High-quality restaurants serve everything from French and Italian to Chinese cuisine. Island specialties include fresh fish and lobster. Dining out is casual and there is an increasing number of eateries on the main islands offering seafood, burgers, steaks and local fare.
National specialties:
• Kallaloo (a stew of okra, meat, seafood, local greens and spices).
• Sause (lime-flavored stock of pig's head, tail and feet).
• Fungi (cornmeal and okra side dish that accompanies fried or boiled fish).
• Seafood: lobster,
wahoo, grouper,
mahi-mahi and tuna.
National drinks: •
Cruzan rum is strong and
distinctive.
Tipping: All hotels add 8 per cent room tax and 10 to 15 per cent service charge. Restaurants will either add a 10 to 15 per cent service charge or expect the equivalent tip.
NightlifeSteel bands, folk singing, calypso and limbo dancing are popular. Discos are also available. St Thomas has several nightclubs; many hotels also offer entertainment. Cinemas on St Croix and St Thomas show English-language films. There is a casino
on St Croix.
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