Optional Dine-Arounds

Type of Cuisine: Steakhouse
Location: Baha Mar (on property)
Website: www.bahamar.com/culinary/#dining
About:
"Carna is a sophisticated steakhouse borne from the skill and passion of eighth-generation legendary Italian butcher, Dario Cecchini. The restaurant highlights harvest vegetables, and of course, some of the finest cuts of meat in the world."

Start with Dario Cecchini's Signature Sirloin tartare, private label Fratelli Galloni prosciutto. oysters with champagne mignonette or grilled Spanish Octopus. Mains include Tonkatsu Beef, Australian Master Kobe New York Strip and a Japanese Center Cut Filet.

Type of Cuisine: Mediterranean
Location: SLS Baha Mar (on property)
Website: www.bahamas.com/vendor/cleo-mediterráneo
About:
"Award-winning chef Danny Elmaleh takes you on a culinary adventure of Mediterrranean-inspirted cuisine adapted to include local Bahamian ingredients. Enjoy delicious shareable plates, mezzes, flatbreads and hand-crafted cocktails in a casual atmosphere." Rated #5 hottest restaurant in the U.S. by Open Table Diners' Choice Awards. This was delicious!

Dishes are meant to share. They range from Mediterranean dips and mezes to speciality salads, the world's best brussels sprouts, lamb shawarma to delicious tandoori chicken or salmon kebabs to Moroccan Lamb or fish tangines… and then on to grilled octopus, rack of lamb, filet mignon, Branzino or Chilean Seabass!

Type of Cuisine: Assorted cuisines from Commonwealth countries
Location: Rosewood Hotel
Website: www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/baha-mar/dining/commonwealth
About:
Commonwealth celebrates the flavours and history of six distinct Commonwealth countries. The dishes are elevated by fresh farm-to-table produce and complemented by a carefully curated selection of wines and cocktails. We ate here and it was extraordinary!!!

Warm up with incredible dishes like the Bahamian Conch Chowder, confit duck poutine, grilled prawns or Tandoori lamb chops. Your choice of main course will depend on what country you want to enjoy. How about a delicious Indian Butter Chicken, a Cedar Plank Canadian Salmon, a New Zealand Rack of Lamb, a Beef Wellington or a Australian ribeye? Desserts also range across the Commonwealth.

Type of Cuisine: Latin American Twist
Location: Rosewood Hotel
Website: www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/baha-mar/dining/costa
About:
Costa provides a twist on traditional seafood dishes as they are infused with intriguing Latin American flavors. Meals are enjoyed in unique communal cabanas. This was one of our favourite restaurants!

You can start with small plates like Grilled Octopus with Chorizo, Grouper Tostadas, a Shrimp Aguachile ceviche or Bonito Tuna. Main courses range from Grilled Shrimp Cazuela to Stuffed Poblano Peppers to Beef Short Ribs "con Mole"; or you could go with gourmet Tacos! We will be experiencing some cuisine from Costa during one of the meals hosted by our sponsors.

Type of Cuisine: Italian
Location: Baha Mar (on property)
Website: https://bahamar.com/culinary/#dining
About:
"James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Schwartz's brings Italian food crafted from artisanal ingredients to The Bahamas. Homemade breads and pastas, wood-fired classics and signature table-side Caesar are served in a warm setting."

Starters range from the famous tableside Caesar salad with Parmigiano and toasted garlic croutons, to fried calamari, to Tuna Carpaccio and roasted giant prawns. The mains give you a range between stunning pastas like wild mushroom ravioli to delicious gourmet pizzas to Sam's famous Chicken Parm, a veal chop Milanese or a hearty fish stew.

Type of Cuisine: Japanese
Location: Baha Mar (on property)
Website: www.sbe.com/restaurants/locations/katsuya-baha-mar
About:
This is a hip, young, vibrant, (and loud) restaurant that is spartan in décor and alive with a young crowd. It was designed by Philippe Starck and is positioned on the edge of the casino.  "Master sushi chef Katsuya Uechi offers frest and original takes on Japanese classics, including miso-marinated black cod and yellowtail sashimi with jalapeno."

