15 Best Restaurants in Turks and Caicos
As a culinary destination, the Turks and Caicos boasts many excellent restaurants—far too many to sample in a single visit. To best experience the dining scene on your trip, it’s important to be aware of the restaurants that bring together several great elements, and more than just good food.
This page strives to bring attention to those establishments and represents a full range of ambiances and cuisines, including beachfront dining, classic Turks and Caicos and Caribbean flavors, and contemporary fine dining. Several of these restaurants offer live music from local musicians, which can be the perfect complement to dinner and the sunset.
Here's our list of the best restaurants in Turks and Caicos. For more ideas on where to eat, see our Turks and Caicos Dining Guide.
Casa Nonna
Casa Nonna is a beachfront Italian gourmet restaurant located at the Ritz-Carlton on Grace Bay. The restaurant creates classic dishes made from fresh ingredients and house-made pasta, and their food is complemented by an excellent wine list that heavily features Italian wines.
Casa Nonna has both outdoor beachfront terrace dining and indoor air-conditioned seating, offering guests the best of both worlds when it comes to beachfront dining. Live entertainment is provided on weekends.
Lua Restaurant
Lua Restaurant has an elegant beachfront setting on a tranquil lagoon, and is located in the upscale South Bank Resort. This restaurant stands out for its ambiance—romantic fire tables by the water, palm trees lit with string lights, and the beautiful lagoon sunsets make Lua one of the best Instagram locations on Providenciales.
The food doesn't disappoint, either. There's a varied menu of seafood and international dishes, with service for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and a beachfront brick pizza oven that serves classic-style pizza. Lua is an equally excellent spot for drinks, with a full menu of cocktails and comfortable lounging spots framed by palm trees.
Terra Mar Restaurant
Offering a rather unique experience in the country’s fine dining scene, Terra Mar is a gourmet restaurant and chef's table experience that prepares five-course tasting menus for a limited number of guests each night. The dishes are the works of international chef Clayton Julien, who prepares a gourmet collection of inventive dishes in front of guests.
Terra Mar's menu changes every three months, so there's always a new flavor or gourmet dish to try. You can expect creative and original dishes that combine Asian, Mediterranean, and Caribbean cuisine.
Omar’s Beach Hut
Omar’s Beach Hut is located in the fishing village of Five Cays and is one of the best places to try tasty local cuisine right on the beach. Diners have the option of enjoying classic Turks and Caicos dishes like cracked conch, grilled lobster tail, and blackened fish at picnic tables planted in the shallow water fronting the restaurant.
As well as serving the country's primary seafood dishes, Omar's also prepares a range of other Caribbean delicacies like jerk chicken, Jamaican oxtail, and curry goat. They're also known for their generous cocktail menu (give their rum punch a try). While the restaurant can get busy, reservations aren't usually required.
The Marine Room
The Marine Room has quickly become one of the top restaurants in Turks and Caicos, as it brings together several compelling features: an ocean view, a chic atmosphere, great food, and the incorporation of fresh local ingredients into its gourmet dishes. The fine dining restaurant features several areas for seating, including an alfresco terrace, an indoor air-conditioned space, and a beautiful bar serving great cocktails.
The Marine Room's menu is seafood-heavy and largely Mediterranean. Standout dishes include the squid ink pasta, grilled branzino, and marinated grilled swordfish. Reservations are recommended, as tables book up quickly during the tourism high season.
Infiniti Restaurant & Raw Bar
Infiniti is a beachfront gourmet restaurant and bar that stands out for its great waterfront location on Grace Bay Beach. It offers a relaxing and elegant setting with a beautiful bar, as well as a varied menu that incorporates vegetarian, vegan, seafood, and international fine dining dishes. Sushi, oysters, and numerous other raw plates are served at the restaurant and its counterpart bar.
Infiniti is also a wonderful place to watch the sunset. Reservations are recommended for sit-down dining but are typically not required for the bar. On some nights, the restaurant hosts live music.
BLT American Steakhouse
BLT American Steakhouse (BLT Steak), located at The Ritz-Carlton, serves some of the best steaks in the Turks and Caicos. Here, you'll find the island's most impressive menu of steaks and cuts, including filet mignon, porterhouse, Kansas City bone-in striploin, ribeye, and New York strip steak. While steak is the mainstay of the menu, the restaurant also serves a range of seafood options.
You can choose between indoor air-conditioned seating and alfresco terrace dining. BLT Steak also has an elegant bar onsite for drinks and socializing. Reservations are recommended.
