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Downtown Sips

4.3 (18 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 1:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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Steve K.

Right across from The Longboard is Downtown Sips, a tiny coffee shop. We grabbed a couple coffees and pastries there while waiting for the ferry (1/6/24). It's very small, and we had our luggage, but we managed. The coffee was great, and so was the Berry Cream Cheese Danish. I'd definitely recommend this place, if you're looking for coffee to go, and fresh-baked yumminess! Not too pricey. Nice atmosphere, friendly staff.

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This place was very small and hard to move around. The latte was just so so. Not anything special.

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3 years ago

Love coffee. Love wine. And they have house made bagels. Like just come here and stop dilly dallying

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3 years ago

Great coffee and conversation with the staff. We were able to drink coffee in a mug. Air conditioned and comfortable.

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3 years ago

My favorite place to start my morning, the coffee is excellent and the location, service and ambiance is just right.

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3 years ago

Love this place. Food is awesome and barista is extremely talented and welcoming. Great vibe and coffee and teas with tasty treats.

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3 years ago

Absolutely recommend this place. We finally have good coffee in Cruz Bay with stellar service and a cool Love City vibe. Thanks!!

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Such a cute place. The barista is SO friendly and kind. I went ever morning. Love the coffee. You can always add more vegan food!!!

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The location is perfect, right in Cruz Bay and super convenient after getting off the ferry.

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High Tide Bar & Seafood Grill - French toast, traditional breakfast, passion fruit mimosa and pineapple juice

High Tide Bar & Seafood Grill

4.0(344 reviews)
0.1 mi
$$

Had a great breakfast here one morning while watching the ferries going back and forth on Cruz Bay…read more Ordered the Biscuits and Gravy with a side of bacon, a glass of pineapple juice and a Bloody Mary. Great Bloody Mary , the pineapple juice tasted fresh squeezed, the bacon was crispy, and the biscuits and gravy were fabulous. Two biscuits split in half with the sausage gravy over top. One of the best sausage gravy's I've had. Great flavoring but not too spicy or too intense of a sausage taste. Just about perfect. And the best part of the whole breakfast.....the bill! I kid you not...Bloody Mary $7, Pineapple juice $3.00, Biscuits and gravy $16 and side of bacon $3. With "most" meals being in the stratosphere on this island, High Tide was a welcome relief.

So we really enjoyed our experience at High Tide, but to be clear, it's a beach bar restaurant. It…read moresits on the bay next to the ferry crossing, so to say it's ocean-side viewing is generous but accurate. Parking was difficult, and we surrendered to Slim Man parking for $20. The spacious dining area with a great happy hour and dinner menu comes out at 5:00. We got there for the lunch menu and were glad we did because we got sandwiches which were great. Candidly, nothing on the dinner menu blew our minds. The tuna sandwich with wasabi and arugula was fantastic, and the tuna was prepared perfectly! We also got shrimp tacos that were better than the sandwich for what it's worth. Our server, who didn't give us her name, was sweet and attentive and even brought a cask of water without us asking. At the end of the day, High Tide delivered as advertised. Three last thoughts if you've read this far: Park at the MVD and walk; it's not that far and free. Get the Key Lime Pie; it was outstanding but pretty typical of the area. Lastly, stop at the merch store and grab a t-shirt, which are some of the best I've seen so far!

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High Tide Bar & Seafood Grill - Legendary key lime pie!

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Duffy's Love Shack - Conch fritters

Duffy's Love Shack

4.0(434 reviews)
3.8 mi
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Located in downtown Red Hook. On the opposite side of the more touristy road…read more This tiki shack style place sits to the middle of a parking lot in a small strip mall. Hand down the best place to eat in the area. It's very small, but packs a punch with great customer service, cool drinks and outstanding food. Best to try and get in on their off hours to get a table without a wait. We literally ate here 4 times when we were on the island. An absolute MUST to order is their Bacon Jalapeno tater kegs! OMG-They're the bomb! Wings are decent and the burgers are juicy, flavorful and delicious! You really can't go wrong with ANYTHING on the menu. Everything is made fresh to order. The decor is island themed chaos in every fun way possible. If you happen to have to use the restroom it's located outside (customs ONLY) The key ring they'll hand you is a toilet lid! LOL You can ring in another way too! On your trip to the john, call in sick to work and stay on the island! You're enticed too by the retro phone sitting a top a keg outdoors as well. Great photo opts! Happy Hour is daily! The Love Shack offers particular deals with half-priced cocktails. We did Margs on Monday! Signature drinks include the 50oz Volcano Drink, Shark Attack, and souvenir cocktails like the Pirates Booty in a ceramic mugs. FYI- They may attach a certain creature to your glass also. Perfect vibe, casual dinning and great accommodations by the staff (for our big party) who were so friendly and professional. This is a must experience spot when visiting St Thomas.

