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Fortunately it's only a 25 minute drive to Savaneta's Flying Fishbone. The restaurant is on a secluded beach on the southwest end of the island. The beach dining room featured wooden tables, white sand and a quiet atmosphere, broken by palms. The staff was local--and extremely friendly and helpful.

Being one short in our party of four the restaurant denied us an ocean seat on the basis of us not being in couples. Still, we were two tables from the sea.

The extensive list of whites stood out, with champagne, gewürztraminer and sauvignon blanc well represented. I guess I should mentioned that they also featured some big Bordeauxs and Californian and Aussie cabs that would better fit a New York steakhouse. Since we were going seafood, we gave those a pass.

We started with the kabinett and finished with a gewürztraminer, both of which found a nice home in an ice bucket next to us. A nice touch.

My heaping serving of grilled scallops came with nicely grilled aspargus. The highlight of the meal was an order of grilled calamari--the freshest I'd ever tasted.

At the end of the meal the waitress was shocked that we had heard of the place because "Not many tourists make it out here." That's too bad: This place had the best seafood I've ever had, and coming from a Rhode Islander that means a lot.

Related Stories:
· Flying Fishbone [Official Site]
· Table Crashing coverage [Jaunted]
· Caribbean Travel coverage [Jaunted]