Signature Cocktails You Need To Try In St Maarten and St Martin (SXM)
Updated: November 10, 2024
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A signature cocktail is more than your average mixed drink, it is a unique drink that expresses the creativity, nature, and style of the establishment creating it!
Listed below are 21 Signature Cocktails we recommend after living in St Maarten & St Martin!
*Disclaimer: Signature cocktail menus are always changing. These were our favourites from 2023-24. Check out these bars to try their 2025 creations!
1) Pepe Margarita @ Rainbow Cafe - Best Margarita, Most Consistent Drink
Rainbow Cafe’s take on a spicy margarita, the Pepe Margarita consistently impresses each time you visit Rainbow Cafe in Grand Case.
Rainbow Cafe serves as a brunch + lunch restaurant and weekly entertainment venue hosting some of the best parties on the island!
A margarita with just enough pepper infusion to give your taste buds a lingering spicy sensation between each sip.
The Pepe Margarita also ranks #1 in our >12 Best Margaritas In St Martin/Maarten< Blog!
2) Maho Muddle @ Salt Restaurant + Bar - Best Mojito
The Maho Muddle, Salt’s locally named and superb take on a mojito. Ingredients: Vodka, honey, lime juice, muddled blueberries, fresh mint leaves, soda. Salt’s Maho Muddle is a must-try when visiting St Maarten.
Salt is located in the Morgan Resort, a brand-new resort built in Maho that features an infinity pool and scenic fireplaces.
*You do not need to stay at Morgan Resort to visit Salt and try the Maho Muddle. Just walk up to the restaurant and ask to sit at the bar.
3) Smoked Margarita @ Bamboo House - Best Cocktail + Most Scenic View
Smoked Margarita - Bamboo House - Cole Bay
Bamboo House, in the hills of Cole Bay overlooks SXM Airport, Simpson Bay, and Maho, providing one of the best restaurant views on the island.
The Smoked Margarita combines a spicy margarita with a smokey flavour that leaves your taste buds watering for more after each sip. Ingredients: jalapeño infused mezcal, blue agave nectar, lime juice.
The Smoked Margarita ranked #3 in our >12 Best Margaritas In St Martin/Maarten< Blog!
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4) True Love @ Mimosa Skylounge - A+ Cocktail + largest Signature Menu
True Love - Mimosa Skylounge - Maho
Mimosa Skylounge, on top of the Casino Royale Maho, has the largest signature cocktail menu we found on both the Dutch and French sides. Well-trained mixologists will happily serve you whatever you desire.
We recommend the True Love, a well-balanced cocktail with notes of lavender—ingredients: gin, peach gin liqueur, basil, lemon, strawberry lemongrass puree.
5) Cucumber cooler @ Bamboo House - Great Cocktail + Best Scenic View
Cucumber Cooler - Bamboo House - Cole Bay
Head to Bamboo House in Cole Bay before 1800hr and watch an amazing sunset over the Dutch side while enjoying a Cucumber Cooler.
This well-balanced drink tastes like a minty, grown-up version of cucumber water.
Ingredients: gin, elderflower liqueur, cucumber puree, lime juice, mint, sugar cane syrup.
6) Bourbon Adventure @ Le Telegraph/Peter McCool’s - Best Cocktail For Bourbon Lovers
A popular restaurant in the Orient Bay culinary village on the French Side of the island. Jammed into a Parisian-style culinary avenue, Le Telegraph competes with around a dozen other restaurants who share the village.
Our experience at Le Telegraph helped us understand what sets them apart from the others. The cocktails were excellent! Most notable, is the Bourbon Adventure which might even make those who dislike Bourbon change their mind!
**Disclaimer: This restaurant has undertaken a new owner therefore new menus**
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7) lychee Picante @ PALAPA Grill - Best Lychee Cocktail + Best Bar Atmosphere
PALAPA Grill in Simpson Bay has one of the best atmospheres in St Maarten. The unique, artsy atmosphere of PALAPA makes use of materials salvaged from 2017 Hurricane Irma. The dining room is framed by a scenic water garden, the entire venue is complemented by dozens of art pieces.
The Lychee Picante is the ultimate combination of sweet, savoury, and spicy that will keep your taste buds guessing with each sip.
8) Mojito Passion @ Lagoonies Bistro & Bar - Excellent Mojito + Most Sustainable Bar
Lagoonies Drink Menu
Lagoonies Bistro Bar in Cole Bay wins our recommendation for the most sustainable restaurant in St Maarten and St Martin.
Lagoonies menu is very transparent: they try to source as much of their food + drink ingredients from local sources, they only give straws for the drinks that require them, and they source their compostable, sturdy, re-cycled straws from tequila distilleries.
The Mojito Passion is an excellent take on a passion fruit mojito, balancing the sweetness of passion fruit with a minty aftertaste.