We needed a lunch place driving from the car ferry to the airport and we thought the Red Hook area…read morewould be a bit less crowded, far from cruise ships. Duffy's provides free parking which is a rarity and right at noon, the mall lot had tons of open spots. We both ordered burgers, one with the standard fries and one with onion rings. It took a good half hour for the food to be delivered but when we got it, it was hot and cooked to our specs. Fries were crispy. Burger was thick with a nice crisp, almost tasted like a smash burger but thicker. Service was good. It was the one spot where we didn't have to pay for a refill of soda. They were playing the best music! No waitlist or host so you have to linger and wait for someone to leave if you need a table and they are full. Great stop.

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Ocean 180 - Chocolate creme brulee with toasted almonds

Ocean 180

3.8(24 reviews)
4.8 mi

I have mixed feelings as I review this place. On one hand, we had two excellent experiences. On the…read moreother, our last visit was quite bad that it's making me think about whether this place should be a 5-star or not. Based on food alone, this place merits nothing less than a 5-star. The services on the other hand were borderline. Ocean 180 is an upscale restaurant located in Point Pleasant resort. Husband was super excited to book the condo knowing that he would not have to drive around in search of a nice restaurant to bring me to for a couple of dinners during vacation. They have a brunch on Sundays which led us to our very first visit there. Nestled between tropical vegetation, the place screams peaceful dining experience and it was. We came right around the time they opened for brunch at 9am and we were immediately seated. Our view was perfect, a bit of the cool breeze and a mimosa were like icing on a cake. The waitress came by, took drink orders and told us there is another wait staff in training who will be assisting. He took over mostly after that. I ordered the pork belly which came with 2 fried eggs, crisp smashed potatoes and a simple salad. My husband had the tropical chopped salad served with creamy mango dressing. My pork belly was delicious, the potatoes were seasoned well and even the simple salad, was worth its own recognition. Yes, this place knows how to make great food! Minor mishap, the waiter in training was addressing my husband the whole time while I was trying to pay our bill and even brought my card back to my husband when it clearly has my name on it. Made me feel a bit weird as we're in 2025, not the 1950s. Okay. So, second visit was for dinner. I made reservations then got a call around 4pm to tell me that due to technical difficulties, they are only able to accept cash. Do I still want to keep my reservation? Yes. Fortunately, we carried some cash this vacation with the foresight of possibly needing them for local vendors and such. Again, we got in and seated quickly. Our waitress was fabulous and checked on us. My husband had the smoked old fashioned. It came in a contraption that was smoky. Very cool. I had a cocktail - the exotic tides which was gin, ginger, muddled cucumber and basil. I ordered the whole fish grilled and her butter basted with some ginger escabeche. Okay, this dish blew my mind. Also, I was really wanting to order a whole fish for one of my meals as I do not get to do this often anymore living in Midwest and I think I picked the best place who did this dish justice. My husband had the Morrocan braised lamb shank and he loved it! We ended our wonderful dinner with a chocolate creme brulee topped with toasted almond slivers. Absolutely delicious. We should have ended with this evening because it would not have tainted my perception. But, we came back in on our last evening. Sadly, our experience on the last night was like day and night. We made reservations as usual, got seated quickly but took a little while for our waiter to come and take our drink orders. We sat and sat and waited then he finally emerged and spoke about the special. We eventually ordered drinks. I got a glass of wine, my husband was quite tired so he asked if they had iced tea, waiter said no. It took about 20 minutes for a glass of wine and maybe another 15 for him to come back and take our orders. We were hungry, there was a heavy storm blowing in, we got wet because it was so windy and the little cover kept flapping to the point where it was letting water in, not to mention a leak on top of our table causing water to start dripping on my head. We ordered everything all at once from appetizer to our meal once the waiter remembered to come back. We got our appetizer another 30 minutes later while we miserably sat getting wet and getting cold. When we finally got our food, I wasn't in the greatest mood. I ordered another glass of wine which surprisingly came faster than the last time. It took a very long time for my husband to get a refill on his water. Only until another guy who was running around trying to bring food to the tables, when he noticed my husband's water glass was empty, he promptly came to refill. He wasn't our waiter. We didn't see much of our waiter. I am not needy and don't generally ask for too many things but making sure people have drinks while they eat is basic like breathing. Our food came out good but I already had a sour taste in my mouth due to the horrible service. For this visit, we started with the crudo, their fish on special that evening. It was delicious and we tried to enjoy and savor the flavor, as much as two starving people can. I had the local grouper with roasted PEI mussels. Again, delicious. We skipped dessert for fear that it would take another 30 minutes to get one and the experience had exhausted me at this point.

Best service on the island. Definitely a genuine upscale restaurant on the East End of ST. Service…read morewas great and they were attentive to water and wine refills. Servers knew the wine list well. While there were some mosquitos (it had just rained) they had bug spray available. There was a cat walking in the outdoor space and my kiddo was obsessed! The grounds are scenic and part of a resort. Several stairs for those that need to know. The restaurant had an awesome view, especially at sunset. The food was delish. The pasta was perfectly cooked, as well as the fish. Portions are generous. Appetizers were all very tasty and unique in their flavor profiles. This is a must try if you're on the island. I think it was the best food we ate on St. Thomas!

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Ocean 180 - Drink menu

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Ocean 180 - Whole fish escabeche dressed

Whole fish escabeche dressed

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Downtown Sips - coffee - Updated July 2026

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