Dominated by views of the underwater landscape of the Ruins Lagoon, the Café may not be the best restaurant at Atlantis, but it's certainly one of the most appealing. Everywhere you turn there are windows into the lagoon, which is full of amazing tropical fish swimming amongst the "ruins" of the lost city of Atlantis. It's quite a spectacle! Breakfast is a leisurely and hearty affair, with plenty of choices for everyone. The dinner menu focuses on fresh seafood, but chicken, beef, and lamb also make appearances. This is a great place to bring the kids, who will be fascinated. It's also the ideal spot to visit if you weren't able to secure reservations at one of Atlantis' finer restaurants, because it gives you an excellent sense of the scope and drama of the resort. Reservations required for dinner.

If you're able to enjoy just one fine restaurant at Atlantis, Fathoms is an ideal choice. It's equally as dramatic as the Café at the Great Hall, with massive windows looking onto Ruins Lagoon, but the food is a step above. Start with a selection from the raw bar, or try the conch salad with pineapple carpaccio. Main courses feature fresh seafood, as in the crab-crusted salmon with a drizzle of chive oil and coconut-ginger rice, and snapper baked in a banana leaf served on fried plantains. Steaks, chops and chicken are also available, and the dessert selection is sublime.

If you're the kind of person who likes to soak up local atmosphere wherever you travel, check out the Blue Marlin for dinner and a show. It's true that the audience is largely comprised of tourists, but the restaurant staff and the very talented local performers who entertain several nights a week create such an authentic island experience that you can't help but have fun. Food-wise, you can enjoy several Bahamian specialties like conch fritters, conch salad, cracked conch, grouper fingers, snapper Creole and peas and rice, but there are a few American-Continental choices as well. Lobster Thermidor and seafood pastas tend to be quite good, although the guava-basted spare ribs are excellent as well.

What began back in the 1960s as a few ramshackle huts hastily constructed to serve quick meals to folks on their way to and from the customs shed is today a thriving Bahamian institution. Stalls now number close to 40, and they are considerably better built, but the food continues to be as close to homemade as you can find. Seafood is the predominant ingredient, and it is as fresh as it can be. It's a great place to try conch ­ you'll find conch salad, scorched conch, conch fritters, cracked conch and conch chowder just to name a few of the most popular dishes. But there are plenty of other choices, from grilled shrimp and lobster to fresh fish. Several festivals and public events are held here each year, but the atmosphere is decidedly upbeat and festive every day!

If you're searching for a casual restaurant with a great view, the perfect terrace to enjoy it from, and some tasty food, look no further ­ just head over to the Poop Deck. The menu is mostly pub grub and Bahamian standards ­ conch fritters, buffalo wings, burgers, grouper fingers, chicken tenders and the like. But at dinner there are some more upscale main courses such as steak, grilled lobster and shrimp, and a catch of the day prepared to your liking. This is an excellent place to nurse a beer or a cocktail while watching the sun set over the marina.