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Frommer's Highly Recommended

This is a simpler and more cost-effective version of nearby Luciano's, with which it shares its management. Decor includes a hardworking, almost indestructible combination of sand-colored floor tiles and refrigerated display cases loaded with pastries and salads. Devoid of linen, tables are so simple and angular-looking that they might have appeared within a coffee shop or a diner. Don't let this simplicity fool you: The place serves well-flavored and surprisingly sophisticated food that attracted many of the actors filming the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean, as well as rock star Jon Bon Jovi and a gaggle of hangers-on. It's crowded during the breakfast hour, when omelets (including a feta-and-spinach-laden Greek omelet), eggs and bacon, and Bahamian stewed fish and steamed conch are crowd-pleasers. Lunch and dinner feature assorted Greek- and Turkish-style mezes and Iberian-influenced tapas that include marinated octopus and grilled calamari. Crepes, priced from US$8 to US$10 (£4-£5) each, come in both sweet and savory varieties. Other tempters include a seafood combo piled high with lobster, shrimp, conch, fish, and mussels; Delmonico-style steaks; shashlik (marinated kabobs redolent with herbs); and braised lamb shank cooked in red wine.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Bahamas 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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