Restaurants offer a mixture of Continental, US and Anguillan dishes. Seafood includes lobster, conch and a variety of fish. Unusually for a Caribbean island, Anguilla boasts an exciting array of gourmet, gastronomic dining experiences.
National specialties:
• Salt fish, usually served shredded and tossed with finely chopped onions, sweet peppers, some oil and a bit of hot pepper, is a traditional breakfast.
• Spiny lobster bisque is often served on special occasions.
• Johnny cakes, which taste somewhere between bread and cake, are
served instead of dinner rolls.
• Tamarind balls are a sweet and sour treat.
• Pigeon peas and rice is a popular side dish.
National drinks: • Mawby (a soft drink made from tree bark) is popular in bars.
Legal drinking age: 16.
NightlifeAnguilla’s nightlife is centered around hotels and
small local bars offering
live music. Sandy Ground is the ’hotspot’ on Fridays and Saturdays, with several restaurants and dance bars. The crowds move to the more touristy Shoal Bay East on Wednesdays and Sundays. Tourists and locals alike dance barefoot.
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