Trade Winds

Restaurante Bili is definitely a very popular restaurant, in a bustling part of town; and it tends…read moreto be busy each and every day (for dinner) that they are open!! So, I say all this to say - make sure to make a reservation if you'd like to avoid a long wait &/or disappointment with there not being a table available. We were extremely lucky to have gotten a table with a relatively short wait on a busy evening. Likely because it was within the last hour of the restaurant's opening!! Now - on to the best part... the FOOD! The creamy pumpkin soup with an arepa was really delicious!!! Full of flavour, prepared with passion and love and I would definitely go back for more! For our mains, my sister and I decided to both have the seasonal fresh caught fish with Puerto Rican yellow rice - YUMMMM! My only regret is that the fish was not big enough... I would have loved MORE! Overall this was a great dining experience.

We only ordered coffee and a Pumpkin bagel with guava cream cheese. But everything was so delicious…read moreand the owners were so nice and welcoming. It seems to have restricted hours and open only until 2 pm.

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Fried cod fritters

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Empanadas, fruit smoothie with protein, and a piña colada

Rancho Choli

4.3(92 reviews)

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This is a small and simple restaurant in Vieques. Though the ladies spoke very little English, they…read morewere warm and friendly. I was able to get by with my basic Spanish. There was not a lot of choices in the menu; we really enjoyed the our food here. The cool breeze and their huge fan also made dining relaxing. The passion fruit juice and tamarind juice were nice (though the ones in Ochocielos in San Juan were tangier). The fishes (colirubia or yellowtail fusilier) were fried very nicely. They served two for each person with rice and beans. Simple yet delicious. They don't have desserts here though. They do not accept credit cards. We were initially told we could also pay with Paypal but this was not working too at that time. Cash is still the easiest way to pay here.

The food was delicious and the service was very friendly. The owners were very kind. However, I did…read moreget 12 mosquito bites, 9 on one leg, while eating there. Highly recommend dousing yourself in DEET before heading here, especially if you're going after 5pm!! The passionfruit and the tamarindo juices were delicious. It's a very casual, rustic setting with chickens roaming the grounds and a cute little dog.

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Chicken with rice & beans.

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Tito Bloque

3.8(6 reviews)

This joint saved me…read more It was the middle of the day. The sun had been beating down on me. We just rented our scooter (I had to run up the hill a couple of times to get my driver's license and was totally dehydrated & hot). It was lunch time, and we were told Tito Bloque is a good local restaurant to hit up. The town of Esperanza is tiny, so I thought the directions would not be hard to follow, but we managed to get lost. This eatery was literally within a neighborhood, and looked like it was in the porch of someone's house. Needless to say, it was hard to find, and required us to ask for more directions. By the time we were here, my lame butt was ready to pass out (dehydration is a son of gun when you're in a tropical locale!). But we made it. We grabbed a table. Looked at menus. And first things first, I had to hydrate: with a can of ice cold Medalla cerveza (Puerto Rican beer). Maybe not as good as water, but this brew certainly flipped my mood to the positive. For food, I saw lots of basic home-cooked options (seafood, chicken, steak, etc.). I went with the steamed chicken. It came with a very basic salad (meaning, mostly lettuce). But the chicken certainly filled the spot with its juicy tenderness. And when all is said and done, the two cans of Medalla also made all well. This place looked to be run by an elderly couple. The guy mainly lounged on a hammock hanging inside the open-air patio. The woman was in the kitchen behind the bar, and also came out to take orders and serve us. They both weren't very talkative to me (the gringo). But as I paid, I noticed some photos of snowy mountains and elk. I asked about them, and the lady said they are from family in Oregon---I told them I was from Washington, and she lit up. She was nice and sweet. While here, I saw some locals pull up in a jeep. The old guy hopped out of the hammock and chatted with the guy. He then went to the back and came back out with a bag of food. So yeah, if you want take-away, you are set here. All in all, if you want to bypass the humdrum/crowded restaurants on the malecon (waterfront), venture a couple of blocks inland and have a meal like a local.

Tito Bloque's is a great local restaurant that gives the hungry traveler great food and a delicious…read moretaste of the unseen Puerto Rico. On an island where many transplants from the states open up tourist restaurants to attract the lazy traveler, Tito's caters to the journeyman that wants the vibrant experience of the local life. Its a small, open restaurant run by an old Tito and his wife, who both cook and clean and eat with their guests. If you dine here make sure to speak with Tito, who may or may not be eating a few tables over with his wife, the cook. During our visit to Tito Bloque's, we were offered some gigantic avocado and fresh candied mangoes, for what seemed just making conversation. This is what it feels like to eat like the locals.

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El Quenepo

4.1(271 reviews)

0.4 km

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Looking for a great dinner on a beautiful island - this is one to try! Very island elegant/classy…read morewith great food and service. Made reservations to sit at the bar, but when we got there I could tell it could be a wait and so they sat us at a table. With a bottle of red conundrum, I ordered the soup of the day, don't remember name, but it was phenomenal - I devoured it. We also got the Mahi which was done to perfection. We wrapped up with some amazing delectable carrot cake. The atmosphere, the service, the food were all great!

