Barbados

Executive chef Marco Festini Cromer whips up contemporary Italian cuisine at the House's beachfront restaurant. — Fodor's

This glamour-puss of a restaurant, where every table has a terrace view and candlelight glints off the fine crystal, has been wowing visitors since 1995. — Concierge

This former beachfront villa is now occupied by a graceful restaurant that serves fine food. — Frommer's

Chiryl Newman's snazzy seaside restaurant is in an old Bajan home just off the main road in Rockley. — Fodor's

The Fish Pot Restaurant at the Little Good Harbour hotel is renowned for its views and seafood. It has a good wine list. — Lonely Planet

Brown Sugar serves the tastiest Bajan specialties on the island. — Frommer's

At the tiny but chic Lone Star Hotel, top chefs turn the finest local ingredients into gastronomic delights. — Fodor's

Built in 1832, this restaurant lies on sloping, grass-covered lawns punctuated with solid, coral-stone retaining walls. — Frommer's

This waterfront cafe is a local institution that serves up fish from the boats floating off the side deck. — Lonely Planet

Dining at the Mews is like being invited to a friend's very chic home for dinner. — Fodor's

A sharp little restaurant given to nicely pitched coq au vin, pâté, and sticky toffee pudding. — Travel + Leisure

This busy bistro alongside the Careenage is the perfect place to enjoy a drink, snack, or meal—and to people-watch. — Fodor's

Ragamuffins is in a 60-year-old chattel house now filled with personalities. Dishes are all Caribbean with some added attitude. On Sunday there’s a drag show. — Lonely Planet

Located on the island's unassuming south coast, down a street that doesn't even have a name (which isn't uncommon in Barbados) sits a little beach bar called the Carib — Afar Magazine

Ask serious roti connoisseurs the best place on the island to indulge and they'll point you to this simple hole-in-the-wall restaurant at the entrance to Aquatic Gap — Lonely Planet

You're greeted with a buon appetito, as you walk through the doors of this restaurant on the main floor of Little Bay Hotel — Frommer's

For a reasonably priced meal, head to this unpretentious place next to the Chatel village. — Lonely Planet

Twice a week, Lobster Alive owner Art Taylor flies to Bequia Island to pick up about 700 pounds of Caribbean spiny lobster, which he then serves at this waterfront eatery on Carlisle Bay. — Travel + Leisure

This upscale resto serves up the best Asian on the island. — Concierge

Visit the Hotel Little Arches' tryst-ready rooftop, and you'll feel like you're at a Mediterranean terrazzo. — Concierge