Page 32 - DreamScapes Magazine | Fall/Winter 2025

These
BAHAMIAN
FAVES
have
BEACH,
CULTURE,
FOOD
IN ONE!
BY WAHEEDA HARRIS
with turquoise waters, white sand
The Islands of the Bahamas beckon
beaches and the warm hospitality
extended from casual beach bars to
elegant five-star restaurants.
There’s no better way to start this
Caribbean foodie fantasy than in the gateway
of Nassau & Paradise Island.
How to Fish Fry
A quintessential Bahamian culinary experi-
ence is the fish fry, a convivial gathering of
street vendors or beach shacks serving
freshly caught seafood, barbecue chicken or
pork, an endless supply of cold drinks and a
side of sultry calypso music.
Less than a half-hour stroll (or a quick taxi
ride) from downtown Nassau, Arawak Cay
(which locals refer to as the fish fry) offers
several sit-down restaurants and beach bars
near Long Wharf Beach, a welcoming place
whether you’re a visitor celebrating being on
holiday or locals gathering to toast the end of
the workday.
A fish fry staple is conch (pronounced
konk), a mollusk with a distinctive spiral
shell. Taste this shellfish multiple ways: conch
fritters (deep fried in a batter of spicy flour,
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