I agree that these islands, St. Martin included, have excellent French food, boulangeries and charcuteries, and very good European-style restaurants. But in terms of indigenous cuisine, I find them lacking. ← I was surprised reading the first page of posts that no one mentioned the French islands at all. I've been all over the Carribean. Actually honeymooned for an entire month visiting St. Barths, Antigua, Anguila, Martinique, Guadeloupe. I've been to St. Martens, St. Kitts, the U.S. Virgins, etc. The reference to the Supermarches is right on the money, as is, in my opinion the conclusion that overall, you can find more hits than misses on the French Islands. Another, the French influence is obvious but well incorporated into the local product.