Conch Row: On The Other Side of the Bridge

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

That’s the message my daughter’s 3rd Grade teacher drove home when she served the class chocolate-covered garlic.

Tourists crossing the bridge onto Paradise Island, home of The Atlantis resort in the Bahamas, should keep that in mind as they pass Conch Row.

Seeing the collection of ramshackle shacks, most tourists give it a pass to dine at the over-priced restaurants that can be found on the resort grounds (and in many US malls.)

It’s a bit of a hike to walk across the bridge to Conch Row, but it’s well worth the walk, especially when you can avoid eating at a Johnny Rockets or the $46 per adult dinner buffet.

For just $11, you can get the freshest conch, battered and fried, served up as Cracked Conch with salad, peas and rice, and a soda. Wash it down with a super-sweet Bahamas Goombay Punch soda or the local Kalik beer.

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