10 Best Things to Do After Dinner in St Kitts & Nevis

The Strip is where most nightlife seekers on St Kitts end up after dark, with its lively collection of beachfront bars and clubs to explore. You can find it on South Frigate Bay, near some of the island's top hotels and shopping centres. When cruise ships are visiting, it can get especially hectic.

Vibes Beach Bar and Mr X's Shiggidy Shack are among the best-known nightspots on The Strip. Many places are open all day, too, so you could chill at the beach, linger on for dinner, then dance the night away to the sounds of a resident DJ or band.

Mr. X's Shiggidy Shack Bar and Grill is a popular spot on The Strip for its friendly vibes and fun nights of live music, sunset cocktails, and beach bonfires. It opens all day and offers a good range of local St Kitts food and drinks. After the sun goes down, it livens up with a wide range of entertainments.

Those visiting on a Thursday night can unwind to the sounds of live music and enjoy a bonfire. Every Friday, you’ll get a chance to groove to the sounds of a local band. Saturdays are saved for those who want to unleash their singing talent during the bar’s karaoke night.

Vibes Beach Bar is one of the favourite nightspots on The Strip, offering good music, signature cocktails, and sports on its big-screen TVs. The long, open-air bar and scattering of tables offer great views of the beach. It’s just a quick hop across the sand to reach the beach volleyball nets or cool your toes in the sea.

Vibes Beach Bar is one of the largest bars in St Kitts. DJs perform every evening on weekdays, while theme party nights with live music take place on special nights. It’s a fine place to unwind with a chilled drink in hand, especially on a warm tropical night.

The Royal Beach Casino is one of the largest casinos in the Caribbean, boasting more than 100 casino games and table games. It occupies a 3,200-square-metre hall at the St Kitts Marriott Resort in Frigate Bay, just 1 km away from The Strip nightlife area.

The Royal Beach Casino offers a chance to try your luck with blackjack, poker and more in plush surrounds. On the first and third Wednesday of every month, it hosts an evening slot tournament, where players have a chance to win up to 25,000 points. The action starts at 8 pm.

St Kitts has its very own movie multiplex run by Caribbean Cinemas, so you can catch the latest Hollywood films while holidaying on the island. The St Kitts Megaplex 7 is found at Buckley's Estate in West Basseterre, with 7 screens and auditorium seating that can accommodate more than 1,200 moviegoers.

The fully air-conditioned multiplex also has an arcade where the young (and young at heart) can hang out and play games before the movie starts. Come on a Tuesday to enjoy discounted ticket prices.

While most people embark on kayaking trips during the day, there’s 1 tour company on St Kitts that takes paddlers out to enjoy an after-dark adventure at sea. St Kitts Water Sports offers kayak night tours with glass-bottom vessels for 1 or 2 people. LED lights on the kayaks give the sky and sea a vivid glow, and they attract curious fish that you can see through the clear hull.

The 90-minute kayak night tour takes paddlers up and down the rocky coastline from the departure point at Carambola Beach Club. Beginners are welcome to join as the kayak's design makes it stable and easy to navigate. Guides can offer instruction if needed.

Families looking for something to do in St Kitts in the evening will especially enjoy the chance to search for turtle nests on the beaches, or maybe even catch sight of hatchlings making their way down to the sea. The St Kitts Sea Turtle Monitoring Network is a community-based organisation that monitors and protects the local leatherback, hawksbill and green sea turtle populations.

Volunteers can join the network's night patrols and help observe the turtle nesting sites and gather data. Nesting seasons run from mid-April through mid-June. The beach patrols take place from 8 pm to midnight under the supervision of a trained guide.

Patsy's Beach Bar is a low-key restaurant and bar on The Strip where you can enjoy some great cocktails and a scenic seaside setting. Formerly known as Rainbow Bar, it's since been taken over by local entrepreneur Patricia Henry, who introduced the island to her signature drink, the Raindrop Teaser.

Patsy’s Beach Bar is open all day, but visit in the evening to enjoy live DJs. Thursday is open mic karaoke night.

Turtle Time Bar & Grill is a friendly little place just steps away from the golden sands of Pinney's Beach on Nevis. Its west-coast location makes it an ideal place to park yourself to catch the sunset, perhaps with an ice-cold margarita in hand.

Turtle Time Bar & Grill has a full food menu, but you could just come to enjoy some cocktails or Carib beers, along with some live music in the evening. It also hosts parties on weekends. Throughout the bar, you can find several TVs showing sports matches.

La Casa Del Habano is the place for cigar connoisseurs looking for top-quality Cuban cigars. Located at Port Zante in downtown Basseterre, it has the largest cigar humidor in the Caribbean and an onsite cigar expert who helps recommend the most suitable cigars and liquor pairings.

You could buy cigars to take back home, or linger on at the Mojitos Bar to sample its range of scotches, rums, wines, or liqueurs along with their selected cigar. For those arriving by cruise ship, La Casa Del Habano is easy to find – just look to your right after disembarking at the port.