LOVE AMONG THE RUINS

Where: Sugar Mill Restaurant, Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Why Go: Carved from the evocatively weathered remnants of a 17th-century sugar mill, this small, standout restaurant is as alluring as any beachfront spot.

A Side of Atmosphere: Candlelight bounces off stone walls in the open-sided dining room, which is surrounded by a dense, jungly garden: You'll feel as though you've stumbled across your own secret hiding spot.

Appetite for Seduction: The owners, food writers Jeff and Jinx Morgan, serve some of the Caribbean's most elegant eats. Typically West Indian ingredients like shrimp, conch, and pork get punched up with Thai chiles, white truffles, wasabi, and morello cherries.

The Hot Seat: You'll have the best view of the dining room if you sit in front of the waterfall, which was fashioned from the mill's original copper cauldron.

Sugar Mill Restaurant
Sugar Mill Hotel
Apple Bay
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Tel: 800 462 8834 (toll-free)
Tel: 284 495 4355