Vegan
Organic
Juice bar
Caribbean
Ital

Vegetarian restaurant on St. Maarten island Caribbean. Serves Ital soup and fresh juices daily, plus veggie patties on Mon/Wed/Fri. Opening hours are reported to be unreliable, check ahead. Open Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:30pm, Sat 7:00pm-1:00am.


33 Reviews

First Review by stever

MarianagPaes

Points +71

Vegan
28 May 2025

My favorite restaurant on the island

One of the few (if not the only) vegan restaurants on the island. The food tasted like a home cooked meal. Highly recommend

ErickNagy

Points +54

Vegan
28 May 2025

Awesome homemade meal

Delicious homemade vegan food. They had a daily dish and a soup option. The guava juice was especially delicious and refreshing. Highly recommended for vegans and non-vegans, too.
By the way, they offer two sizes for the plate. We each got the small one, and it was enough for us. It barely left room for dessert.

laurenjach

Points +248

Vegan
11 May 2025

Best food on the island

The Freedom Fighters Ital Shack is a hidden gem. Everything is 100% vegan, the food is delicious and the family is wonderful. We went for breakfast one morning and had porridge and vegetable patties (similar to empanadas). Cannot recommend this place enough, I wish we had more time to go back a 2nd time during our trip.

LauraR2912

Points +620

Vegan
26 Apr 2025

Healthy vegan food

There was one main option or soup available.
Big plate of food which tasted great and the pineapple and ginger juice is very good as well.
Will definitely come back.

Updated from previous review on 2025-04-26

Drhannahj

Points +3560

Vegan
22 Mar 2025

The only 100% vegan spot on the island!

Very welcoming hosts! We enjoyed a plate of the food that was being cooked that day. The menu was posted on their Facebook page that morning. The tamarind juice was delicious. Parked on the street right opposite. Restroom available. Anthony Bourdain made a stop here once! Great to support the only vegan spot on the island.

Pros: All vegan

DawnRice

Points +1383

Vegan
12 Feb 2025

Ital - Ya Mon!

Delicious meal! Food was being made as we arrived and it was oh, so good!
There were some options available when we first arrived such as soup but we decided to wait for lunch to be ready. Beautiful plate of food was brought to me. I also had a bottle of sorrel juice.

Pros: Fresh made daily , Delicious flavor , Great service and atmosphere

brookie457

Points +1085

Vegan
19 Jan 2025

Fantastic experience

We loved our lunch today on the island. It was one of the highlights of our trip, friendly, fantastic staff, welcoming you in like one like one of their own family members. Every bite you can tell was made by love, and freshness seeped through every morsel. It you’re on the island, this is a must visit, vegan or not.

stineverkruyssen

Points +33

Vegan
21 Feb 2024

REALLY REALLY REALLY GOOD!!!!

The food is delicious, 100% vegan and it makes me feel amazing. The vibes are great and the people are super nice. And on top of that it's relatively cheap😄Best vegan food on the island!!!!!
(You should take the ginger lime juice ;))

Pros: Healthy , Great vibes, Delicious

veganchef229

Points +152

Vegan
15 Feb 2024

You get what they serve

And it is delicious!!!! The owner was also super nice, told us all about how he started, then explained what we were eating and told us all about his family. Lovely meal. Would definitely come back

Pros: Surprise food, Tastes great

SaraCouillard

Points +103

Vegan
18 Dec 2023

Great carribean food , good vibe

Love this restaurant the food was good , healthy and the owner and the staff are nice !!

·X·

Points +23763

Vegan
13 Jun 2023

Freedom Fighters Ital Shack

100% wonderful all around! Amazing ambiance, staff, and food. I absolutely loved the vegan plate I had (see photos). Everything tasted so fresh/clean and delicious! I am so grateful to have eaten here and met the wonderful staff. If you could only eat at one place in Sint Maarten, this should be it! 1,000% recommended! 🌱

ChrispyVegan

Points +66

Vegan
16 Feb 2023

Delicious Local Eats

Super fresh food, super friendly people. Nice to have this kind of food in such a heavy resort restaurant type area.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Healthy plant based , Friendly

sglcklch

Points +3479

Vegan
26 Jan 2023

Nice local place

Healthy, wholesome, homecooked, all-vegan food. One set meal each day, just choose the portion size. The menu of the day was a chickpea stew served with rice, fried plantains, and a side salad. It was a little bland but nothing a few shakes of their homemade hot sauce couldn't fix. The banana bread, on the other hand, was delicious. The owners were very friendly and chill. Upgraded from 4 to 5 stars on account of the two adorable cats on property that were sweet as can be :)

Pros: healthy, nice owners, cute cats

RebeccaMolstad

Points +496

Vegan
24 Jan 2023

Amazing!!

