In general, hotel restaurants have most of the area's best food options, with Our Lucaya resort especially good for its thirteen eateries with eclectic cuisine. There are a few popular local cafés , but most residents prefer takeout - traditional dishes or fast food - to dining out. Dining in Freeport/Lucaya is predictably expensive, though there are a few cheap eateries around, if you look for them.

Cally's in the Port Lucaya Marketplace. Serving tasty and affordable Greek and Bahamian dishes, including Greek salad and savoury grilled vegetable wraps. Cheerful and relaxed atmosphere, with indoor and outdoor seating on the wooden verandah.

Calypso Café ground floor of the Country Club, Royal Oasis resort. A cheerful, busy place for breakfast or lunch, with plentiful buffets; coffee and pastries à la carte.

Churchill's Chophouse in the Manor House, Our Lucaya resort. An elegant glass-and-mahogany dining room open for dinner only, serving steak, lobster and other seafood dishes and a fine selection of vintage wines.

The Ferry House on the waterfront at Port Lucaya tel 242/373-1595. Featuring an imaginative menu with dishes like grouper braised in Nassau Royale sauce and shrimp with a ginger glace, as well as staples like chicken and pasta. Elegant dining room is sunny and inviting at breakfast, and candlelit with harbour views at dinner.

Geneva's Place East Mall Drive at Kipling tel 242/352-5085. Popular and lively local eatery serving Bahamian and American food at reasonable prices.

Irie's behind Breaker's Cay, Our Lucaya resort. A cosy, colonial-Caribbean house featuring Cuban, Jamaican, Puerto Rican and Haitian cuisine, with traditional stews and seafood dishes like snapper steamed in banana leaf and served with plantains and voodoo fritters. Expensive.

The Main Sail at the Running Mon Resort tel 242/352-6833. Boasting the island's most extensive wine list, an imported Austrian chef, and a circular dining room with verandah overlooking the marina and channel. Varied menu changes daily and may include lobster bisque, salmon with dill, beef stroganoff and, of course, wiener schnitzel. US$20-30.

The Prop Club on the beach at Breaker's Cay, Our Lucaya resort. A casual restaurant and sports bar decked out like an airplane hanger. Inexpensive menu features margarita pizza, chicken, ribs and tropical drinks. With a pool table and nightly music and dancing.

The Pub at Port Lucaya outside Count Basie Square. A busy, outdoor patio restaurant serving a moderately priced international menu.

Sugar Mill Bar and Grill poolside at Reef Village, Our Lucaya resort. Cheap and tasty lunch and dinner fare served al fresco, including deli sandwiches, salads, burgers, hot dogs and tropical drinks.

Willy Broadleaf ground floor of Breaker's Cay, Our Lucaya resort. A series of themed dining rooms offering breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets, with eclectic Middle Eastern and Indian dishes, Mexican favourites, fresh pasta, crepes, and sweets like baclava and Bahamian guava duff. Expensive. Breakfast US$20, dinner $38.

Zorba's Port Lucaya tel 242/373-6137. Providing tasty and inexpensive Greek favourites like souvlaki, pitta wraps and salads, with a no-frills seating area.