6 Best Sights in Bermuda

If you've got kids in tow—or are driving a scooter—you may want to skip the rum and stick to Bailey's—Bailey's Ice Cream, that is. The popular parlor, directly across from the Swizzle Inn, dishes up some two dozen flavors of homemade all-natural ice creams, plus low-fat frozen yogurts and fat-free sorbets.

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When you're in the mood for a picnic in the park, pick up supplies at Bulli.Social right beside the Queen Elizabeth Park entrance or pull up a chair in the restaurant's outdoor seating area just inside the park. Come for gourmet burgers, poutine, or the Ultimate Bacon Butty—bacon jam, Bermuda Smokehouse pork belly, candied bacon, and pork cheek confit on a soft, crusty roll. For a taste of Bermuda's social scene, stop by instead for Friday-night happy hour.

City Café is a New York–inspired deli that serves made-to-order sandwiches (including vegetarian variations) as well as tasty breakfasts. Because of its location next to the bus terminal on Church Street, City Café is a convenient place to grab a bite before catching a bus to other parts of the island. If you have time to fill up before your bus departs, continue walking past the deli (away from the harbor) to Victoria Park, where you can chow down in style amid ornamental shrubbery.

After Gibbs Hill Lighthouse was automated in 1969, the keeper's cottage at its base was converted into an eatery. Whether you're looking for a filling meal or just a refreshing drink to quench your thirst, this quaint little restaurant serves dinner Tuesday to Sunday and lunch from Friday to Sunday. Seafood and pizzas are the specialties on the menu.

The supersize fireplace in which coopers used to forge their barrel bands is the focal point of the Frog & Onion Pub. Architectural interest aside, this naval-theme pub makes a great place for a lunch break, an afternoon libation, or even a quick game of pool. The menu has traditional fare (think Cornish pasty and fish-and-chips) as well as thirst-quenching ales made on-site by the Dockyard Brewing Company.

If the beauty of Crystal Caves doesn't leave you reeling, a rum swizzle certainly will. Bermuda's potent national drink was supposedly invented at the Swizzle Inn, about five minutes on foot from the caves.