In Cruz Bay there are many different restaurants, dive bars, and souvenir shops, but we have put together an honorable mention list: High Tide has great conch fritters and happy hour is from 3-7pm daily. Lime Inn has the best tacos on the island. The Beach Bar will have live music and is right on the beach in Cruz Bay. Drink is a great spot to sit and watch the boats come back into Cruz Bay. Mongoose Junction is where you can shop, eat at some of the best restaurants in Cruz Bay and is home to the only brewery on the island (St. John Brewers).
Ranked #1 Best Beach in the World multiple times, Trunk Bay is a must-see! This beach is gorgeous and a quick 10 minute drive from downtown Cruz Bay. Please note: there is an entrance fee for Trunk Bay ($5 per person). This fee goes toward the National Park to help keep it clean.
This is our favorite beach on the island! Cinnamon Bay has iconic ruins and beautiful views of the British Virgin Islands. Don't forget to stop and get a rum punch at the snack shack on your way to the beach. Please note: do not feed the donkeys...they won't leave you alone if you do.
If you want to see the best sunset in the world, check out Windmill Bar.
We love a boat day to the BVIs! There are many note worthy islands in the BVI - the top of that list would be: Jost Van Dyke for a world famous Painkiller at the one and only Soggy Dollar Bar. Virgin Gorda to see The Baths (one of two massive granite formations in the world - the only other one is in the Seychelles). Norman Island to jump off the Willy T!
Just a 30 minute boat ride from Cruz Bay is Jost Van Dyke. Jost Van Dyke is home to the Soggy Dollar Bar, Foxy's, and the Bubbly Pool. If you don't want to do a boat day to Jost Van Dyke, there is a ferry that leaves from Cruz Bay and will take you across.
Lime Out is a floating restaurant that serves tacos and fun cocktails! It is located in Coral Bay (east side of St. John) and can only be accessed by boat. The restaurant has a shuttle (The Salt+Lime Express) that will come to pick you up in Coral Bay and take you back to shore.