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Across from the waterfront, in relatively simple surroundings, Blue Bead Restaurant & Bar serves some of the best homemade food on the island. Set at 18th-century ruins at Gallows Bay, it's decorated in bright Caribbean colors. Try to get a table on the veranda with its potted palms. Dig into such local delights as French-Creole stuffed crab or succulent calamari. Salt cod fritters, and tasty ones at that, are a specialty. If you drop in for lunch, you'll find a selection of well-made sandwiches among other offerings, and the pizza oven is kept piping hot at night. Locals end up their meal with a taste of the house special, homemade vanilla rum. On Friday nights fresh seafood is a feature. Island families frequent the place on Saturday night, and kids enjoy the Blue Bead "bimmer burger." Chinese Bar & Restaurant caters to locals and offers standard Chinese-restaurant fare with a bit of local flavor -- the curried shrimp, for example. The atmosphere is very laid-back. For instance, even though the terrace isn't set up for dining, you can request to have your table moved there for an alfresco meal. The portions are hearty and range from the typical sweet-and-sour pork and a variety of shrimp dishes to chop suey and chow mein. This is the best place on the island for vegetarian food. The Kings Well Restaurant is more successful than the simple hotel in which it's housed. Set about .8km (1/2 mile) north of Oranjestad, and perched on a cliff about 18m (59 ft.) above the surf, it features an open kitchen and great sunset panoramas. Enjoy a fruity drink from the rustic bar before your meal. Lunches feature deli-style sandwiches and a selection of platters from the dinner menu, which is more elaborate. Dishes might include veal cordon bleu (thin slices of ham and Swiss cheese sandwiched between scallops of veal, then breaded and sautéed), fresh lobster, pan-fried grouper or snapper with parsley-butter sauce, plus a few German dishes like Jaeger schnitzel (veal sautéed in burgundy with mushrooms). Be sure to finish with the homemade apple strudel. Ocean View Terrace set within a billowing, open-sided tent, inside the courtyard of the government's guesthouse, part of historic Fort Oranje. Diners sit amidst dozens of hanging plants and historical artifacts and get a sweeping view of the sea. Menu items are firmly grounded in local culinary traditions, but usually include well-prepared versions of local seafood, especially dishes made from shrimp and lobster. Specific examples, based on the whim of the chef, might include shrimp in either a garlic- or a curry-flavored sauce; teriyaki fish; a medley of chicken dishes, and if you want to go native, several versions of goat and oxtail, including curried and stewed. Lunches, which include a range of salads and sandwiches, tend to be simpler than the more elaborate food featured at dinner.
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