Eat & drink
Kitchens, snacks and a bar from 1941
Jamaican, Trinidadian, Colombian and Aruban cooking on and around Main Street, and grills right on Baby Beach.
In town
Photo: Elizabeth Hopmans, CC BY-SA 3.0
Charlie’s Bar & Restaurant
Historic bar · seafood
Opened on 18 September 1941. Divers and sailors have hung their finds on the walls since the 1940s.
B. v/d Veen Zeppenfeldstraat 56
Mon–Sat11:30 AM – 6 PMSunClosed
How to get there
- 4 min walk from the San Nicolas bus station
- Bus: Arubus L1, L2 or L3 from Oranjestad
- From Oranjestad: 19 km, about 30 min
Jerk chicken and rice (illustration) · Photo: Simon Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0
O’Niel Caribbean Kitchen
Jamaican & Aruban
Jerk chicken, oxtail and curry goat, with vegetarian and vegan options, right on the Art Walk.
B. v/d Veen Zeppenfeldstraat 15
Tue–Thu12 – 8 PMFri12 – 9 PMSat12 – 8 PMSun11 AM – 5 PMMonClosed
How to get there
- 4 min walk from the San Nicolas bus station
- Bus: Arubus L1, L2 or L3 from Oranjestad
- From Oranjestad: 19 km, about 30 min
The Nicolaas Store building · Photo: Jesse Rasmijn, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kulture Cafe
Café · breakfast
Coffee, juices and breakfast in the 1939 Nicolaas Store building.
B. v/d Veen Zeppenfeldstraat 27
Mon–Sat8 AM – 4:30 PMSun8 AM – 2 PM
How to get there
- 3 min walk from the San Nicolas bus station
- Bus: Arubus L1, L2 or L3 from Oranjestad
- From Oranjestad: 19 km, about 30 min
The shop on Main Street · Photo: Mauchi Smoothies
Mauchi Smoothies
Smoothies · healthy food
Fresh smoothies and healthy, well-priced food on Main Street. The original Mauchi is in Savaneta.
How to get there
- 3 min walk from the San Nicolas bus station
- Bus: Arubus L1, L2 or L3 from Oranjestad
- From Oranjestad: 19 km, about 30 min · free parking in town
A Caribbean soup (illustration) · Photo: Aliceba, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mama Brown’s Soup To Go
Soups · takeaway
About five homemade soups a day, and the menu changes every day.
B. v/d Veen Zeppenfeldstraat 89
Mon–Thu11 AM – 4:45 PMFri–Sat11 AM – midnightSunClosed
How to get there
- 5 min walk from the San Nicolas bus station
- Bus: Arubus L1, L2 or L3 from Oranjestad
- From Oranjestad: 19 km, about 30 min
A guava pastry (illustration) · Photo: themarmot, CC BY 2.0
El Gallo Rojo
Bakery & snacks
About 40 years of sandwiches, stews and pastries.
Marktstraat 2
Dailyabout 6 AM – 9 PM
How to get there
- 6 min walk from the San Nicolas bus station
- Bus: Arubus L1, L2 or L3 from Oranjestad
- From Oranjestad: 19 km, about 30 min
Johnny cakes (illustration) · Photo: Dqfn13, CC BY-SA 4.0
Grote Berg Snack
Local breakfast & lunch
Johnny cakes filled with cheese, ham or salt fish.
Grote Bergweg 17
Mon8 AM – 12 PMTue–Sat7 AM – 3 PMSunClosed
How to get there
- From Main Street: 2 km, about 5 min · from Oranjestad: 21 km, about 35 min
- About 25 min walk from the San Nicolas bus station
Fried chicken (illustration) · Photo: Brian Chan, CC0
Saco di Felipe
Fried takeaway
Evenings
The saco: fried chicken, ribs and johnny cakes in a paper bag.
Sint Maartenstraat
Eveningscall ahead
How to get there
- 7 min walk from the San Nicolas bus station
- Bus: Arubus L1, L2 or L3 from Oranjestad
- From Oranjestad: 19 km, about 30 min
Seroe Colorado & Baby Beach
Roti and curry goat (illustration) · Photo: Kalamazadkhan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Kamini’s Kitchen
Trinidadian
Goat curry, roti and the house hot sauce in a blue-green cottage.
St. Christoffelbergweg, Lago Heights, on the road to Baby Beach
Wed–Mon12 – 7:30 PMTueClosed
How to get there
- From Main Street: 3 km, about 10 min · from Oranjestad: 22 km, about 35 min
- On the road to Baby Beach, in Lago Heights
Fried fish and arepa (illustration) · Photo: Wilfredor, CC0
Big Mama Grill
Beach grill · Aruban
Family-run for more than 25 years; cabanas and snorkel gear too. Cash only.
On Baby Beach
Dailyabout 10 AM – 6 PM
How to get there
- From Main Street: 7 km, about 15 min · from Oranjestad: 26 km, about 40 min
- Bus: Arubus L900 from the San Nicolas bus station to Baby Beach
- Free parking at Baby Beach
The view from the Esso Club, 1974 · Photo: Arthur Meiners, Coleccion Aruba, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rum Reef Bar & Grill
Cocktails · infinity pool
Above Baby Beach in the old Esso Club building.
Seroe Colorado 245E
Daily10 AM – 6 PM
How to get there
- From Main Street: 7 km, about 15 min · from Oranjestad: 26 km, about 40 min
- Bus: Arubus L900 from the San Nicolas bus station to Baby Beach
- On the hill above Baby Beach
A seafood plate (illustration) · Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0
La Choza Aruba
Beach restaurant
Seafood, BBQ and breakfast on the sand.
On Baby Beach
Daily8:30 AM – 5 PM
How to get there
- From Main Street: 7 km, about 15 min · from Oranjestad: 26 km, about 40 min
- Bus: Arubus L900 from the San Nicolas bus station to Baby Beach
- Free parking at Baby Beach
Nearby in Savaneta, west along the coast
Zeerovers (fried fish on the fishermen’s pier), The Flying Fishbone (tables in the water since 1977), The Old Man and The Sea, the original Mauchi Smoothies (Savaneta 87), Battata Beach Bar and Tia Rosa Snack.
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