Papiamento Restaurant

"Part museum, part restaurant, Papiamento operates out of a cunucu house that’s over 175 years old. The best spot for this fancy date-night dinner is the outdoor tables set around an illuminated pool and under enormous trees with lights hung from their branches. The menu highlights Aruban standbys, like oyster soup and keshi yena, and entrées served on hot stones. Don’t miss the pan bollo, a take on bread pudding made with a custardy liquor akin to eggnog called poncho crema. After dinner, take a walk inside, which includes a cigar lounge, a 2,000-bottle wine vault, and rooms filled with European antiques from the 1800s. photo credit: Kenny Theysen" - Jacqueline Dole

"One of the best versions of keshi yena is available at Papiamento in Noord, where the Ellis family combines shredded tenderloin, chicken, and some secret ingredients and cooks them to thick, bubbly perfection." - Susan Campbell

"Papiamento Restaurant Located in a former home built more than 100 years ago, this intimate restaurant excels in ambience and Caribbean specialties. Outdoor tables sit next to a pool and pretty tropical gardens, while the dining room boasts an array of European antiques. A son of the restaurant’s original owners, the current chef specializes in such dishes as bouillabaisse, crunchy okra, and cinnamon-and-brown-sugar sweet potato mash. Also on offer is seafood prepared with local spices and coconut milk. Whatever you choose, don’t miss the wine cellar, which once functioned as the home’s cheese room and now features nearly 2,000 bottles by 120 labels."

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