Virgilio's
PRICE:
Frommer's Highly Recommended
ADDRESS: 18 Dronningens Gade
CITY: Charlotte Amalie
COUNTRY: USVI
PHONE 1: 340/776-4920
This is the best northern Italian restaurant in the Virgin Islands. Virgilio's neo-baroque interior is sheltered under heavy ceiling beams and brick vaulting. A well-trained staff serves meals against a backdrop of stained-glass windows, crystal chandeliers, and soft Italian music. The linguini frutti di mare (featuring a medley of seafood) is a delectable house special, and the lobster ravioli here is the best there is. Classic dishes are cooked with a distinctive flair -- the rack of lamb shank, for example, is filled with a porcini mushroom stuffing and glazed with a roasted garlic aioli. The marinated grilled duck is served chilled. You can even order an individual pesto pizza.
Copyright: Excerpted from
Frommer's Virgin Islands, 9th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

Charlotte Amalie
, USVI