9) Frozen Guavaberry Coconut @ Loterie Farm - SXM’s Unique Cocktail
Guavaberry is St Maarten and St Martin’s unique, nationalistic plant, there is even a museum dedicated to it in Philipsburg! That said it’s only fair that a guava berry cocktail ranks in the top 10.
The Frozen Guavaberry Cocktail @ Loterie Farm combines the plant with coconut creme and blends it with ice.
Loterie Farm is a private nature reserve on the French side with tree-top zip lines, hiking, a pool, a restaurant and a scenic bar with signature cocktails.
10) Al Fresco @ Roma/Mr.Chow - Great Cocktail + Elite Cocktail Variety
Roma Cucina and Mr Chow Asian Fusion share a restaurant space in Maho. Two different restaurant kitchens, but they share the same bar. If you sit at the bar or the tables near the bar, you can order from each restaurant’s food + drink menu. Access to two signature cocktail menus under one roof.
Bordersology recommends the Al Fresco @ Roma. If you have never tried a Southern European Al Fresco, it is like a gin mojito; sweet flavours combined with the earthy, piney taste of gin.
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11) Mango Mojito @ Bamboo House - Great Cocktail + Best Scenic View
Mango Mojito - Bamboo House - Cole Bay
Bamboo House in the hills of Cole Bay overlooks the Dutch side of the island, providing one of the best views a restaurant + bar can offer.
The Mango Mojito is sweet and minty, a tropical drink to be enjoyed while watching the sunset over the Dutch side of the island. Ingredients: white West Indies rum, freshly grown Mango, soda, mint.
12) SXM Passion @ Le Telegraph/Peter McCool’s - Great Locally Named Tropical Cocktail
The SXM Passion is a locally named, tropical-tasting cocktail served at Le Telegraph.
Le Telegraph is a popular restaurant in the Orient Bay culinary village on the French Side of the island. Jammed into a Parisian-style culinary avenue, Le Telegraph competes with around a dozen other restaurants who share the village. Our experience at Le Telegraph helped us understand what sets them apart from the others.
**Disclaimer: This restaurant has undertaken a new owner therefore new menus**
13) Sexy Geisha @ Bamboo House- Great Cocktail + Best Scenic View
Enjoy a tropical-tasting Sexy Geisha while enjoying the breathtaking views of the Dutch Side from Bamboo’s Cole Bay restaurant + bar.
Ingredients: fresh watermelon, caramel-infused vodka, passion fruit, lime juice. Serving size is large and quality is superb!
14) Rainforest @ Mimosa Skylounge - Great Cocktail + Largest Signature Menu
Mimosa Skylounge, on top of the Casino Royale Maho, has the largest signature cocktail menu we found on both the Dutch and French sides. Well-trained mixologists will happily serve you whatever you desire.
We recommend the Rainforest, Mimosa’s alteration of a pineapple mojito.
Ingredients: gin, mint, cucumber, pineapple, lime, aquafaba.
15) Wiki Tiki or Haitian Punch @ Rainbow Cafe - Best Artistic Design
Wiki Tiki - Rainbow Cafe - Grand Case
Wiki Tiki: “A modern Tiki from the famous club Mahiki in London, UK”. Ingredients: vodka, watermelon, homemade grenadine syrup, elderflower liqueur, lemon & mint. Served in an adorable Tiki mug you will certainly want to take a picture with/of.
Haitian Punch: Rainbow Cafe’s take on a rum punch using Haitian rum. Served in a decorative statue mug that forces most visitors to say “Oh, what is that?” as it passes from the bar to someone’s table. A flavourful take on Caribbean rum punch.
16) Passion Martini @ Captain Frenchy
Passion Martini - Captain Frenchy - Grand Case
Captain Frenchy in Grand Case is a great beach-side bar to lounge around and try cocktails. Captain Frenchy also has budget-friendly cocktail options compared to other restaurants in Grand Case like Rainbow Cafe or Ocean 82.
The Passion Martini is sometimes served in a martini glass, sometimes in a normal glass, but it is always delicious. Once you have tried one, you will find it hard to not order another and enjoy it under the hot sun!
Shout out to our waiter Jean Philipe (aka Jeep) for excellent service every time!
17) Cloud 9 @ alina Asian Fusion
Cloud 9 - Alina Asian Fusion - Maho
The Cloud 9 at Alina is a fun drink to try as it is served in a sushi bowl! We promise that this signature cocktail is unlike any other you have ever tried. Give your taste buds a present and try out something new at Alina. Ingredients: stoli citrus, sake, lychee, lime.
We also recommend the Mexican Rabbit for those who like spicy drinks!
18) Take A Brewery or Distillery Tour
Not a cocktail person? Or looking for a more tour-based experience? Then you should consider taking a tour of the breweries or distilleries in Sint Maarten and Saint Martin.
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