Providenciales Fine Dining
The island of Providenciales has become an excellent destination for gourmet dining, with a wealth of great restaurants and cuisines to sample. Many of the popular restaurants are located in or near the central Grace Bay tourism region of the island, or onsite at the island’s luxury resorts.
Exquisite Dining Settings
A restaurant's ambiance can make your meal all the more enjoyable. Many establishments on Providenciales feature an interesting or beautiful atmosphere and are great for special occasions and proposals.
Beachfront Fine Dining
Dining beachfront at least once during your stay is a must, whether for a casual lunch or for dinner.
Casa Nonna, beachfront at The Ritz-Carlton, Turks and Caicos at Grace Bay Beach, combines fine Italian dining with a picturesque setting to watch the ocean and sunset. Both alfresco and indoor air-conditioned seating is available.
You'll find a relaxing and upscale beachfront vibe at Lua Restaurant, which overlooks a private ocean lagoon with a miniature island. The restaurant located at the South Bank Resort offers an intriguing menu that blends Mediterranean and Asian cuisine, and has an inviting waterfront atmosphere with hammocks, fire tables, and several outdoor dining areas.
Great View
When considering restaurants with a view, Magnolia—located on the ridge above Turtle Cove Marina in central Providenciales—certainly deserves a mention. This wine bar and international cuisine restaurant overlooks the north coast ocean and the greater Turtle Cove area, and is exceptionally nice to visit during the evening.
Looking out onto the beautiful Bight Beach, The Marine Room offers gourmet seafood dishes in a refined space featuring mid-century modern décor and hints of Caribbean flare. The menu combines local and international seafood, offering conch dishes as well as pastas with calamari, mussels, and shrimp.
Unique Experience
If you're looking for a restaurant with an intimate atmosphere and immersive dining experience, try Terra Mar. This chef's table restaurant serves artistic seven-course tasting dinners that are prepared right in front of you. The restaurant changes its menu every three months to keep its offerings fresh and exciting.
Coco Bistro, located inland at Grace Bay, is situated in a tranquil coconut tree grove. This very popular restaurant is often booked up for weeks, so you’ll want to make reservations early.
Caicos Café has been a favorite fine dining restaurant with locals and visitors for decades. This restaurant in central Grace Bay offers a menu of international and seafood dishes.
International Flavors
Opus, a wine bar and fine grill restaurant, is located on the quiet eastern side of Grace Bay. The restaurant offers one of the largest selections of wine in the country, and features both indoor air-conditioned and alfresco dining. Opus is an excellent choice for steaks, too.
Bella Luna Ristorante is a long-established Italian restaurant in the heart of Grace Bay. It offers classic Italian and seafood dishes as well as a pizza garden serving gourmet, thin-crust pizzas baked in a brick oven.
The popular Yoshis, a Japanese restaurant at the Saltmills Plaza, serves sushi, sashimi, and many other classic Japanese dishes, often incorporating local, freshly caught seafood.
Fresh Local Seafood
Being a tropical destination, the Turks and Caicos Islands has traditionally incorporated locally caught seafood into its cuisine. Fish—typically snapper, grouper, and bonefish—conch, lobster, shark, turtle, and crab were historically the primary catch. Today, bonefish, turtle, and shark are rarely caught.
Locally caught deep-sea fish, including tuna, mahi-mahi, and wahoo, also factor into dishes at many restaurants.
Several local seafood species have fishing seasons in the Turks and Caicos, meaning that you likely won't be able to order them outside of the designated season. Caribbean spiny lobster season in the Turks and Caicos is from mid-August to April. Nassau grouper season is open from March to November.
Locally Sourced Produce
The arid climate in the Turks and Caicos doesn’t lend itself well to most types of agriculture, yet some fresh and organic produce is raised locally.
Providenciales supports a hydroponic farm that grows tomatoes, cucumbers, and herbs, and several farms on the lush island of North Caicos grow tomatoes, peppers, squash, papayas, and beans.
A few resorts also oversee their own small-scale organic farms, which complement the imported food products with herbs and vegetables. The exclusive Amanyara resort is one such accommodation, and has a unique organic aquaponics farm. Another location is The Farm on Grace Bay, a farm-to-table restaurant with its own hydroponic farm housed within the Seven Stars Resort & Spa.
Booking and Reservations
It's always best to book your table ahead of time if you plan to visit a particular fine dining restaurant. Restaurants can be fully booked several days in advance. It's possible to wait as long as a month to get a table at the popular Coco Bistro, though this restaurant is the exception to the rule. Many resorts and luxury villas have a concierge who can make reservations on your behalf (and recommend a great place to eat if your first choice is booked). Most fine dining restaurants have a dress code in effect.
Fine Dining Restaurants
