Off-season Restaurant Closings Ending

Aqua Bistro, left, opens to a large crowd on Friday night, October 5. St. John Tradewinds News Photo by Eliza Magro

The off-season is usually signaled by the flow of tourists reducing to a trickle, and island bars and restaurants closing for renovations, or simply to take a break.

A recent survey by St. John Tradewinds found that most restaurants have already closed and reopened for the season, and many are reopening soon. Here’s the list of local restaurants and their closing schedule for the remainder of 2007:

Aqua Bistro – remaining open
Asolare – remaining open
Baked in the Sun
– remaining open
The Balcony – remaining open
The Banana Deck  – closed until October 15
Beach Bar – remaining open
Cafe Roma – closed until early November
Chateau Bordeaux – remaining open
Chilly Billy’s – remaining open
China Shack – closed until some time in Oct.
Chlöe & Bernard’s – remaining open
Compass Rose at Pastory Gardens – open
Da Livio – remaining open
Donkey Diner – closed until mid-October
The Fish Trap – closed until October 19
The Front Yard Bar – remaining open
Happy Fish – remaining open, but closed on  
   Mondays for the month of October
High Tide – remaining open
The Inn at Tamarind Court – remaining open
Island Blues – closed until November 1
JJ’s Texas Coast Cafe – remaining open
La Tapa – remaining open
The Lime Inn – closed until October 29
Miss Lucy’s –
closed until November 4
Mojo Café
– remaining open
Morgan’s Mango – remaining open
Ocean Grill – closed until October 8
Paradiso – remaining open
Quiet Mon Pub – remaining open
Rhumblines – remaining open
Ronnie’s Pizza – remaining open
Satyamuna – remaining open
Senorita Pizza – remaining open
Shipwreck Landing – closed until October 29
Skinny Legs – remaining open
Sogo’s Restaurant – remaining open
Stone Terrace – closed until October 19
Sun Dog Cafe – remaining open
Sweet Plantains – closed until November 16
Tage – scheduled to reopen first week of Nov.
Woody’s Seafood Saloon – remaining open
ZoZo’s Ristorante – remaining open