Caribbean Clothing Optional Beaches

Looking for nude beaches in the Caribbean?

With countless islands in the Caribbean, many uninhabited, beach nudity can be a spontaneous decision. However, you should be aware of local regulations — and the proximity of family beaches — before you go clothesfree in the hot tropics.

Head over to About.com for a listing of nude beaches in Antigua, Bonaire, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, St Barts, St Martin (French side only), and The Bahamas.

Dining on the Beach

Dress for dinner?

Actually, you can go in a bathing suit at the beachfront restaurants highlighted in the February issue of Conde Nast Traveler.

The magazine’s picks for the best places to dine on the beach in the Caribbean include two on the island of Barbados:

Fish Pot Restaurant, Shermans, Barbados, lunch and dinner, $13 to $35, including curried chicken and crab salad. (Cover-ups required for your bathing suit at this one.)

Il Tempio, Fitts Village, Barbados, lunch and dinner, $14 to $46, Italian cuisine.

Karibuni Restaurant, Ilet Pinel, St. Maarten, grilled entrees, lunch only, $16 to $33.

La Plage Restaurant, Plage de St. Jean, St. Barts, lunch and dinner, $20 to $55, described as the type of meal you would “expect on the Cote d’Azur.”

Snack Zen, Shell Beach, St. Barts, sandwiches, lunch only, $9 to $12.

Scilly Cay, Island Harbour, Anguilla, lunch only, $25 to $50.

Chill Out, Long Bay, lunch and dinner, $5 to $27, “unabashedly Jamaican” food, like fish with rice and peas.