Frommer's Bermuda by David LaHuta

Author:David LaHuta
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: FrommerMedia
Published: 2019-05-03T04:00:00+00:00

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Where to Eat

The arrival of the 35th America’s Cup in 2017 was a benchmark moment for the Bermuda food scene. With the eyes of the world on the island—and their taste buds, too—a number of exciting new restaurants opened, and many of Bermuda’s old guard restaurants upped their game. Sure, you’ll still find eateries serving typical “resort food” (run-of-the-mill international fare that satisfies most and thrills few), but a good number of the nation’s restaurants and cafes have been reinvigorated with a new sense of culinary purpose.

Bermuda’s cuisine is driven by the ocean. This is an island lacking any source of fresh water, so growing vegetables and raising animals is not only difficult, but prohibitively expensive. (That’s also the reason for the overall high prices you’ll encounter when dining out here.) Seafood specialties like mussel pie, shark hash and fish chowder were once Bermuda’s defining dishes. These days, however, while seafood remains a focal point, it comes in a wider variety of preparations. That’s thanks to the increasingly multicultural population, and a steady stream of visitors who expect variety. In the City of Hamilton alone are English pubs, French bistros, Italian cafes, barbeque joints, sushi bars, and Asian teppanyaki tables.

And while most of the food in these restaurants has been imported, a handful of eateries are making the move toward locally sourced vegetables. Still, seafood is king, so your best option on the menu will likely be the catch of the day, whether it be locally caught tuna, wahoo, mahi-mahi, rockfish and when in season, spiny Caribbean lobster.

As we noted earlier, eating out in Bermuda can be exorbitantly expensive. That includes beer, wine and spirits. Dining out here tends to be pricier, even, than in most major world cities (for example, it’s not uncommon to pay around $18 for a hamburger or $11 for a pint of beer). Where you may save some money is when you’re signing your bill, since most of Bermuda’s restaurants include a 15%–17% gratuity. Of course, you can choose to add a few extra dollars, but an additional tip is not required, nor is it expected.

Bermuda Restaurants

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