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L.G. Smith’s Steak & Chop House — 75 La Vista — 8 & 77 Las Ramblas Outdoor Charcoal Grill — 79 Madame Janette — 1 & 81 Mangos — 83 YOUR GUIDE TO 55 Matthew’s Beachside Restaurant — 89 RESTAURANTS Moomba Beach Bar & Restaurant — 91 Omakase Japanese Sushi Bar — 93 Papiamento Restaurant — 95 R E S TAU R A N T S Papillon Restaurant — 99 +297 Restaurant — 15 Passions on the Beach — 101 7 West Bar Restaurant — 17 Pinchos Grill & Bar — 103 Altamar — 19 Quinta del Carmen — 105 Amuse Sunset Restaurant Aruba — 21 Red Fish — 107 Aqua Grill — 23 Ricardo’s Restaurant & Bar — 111 Atardi — 8 & 27 Ruth’s Chris Steak House — 9 & 113 Barefoot — 29 Salt & Pepper — 115 Bingo! Café & Restaurant — 31 Screaming Eagle Restaurant – Lounge — 117 BLT Steak — 7 & 33 Smokey Joe’s Island Grill — 119 Casa Tua – Ristorante Italiano — 35 Solanio — 123 Chalet Suisse Restaurant — 39 Sunset Grille — 125 Chicken & Lobster — 41 Taj Mahal Restaurant — 127 Divi Bar & Lounge — 43 Tandoor the Indian Grill House — 131 Driftwood Restaurant — 45 & 175 Tango Argentine Grill — 135 Eetcafe The Paddock — 47 Taste of Belgium Restaurant — 137 El Gaucho Argentine Grill — 51 Texas de Brazil Churrascaria — 139 Fishes & More “The Restaurant” — 53 The Chophouse at Manchebo — 141 Gilligan’s Seafood Shack — 55 The Old Cunucu House Restaurant — 143 Gostoso Restaurante — 57 The Restaurant at Tierra del Sol — 147 Hadicurari Restaurant — 59 The West Deck — 149 Hostaria da’ Vittorio Ristorante Italiano — 63 & 65 Tulip Caribbean Brasserie — 151 Iguana Cantina Fresh Mexican Grill — 67 Wacky Wahoo’s — 153 Iguana Joe’s Caribbean Bar & Grill — 69 Water’s Edge 12˚N Restaurant & Bar — 155 Ike’s Bistro — 71 Yemanja Woodfired Grill — 157
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S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S Comic Strip – Ben of Aruba — 161-163 Cover Shoot – Meet the Chefs — 24-25, 108-109 Interview – Joanne Eckmeyer, Erwin Hüsken and Sven Schneider of Screaming Eagle — 36-37 Interview – Mike van der Werk of Bingo! — 60-61 Interview – Fernanda Giménez and Ronald van Hasenbroek of Hadicurari — 72-73 Interview – Ricardo Chirino of Ricardo’s — 96-97 Interview – Ron van der Put of Café the Plaza — 132-133 Recipe – Tuna Bami — 48-49 Recipe – Beef Roulades with Dumplings and Wine-braised Cabbage — 84-85 Recipe – Maracuja Margarita Cocktail — 121 Recipe – The Mango Jalapeño Mojito Cocktail — 145 Writer’s Corner – Aruban Wisdom — 12-13
A DV E R T I S E R S Budget Rent a Car — 165 Little Europe Jewels & Time — 176-179 Rage Silver — 87 Renaissance Marketplace — 159 Shiva’s Gold & Gems — inside front cover, 3 & 5 Super Food — 128-129 Time Square Jewels & Time — 176-177 & back cover
MAPS Aruba — 166-167 Downtown Oranjestad — 174 High-rise Hotels — 170-171 Low-rise Hotels — 168-169 Oranjestad — 172
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