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St. John 2025 Seasonal Closings List

Jenn Manes

Bookmark this list –> www.explorestj.com/closings

The 2025 Seasonal Closings List: 

  • Explore STJ Island Tours: Closed; Reopening September 2nd (We are still accepting bookings for future dates during our closure. Email jenn@explorestj.com)
  • 1864 The Restaurant: Closing August 29th through October 3rd
  • Beach Bar: Staying Open
  • Cafe Roma will be closed September 21st through October 5th.
  • Cap’s Place: Staying Open
  • Cruz Bay Landing: Will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily during August, September & October. Will resume regular hours November 1st.
  • Dave & Jerry’s island Steakhouse: Last day is August 29th; Reopening October 3rd
  • Dazey Drive In: Closing July 23rd: Reopening in November
  • De’ Coal Pot: Staying Open
  • Extra Virgin Bistro: Closing August 3rd through mid-October
  • Heading East: Staying Open
  • High Tide: Closed September 15th through September 26th
  • Hillside Terrace: Staying Open
  • Inn at Tamarind Court: Restaurant will be closed the month of September; Hotel will remain open
  • Johnny Lime: Closing August 10th; Reopening October 6th
  • La Tapa: Last day is September 7th; Reopening October 24th
  • Lime Inn: Closing August 17th; Reopening October 6th
  • Lime Out: Closing August 15th; Reopening October 12th
  • Lovango Resort + Beach Club: Closing July 17th; Reopening mid-December
  • Love City Tacos: Closing August 29th through September 23rd
  • Maho Crossroads: Staying Open
  • Miss Lucy’s: Closed; Did not reopen for lunch or dinner this season
  • Morgan’s Mango: Last day is September 3rd; Reopening October 9th
  • Ocean 362: Last night is August 31st; Reopening October 9th
  • Parrot Club: Staying Open
  • Pizzabar in Paradise: Closed permanently
  • Rhumb Lines: Permanently Closed
  • Sam & Jack’s: Closing for September
  • Shaibu’s: Closing August 23rd; Reopening early October
  • Shambles: Closing August 23rd; Reopening September 2nd
  • Skinny Legs: Closing August 9th; Reopening on Halloween
  • Soggy Dollar Bar: Closing August 29th; Reopening October 4th
  • Sosa’s Food Truck: Staying Open
  • St. John Back Bar: Closing August 10th for about four weeks
  • St. John Scoops: Staying Open
  • St. John Speakeasy: Last day is August 8th; Closed through October 1st
  • Surf Club Cantina: Closing September 15th through September 21st; Closing on Tuesdays only from August 19th through October 30th
  • Sun Dog Cafe: Staying Open
  • Tap & Still: Staying Open
  • The Tap Room: Staying Open
  • The Longboard: Staying Open
  • The Terrace: Last day is July 31st; Reopening early to mid September
  • The Upstairs Bar: Staying Open
  • The Windmill Bar: Staying Open
  • VI Wine Shop: Staying Open (Food Monday through Friday & bar snacks on the weekend)
  • ZoZo’s at Caneel Bay: Closed for the season

I do not have info yet from the following businesses:

  • Bajo el Sol
  • Banana Deck
  • Coco Jim’s
  • Colombo’s
  • Downtown Sips
  • Drink
  • Hercules Pate
  • Little Olive
  • Lovango Rum Bar
  • Love City BBQ
  • Love City Bites
  • Karma
  • MidWay Bar & Grill
  • North Shore Deli
  • P&P’s
  • Sharky’s By the Water
  • St. John Provisions
  • The Refinery

Please check back for updates. 

If you are a restaurant owner or manager, and you would like to update your listing, please email jenn@explorestj.com.

New Off-Season Offering: All Day Brunch!

Jenn Manes
Cruz Bay Landing is located in the park across from the ferry dock.

Where are my brunchers, because this one’s for you!

I wanted to share a quick update with you from our friends over at Cruz Bay Landing. Beginning on August 1st, they plan to shorten their hours. For the months of August, September and October, they will be open from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. They plan to resume their regular hours on November 1st.

During this time, Cruz Bay Landing will be serving all-day breakfast and brunch. Lots of Landing favorites will remain on the menu like their fish tacos, conch fritters and loaded fries, as well as their breakfast bennies, avocado toast and more. The coffee shop will remain open, and the mimosas will be flowing! Check out the new Brunch Menu below:

Cruz Bay Landing is located in Cruz Bay, right across the street from the ferry dock. They have indoor and outdoor seating, as well as a large gazebo bar.

Volunteer & Stay on St. John For Free!

Jenn Manes
The view from Concordia Eco Resort

Concordia Eco Resort is, once again, offering a free vacation rental in exchange for volunteer work. What a win-win for everyone!

Concordia is a small eco resort located in the southeastern section of the island. It is within walking distance to Salt Pond and the Ram Head trail, and is roughly a 10-15 minute ride from Coral Bay.

