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Karel's Beach Bar

12° 9.1′ N · 68° 16.7′ W

A breezy bar built out over the water on a pier in the heart of Kralendijk - the traditional cruisers' dinghy landing and the island's best-known waterfront watering hole.

Practical

Address Kaya J.N.E. Craane 10-12; tel +599 717 8434 (karelsbeachbar.com). Per Virgintino (2015) it doubled as the dinghy dock for cruising boats, with live bands on Friday and Saturday nights (and you will hear them from the nearer moorings). The Klein Bonaire water taxi (Caribe Watersport) departs from here, hourly from 9:15 am to 2:15 pm with returns until 4:45 pm per Wikivoyage - verify current times. Coordinate: OpenStreetMap.

Best for

Sundowners, live music and the dinghy landing