Taking my first trip to Bonaire in two weeks. Can anyone tell me what the appropriate attire is
for most restaurants? Is it different for lunch and dinner? Are jeans & shorts okay?

Hi Tricia, welcome to Bonaire Talk!


Bonaire is a pretty casual island. You can wear shorts and a t-shirt to most of the restaurants (they do like you to be covered up). However, some of the nicer places you might want to wear nice shorts and a nice tank/shirt, skirt, or casual island dress. Same for men (not the dress obviously). I'ts not "manditory" but they do appreciate having customers dressing up a little

Welcome to BT Tricia,
Jeans & shorts are ok.
Bonaire is so easy, no bathing suits, something on your feet, some type of top. But a tux would be nice to see!

Yes what they said. LOL

I take capri or cropped pants and nice shirts. As I am a plus size woman I usually don't wear shorts into town, I just feel better with a little more covered up, lol. David wears nice shorts and a nice collared shirt. Save your older shorts and shirts for the dive sites.
Andy

Thanks for the help. I had read you shouldn't walk around in your swimsuit (not that I would) so
I was concerned that evening dress may be a little nicer than we had planned for. My hubby is
definitely the shorts and t-shirt kind of guy (somehow I don't think I'm going to talk him into that tux!). I've found so much helpful information on BT but hadn't seen this topic. Again thanks for
the help! :-)

you can generally get as dressy or casual as you want. i can live there for months with just tee shirts and shorts and sandals.

Pat, what, no sundress and pearls?

Only on holidays, Cynde.

no pearls...it's vacation and i leave my good stuff at home. but you should see me in my teddy or black leather bustier....hubba hubba....

Now that's a visual...red hot poker please...lol!

I don't know -- now that I've met Pat in person -- the bustier just might work

Boom, he'd have to leave off the sandles though...lol!

thanks boom....i think. i'm not sure if that was a compliment or not...i guess i'll take it as one...maybe....

The appropriate attire for afternoon tea on Bonaire.

Jerry, what you can't see in that picture are the puddles of water underneath them from sweating...

Pat, take it as a compliment

hey, i'll take whatever compliments i can get, however i can get them. i'm sure the people in the picture were sweating...after all they were only 3 feet from the sun.

Pat- it was most definitely meant as a compliment
I've got a picture of you driving all over middle America, dropping off cars in a black leather bustier and turnout boots ---- okay, I'd better stop now

boom....please...you should have stopped a long time ago...LOL.

grand rapids last friday, pittsburgh today, ann arbor tomorrow (i hear they have a little college there..maybe a community college or junior college...certainly nothing like we have here in ohio)