Official Travel News from Aruba

After briefly closing for a bit of redecorating, Baci Ristorante is now open with new dishes added to a menu ripe with the best of Italian flavors.

Baci’s authentic ingredient is Chef Sebastiano Pinzone Vecchio, hailing from Taormina, Sicily, who brings classic and contemporary Italian cooking to Aruba’s dining scene.

A divine way to start your meal at Baci is with Chef Sebastiano’s cheese raviolis in a rich marinara, topped with shrimp and sausage. Surf and turf lovers will enjoy an Italian version that includes filet mignon paired with shrimp in a creamy garlic sauce. More than a dozen pasta dishes are featured on the menu, with the seafood linguini and the wild mushroom cognac risotto proving to be big hits.

Enter Aruba’s latest seafood restaurant! Open for just two weeks, Blue Lobster’s Chef Sandro and his kitchen and dining room crew were enthusiastically welcomed by food-lovers, rewarding the chef with a full dining room, three out of the first seven nights. Guests hailing from the high rise and low rise resorts flocked to the door to applaud the culinary presentation and taste, leaving the restaurant with a promise to return.

The locals were not far behind the visitors, also eager to sample the special menu of local specialties for lunch, many of them returning with assorted family members for dinner.

Following an extensive refresh, the Sunset Grille Restaurant, Radisson Aruba Resort Casino & Spa now serves Sunday Champagne Brunch every weekend from 11am to 2pm.

Director of Food & Beverage Gerard Coste released the delicious brunch menu just recently, stating that his culinary artists came up with an interesting concept combining buffet served specialties, and a la minute cooking from the exhibition kitchen.

One of the most entertaining vacation activities is a visit to the Ostrich Farm, a popular stopover on most island jeep tours.

Locals and visitors enjoy lunch at the farm, as the Savana Lodge Bar & Restaurant serves a memorable African/Dutch menu, and features a well-stocked African Art Boutique.

The highlight of the visit is always the fun interaction with the resident ostriches and emus, including a trip to the incubators and the bird kindergarten, housing baby ostriches, baby emus, baby goats, baby geese, and even a cute baby pot-bellied pig!