Discover Trinidad & Tobago 2016 — 25th Anniversary Edition
With our 2016 edition (our 27th), we celebrate 25 years of producing Discover Trinidad & Tobago. Published every year since 1991, Discover Trinidad & Tobago is aimed both at international visitors planning a trip to the islands – whether for an eco adventure, business trip, or beach holiday – and at local Trinbagonians looking to know and explore more about their native islands. Our comprehensive coverage of Trinidad and Tobago — from arts and culture to eco adventures, accommodation to sports, planning flights and transportation and more — can help anyone plan anything from a day trip or weekend escape, to a full-on an adventure holiday or leisurely vacation. It might take a lifetime to truly experience all that the islands have to offer, but at least we can show you where to start. For more: http://www.discovertnt.com • http://www.facebook.com/discovertnt
With our 2016 edition (our 27th), we celebrate 25 years of producing Discover Trinidad & Tobago. Published every year since 1991, Discover Trinidad & Tobago is aimed both at international visitors planning a trip to the islands – whether for an eco adventure, business trip, or beach holiday – and at local Trinbagonians looking to know and explore more about their native islands. Our comprehensive coverage of Trinidad and Tobago — from arts and culture to eco adventures, accommodation to sports, planning flights and transportation and more — can help anyone plan anything from a day trip or weekend escape, to a full-on an adventure holiday or leisurely vacation. It might take a lifetime to truly experience all that the islands have to offer, but at least we can show you where to start. For more: http://www.discovertnt.com • http://www.facebook.com/discovertnt
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Top choices<br />
You’ll find international fusion<br />
menus at many restaurants, while<br />
those specialising in other cuisines<br />
often pay homage in their names.<br />
Among the most popular dining<br />
experiences are the Hyatt’s Waterfront<br />
Restaurant (Port of Spain);<br />
Tiki Village and Kava (both at the<br />
Kapok Hotel, Maraval); Kaizan<br />
Sushi and Zanzibar (MovieTowne,<br />
Port of Spain); Krave Restaurant<br />
(Marabella); Mélange (Woodbrook);<br />
Smokey Joe’s, and the New<br />
York Times-featured Creole restaurant,<br />
Veni Mangé (Woodbrook); as<br />
well as Aioli (Maraval); Chaud (St<br />
Ann’s); Angelo’s Italian Restaurant<br />
(Woodbrook); Buzo Osteria<br />
Italiana (Woodbrook); Zazou<br />
Bistro Moderne (Maraval); Jaffa at<br />
the Oval (Woodbrook); and Prime<br />
Restaurant & Steakhouse (Port of<br />
Spain). For lighter meals or coffee/<br />
tea, check out House of Jaipur’s<br />
Tea Room, Dianne’s Tea Shop<br />
and Adam’s Bagels (Maraval), or<br />
grab a quick sandwich or salad at<br />
Subway.<br />
Doubles. Photo by Richard Cook courtesy the TDC<br />
Fine dining<br />
The restaurant scene has been blossoming<br />
in recent years. Fine dining options abound<br />
in Port of Spain (especially Woodbrook)<br />
and San Fernando, with an increasing<br />
number in east and central <strong>Trinidad</strong>. Many<br />
of the chefs at top restaurants have worked<br />
internationally, and like to experiment with<br />
local ingredients in Caribbean and international<br />
fusion dishes. Several restaurants<br />
have opened in historic buildings, preserving<br />
their traditional style and architecture.<br />
Others have opened up in fresh, sleek contemporary<br />
settings. Italian, French, Spanish,<br />
Lebanese, Japanese, Thai, Korean and<br />
Hakka (Indian/Chinese) are among the<br />
specialty restaurants and menus you’ll find.<br />
Combination<br />
restaurant/<br />
sports bars are<br />
a fashionable<br />
choice for dining<br />
and liming,<br />
especially when<br />
big sporting<br />
events are on.<br />
Be street smart<br />
Authorised vendors<br />
display food badges<br />
which certify official<br />
health inspection<br />
and approval.<br />
The Trini taste:<br />
creole food & street food<br />
Creole food and street (also beach or festival)<br />
food are a big part of our culinary<br />
culture. Doubles is perhaps the leading<br />
roadside delight, a favourite of the breakfast<br />
and late evening crowds in St James,<br />
Woodbrook, Curepe, on Long Circular<br />
Road, and even the airport. There are<br />
also several buffet-style and pay-bythe-pound<br />
Creole eateries around<br />
these same stretches, and at night<br />
vendors emerge selling grilled fare,<br />
burgers, roti, corn soup, souse and<br />
ital food. People trek from all over<br />
the country to San Fernando to<br />
partake in barbecued Halal meats.<br />
In nearby Debe village, people<br />
throng to small wooden huts for<br />
sumptuous Indian delicacies.<br />
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