Location: Port of Spain
Top Things to do in Port of Spain
Top Restaurants in Port of Spain
Top 10 Sights & Landmarks in Port of Spain, Trinidad
Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, has the tall buildings, neon lights and crowded streets of many cities, but also a multicultural Caribbean character and a homegrown calypso soundtrack. The best-known occasion is the flamboyant pre-Lenten Carnival. Among the city's other offerings are cricket and football matches, year-round festivals, a botanic garden, malls, an art and history museum and historic buildings. Entertainment options abound, but be cautious after dark.
Restaurants in Port of Spain
1. Our Lady of Lourdes
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 10 reviews
2. Queen's Hall
3. Mohammed Ali Jinnah Memorial Mosque
4. Dattatreya Temple and Hanuman Statue
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 143 reviews
Reviewed By GeneralShamu - New York City, United States
This is along the way from the tar pit back towards PoS where you stop to take the boat on the swamp tour for the birds. You need about half an hour here. Key things to note - don't touch the flowers given this is a holy area within the initial gate, take off the shoes if you want to enter the temple, and bring some bread or crackers to feed the fish that come up to the shoreline to the right side of the temple (right side when facing it upon entering).
5. Fort George
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By SteveRainville99 - Orlando, United States
Even though the winding tiny narrow road up and down the mountain is one of the most dangerous roads in Trinidad, once up there, it is totally worth it! It only took 10 minutes from the bottom to the top, and the grounds are well kept and preserved. The cannons are still there over looking the city. The house is beautiful, and the tiny prison that was only used to keep important documents and not prisoners was pretty cool!
6. The Market at the Normandie Hotel
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 15 reviews
An interesting collection of small shops, including bookstores, clothing stores and cafes, all specializing in Caribbean goods.
7. Western Main Road
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 40 reviews
This street is home to much of the trendy part of town, including restaurants, bars and stores.
Reviewed By 444vancel - Fort Lauderdale, United States
Wonderful street food vendors serving roti / dalphuri with beef / shrimp / goat / chicken / veggies / chick peas.
8. Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By 231MarioB - Punta Arenas, Chile
Very central, it is a church with a beautiful style, it is situated at the end of an independent avenue. It's a simple, beautiful style
9. Holy Trinity Cathedral
10. Brian Lara Promenade
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 80 reviews
Also called Independence Square, the recently refurbished center of Port of Spain is popular place to relax, with benches, street vendors and free concerts.
Reviewed By Queen419 - Brooklyn, United States
When I go to Trinidad, I love to take in the local culture, and watch the people interact, and especially listen to their hilarious conversations. The Promenade, or as I know it, Independence Square was my favorite spot to do just that. You can sit on a bench on the Promenade, and feel the pulse of Trinidad in it's people, as they pass by, and interact with each other. There's the business crowd on their way to/from work. The vendors selling/the people buying. And then there's folks just enjoying a 'Town lime' like myself. I don't really go to shop, except for my drag slippers, I go to sit and reminisce of times gone by, people no longer with us, and the fun I have had, that makes Trinidad so special to me!
