Cruz Bay restaurants and bars
The restaurants in Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI sit in three clusters a short walk apart: the beach at Wharfside Village, the streets behind the ferry dock, and Mongoose Junction on North Shore Road. The table lists seventeen, each checked against its own site in October 2026. Book the dinner rooms by phone or online; the beach grills and delis seat whoever arrives.
Written by Virgin Islands Villas · Updated Oct 2026
The list
| Name | Cuisine | Area | Price | Hours | Reservations | Phone | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tapa Plage | Small and large plates, paella for two (sample menu) | Wharfside Village | $$$ | Open 7 nights, 5 to 9:30pm; closed for the season since August 30, 2026; its own posts point to a return around Halloween, so call before you book | Taken | (340) 693-7755 | Oct 2026 |
| High Tide Bar & Seafood Grill | Seafood grill, breakfast to dinner | Wharfside Landing | $$$ | Daily: breakfast from 8am, lunch from 11am, dinner from 5pm | Walk-in only | (340) 714-6169 | Oct 2026 |
| The Beach Bar | Beach bar: burgers, brunch, live music | Cruz Bay beach | $ | Daily from 11am; brunch 8:30 to 11am | Walk-in only | (340) 777-4220 | Oct 2026 |
| Cruz Bay Landing | Breakfast and brunch, bar, coffee shop and creamery | Downtown, by the ferry dock | $$ | Daily 7am to 2pm (no other hours published) | Walk-in only | (340) 776-6908 | Oct 2026 |
| Ocean 362 | Island-to-table dinner | Gallows Point Road | $$$ | Dinner 5 to 9pm, last booking 8:30pm; closed Tue and Wed | Taken | (340) 776-0001 | Oct 2026 |
| Morgan's Mango | Caribbean seafood, steaks | Downtown Cruz Bay | $$$ | Dinner daily 5:30 to 10pm | Taken | (340) 693-8141 | Oct 2026 |
| Extra Virgin Bistro | Three-course tasting menu, $120 a person | Downtown Cruz Bay | $$$$ | Sun to Fri 5:30 to 9pm; on its seasonal break since August 15, 2026, and expected back around late October; check with the restaurant before you go | Taken | (340) 715-1864 | Oct 2026 |
| The Longboard | Small plates, poke bowls, ceviche | 1 Prince Street | $$ | Daily: kitchen 2 to 9pm, bar 2 to 10pm | Walk-in only | (340) 715-2210 | Oct 2026 |
| Banana Deck | Steaks, seafood and island plates | Downtown Cruz Bay | $$$ | Lunch and dinner daily, 11am to 9pm; Sunday brunch 11am to 2pm; closed for the season since mid-August 2026, by an August 14 local closures list, and expected back around the start of November; call before you go (no notice from the restaurant) | Taken | (340) 693-5055 | Oct 2026 |
| Cafe Roma | Italian | Downtown Cruz Bay | $$$ | Lunch Mon to Fri 11am to 3pm; dinner daily 5 to 9pm | Walk-in only | (340) 776-6524 | Oct 2026 |
| The Lime Inn | Tacos | Downtown Cruz Bay | $$ | Sun to Fri 3 to 9pm; closed Saturdays | Taken | (340) 776-6425 | Oct 2026 |
| Woody's Seafood Saloon | Seafood and bar menu | Downtown Cruz Bay | $ | Daily 11am to midnight, by its Google listing in October 2026 (its 2022 site gave closes to 1 or 2am) | Walk-in only | (340) 779-4625 | Oct 2026 |
| 18°64° The Restaurant | Seafood and sushi | Mongoose Junction | $$$ | Dinner Mon to Sat 5:30 to 9pm; lunch and raw bar closed for the off-season as of October 2026; check before a lunch visit | Taken | (340) 774-1864 | Oct 2026 |
| Sun Dog Cafe | Courtyard brunch, lunch and dinner | Mongoose Junction | $$ | Daily 9am to 9pm | Walk-in only | (340) 693-8340 | Oct 2026 |
| North Shore Deli | Deli: breakfast, lunch, grab-and-go beach food | Mongoose Junction | $ | Mon to Sat 7am to 4pm; Sun 7am to 3pm | Walk-in only | (340) 777-3061 | Oct 2026 |
| St. John Brewers Tap Room | Island-brewed beer and sodas, food | Mongoose Junction | $$ | Daily noon to 9pm; food to 8pm | Walk-in only | (340) 715-7775 | Oct 2026 |
| Bajo El Sol Art Bar | Gallery bar: espresso, rum flights, pastries | Mongoose Junction | $ | Sun and Mon 10am to 6pm; Tue to Sat 10am to 8pm | Walk-in only | (340) 693-7070 | Oct 2026 |
How to choose where to eat in Cruz Bay
Start with the cluster, then the hour. Wharfside Village is the beach side of town: La Tapa Plage, High Tide and The Beach Bar. Downtown, behind the dock, holds the Italian, the tacos, the steakhouse and the tasting menu. Mongoose Junction, which Sun Dog Cafe puts a five-minute stroll from the ferry dock, gathers sushi, a deli, a gallery bar and the St. John Brewers tap room. Ocean 362 sits apart on Gallows Point Road.
