Need suggestions for a Friday evening in May

[Blue and Green]

We are due to arrive at 5:00pm on a Friday evening--Royal Naval Dockyard. We would like to have dinner off the ship that evening, and maybe walk a bit, but wondering if this is realistic. I read on here that taxis are not easily available at night. Is Uber or Lyft available? What restaurants would be interesting? Will there be shops open anywhere on Friday evening? Should add that spouse uses a wheelchair (collapsible) for distances, but we usually have no issues getting it in the trunk of a cab.

[princeton123211]

6 hours ago, Blue and Green said:

We would like to have dinner off the ship that evening, and maybe walk a bit, but wondering if this is realistic.

It's certainly possible. You could take the Blue Route ferry into Hamilton after arriving (most likely only one way as they don't run later into the evening) and have dinner in Hamilton. You would then need to take a taxi back to the Dockyard. Plenty of good options there for dinner as well as a stroll along Front Street. Keep in mind that most things on Bermuda do close on the earlier side, but Hamilton as a whole is open the latest on the island. 

 

6 hours ago, Blue and Green said:

I read on here that taxis are not easily available at night. Is Uber or Lyft available?

Taxis can be hit and miss at night-- both in the Dockyard and in a city like Hamilton they will be fairly available. Places further afield can be difficult as it gets later. There is no Uber or Lyft, but there is a home spun app called Hitch which I recommend downloading. It is a taxi dispatching app that works a lot like Uber (in that you have a map of where the taxi is as well as a close price estimate for the ride) but there is a 15% fee. You can pay with credit card with Hitch whereas taxis otherwise will only accept cash which can be helpful. 

 

6 hours ago, Blue and Green said:

What restaurants would be interesting? Will there be shops open anywhere on Friday evening?

We enjoy some of the dining options at the Hamilton Princess Hotel-- there is a new steakhouse that just took the place of a restaurant called Marcus, which was a favorite. They also have a great bar just off the lobby that serves food and a restaurant called 1609 which has great views of the harbor. The Hog Penny is a pub that is also a lot of fun further down Front Street. 

 

Shops will most likely be closed by the time you get there-- again, things close earlier in Bermuda. Most shops close between 5-530pm.