Grand Case
Saint-Martin · Saint-Martin · 5 m
Description
Grand Case is a single street of restaurants along a beach and is the reason Saint-Martin calls itself the gastronomic capital of the Caribbean. Two dozen kitchens work the strip, from white-tablecloth French rooms to the lolos, open-sided barbecue shacks at the north end that grill ribs and crayfish over wood. The bay in front is calm and shallow with good snorkelling at either headland. Tuesday evenings in season the street closes to traffic for a market of stalls and live bands. The village has its own small airstrip behind the beach, and the capital is ten minutes south.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 2 to 6 days (optimal 3 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: December – April
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- Dec
Highlights
- Restaurant strip along Boulevard de Grand Case
- The lolos barbecue shacks
- Grand Case beach
- Snorkelling at Creole Rock
- Harmony Nights street market (Tuesday)
- Anse Marcel and its marina
- Happy Bay reached on foot over the hill
- Pinel Island by shuttle boat(Day trip)
- Diving the Réserve Naturelle reefs
- Sunset from the beach bars