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10 Classic Caribbean Beach Bars

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - August 25, 2014
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By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
CJ Travel Editor

Sometimes you want to go somewhere everybody knows your name – or at least where you’re guaranteed to get a great rum punch or local beer. Check out this list (in no particular order) of our favourite Caribbean watering holes, and then start plotting your plan of rum-fueled attack.

Da Conch Shack, Providenciales

Toes in the sand, conch on your plate, and Rayon’s famous rum punch in your hand: Life doesn’t get much better at this beachfront Turks and Caicos institution in Blue Hills.


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