The hours sort the rest, as of October 2026. Breakfast is Cruz Bay Landing or North Shore Deli from 7am, High Tide from 8am. Dinner after nine thins out: most kitchens publish a 9pm or 9:30pm close, Morgan's Mango serves to 10pm, and Woody's Seafood Saloon, the late bar, serves to midnight every night by its listing.
Which Cruz Bay restaurants take reservations
Seven take a booking, each its own way, as of October 2026. La Tapa takes reservations by phone. Ocean 362 books online, last reservation 8:30pm. Morgan's Mango has a request form on its site. Extra Virgin Bistro books through Resy or by phone, 30 days ahead, with a 20% gratuity on every reservation. 18°64° books through Resy up to 30 days out and asks parties of seven or more to call. The Lime Inn and Banana Deck take OpenTable bookings, and Banana Deck seats walk-ins too.
The beach and the courtyard work the other way. High Tide, The Beach Bar and The Longboard take no reservations, Cafe Roma and the St. John Brewers tap room seat first come, first served, and Sun Dog Cafe books only parties of ten or more. A table for six at seven in season is a call to make before the day.
The tradeoff: short weeks and a seasonal break
As of October 2026, Ocean 362 is dark on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, The Lime Inn on Saturdays, 18°64° on Sundays. In the low season the gaps widen: Extra Virgin Bistro has been on its seasonal break since August 15, 2026, and plans to reopen around late October, and 18°64° has its lunch and raw bar closed for the off-season as of October 2026. La Tapa Plage closed for the season after August 30, and its posts since then name a Halloween dinner as the likely return. Banana Deck has been shut since mid-August; a local closures list of August 14 expects it back around the start of November, and the restaurant itself has posted nothing. From September into early November, call or check the restaurant's own page the week before you go.
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Questions about cruz Bay restaurants and bars on St. John
- Where to eat in Cruz Bay, St. John?
- In one of three clusters: the beach at Wharfside Village, downtown behind the ferry dock, or Mongoose Junction on North Shore Road. The seventeen above publish breakfast from 7am and dinner mostly to 9pm or 9:30pm, as of October 2026.
- Which Cruz Bay restaurants take reservations?
- La Tapa, Ocean 362, Morgan's Mango, Extra Virgin Bistro, 18°64°, The Lime Inn and Banana Deck, as of October 2026. High Tide, The Beach Bar, The Longboard and Cafe Roma do not.
- Where is La Tapa in Cruz Bay now?
- On the beach at Wharfside Village, as La Tapa Plage. It left its Main Street room in July 2022 and opens seven nights, 5 to 9:30pm, with reservations by phone on 340-693-7755, per its own site in October 2026. It closed for its fall break on August 30, 2026, and has pointed to a return around the end of October; call before you go.
Sources: Mongoose Junction (checked Oct 9, 2026) · La Tapa (checked Oct 9, 2026) · Ocean 362 (checked Oct 9, 2026) · Extra Virgin Bistro (checked Oct 9, 2026) · High Tide Bar & Seafood Grill (checked Oct 9, 2026)