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Blue by Eric Ripert is a seafood restaurant on Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman (KY1-1209), in George Town. It holds a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026. The oceanfront dining room is part of The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman.
The menus here follow the range of the ocean. Cayman conch, a local staple, comes in slices with cucumber and a dash of yuzu emulsion. From Ripert's Le Bernardin, the kitchen also serves paper-thin pounded tuna over foie gras with a toasted baguette.
Chef de Cuisine Michele Tenzone runs the line. He trained in Michelin-starred kitchens in Italy, China and Luxembourg before arriving in Grand Cayman. The hotel describes his approach as fresh local ingredients handled with precision. The vegetarian menu keeps that focus. Its Avocado pairs charred avocado and hearts of palm with a sweet mango vinaigrette, in the spirit of an aguachile. Its Beetroot is a braised tart topped with brioche-horseradish crème.
Caribbean flavor reaches the bar too. The espresso martini uses housemade coffee liqueur made with Jamaican Blue Mountain cold brew. The wine list runs past 700 vintages, from familiar vineyards and far-flung regions, and earned a Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator in 2024.
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Seafood is the star of the show at Blue by Eric Ripert, where multi-course menus imaginatively display the versatility of the ocean’s bounty. The Cayman Islands’ famous conch, for example, gets a fresh makeover with slices of cucumber and a dash of a yuzu emulsion.Signature dishes from Ripert’s Five-StarLe Bernardinalso grace the menu of his Grand Cayman restaurant, including the paper-thin pounded tuna over foie gras and a toasted baguette.A vegetarian menu elevates fresh produce from sidekick to showstopper in picture-perfect, if simply named, plates like Avocado (an aguachile-inspired salad of charred avocado and hearts of palm in a sweet mango vinaigrette) and Beetroot (a braised beetroot tart topped with tangy brioche-horseradish crème).It’s not just the food that features local ingredients here. Caribbean flavors are also on full display in delightful cocktails like the espresso martini featuring housemade coffee liqueur that uses Jamaican Blue Mountain cold brew.An excellent wine program accompanies the Ripert-crafted plates, showcasing more than 700 vintages both from familiar vineyards and far-flung regions.
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