Nice ambiance. I enjoyed the octopus appetizer. A bit salty but good overall. They had some…read moreinteresting cocktails. Enjoyed the one with chaat masala, but they seem to have forgotten to blend the mocktail...the guava sunk to the bottom of the coconut milk and I had to stir and drink around the ice cubes to get the guava and seeds....good ingredients...but would have been better if it was blended... Also tried my husband's scallop entree...thought it was ok at best....the scallops were overcooked so it was a bit rubbery. Also not sure why they fried the veggies roll....def not worth the price. Overall, great ambiance, but not too jazzed about the food.

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Carrot cake

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Bananas

3.5(432 reviews)

I really enjoyed eating here! We had the best fried fish here :) I THINK it was the fish and chips,…read morebut it's been a month and I forget the exact order. But I still remember how stellar the fish was; perfectly and lightly fried on the outside, juicy and tender on the inside. I think our second dish was the steak and mofongo. It was great too! The alcoholic shake was delicious - strong, frothy, and decadent. The decor was cute and colorful. Yes, it was probably a bit island tourist-trappy, but that's ok and part of the fun! Our server was friendly, even though he DID forget us for a long time and looked surprised when he realized he'd forgotten to take our orders so we were sitting there for ages waiting :( Price was a bit expensive but not outrageous. If I ever get the chance to revisit Vieques, I'd definitely eat here again.

Rude service by English speaking staff while native Puerto Ricans are relegated to the back…read morekitchen. We asked a very simple question in Spanish and were met with a blank stare and a "Huh?" like we were the problem. We just ordered desert & weren't even offered water, and the server acted surprised when I asked for change on a $20 bill when the dessert was $10. Plus how TF are you not going to have Spanish speaking staff on A SPANISH SPEAKING ISLAND, pendejos

Sunset over Esperanza

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Duffy's

3.9(289 reviews)

There are a few oceanside restaurants in Esperanza and we thought the menu at Duffy's was more…read moreinteresting. We wanted to try a special type of rice and beans called mamposteao, and were not disappointed. It was very flavorful! We also got the pork chop, which had a sweetness to its marinade -- also very good. The crab and beans dip was full of mayonnaise and not much beans (1 star off), so probably would not get this again. The location is nice. It is right in front of the Esperanza sign, and has a beautiful view of the sunset. We ate our dinner and sipped our drinks slowly while absorbing the view.

Great dinner spot if you want a chill spot right off the beach. We were seated outside and had an…read moreAMAZING view of the ocean. Our server was super friendly, and had our table belly-laughing. The food was pretty good. At our servers recommendation, I got the spicy chicken sandwich (FRIED not grilled) without the jalapeños. It was big, and pretty good! I would also highly recommend the strawberry daiquiri.

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Beautiful sunset.

ArenaMar Sunbay's Café

4.5(39 reviews)

1.0 km

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You can't go to Sun Bay without stopping by ArenaMar. I had a virgin Pina Colada and it was…read moreabsolutely phenomenal. Hubby had a coconut rum and it was strong, but soooo good (i'm not a drinker so everything is strong to me ) . Food was delectable and the service is amazing. Highly recommend!

Outstanding view with wonderful reshressing ice cold fruit smoothies. We tried the pineapple and…read morewatermelon and both were fantastic. We tried the cheeseburger, Chicken quesadilla and arepas and all were some of the best food we had on the island. Service was great and we felt very welcome. No credit cards accepted. Cash or cash apps. We would definitely return.

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Chicken quesadilla

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Watermelon smoothie

Restaurante El Blok

3.7(119 reviews)

0.4 km

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We came to almost empty restaurant. 90% of the tables were empty…read more Hostess measured us from top to bottom and said that there is no availability for next 2 hours because she is expecting tsunami of clients... all that because we are black and white couple... Congratulations. I will make sure to let all my fiends know, that if they are looking for racist place in entire PR this is a place to go!

We heard great things about this restaurant from online searches and our BNB owner - who claimed…read morethey had the best burger he's ever had. He's also a Philly native so he knows about burgers and cheesesteaks! We were excited to try and it was a rainy day in vieques. We had no reservations, but hoped to get one. We came when the restaurant opened. Hostess was downright rude and condescending. We were told our group of 4 could sit at the bar at 6pm since they are "booked". When I informed her that online I was able to make a reservation for 4 at 5:30 or 5:45pm, she rolled her eyes and said you can try if you want. So I did and was able to get a seat at a table for 4 by 5:30pm. Waitress was also rude. Maybe everyone was having a bad day? They all just started though? But with some jokes and kind words, I think the waitress warmed up to us. Food was phenomenal, some of the best food we had in Puerto Rico hands down. Drinks were also top notch. Prices were high but expected for where we were. Would have given 5 stars all around if service was significantly better. Which by the way, when we finished dinner, restaurant was still half empty.

Pulpo. This was amazing. Ordered it no queso

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No tables available

Tin Box

4.1(177 reviews)

2.2 km

The sushi was good however the BBQ i recommend you stay away from it had poor portions, was hard…read morewith no taste & took forever to arrive. This place was short staffed big time, ambiance was subdue early evening. Food took forever to arrive. Pretty good parking. 1 bathroom of the 2 was unusable. Nice people working there though. This is a tin metal construction structure in pure 100% rural location with chickens, roosters, iguanas around place. Pictures would not help this place so none provided.

Great spot in Vieques with delicious food and even better drinks! The roasted chicken was 10/10!…read moreLoved the vibe and overall it was a very chill spot with a dreamy little view of nature. Service was typical- the waitress was knowledgeable and advised us before ordering what they were out of, which made ordering helpful! Will definitely return :)