So good! It’s a small little place on the side of the road, but it has bright colors so easy to spot. The owner is super nice, he had a couple snack options of fried plantains or banana bread, and the meal options was a soup or a bowl (large or small), I got the bowl which had mullet, pinto beans, beats, and cashew cheese. The menu does change daily and posted on Facebook every morning. The place has been there for 21 years! 10/10 would definitely recommend!

Returned a year later, still very good! For $18 I got a Large portion of food, banana bread, and I’m not sure what it’s called…. But a whole wheat crust, kinda like an empanada, filled with cashew cheese. SO GOOD!

Updated from previous review on 2022-01-24

Pros: Healthy whole food options , Very friendly , Delicious!

JosstopherBox

Points +44

Vegan
19 Mar 2022

A Sint Maarten Staple

Vibes for days. This place is a family run ital shack. The food is simple but delicious and mostly locally grown. Bushman, the owner, is a real character and definitely believes in his mission of food being medicine. His son and wife are wonderful company. The place is a set menu which changes each day, only option is large or small plate. But it's 100% wholefood plant based.

Pros: All vegan/ital, A true Caribbean experience , Family run

Cons: Can be a little bland sometimes

ktasa

Points +20

Vegan
22 Nov 2021

The best food place on the island.

After a recent visit it was the only place we went to twice. We enjoyed the first stop so much we wanted to go back before we left. Cool vibe and amazing chat w the owner and his son. You won't regret it.

Pros: All vegan, Awesome vibe

PeterFemia

Points +16

Vegan
17 Oct 2021

Amazing Vegan food Like visiting a friends home !

Ital is NOT short for Italian! It is a Jamaican style of eating and usually pure vegetarian at the least..Ital Shak is vegan.

We are here from the US and felt like we were visiting a friend...so don't hesitate to drop in.

This simple place is on the side of the road. Don't be hesitant to go on in! Run by a family and they are very very welcoming! Food is made daily and is simple and easy to choose a meal. THERE'S ONLY ONE! Comes with a stew and side vegetables. Plus a soup and fresh fruit drinks are available..Two can eat a great meal and drink for about 20$
NO FRILLS...just great food! If that's what you like this is the place for you ! We would have eaten here every day had we not already stocked up on ingredients to cook where we were staying at the local market.


GO AND ENJOY

Updated from previous review on 2020-10-18

Pros: Vegan fresh, Take out, Homemade

Cons: I had to leave to the US and cant eat here more!, You get full and cant eat any more!

Supreme

Points +162

Vegan
12 Sep 2021

Super healthy vegan food and juice.

I tried everything on the menu and everything was fresh and delicious! Must try… The owner and stuff were great also!

Updated from previous review on 2021-09-12

Pros: Everything

Cons: Nothing

JuliaDAG

Points +78

Vegan
02 Apr 2021

Delicious vegan meals

Love the food here! Everything is fresh, organic veggies from their own garden and no sugar added. The most important taste outta delicious! Very big portions compare to European ones.

Taimetoitlane

Points +273

Vegetarian
01 Apr 2021

Fresh food, good vibe - very small portions though

There is exactly one dish per day. On a Monday, we got brown rice with beets, lentil sauce, cauliflower wings with mango BBQ sauce, fried plantains and a side salad. The only choice was between a regular and a small portion. I highly recommend you go with regular, as the portions are tiny. See my picture for what $12 bought us. Everything was fresh and well-seasoned. Some salad leaves were bitter, but I guess that happens with natural, non-industrial products.

With very few tourists and no cruises on the island due to covid, the opening hours seem to have been shortened and randomized. We found the restaurant closed both Saturday and Sunday, despite the sign promising otherwise.

Pros: Freshly cooked, Well seasoned

Cons: Small portions, Only one dish per day

SandraLemon

Points +56

Vegan
04 Jan 2021

Wonderful traditional Caribbean food everything is fresh!

No sugar no preservatives everything is delicious and vegan

LuciaTheresia

Points +26

Vegan
10 Nov 2020

Wonderful atmosphere

Full vegan, very healthy and wholesome food, very nice staff. I will come again:)

MarcoVCook

Points +106

Vegan
17 Mar 2019

Home cuisine

Cook is cook😄you can smell and taste tradition, home-food. In this island not that easy. Congrats and support

xavierfretard

Points +387

Vegan
05 Jan 2018

Ital Food!

Great ital food in a super cool shack!

ranwe

Points +52

Vegan
04 Sep 2017

Yum!

Food is excellent as are the juices.

RomaDhanani

Points +409

Vegan
25 Jul 2017

Love this place!

Super tasty and nutritious at the same time, perfect combination. The food never disappoints!

Eefie

Points +1213

Vegan
17 Oct 2016

Super!

I love this place and the food ❤️❤️❤️
Nice place, friendly people & the daily special tasted so pure & fresh. A pitty they had the most of our vacation vacation themselves.




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