Frenchtown

A trip to one of St. Thomas’ moYour St. Thomas visit can include this charming enclave called Frenchtown. It is located about a half-mile southwest of Charlotte Amalie, it is popular with tourists and locals for its restaurants and bars, one such restaurant is the Frenchtown Deli a quaint but cute place which is classic and artistic.

Frenchtown was settled by immigrants from the French Caribbean island of St. Barthelemy in the late 1800's through mid-1900's. Many of the men were fishermen and so the area became a fishing village and still is today. In the early morning you can watch fishermen coming in with their small fishing boats, or cleaning and selling their catches from the jetties and from the Quetel Fish Market. Many of the older French people still speak Creole, a French dialect. In the middle of Frenchtown is a hill crowned by St. Ann's Catholic Church. A small museum contains several hundred artifacts of historical interest related to the area and to the French community including photographs, pottery, tools and furniture. The French Heritage Museum is located next to the Joseph Aubain ballpark.