Best Casual Restaurants in Palm Beach Aruba for Travelers
                     Best Casual 
Restaurants in 
Palm Beach 
Aruba for 
Travelers
Nobody plans a beach holiday around tablecloths. The best meals on Palm Beach tend to 
happen in flip-flops, sand still stuck between your toes, no reservation panic, no dress code 
beyond a shirt that's dried off since the last swim.
 
The strip has restaurants at every price point, from full formal dining rooms to stands 
selling food out of a window. But most travelers here aren't looking for either extreme. 
They want something relaxed, fairly priced, and close enough to the hotel that getting back 
afterward isn't a project.
 
This is a rundown of five casual spots worth your appetite on Palm Beach, covering 
burgers, seafood, beach bars, and local Aruban cooking, all of it easygoing enough that 
food near Palm Beach Aruba doesn't have to mean settling for whatever's closest.
What "Casual" Really Means on Palm Beach
 
Casual here means walking in without a reservation and nobody blinking. It means sandy 
feet are fine, sunburn is fine, showing up straight from the beach is fine. 
The kitchens that get this right tend to stay open through the afternoon too, so a late lunch 
after one more hour in the water isn't a problem.
 
Most of the good options sit right along J.E. Irausquin Boulevard or a short walk off it, 
which keeps things simple. And casual doesn't mean forgettable. 
The better spots still deliver a real restaurant experience in Aruba, good food, real service, 
just none of the stiffness that usually comes attached to it.
Five Casual Restaurants Worth Your Time
 
1. Drunken Burger
 
Twenty one gourmet burgers is a lot of ground to cover, and each one seems to have its 
own personality rather than just a different topping combo. The Jack Daniels-infused 
Burger is the signature for a reason, but the Spaghetti Bolognese Burger, Chicken Alfredo 
Burger, and Salchipapa Burger all pull from somewhere unexpected. There's also a Smash 
sub-brand on the menu for anyone who prefers a thinner patty with crispy edges over 
something thick.
 
Beyond burgers, there's seafood, Mexican dishes, and pasta, which makes it an easy pick 
for a group that can never agree on one type of food. With daily happy hour and hours 
running 11AM to 11PM at The Cove Mall on J.E. Irausquin Boulevard, it works for lunch, 
dinner, or whatever falls in between. If the goal is the best burger in Palm Beach Aruba, 
this is where that search ends.
 
2. Drunken Fish
 
The fish here comes from local fishermen, not a freezer, and the signature move is seafood 
served in crispy cones, a format that's become something of an Aruba original. The fried 
red snapper is worth ordering on its own, and the Drunken Platter is built for sharing if the 
table can't settle on just one dish.
 
There's a rooftop, weekend DJ sets, and happy hour running twice a day, 5 to 7PM and 
again 9 to 10PM. Open daily from 11AM to 1AM, it's flexible enough to work as a 
straightforward lunch spot or the start of a much longer night.
3. MooMba Beach Bar & Restaurant
 
Tables right on the sand, set between the Marriott Surf Club and Holiday Inn, which is 
really the whole draw before the food even enters the conversation. The menu runs wood-
fired pizzas, a Black Angus burger, sandwiches, and a cocktail list long enough to take a 
minute to get through.
 
 
Live bands and DJs show up in the evening, and happy hour runs daily from 6 to 7PM. Best 
for a lunch with your feet actually in the sand, or sticking around long enough to catch the 
sunset with a drink in hand.
4. Bugaloe Beach Bar & Grill
 
Built out over the water on De Palm Pier, Bugaloe has one of the better sunset views 
anywhere on the strip, which is saying something in a place where sunset views aren't 
exactly rare. It runs from breakfast through late night, with two happy hours a day and live 
music or karaoke on several nights of the week.
 
It's an easy walk from the high-rise hotels, and small parties are seated first come, first 
served, no advance planning required. 
Best for drinks and a casual dinner with some actual entertainment attached to it.
 
 
5. Pika's Corner Aruban Cuisine
 
For anyone wanting to eat something other than resort food for one night, Pika's Corner is 
the pick. Stewed and grilled dishes, funchi, fresh fish specials, all at prices that don't 
assume you're a tourist. It's a short walk from the hotel strip, sitting across from Wacky 
Wahoo.
 
Best for travelers who want to taste what Aruba actually eats, not just what gets printed on 
a laminated hotel menu. 
Practical Tips for Eating Around Palm Beach
Walk-ins are usually fine at all five of these, though groups and weekend evenings are 
worth calling ahead for regardless. 
Happy hour timing varies from place to place, so it's worth checking before assuming it 
lines up with when you're hungry.
 
 A few kitchens close earlier than their bars stay open, so dinner shouldn't get pushed too 
late if food is still the plan. Casual dress works everywhere on this list, though a light layer 
isn't a bad idea for anywhere seated right on the pier or the beach once the breeze picks 
up. And since hours shift seasonally, it's always worth confirming before heading out, 
especially for casual dining in Aruba where schedules tend to loosen up outside peak 
season.
Where to Start
Palm Beach rewards the traveler who eats where the locals and regulars actually go, not 
just wherever the hotel brochure happens to point. The best approach is mixing it up 
across the week, a burger day, a seafood night, a sunset on the pier, maybe a detour to 
Pika's Corner for something entirely different.
 
A good place to start is a table at Drunken Burger.
 
Reserve your table at drunkenburger.com →
Get in touch with us
J.E. Irausquin Blvd 384 A,
Noord Aruba
www.drunkenburger.com
297 699-5090