Eat· Bayahibe· Other Caribbean

Bayahibe Waterfront Restaurants (Calle La Bahía & La Punta)

18° 22.1′ N · 68° 50.4′ W

Bayahibe's string of beach cafés, Italian kitchens and típico spots along the bay, where you watch the fishing boats bob as the sun drops, once the Saona day-trippers have gone.

Practical

Position: Doña Clara Restaurant as mapped on OpenStreetMap. Also mapped along Calle La Bahía and Calle La Punta: Mare Nuestro (18.36788, -68.84065), Playa Barco Bar (18.36695, -68.84101), Mama Mia Spaghetteria, Commodoro, Frontoni Pizza and Chiky Blue (all around 18.3690, -68.8407); Restaurante Típico La Bahía, Típico Bayahibe and Gringo's American Grill sit a block inland. The Virgintino guide (~2015) recommends the waterfront for sunset dinners and the back streets for cheaper local food. Village hours follow the tour boats: quiet mid-morning and after 6pm.

Best for

A sunset dinner ashore at Bayahibe