Type "top restaurants in my area" into Google while standing on Palm Beach and the results won't help much. Fifty pins drop on the map, half of them look identical, and none of them tell you which kitchen actually knows what to do with a fish. That's the problem with a strip this dense. Palm Beach is packed with seafood restaurants, and not all of them earn the description. Some are coasting on a beachfront location and a laminated menu, serving the same frozen shrimp as everywhere else
Every menu on this island claims fresh seafood. Walk down Palm Beach and it's on every sign, every chalkboard, every laminated page handed over before you've even sat down. But a handful of dishes actually define what eating well in Aruba looks like, and knowing what to order matters just as much as knowing where to sit down for it.
When people think about Aruba, pristine beaches and crystal-clear waters usually come to mind first. But for food lovers, the island offers another unforgett...