Aruba Restaurants

Argentine

El Gaucho Argentine Grill

A steakhouse in a restored colonial townhouse in downtown Oranjestad, open since 1977 as the first Argentine restaurant on Aruba.

International

The Vue Rooftop

A rooftop restaurant above the Palm Beach high-rise strip serving an international, Caribbean-influenced grill menu with open-air views across Noord.

Fisherman's Hut

A casual seafood spot in Palm Beach's high-rise strip, run by the Pimienta family as the second location alongside their downtown Oranjestad restaurant, The Old Fisherman.

Pelican Nest Seafood Grill

A family-owned seafood grill built out over the water on Pelican Pier in Noord, serving fresh grouper and lobster since 1994.

Steakhouse

Sunset Grille

A high-rise resort steakhouse at the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino on Palm Beach, pairing premium cuts and seafood with an oceanfront setting.

Italian

Casa Tua Pizzeria (Arawak Garden)

A family-run Italian pizzeria in the Arawak Gardens dining and entertainment center on Palm Beach, serving wood-fired pizza and Mediterranean fare from recipes going back to 1969.

Taste My Aruba

A sea-to-table restaurant in downtown Oranjestad run by owner-chef Nathaly de Mey, serving Caribbean and seafood dishes from a renovated historic building with an open-air courtyard.

Driftwood Restaurant

A downtown Oranjestad seafood house run by the Merryweather family since 1986, with its own Driftwood Fishing Charters boat supplying much of the catch served in the dining room.

Italian

Casa Tua Renaissance

An Italian pizzeria tucked into the Renaissance Marketplace on L.G. Smith Boulevard, serving wood-fired pizza and pasta steps from the marina in downtown Oranjestad.

International

Cafe The Plaza

A budget-friendly terrace restaurant inside Oranjestad's Renaissance Marketplace, positioned right on the central stage for people-watching and live music.

Papiamento

A fine-dining Aruban restaurant in Noord run by the Ellis family since 1983, serving Caribbean-fusion seafood in a converted historic cunucu house.

The Old Cunucu House Restaurant

An Aruban and Caribbean restaurant set in a 19th-century cunucu house in Noord, serving traditional criollo dishes inland from the Palm Beach strip.

Pika's Corner Arubian Cuisine

A budget-friendly, family-style kitchen on Route 3 in Noord serving home-cooked Aruban dishes away from the Palm Beach hotel strip.

French fusion

Screaming Eagle

A fine-dining restaurant on Eagle Beach's main strip serving French fusion seafood and steak in a formal, upscale setting.

Swiss

Chalet Suisse

A Swiss-run steakhouse on the Eagle Beach hotel strip serving fondue, raclette and grilled meats in an upscale, alpine-accented dining room, open since 1988.

Steakhouse

The Chophouse at Manchebo

A steakhouse inside Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa serving grilled steaks and international dishes just steps from the sand on Eagle Beach.

Passions on the Beach

A beachfront restaurant set directly on the sand at Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort on Eagle Beach, serving seafood and international dishes with tables steps from the water.

O'Niel Caribbean Kitchen

A Jamaican-Aruban kitchen on the San Nicolas Art Walk, chef-owned by Jamaica-born Chef Oneil Williams and built around Caribbean comfort cooking.

Trinidadian

Kamini's Kitchen

A bright green and blue Trinidadian roti shop near Baby Beach in San Nicolas, run by chef-owner Kamini Kurvink blending Trinidadian and Aruban flavors.

Charlie's Bar & Restaurant

A San Nicolas institution since 1941, its walls and ceiling covered floor to ceiling in decades of memorabilia left behind by visiting sailors, oil workers and tourists.

Cafe

Kulture Café Aruba

A locally owned cafe inside the restored Nicolaas Store monument, serving Aruban-inspired plates, coffee, and smoothies at the center of San Nicolas's Art District.

Zeerovers

A fishermen's cooperative fish market and open-air eatery on the Savaneta pier that fries the day's catch to order and serves it at communal picnic tables.

The Flying Fishbone

An upscale beachfront restaurant in Savaneta where tables are set directly on the sand at the water's edge, credited by its own history with popularizing feet-in-the-water dining in Aruba.

The Old Man and the Sea

A fine-dining seafood restaurant at Aruba Ocean Villas in Savaneta, serving Caribbean and seafood dishes on the waterfront.

Marina Pirata Restaurant

A family-owned seafood restaurant on the edge of the Spanish Lagoon near Savaneta, serving Caribbean and Aruban dishes that draw on the water right outside.

Urataka Center

A no-frills local restaurant near the entrance to Arikok National Park, serving Aruban dishes alongside pizza and casual American fare.

Huchada

A family-run bakery and lunchroom in the center of Santa Cruz, on Route 4, serving affordable Aruban baked goods and lunchroom fare with no tourist markup.