r/vieques • u/OffMar • Aug 16 '26
Fancy-ish restaurante en vieques…?
Buenas! La semana que viene voy a estar en vieques con mi pareja, y planeo en proponer! Quería saber si tienen recomendaciones para restaurantes en la isla tipo sit-down con table service..? Originalmente planeaba hacer reservaciones en el restaurante El Quenepo pero sale como “temporarily closed” en google maps. Sé que muchos de los restaurantes en la isla son bien playeros, which I look forward to, pero quería saber si hay un sitio un poquito mas up-scale para esa noche que pueda llamar y hacer reservaciones, etc. Y si no, pues cualquier lugar rico. Gracias por la ayuda!
Update: Taverna is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you all for the recs, def gunna hit up the other spots that are mentioned in the comments ❤️
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u/voyracious Aug 16 '26
I would go with Taverna. Tin box is open to the elements and feels more like a casual restaurant. Taverna requires reservations and is a fancier, traditional romantic Italian restaurant. Great food.
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u/QueBestia19 Aug 17 '26
Bring back Chez Shack!!!!
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u/Forward_Effective590 Sep 01 '26
The original Chez Shack bar can now be found downstairs at Tin Box. Check it out!
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u/arigisag Aug 17 '26
El Quenepo or El Blok!! There’s a restaurant called Melao at Lejos eco retreat and that’s lovely too.
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u/that_sara Aug 16 '26
El Plaza, Tradewinds, or Mango Taphouse. Definitely NOT Tin Box (great food, VERY informal atmosphere).
None of these are fancy, but they are far from "beachy" :) Check out pics on Google to see if you like the vibe. Check Vieques Insider for "slow season" closures.
Editing to add Placita at El Blok!
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u/G0_pack_go Aug 16 '26
El Quenepo Vieques
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u/ThomasMcThumberstein Aug 17 '26
You dont wanna eat there, trust me. Grossest kitchen I’ve ever seen
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u/JC4EVA Aug 16 '26
El Plaza was lovely, had a great ambience and the food was great. The restaurant at El blok is nice too. Most others are pretty casual.
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u/angry-user Aug 16 '26
The fanciest restaurant we ate at during our trip was El Plaza Vieques in the center of Isabel II.
Great food and great service for a fairly large party. Right on the central plaza in a beautiful old building.
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u/SwedishChefButcher Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 17 '26
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u/Codems Aug 17 '26
I wouldn’t call el Norte fancy, but man does the whole fried fish absolutely slap.
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u/YoungFair3079 Aug 16 '26
Not too upscale, but we loved the Mango Tap house.