The ArtCafe serves a selection of local home-made food and drink in our art gallery and cafe. We have local bush teas; fresh juices, Caribbean-roast coffee and we sometimes make a cake. We do a snack dish-of-the-day lunch, and delicious pop-up gourmet suppers (book in advance) with Barbudan produce. Look at our sample menu and then phone to see what we have on (268) 717 4451 or message us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. We also have a Facebook page with more pictures. We do lively Caribbean rum tasting evenings for those who want to learn about the history and practice of rum making in the Caribbean or you can come to one of our friendly happy hours - usually on Fridays from 7 - 9pm, where we serve cocktails with jazz, soca, reggae and good old pop music. Here you will meet local people and other travellers staying with us - but call first. We are ALWAYS closed on Sunday.
Barbuda Outback is right on the beach at Low Bay, a spectacular fourteen mile stretch of pink and white sand between the sparkling Caribbean sea and the healing waters of Codrington Lagoon. We specialise in lunches as part of our island day tours or you can book lunch or dinner for a special occasion. Enjoy lobster, fresh Barbuda fish and our other specialities, and have a drink with us here in this beautiful setting. To book, contact Jala or Calvin on (268) 721-3280 or (268) 721-1972, or call Yvonne in Antigua on (268) 776-3378, who will help you organise your trip.
Byron can be found at the kiosk at the Lagoon wharf most days, serving hot dogs, burgers, fish and chips, popcorn, ice cream and traditional breakfasts at the weekend. He serves beer and wine in the cool Lagoon breeze, often playing great music from soul to soca, reggae and jazz. Byron caters to order for a special occasion or celebration, and he can cook for you on the beach. Call to say you are coming and he will prepare for you. Contact Byron Askie on (268) 783-7243 or at the Snackette on (268) 734-1893 or at Green Door on (268) 460-0065 where you can leave a message.
At Olice's restaurant you can eat delicious proper local home-made Barbudan food such as stewed pork, rosemary chicken, grilled lobster, fish and souse. Olice is open every day except Monday, from 4.30pm until late and at weekends from 10am. On Sunday she cooks lunch. Call Olice on (268) 772-0480.
On the main road to River, Extra Man aka Evans Bar is a popular drinking and loud music spot especially after horse-racing and other events. Noisy and sometimes rowdy it's now one of the only places left to go for a drink.
The Lyme was a bar and late night dance club and currently sometimes open on Friday nights, some Sundays, special occasions and as a Mas Tent for Caribana.
This bar serves a selection of wines, soft drinks, beers and spirits here in the centre of the village at Madison. Karaoke is here on Thursday night, you can also buy snacks during the day..
Probably the best known of Barbuda's restaurants and bars, Uncle Roddy's is located right on the beach at Coral Group bay on Barbuda, next to Barbuda Cottages. Recently he has renovated and enlarged the space and it's now possible to moor your boat right outside. Uncle Roddy's is Barbuda's first and only 100% solar powered restaurant - and is most famous for grilled Barbudan lobster. But a new chef now cooks delicious grilled fish and other dishes, all accompanied by lovely side dishes including sweet potato fries, rice and peas, salads and vegetables. If you are on a boat you can now moor just off the beach here - following the marker buoys recently set out. Reservations are required to ensure availability so please call first on (268) 722-3050
Street food is very good on Barbuda. At both schools just before break-time you can buy delicious home-made snacks like bread pudding, roti, meatballs, fried chicken and meat or vegetable patties. There may be fried fish and johnny cakes outside Canutes shop on a Friday or Saturday lunchtime and Wanda will be selling the best ribs, chicken and burgers at her new venue by the Duck Pond most days. Jerk Man has a central village stall selling various things including stews and Jamaican style jerk pork and chicken. You can buy roti from Marcia at her home at Roti Queen just off Madison Square. The Block Club and the churches do breakfast events and there are others who sell from various places in the village at different times. If you are cooking; local meat (mainly pork or beef) is often sold from a table in the village, is much cheaper and better quality than the imported frozen meat and sells out fast. If you are looking for Barbudan goat, lamb or deer meat you can often only buy from people you know. Fresh fish is often sold out of a cool box or barrow carried around the village but don't buy undersize or prohibited fish, or lobster and conchs out of season. There is a council vegetable 'market' but this is only open when there is produce to sell, which is not every day. Fancy's shop makes a point of selling locally produced vegetables and fruit when it's available.
We make our own fruit punches and other local drinks like soursop and passion fruit and there is often fresh coconut water to buy. The bars serve our local beers - Wadadali and Carib - as well as Heineken or whatever else is available. Antigua produces its own rums - Cavalier and English Harbour and you can buy wine and some cocktails in the village for about a quarter of the price of one in a hotel. The ArtCafe does cocktail happy hours on some Friday evenings 7 - 9pm and Caribbean rum tasting evenings if you want to learn more about the making and blending of Caribbean rums.