Da Conch Shack
Da Conch Shack is one of the best-known Turks and Caicos restaurants (and for good reason). This beachfront eatery in Blue Hills has a Caribbean vibe and ambiance that few other locations can match. As its name suggests, the restaurant is best known for its conch dishes, including conch fritters, conch salad, cracked conch, and more. Also on the menu are local fish, jerk and BBQ dishes, and bar and grill fare such as burgers, sandwiches, and tacos.
On Wednesday evenings, Da Conch Shack has a live Junkanoo band. Wednesdays are typically packed, so reservations are strongly recommended.
The Deck
Many beachfront restaurants on Grace Bay don’t actually offer guests seated at tables a clear view of the ocean. The Deck's view is one of the best of the restaurants on this world-famous beach.
The Deck is located at the luxury Seven Stars Resort & Spa and brings together an exquisite ocean view, beautiful ambiance, top-tier service, and good food. The menu is sufficiently broad so as to satisfy most, including vegetarians and children. Delicious local fish, such as tuna and wahoo, often make it onto the menu. Reservations are recommended for dinner but typically aren't necessary for lunch.
Castaways Conch Bar & Island Grill
Castaways is one of the best places in Turks and Caicos to listen to live music. Several popular local bands and musicians representing a range of genres play at this outdoor establishment throughout the week.
The restaurant is located in the heart of Grace Bay, so there’s usually a lively atmosphere. The fare at Castaways is a mixture of Caribbean and bar and grill food, serving everything from cracked conch to burgers. From their signature boat bar (built from a sailboat's hull), you can order from a full menu of mixed drinks, frozen cocktails, beers, and wines. Seating at Castaways is alfresco in a coconut palm grove, which adds to its tropical ambiance.
Mangrove Bay Restaurant
While popular with locals, Mangrove Bay is often missed by visitors (given its unassuming roadside appearance). However, this local spot is one of the best restaurants for local-style and fresh whole fish on Providenciales. The restaurant cooks fish in several different Caribbean styles, including fried, steamed Creole-style, blackened, and grilled. Sides include peas n’ rice, lobster rice, coleslaw, baked mac n’ cheese, steamed vegetables, fried plantain, and more.
Mangrove Bay is waterfront on Cheshire Hall Creek, a tidal creek connected to the Caicos Banks. From the restaurant, you can often see birdlife in the shallows and mangroves.
Caicos Café
Caicos Café's long-standing reputation as one of the best restaurants in Turks and Caicos is well-deserved. The restaurant serves an Italian menu that has Mediterranean and French influences, and typically incorporates local seafood such as grouper, tuna, and mahi-mahi according to the available catch. Dining is alfresco in an elegant casual setting. Excellent choices are the fresh seafood, steaks, and desserts.
Caicos Café is located in central Grace Bay and is only open for dinner. Reservations are strongly recommended, as this popular restaurant can book up quickly.
Mango Reef
Mango Reef is one of the busiest restaurants on the island, and for good reason. The menu is broad, the food is consistent, and the prices are mid-range. Mango Reef is located on the water at Turtle Cove Marina, which gives the site a relaxing ambiance and a great view of passing boats and the still turquoise water. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner alfresco.
Mango Reef's menu is quite large, with good choices for vegetarians, vegans, and other diners with dietary restrictions. While the restaurant is spacious, reservations are recommended for dinner due to the establishment's popularity.
Coco Bistro
Coco Bistro has a long-held reputation as one of the top restaurants in Turks and Caicos, and is known for the beautiful ambiance it offers within a verdant and mature coconut palm grove.
The restaurant’s cuisine is a fusion of international and Caribbean flavors, with an emphasis on the inclusion of fresh ingredients. Seating is alfresco, and reservations are strongly recommended (this restaurant can book up weeks in advance). Adjacent to Coco Bistro is Cocovan, its sister eatery that serves small plates and quick bites from a retrofitted 1974 Airstream trailer.
Baci Ristorante
Located on the water at Turtle Cove Marina, Baci Ristorante is a small Italian restaurant that offers delicious and freshly made Italian classics such as ravioli, veal, and lasagna. While the atmosphere is fine dining, Baci's prices are mid-range, making it a great choice for a high-quality meal at a comparatively reasonable cost.
Baci also creates pizzas with their own freshly made dough, which is regarded by many as being some of the best classic-style pizza on the island. The restaurant is a wonderful option for lunch or dinner.