-Poor Man’s Bar #3 & Hendo’s Hideout #4
WHITE BAY, Jost van Dyke, VI- Soggy Dollar Bar in Jost van Dyke has been ranked Number One on USA Today’s 10 Best Beach Bars in the Caribbean for 2025.
The list released on January 8, 2025, features the Best Caribbean Bars “for an unforgettable time”.
The publication set out to find the best spots for enjoying a drink “with your toes in the sand” by asking a panel of Caribbean travel experts to nominate their favourite beach bars throughout the region. Then, readers voted for their top picks to decide the winners.
Copping the number one spot, the publication describes Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost van Dyke as best known for “creating the Painkiller, a rum cocktail featuring cream of coconut, pineapple, orange juice, and fresh grated Grenadian nutmeg”.
Two more spots for VI bars
Another Jost van Dyke beach bar, Hendo’s Hideout, came in at number 4 with its tropical cocktails and fresh seafood.
Assisting Hendo’s Hideout to a spot on the list is its use of local ingredients in its Caribbean menu and its signature Delirious Donkey cocktail made with citrus vodka, fresh lime, and ginger beer.
Number 5 on the list is Poor Man’s Bar known as PMB, located on Virgin Gorda.
Described as a “fixture on the the Virgin Gorda party scene”, the bar is also known for its stellar Painkillers, as well as frozen margaritas, piña coladas, and other drinks.
