The average visitor to STJ is in his forties, too, so you will find many more people in your age bracket, than you would in the 'younger generation'. Where are you staying? Granted, the island is only 20 square miles, but if we know on which part of the island you will be staying, we can recommend some places that are close to you.

We will be staying at Gallows Point.
Heard that a place called Woody's has a great happy hour.
Is that worth checking out?

Hello Rov,

The bars on St. John cater to everyone, because the island is small and there aren't that many options. Lots of the bartenders & wait staff are young people that come down for season - and so you will see a lot of 20-30 year olds hanging out at bars. Visitors to the island range in age. So basically you find a range of ages at all bars & restaurants (sometimes even younger than 18). Although, at restaurants with bars there often is a more mature crowd. At bars that serve food there seems to be a greater range in age with a leaning to sometimes having more young folks.

Woody's has a buzzing happy hour. Its a small place, so the crowd often spills onto the sidewalk and road. This is a mixed aged crowd with a lean toward younger people. I'd describe the happy hour as what bars in college towns look like on a Friday night, (except not all the patrons are college aged). The Beach Bar is in Cruz Bay, its another good option.

--Islander

Thank you very much for the info. I will probably wind up checking them all out, at least for a cocktail or two.

The bar there at Gallows Point, Zozo's, caters to a more sophisticated crowd than the body shooters at Woody's. (Watch me get slammed for that one!!) Also the bar at Tage.

Also come over to St Thomas and hang out at the piano bar at Robert's and have dinner...

East Ender....too funny - "more sophisticated crowd than the body shooters at Woody's"..I'm in that older group, and love Woody's..only wish I had the body I used to have in order to experience one of those!! There are a lot of great bars, Rov. When are you and your wife going to be there? Three friends and I arrive on the 16th - can't wait!

Our favorite places are in Coral Bay: Shipwreck Landing, Island Blues, Skinnylegs (back to nostalgia: Skinny's was formerly Redbeard's and didn't have all those shops). For a real interesting local experience, stop at the Sputnik bar (the bar itself, not the restaurant next door). A pleasant stop is the pavilion at Maho for happy hour. Fantastic location overlooking Little Maho and Francis Bays (we also like to stop there for breakfast).

In Cruz Bay, Mooie's is another place for a good local experience. Larry's Landing provides a different sort of local experience (and one I'm quick to pass up).This raises the question of what does "local" mean. Another nice place to get a drink is Rumbalaya---get a table by the rail toward the ferry dock for a good view of the harbor and the ferry scene. We haven't been to Woody's in years.

We've been to Shipwreck Landing several times but aren't sure if we've been to some of the other places you mentioned, maybe just never remembered the name but I've hard copied this and will add it to the "places to drink at after snorkling" file. Maho Bay is superb for their happy hour, breakfast, dinner, you name it. We've stayed there 3 times and while at Concordia Ecotents this time in 29 days (!!!) we definately plan to head on over the the mother ship for more of the same. My favorite double rainbow was seen there while sipping coffee one early morning while hubbie and the kids slept, quick storm passed through, and left the double rainbow from heaven- what a treat!

Rov,

Try Joe's Rum Hut by the beach in Cruz Bay. Best mojitos on the island.

Enjoy.

-lori

Don't miss Skinny Legs for good drinks and a great hamburger. Mo's the owner and very nice.

We have had some GREAT times at Woody's!! Probably one of my favorite bar places in the world! Very laid back, great prices, friendly people!! WARNING: drinks were pretty strong and the next day wasn't feeling so well 🙂 Also can get pretty crowded. Food is pretty decent too!!

stop by the quiet mon irish pub in cruz bay. make sure you say hi to kenny.............

marie