Cafe Johnny Canoe
Nassau Beach Hotel
West Bay St
Nassau, Bahamas
Cafe Johnny Canoe is brightly decorated with a junkanoo theme. There are junkanoo masks on the walls.
The restaurant is a short walk from the Westwind II resort.
The menu is Bahamian with some American dishes. The entree prices run from $10 - $18 and higher.
We shared an order of Conch (pronounced conk) fritters. It's sort of like a clam fritter with chopped pieces of conch mixed in a batter and deep fried.
The Bahamian chicken and peas n' rice were big hits.
Be sure to try the Guava Duff. It's a Bahamian specialty dessert. You can get it at most restaurants on the island. We especially liked Cafe Johnny Canoe's version. Guava is a native fruit. A jam is made from the Guava. The jam is then spread on a dough like a jelly roll. The roll is then boiled. The roll is sliced and served with a sweet sauce.
Peas n' rice is quite tasty, it's made from rice with spices and a few kidney beans.
Cafe Johnny Canoe accepts Amex, MC and Visa. The cost for four of us was $70. We had mostly the lower priced entrees and shared one appetizer and one dessert. The bill could easily have reached closer to $100 if we had a more expensive entree and individual desserts.