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Fresh Fish in Kralendijk

How the Fish Market Works

Alongside the fixed dishes and the daily specials there is the Fish Market. Instead of choosing a dish you choose a fish, whole or filleted, from what the boats brought in that morning. Red snapper and jack are the usual names on the ice, though the selection depends entirely on what the local fishermen landed.

Whatever you pick comes to the table with pan-fried vegetables. Simple treatment, because a fish that was in the water a few hours ago does not need much doing to it.

Because the catch changes, the Fish Market changes with it. Ask what came in and the kitchen will tell you how they would prepare it.

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Where the Fish Comes From

The fish reaches the kitchen through Bonairean fishermen rather than a distributor, and Jan is the reason that works. When he was young his father worked the kunuku, the family farm, and his mother sold fish for the local fishermen. They had a small boat and went out at weekends, sometimes landing more than they could sell.

Jan later made fishing his profession. He still knows every boat that goes out, which is why the kitchen knows by mid-morning what it can offer that evening.

Fish on the Menu

Beyond the Fish Market, fish runs right through the card. The La Cantina ceviche uses the catch of the day with leche de tigre and a plantain chip. There is a tartare of the day’s catch with coriander and wasabi mayonnaise, a crab bisque, and a bouillabaisse built on local fish and shellfish.

At lunch the fish burger uses battered fish on a house-made brioche bun, and the tuna tataki sandwich comes with wakame and a wasabi mayonnaise.

What is available shifts with the season and the catch, so the card is the place to check.

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Discover La Cantina

The Brewery

A warm beer cafe, with a wide variety of beers on tap and bottle. You can go here for lunch, drinks and dinner. Try different beers while playing one of the plenty of games available. And of course get to know Bonaire Blond, the beer from Bonaire.

Fish Market

In addition to our set dishes and daily specials, you can also opt for the Fish Market. This is a selection of whole or fillet Red Snappers and Jacks, depending entirely on our local anglers. Topped off with pan-fried vegetables and matching sauce.

Local fishing

Fresh fish doesn’t get more local than this. Each morning our island’s own fishermen head out onto Bonaire’s waters and bring back the day’s catch: red snapper, jack, and whatever else the sea has to offer. Working directly with these local anglers keeps our Fish Market fresh, seasonal, and proudly Bonairean.

Planning a Fish Dinner

The courtyard restaurant serves dinner from 5:30 PM to midnight, Wednesday through Monday. We are closed on Tuesdays. If you want fish earlier in the day, The Brewery at the front opens at 11:30 AM and serves from the same kitchen.

You will find us at Kaya Grandi 12, in the heart of Kralendijk and a short walk from the harbor. Payment is in US dollars and cards are accepted.

For groups of 14 or more, contact us in advance so we can set the tables properly.

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Questions about fish at La Cantina

That depends on the day. Red snapper and jack are regulars at the Fish Market, but the selection comes down to what the local fishermen landed that morning.

Yes. It comes from Bonairean fishermen who go out each morning, not through a distributor.

Yes. The Brewery at the front opens at 11:30 AM and serves from the same kitchen, including the fish burger and the tuna tataki sandwich.

For dinner in the courtyard it is the safest way to be sure of a table. For groups of 14 or more, contact us first.

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