7 West

Downtown shoppers flock to the well-hidden 7 West restaurant to cozy up on the terrace overlooking the liveliest street of Oranjestad or to cool off inside the handsome and spacious dining room, where plates of Tuna Tataki, generous Grouper salads and tagliatelle with sauteed garlic shrimp parade via the hands of accommodating staff. While the restaurant suggests bountiful seafood in gourmet and lifestyle magazines, fish entrees fight for a place on the menu, which is loaded with Italian pastas, steaks, chicken and even American sandwiches. Try to avoid these solid but unspectacular dishes - the fresh fish is the real catch here, also at lunch.