The Best Budget Restaurants on Providenciales
Turks and Caicos is an expensive destination, especially when it comes to food. Two ways to save money and stick to your budget are to prepare some meals yourself and try one of the less expensive dining establishments.
There are some great inexpensive dining options on Providenciales, both in Grace Bay and elsewhere on the island. Many of these budget restaurants focus on breakfast or lunch. Most offer takeout.
Most restaurants are required by the government to charge a 12% tourism tax and a 10% service charge. However, restaurants that primarily cater to the local market are granted an exemption from charging tax (whether they are serving tourists or not). They typically don't charge the 10% service fee either, saving you additional money on your meal.
Below are some of the top budget restaurants in Turks and Caicos. Costs listed are 2026 prices.
Le Comptoir Français
Le Comptoir Français (also known as Julien's Deli) serves some of the best sandwiches on Providenciales, and at fairly cheap cost. This traditional French deli is located in the Regent Village in central Grace Bay and is within walking distance of many resorts.
There's a great range of meat and veggie options to choose from for their subs and sandwiches. The sandwiches start at $12 without a side, and are a tasty and high-quality choice for a budget lunch. The deli also serves salads, pizzas, and croissants and other pastries.
The Patty Place
The Patty Place is located at La Petite Place plaza near Ports of Call. This small shop primarily serves ice cream and dessert, yet an inexpensive light lunch is their meat and vegetarian patties. Patties are a Jamaican pastry that can be either sweet or savory and are similar to a meat pie. A large meat patty with a cold drink costs about $5.
Some of the ice cream at the Patty Place is the famous Jamaican Devon House brand, and there’s typically a nice selection of flavors available. Ice cream portions are often pretty generous.
Graceway Gourmet
The Graceway Gourmet supermarket is one of the best places to eat for a filling and cheap lunch. It offers a very wide selection of prepared foods, custom sandwiches and wraps, pizza, coffee, pastries, and more. There's also a salad bar. Shaded seating is available outside.
Prices can vary widely—while it’s possible to buy lunch for under $10 per person including drinks, foods that are priced by item and weight (such as salads or hot lunches) can add up fast.
Sweet T's
Sweet T’s in the Downtown area of Providenciales has a polarized reputation: people either love it or hate it. This takeout budget restaurant specializes in spicy fried chicken wings and French fries, and sells a variety of soft drinks. Sweet T’s is one of the cheapest dining options on the island, with a serving of wings, fries, and a drink totalling around $6 or $7.
Food at Sweet T’s is ordered in dollar increments. For example, a meal for one could be “$3 chicken, $2 fries, and soda” for a total of $6. Included in the price is the option of having hot sauce or ketchup drizzled on your meal.
Kin Khao
This outdoor Thai-Chinese restaurant on Leeward Highway is a popular spot with locals, as it combines great food and decent-sized portions with reasonable prices. You can buy a filling lunch for under $20 per person, tax included.
Kin Khao is open for lunch and dinner and also offers takeout and catering for large groups. Service tends to be relatively quick. Nice options are the Pad Thai, green or red curry with rice, and the hot and sour soup.
Pizza Pizza
This restaurant on Leeward Highway in central Providenciales is another budget dining option that's been around for decades. This spot mainly serves pizzas to order, but is also one of the few places that sells pizza by the slice. Fried chicken, fries, and biscuits are also sold here.
Large whole-pie pizzas start at $21, and the typical fried chicken takeout for one costs about $9, including a drink.
Top O' the Cove
Top O’ the Cove Deli is one of the oldest restaurants still operating on Providenciales and is a favorite brunch and lunch spot with locals. The deli offers a wide range of sandwiches, salads, pastries, breakfast spreads, and off-menu dishes that are budget-friendly.
Top O’ the Cove has both air-conditioned indoor seating and a small shaded outdoor area where you can grab a bite to eat. A sandwich, chips, and a drink start at around $15 per person.
Chinson's Grill Shack
If you’re looking for a local restaurant that has a full menu and table service but is also affordable, Chinson's Grill Shack on Leeward Highway is a nice choice. This Jamaican-Chinese eatery serves great BBQ and jerk dishes, as well as local seafood like conch. Also popular are their patties and coco bread.
You can get a full meal here with a drink for about $20 per person. Service can be quite slow, so prepare for a bit of a wait (or opt for takeout).
Shay Café
This café is an easy walk from The Ritz-Carlton, Seven Stars Resort, and several other hotels in the Grace Bay area. It's open for brunch and lunch and carries a mix of grab-and-go foods like croissants and muffins as well as fresh smoothies and crêpes, sandwiches, and wraps made in house.
The portions here are usually quite generous and prices are fairly reasonable, especially for breakfast. Seating in the indoor and air-conditioned area tends to fill up quickly around meal times.
Turks Wave Café
Like Shay Café, this café offers fresh breakfast, smoothies, sandwiches, and wraps at a reasonable price. It's a little more convenient for guests staying in Turtle Cove and the western Bight area and is a particularly popular option for brunch.
Turks Wave Café is located next to the Turtle Cove Marina, the launching point for many boat tours and fishing charters, and near the Smith’s Reef snorkeling site.