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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Joe Stauber (BonaireTalker - Post #14) on Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 1:34 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Whenever we go to an island, we always seek out local restaurants and we've never been disappointed. Great food and you get to meet some great people.
I've searched the forum and have come up with the following list. Some of the posts were old so some of these locations may no longer exist. I am also sure there are others. Biggest problem is I don't have a clue where most of these are.

Rose Inn
Gibi's
Antriol Catering
Maikey Snack
El Fogon Latino
Plazita Limena
New Bon Awa

Thanks in advance

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Vince DePietro-www.bonairebeachcondo.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2766) on Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 2:05 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Joe..Part of the fun is hunting these places out..
Gibi's used to have his own public restaurant but sold it years ago. He was serving out of his home on Kaya Hulanda and also does a buffet I believe at Golden Reef maybe once a week. Check with them.
Finding Maikey Snack for the uninitiated can be a bit of a challenge.
Plazita is right at the entrance to town & very easy to find. Also, don't forget Mi Banana another great local spot. Right across the street from the "gentlemen's club" on Nikiboko North. :-)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By pat murphy (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2577) on Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 4:04 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

so what actually constitutes a "local" restaurant? all the restaurants on bonaire are owned by residents. el fogon latino is columbian. plazita limena is peruvian, and mi banana is columbian. remember, one of the most popular restaurants with bonaireans is KFC...and we can't get amstel with our kfc here in the states.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Joe Stauber (BonaireTalker - Post #15) on Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 5:27 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

To me, at least, a "local" restaurant is one that is owned by a local and serves local dishes (food I can't find at home in Missouri) and is usually primarily frequented by local people.

Thus, even though KFC is owned by a local and is popular with locals the food is common.

For example, last year we were in St. Kitts and found a place that was off the beaten path, that just had a chalk board for a menu. The specialties of the day were goat water, conch in garlic sauce, stewed pork and "provisions", cook up which consisted of salt fish, pigtail and chicken among others. It was all fabulous - all dishes native to St. Kitts.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By michael gaynor (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3993) on Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 5:34 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

There are dozens of "snaks" that serve local food. One of the best, the divi divi bar rest is now closed...luis has retired...

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4106) on Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 5:45 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Local to me is Antillean food...Maikey, Antriol Catering, Rose Inn and a few others...Fungi and fish, bunchi kora, jambo..those are Antillean dishes to try...Michael can chime in more..

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Carol (BonaireTalker - Post #30) on Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 5:45 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

OK, Joe, I have to ask - what was "goat water"?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Joe Stauber (BonaireTalker - Post #16) on Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 7:39 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

goat water os similar to goat stew - a little more soup-like. There are several vegetables in it, but I'm not sure what they are.
It is kind of a tradition in St. Kitts that the local restaurants all make goat water on Saturday

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4107) on Monday, February 1, 2010 - 6:27 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Carol,it kind of goes back to the Irish roots of St. Kitt and Montserrat..wayyyy back Cromwell sent the Catholics off and some ended up in the Caribbean. Instead of lamb stew they made goat stew and in time it was made into a local favorite, goat water......Caribbean cuisine fascinates me..in the Grenadines they call conch lambi...and in Grenada they eat all kind of furry critters..possum even I think...

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By michael gaynor (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3995) on Monday, February 1, 2010 - 8:19 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

If you really want to get local, try sopi ywana or ywana stoba. (ywana=iguana) Another favorite is Papaya Stoba or Bananna Stoba. Of course we cannot forget Kesi Yena (stuffed cheese)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Pietri Hausmann (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #354) on Monday, February 1, 2010 - 8:34 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

and don't forget the trucki pans for a real local experience .. the trucki pan with the painted hearts on it, parked around 3ish daily across from the playa Catholic church for great soft ice cream .. homemade .. great flavors of the day ..

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By YucatanPat (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #418) on Monday, February 1, 2010 - 2:15 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Hey Michael, that sucks that Divi Divi closed as we never did make it for lunch. Have new owners taken over?

Patrick

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4108) on Monday, February 1, 2010 - 6:23 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Pietri I had this ice cream dessert in a cup..Lis?? Not sure.it was homemade and a lady in Terra Cora made it...what was that?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By michael gaynor (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3996) on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 10:09 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Lis is made from sweeetened canned condensed milk which has flavorings or fruit added. It is thinned a bit with water and then frozen. You will see signs in some neighborhoods "Aki ta Bende Lis"

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Pietri Hausmann (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #355) on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 11:58 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

this sweet is called lei...it is a favorite treat for the kids here .. comes with or without a Popsicle stick in the center... the ice cream is a soft from a machine on his truck .. served in the traditional plastic cup .. available in several sizes .. ... the truck is in rincon on sunday's .. the truck can be seen across the street from sunshine market as he lives on Kaya Industria ....

 


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