Orient Beach, home of the Club Orient naturist resort, has something for everyone. The northern end starts off mostly clothed and people wear less and less until they reach the southern end where clothing is optional throughout the resort: beach (of course), boutique (why not), and restaurant (yikes!). Don't let the, shall we say casual, atmosphere fool you as there are some very good restaurants on the beach. Kakao Beach and others at the northern end all have fine restaurants and snack bars for lighter fare, but also beach chairs, umbrellas, beach boys, boutiques, massage stations, and more. To the southeast the beach runs past various smaller shops and restaurants. These are smaller places, with smaller menus, and smaller prices, but with plenty of chairs and umbrellas for a relaxing day at the beach. The last thing on the beach is Club Orient, the naturist resort. At night La Place in Orient Village comes alive with loads of restaurants and frequent bands. The reconstruction that affected all restaurants between Pedro's and Kontiki is now complete.

Want to see it all? Go to the southern end of the beach, no seriously, stop on Hope Hill for a view of all of Orient out to St Barts. some food and drink at Paradise View. There are shops for clothing, local products, cold drinks, and duty-free alcohol. Next door is Local Rums & Spirits where Bernadine offers tastings of local rums, chutneys and more, while tending to abandoned animals. Almost across the street is Rancho del Sol, with the same great view of the wide sweep of Orient Bay. On the left is Coco, photographer extroadinare. She patrols the beach and restaurants taking photos, if you wish. At night most of the beachside establishments close and the action moves to Orient Village. There are several restaurants here, but Table d'Antoine with its Bistro Chic cuisine seems to stand out from the crowd, although it's a good crowd. Just south of Orient Beach is L'Embouchure Bay or Galion Beach, voted best place to take your kids on the island. One of the reasons is Chez Pat, a great beach bar on a calm and beautiful beach with great windsurfing. To the south is Oyster Pond, the home of Oyster Bay Beach Resort. This large resort has its own restaurants and has attracted several more to the neighborhood. Even a little further south is Dawn Beach, good snorkeling and boogie boarding, but now subsumed into the Westin Resort. In between them is Busby's Beach Bar and Daniel's by the Sea, beach bar by day and fine Italian cuisine at night. Next door is Big Fish, a little bit of South Beach here in the Caribbean.

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