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Re: Upcoming trip/ What restaurants are open?
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Isloa , Shiv Shakti, Sale and Pepe, La Bodega, Mario's Bistro , IZI, Nowhere Special , Juliet's Bistro , White Swan , Pink Pearl , Sand Bar , Drift Wood and Jax Steak House on the 20th , awesome steaks and great service at Maho.
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Re: Upcoming trip/ What restaurants are open?
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Right there with you on the "God and Covid tests willing"! I am also interested to find out who else is open in the Grand Case area. Why is La Villa your favorite? Have not been there. Cheers, T
I prefer the Isle seat
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Re: Upcoming trip/ What restaurants are open?
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Lesley, Don’t know if you can help or not but if anyone can, it would most likely be you. Did Sublime reopen yet? I heard it was coming to Maho a while back but haven’t heard anything else since. Same name or called something else? And location, please......
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Re: Upcoming trip/ What restaurants are open?
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The Palm's in Simpson Bay is opened and a favorite of ours. Across the street is La Palapa which also serves a nice meal.
Next SXM visit -November 2023. Also January 2024.
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Re: Upcoming trip/ What restaurants are open?
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anybody know whether Little Jerusalem in Simpson Bay is open?
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Re: Upcoming trip/ What restaurants are open?
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Re: Upcoming trip/ What restaurants are open?
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I know Lal opens Dec 1st. Will have to try La Villa. I had not heard of Sublime and we will be in Maho in December so if open will have to give it a try. Pretty anxious to be there, not thrilled with all the hoops that we have to jump through along with the other life obstacles and hope it all works out. I will believe it when I walk out of the airport and get in a cab!
I prefer the Isle seat
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Re: Upcoming trip/ What restaurants are open?
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Quick run down from last night: Grand Case looked like a ghost town! We had dinner at La Villa excellent as always! Bistro Caraibes and Rainbow Cafe are closed until December. Spiga is closed “until further notice”. Piazza Pascal is open. Lolo’s were open. Captain Frenchy was open. Most shops were closed as well.
On a different note, Orient Bay was pretty full! We went down to Le String Beach Bar at 9am and there were very few folks on the beach. We left around 2pm and the parking lot was full all the way out to the square. The man who ran the beach chair service at Rainbow Cafe “John” is now at Le String until they reopen, $20 for chairs, umbrella and 2 drinks.
Ben, I've seen posts that say the road through Grand Case is closed and being paved? Is that the case?
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Re: Upcoming trip/ What restaurants are open?
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We have had 4 four meals out, on 5 nights on the island, since arrival. Pizza Italy, The Greenhouse Simpson Bay, Avantika and Lees. I would say each restaurant we attended had at least a 2/3 occupancy going on while we were there. I would think that the restaurants that are open are capitalizing on the fact that so many others are closed or gone. Each restaurant we have gone to has had excellent procedures in place for customer safety. Hand sanitizers before entering each establishment, table spacing, all servers wearing masks. We have felt extremely comfortable at each establishment and enjoyed wonderful meals .
Be Happy! Simply because you deserve to be. 😁
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Re: Upcoming trip/ What restaurants are open?
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Ben,
I might be wrong but I’m pretty certain I read somewhere - perhaps on Facebook? - they are now in the process of paving the main boulevard through GC but the road should be open for use early this week.
If I misunderstood what I was reading, I’m sure someone will let us all know.
Respectfully,
pat
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Re: Upcoming trip/ What restaurants are open?
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Ben..thanks for the update. Glad to hear John (Jean Henri) is at LaString...That is where he spent years before Rainbow. hope he decides to stay there...at least until April. Would love to see him again!!!!! LaString has been our ''home" beach for years now. Love the people there!!
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Re: Upcoming trip/ What restaurants are open?
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My husband and I talked to Das as they were doing a big remodel at the Bamboo Bernie's location, definitely keeping the same name of Sublime. Das thought they would be open late November. If not then, within a week or two at the most. Will be inside and outside seating. Kalua on the boardwalk in Phillipsburg is open. (Just don't ask for kahlua - ha ha - they did not have it.) Kalua has a dining room in back that is air conditioned, and then the regular seating area. They are awaiting the cruise openings in 2021 to get really busy. Das was also there the night we were dining at Kalua, since we parked a ways away, Das walked us back to our car.
phillygirl7, Thank you for your response re Sublime. We really loved the food last November even in what seemed to me to be its' father sketchy location slightly off the beaten path in Simpson Bay, and we look forward to being able to try it again soon. Is Das the chef/owner? If yes, we met him several times last November as he walked the dining room checking on his patrons dinner satisfaction, which in our case was always way up there. I'm even worse with names than I am with locations....... I guess I'll have to admit to a 'senior moment' but please remind me where Bamboo Bernie's was located in Maho. I'm thinking upstairs on the Jax side of the street but not a hundred percent certain.
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Re: Upcoming trip/ What restaurants are open?
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The Palms is closed Sunday and Monday. We will be there this evening!
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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