Features range from spicy tuna crispy rice, popcorn rock shrimp, and yellowtail sashimi with jalapeno, to maki and specialty rolls to tempura and sushi selections to A4 Wagyu Beef Fried Rice miso-marinated black cod, Lobster Dynamite or Salmon on Cedar. There are so many items that it is hard to choose. Combine your food with one of the many signature cocktails like the Burning Mandarin with hand-crushed serrano chilli or The Dragon with yuzu and ginger.

Type of Cuisine: Haute Chinese
Location: Baha Mar (on property)
Website: www.nassauparadiseisland.com/food-drink/shuang-ba
About:
Experience haute Chinese cuisine with authentic flavours and traditional specialities from all regions of China, including signature dishes such as "cherry" foie gras, and hand-carved Peking duck.

This five-page menu has something for everyone who loves gourmet Chinese food. Starters include the signature foie gras to crispy red snapper fillet to crispy shrimp dice or lobster soup. Mains include a range of meats like Taiwan Sate beef tenderloin, braised pork belly, "Gong Bao" chicken and Beijing traditional spiced lamb chops. The seafood selection is extensive including chilli prawns, "Bifengtang" style salmon fillet, and a seafood clay pot. Their dim sum is extraordinary. If you aren't full yet then the final pages of the menu have their famous Peking duck and sizzling Angus ribeye steak, or tiger prawns.

Type of Cuisine: Italian
Location: Bank Lane, behind Parliament Square
Website: http://cafe-matisse.com/
About:
Café Matisse is Nassau's most picturesque Italian Restaurant. Established in 1996 the charming inside is decorated with Matisse prints and impressions and the charming courtyard is a beautiful oasis. Menus are changed every six months. Chef Peter's creative fare brings together unexpected flavor combinations that pique the senses.

Appetizers include portobello mushroom gratin with gorgonzola cheese, burrata cheese with roasted sweet peppers and black olives and yellow beet carpaccio with arugula, goat cheese and tomatoes. There is a great list of pastas including linguine with whole lobster tail and cherry tomato or homemade ravioli filled with mascarpone cheese, asparagus and sundried tomato sauce. Mains range from oven roasted duck breast with pan fried apples, mushrooms and cherry sauce to spiced slow cooked lamb shank with mashed potatoes and from grilled mahi mahi with sweet peppers, eggplant and spicy tapenade sauce to shrimp in a red curry sauce and jasmine rice. If you don't feel like wine, try the ginger lemonade.

Type of Cuisine: Mediterranean
Location: West Bay Street (The Shops at Cable Beach)
Website: www.bahamaslocal.com/ showlisting/17326/Meze_Grill.html
About:
This restaurant is a "hidden-gem" of great food in the Bahamas. Located in a non descript strip mall near Cable Beach the food is fantastic. There is a full menu of Mediterranean-inspired grilled and roasted meats done in a Greek style. Inspired with seasonal ingredients and unexpected flavours, savour the grilled and roasted meats and seafood. Organic dishes for the health-conscious are also offered. Locals love it!

Features range from truffle mushroom flatbread, and grilled octopus, to grilled Salmon, Branzino and Tuna to racks of lamb, filet mignon and New York strip steaks; all can be combined with harissa feta and Saganaki.

Type of Cuisine: International Fusion
Location: West Bay Street
Website: www.sapodillabahamas.com
About:
The restaurant at the Sapodilla Estate is one of the best restaurants in this part of the Bahamas. Chef Johnson's innovative fare offers a variety of international cuisines with a Bahamian twist.

You can start with a cocktail at the Kamalame bar or in the piano champagne lounge. Appetizers include tuna tartare, Snug Corner Conch, a slow cooked shrimp and cr ab Androsian stew, grilled marinated calamari with an island-spiced ginger sauce, Moore's famous island chowder, the crab and avocado salad and the classic Caesar freshly prepared at your table (we loved it!!!).

Main dishes range from pasta specialties like tiger shrimp sautéed in olive oil, garlic, broccoli florettes, plum tomatoes and fresh basis in a nest of angel hair pasta to fresh broccoli and mushroom tossed with penne pasta in a creamy sauce topped with pecorino, fontina and mozzarella cheese and baked! The roasted rack of lamb carved at your table is delicious, as is the lamb shank slow braised in a flavourful curry sauce served with coconut green pigeon peas rice. The Steak Diane prepared table side was one of our favourite dishes! The pepper crusted tuna, cracked lobster, salmon a la niçoise or snapper allamanda are all great seafood options.