Concordia is currently accepting applications for this volunteer/work exchange. Volunteers are asked to provide four hours of work in exchange for a week-long stay. Volunteers can stay up to two weeks when participating in this program. Examples of volunteer duties are housekeeping, laundry, maintenance, light construction, landscaping, hospitality, light plumbing/electrical, and brush clearing.

If you are interested, please email your volunteer availability to hannah@stjecoresort.com. Hannah will schedule a Zoom call, which will provide more information.

Here are a few more images from Concordia:

 

Southwest Will Begin Flying Into St. Thomas Next Year

Jenn Manes

Southwest Airlines announced Monday that it will begin flying into St. Thomas beginning next year. This means that eight airlines will soon service the Cyril E. King airport.

Southwest did not give an exact date that service will begin other than in early 2026. They also did not announce which airports they would fly out of .

Southwest joins Delta, American Airlines, JetBlue, United, Spirit, Frontier, Sun Country and Cape Air. Silver ceased operations earlier this year.

Visitors to St. John must fly in and out of St. Thomas. The airport code is STT. From the airport, travelers must ferry over to St. Thomas from either Red Hook (30 minute taxi ride), Crown Bay (five-minute taxi ride), or Charlotte Amalie (10-minute taxi ride). The ferry rides take between 15 and 45 minutes depending on the port.

Want to know exactly how to get to St. John? Click here to read a recent article we posted. 

Want to learn more about St. John? Take an island tour with me!

Learn more here –> www.explorestj.com/tour

See the island of St. John with a resident. See the nooks and crannies that many visitors miss. Explore the beaches, historical sites, perhaps a tiki bar or two, and much more. Full & half days available. Rated “Excellent” on TripAdvisor.

Click Here to Book Now. 

*Explore STJ Island Tours will be closed from July 22nd through September 1st. We can accept bookings from September 1st and beyond during this time.*

We Have Our 1st Turtle Nests of the Season!

Jenn Manes
This is one of the first two nests of the 2025-2026 sea turtle nesting season!

Now this is exciting news to share! Friends of Virgin Islands National Park announced earlier this week that not one, but two sea turtle nest have been found, marking the official start of the 2025-2026 sea turtle nesting season!

Last season was record-breaking with 3,221 hatchlings successfully making their way into the sea. That was the largest number to date, which is unbelievably exciting! Let’s hope this season is even better.

The two nests are believed to be endangered hawksbill turtles. Their location is private, as we do not want anyone accidentally disturbing them.

When a nest is found, representatives from the National Park investigate and mark it. The nests will be monitored until they hatch.

You can see the sea turtle tracks leading to one of the newly discovered nests.

Thirty-seven nests will found last season, and a new nesting location was discovered too.

So what should you do if you come across turtle tracks or nesting activity? Please email vinpturtles@gmail.com or call (760) 470-8995. Please do not disturb or walk in the area, and take pictures to share with the turtle team.

If you see a turtle in distress, please contact the STAR network at (340) 690-0474. And if you see someone mistreating a turtle, please contact the National Park at (866) 995-8467.

Want to learn more about St. John? Take an island tour with me!

Learn more here –> www.explorestj.com/tour

See the island of St. John with a resident. See the nooks and crannies that many visitors miss. Explore the beaches, historical sites, perhaps a tiki bar or two, and much more. Full & half days available. Rated “Excellent” on TripAdvisor.

Click Here to Book Now. 

*Explore STJ Island Tours will be closed from July 22nd through September 1st. We can accept bookings from September 1st and beyond during this time.*

Windmill Bar Installs Playground for the Kids!

Jenn Manes
The view from The Windmill Bar

When I took Dalton to Italy when he was 10 months old, I was surprised to see playgrounds at nearly every restaurants in a cute coastal beach town named Riccione. It was a genius idea, I thought at the time. Why doesn’t every restaurant have a small, fenced in area for kids to play while their parents enjoy each other’s company, I wondered.

So many places had these cute little playgrounds when we visited in 2019.
Dalton was so little!

Our friends over at Shambles created Shambleland, a family-friendly little spot for kids. And now, the Windmill Bar is getting in on the action too!

The Windmill Bar just completed a great new play area for kids, complete with swings, a slide and a climbing wall too. How fun!

The Windmill’s new playground area!

Dalton turned seven last week, and I know he will love using the new playground as soon as we return to the island from our summer vacation. Can you all believe he is seven already? I can’t!

Dalton celebrated his 7th birthday Wirth family & friends at a Chuck E. Cheese in Connecticut last week.

If you haven’t been to The Windmill Bar, it’s a super family-friendly spot, and it has some of the best views on St. John. They even have Bingo on Sunday afternoons, which Dalton loves to play too. Make sure you add a stop here on your next visit to St. John!

Looking to see more of the island? We have only a few island tour spots left before we close for the season. Explore STJ Island Tours will not be operating for the month of August. We will resume island tours September 1st.

It’s never too early to reserve your date. Feel free to email me at jenn@explorestj.com or text/call me at 203-376-3786. You can learn more at www.explorestj.com/tour and you can read our reviews on TripAdvisor too!