This Caribbean Beach Bar Has Giant Lobsters, Sparklingly Clear Water, and You Can Only Get There By Boat 

What is it about beach bars? Why do they call to us so? There’s something magnetic about that peculiar combination of wood shacks, white sand and friendly cocktails. 

And I found one recently that’s among the coolest I’ve ever encountered in the Caribbean. 

It’s called Tim’s Sunset Beach Bar, and it’s set on a remote corner of the island of Carriacou, off the coast of Grenada (don’t worry — the bar will pick you with a shuttle).

The formula here is just as simple: a spectacular, jaw-dropping beach; a high-platform, open-air wooden structure; a fiery grill; and enough rum to last for the day. 

The biggest standout here, though, is the food: it’s all served family style (you have to order in advance), with some of the biggest lobsters you’ve ever seen, fresh-caught swordfish and finger-licking ribs. All the rum you want is here: including a great selection of Grenada’s very own Westerhall, a personal favorite. 

But then you walk down the steps to Anse La Roche itself, and it gets even better. 

The water is almost unimaginably clear; the sand, soft and sugary-white. The shoreline is edged by a small offshore rock (hence the name), and you feel like you’re on your own little private island in the heart of the Grenadines. 

This is one of those beach bars that transcends the category. 

It’s the one that sticks in your subconscious, that sears in your memory, the one you tell your friends about in reverential tones. 

On an island that’s still one of the great undiscovered secrets of the Caribbean. 

And did I mention you can only get here by boat?