NEW YORK CITY – According to the 2015 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards, Aruba offers the best fine dining in the Caribbean.
Aruba took first and second place in this year’s top 10 with gourmet studio 2 Fools and a Bull and the exclusive Carte Blanche restaurant, respectively.
Also securing double honours for culinary excellence was St. Maarten-St. Martin, copping the fifth and sixth spots with Le Cottage and Bistro Caraibes, as well as Barbados, which came in at seventh and eighth with Naru Restaurant and Lounge and The Cliff.
TripAdvisor has highlighted the world’s top fine dining establishments based on the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings for restaurants worldwide, gathered over a 12-month period.
With over 200 restaurants, Aruba is said to be an ideal culinary vacation destination for Caribbean food and other types of cuisines. It is nevertheless establishments like 2 Fools and a Bull and Carte Blanche that put the Dutch island on the world culinary map.
The top 10: 1: 2 Fools and a Bull, Noord, Aruba; 2: Carte Blanche Restaurant, Palm-Eagle Beach, Aruba; 3: Marmalade Restaurant & Wine Bar, San Juan, Puerto Rico; 4: The Wine Cellar, Willemstad, Curacao; 5: Le Cottage, Grand Case, St. Maarten-St. Martin; 6: Bistro Caraibes, Grand Case, St. Maarten-St. Martin; 7: Naru Restaurant and Lounge, Christ Church, Barbados; 8: The Cliff, St. James, Barbados; 9: Spice Of India, Gros Islet, St. Lucia; 10: Sheer Rocks, St. Mary’s, Antigua.