Must-see nightlife in British Virgin Islands

  • Paradise Club

    Tortola

    The most buzzing beach bar on Tortola is ready-made for your Instagram account, with swings in the sea and an 'I heart BVI' sign on land. Paradise lights…

  • Foxy’s

    British Virgin Islands

    Calypso singer Foxy Callwood single-handedly put Jost on the map with this legendary beach bar. He has his own rum distillery on-site, so fresh booze…

  • Soggy Dollar Bar

    British Virgin Islands

    The Soggy Dollar takes its name from sailors swimming ashore to spend wet bills. It's also the bar that invented the Painkiller, the BVI's delicious-yet…

  • Quito’s Gazebo

    Tortola

    This beachside bar-restaurant almost always has a crowd of boozy revelers. It takes its name from owner Quito Rymer, whose band has toured with Ziggy…

  • William Thornton

    British Virgin Islands

    The original Willy T's was destroyed in Hurricane Irma. Version 2.0 of this floating bar is bigger and cleaner, though just as rowdy. Conch fritters and…

  • Nigel’s Boom Boom Beach Bar

    Tortola

    This tarp-shaded shack on the white sands of Smuggler's Cove sells beer, booze and hot dogs, as well as two daily platters (usually with chicken or shrimp…

  • Pirates Bight

    British Virgin Islands

    This open-air pavilion on the beach at The Bight pours an awful lot of rum (and gin, and tequila, and vodka). Chicken rotis, conch fritters and grilled…

  • Ivan's Stress Free Bar & Restaurant

    British Virgin Islands

    Oh, how past visitors must miss the old Ivan's, which truly was a stress-free bar strewn with shells and run on the honor system. But hurricanes come and…

  • Pusser’s Pub

    Tortola

    Pusser’s English-style, nautical-themed pub gets lively with travelers swilling the signature rum and whooping it up at brass-ringed tables. The menu of…

  • Dockside Bar

    Tortola

    The expansive open-air bar-restaurant at Village Cay Marina is an amiable spot for a drink among charter-boat crews and networking local business people…

  • Stoutt's Lookout Bar

    Tortola

    Think of this reggae-filled rum hut up Windy Hill as a lookout with liquor where you can gaze down on the Cane Bay crowds with a Painkiller in one hand…

  • Rhymer’s

    Tortola

    Boaters drift into Rhymer's, a Cane Garden Bay stalwart, for breakfast and midday beers. Crowds die out by afternoon, when the neighboring bars start…

  • Elm Beach Bar

    Tortola

    The Elm is the smallest and perhaps the most welcoming of all the beachfront joints on Cane Garden Bay, great for kicking back with a beer and chatting…

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