe | Bakery, coffee, breakfast and lunch | $ | Mon–Sat 7 am–1 pm | Walk-in only | (340) 642-4786 | Oct 2026 |
| Dazey's Bayhouse | Bakery and coffee shop; Chef Nights on weekends in season | $ | Coffee and bakery by day; Chef Night on Saturday evenings; weekly times not published; shut since July 23, 2026, per the Saint John Island Guide, with a return expected for the winter; call before you drive out | Taken | (340) 204-2333 | Oct 2026 |
| Lime Out | Floating taco bar, by shuttle or boat | $$ | Sun–Fri 10:30 am–4:30 pm; closed most years from mid-August to mid-October, and on Saturdays early in the season; check its site first | Walk-in only | (340) 643-5333 | Oct 2026 |
How to choose by where you are staying
Choose by the drive, not the menu. Sixteen of the twenty-five places listed here are in Cruz Bay, inside a few blocks of the ferry dock, Wharfside Village and Mongoose Junction, so a villa on the west side can walk or take a short taxi to dinner and back. Coral Bay has five, on or near the harbor, and it suits the villas in Coral Bay, Johns Folly and the East End, which are 28 to 41 minutes from the ferry by our measurement.
The North Shore is lunch, not dinner. The Trunk Bay Snack Shack and Bar runs 10 am to 4 pm by the National Park Service's hours page, Maho Crossroads sits across the road from Maho Bay, and Cinnamon Bay's Rain Tree Cafe is the one place on that road that serves dinner, in the campground's season.
Beach bars on St. John
The beach bars on St. John are of three kinds. In Cruz Bay, The Beach Bar and High Tide sit on the sand beside the ferry dock; The Beach Bar says it takes no reservations and High Tide says the same. On the North Shore, the bars are counters run for the beach: Trunk Bay's inside the park, Maho Crossroads across the road. In Coral Bay, Miss Lucy's is on the water at Friis Bay, and Lime Out is a floating taco bar in the harbor, reached by its own $30 round-trip shuttle from the boat ramp beside the dinghy dock, per its site as of October 2026, with no reservations.
The tradeoff: dinner in the east is a night drive
A Coral Bay dinner from a Cruz Bay villa means Centerline Road both ways, 28 minutes each way by our measurement, the return after dark. From an East End house, Cruz Bay is 41 minutes. Plan the evenings by side of the island before you book the house, and keep the long drive for a lunch.
The season matters too. As of October 9, 2026, Lime Out's St. John bar was still on the break it takes most years from mid-August to mid-October, 18°64° had its lunch and raw bar closed for the off-season, and Morgan's Mango had reopened on October 8 after its low-season break. Skinny Legs and La Tapa Plage closed for the season in August, and both point to a return around Halloween. The Saint John Island Guide's 2026 list had Miss Lucy's and Dazey's Bayhouse closed since late July, and Banana Deck has been shut since mid-August; all three are expected back with the winter season, in November or early December. Before a fall dinner at any of them, call ahead.
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Questions about where to eat and drink on St. John
- Is there food at Trunk Bay?
- Yes, a daytime counter inside the park. The National Park Service lists the Trunk Bay Snack Shack and Bar from 10 am to 4 pm as of October 2026, which covers lunch and nothing after. The beach fee for visitors 16 and over applies before you reach it.
- Which St. John restaurant is best?
- This page does not rank them. It lists restaurants and bars by area, each checked against its own site, with the hours and reservation rule each publishes. The useful question is which side of the island you are on: Cruz Bay has the most choice and the late tables, Coral Bay a handful on the harbor.
Sources: National Park Service (checked Oct 9, 2026)