The island
behind the island

Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

The island behind the island

An independent guide to where to eat, stay and swim, written by people who live here.

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Island life so good,you can feel it.

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Island life the way it should be.

West End

Featured area

West End

One road, the water on one side and everything else on the other. West End is where most people start and where a lot of them stay: dive shops, sand-floor bars, the best of the island's small kitchens, and a sunset that empties the street every evening. It is busiest when the ships are in and quietest before nine.

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Other areas

Fine dining in Roatan: the best restaurants in West End and West Bay

Editors' pick

Where to eat when the bill doesn't matter

Nine kitchens cooking above the island's weight class, and why the best eating here is still the cheap half.

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Visiting Roatan: the essentials

The best of the Roatan lifestyle delivered to you first

New guides, quiet openings, and the places worth the drive.