Sultan Restaurant is a privately owned entity, founded in 1998 and later established by Syrian immigrants who brought their family recipes to Aruba.
From 2013 to today, the restaurant is owned and operated by local entrepreneurs Antoine and Patricia Britten. Native to Aruba with Middle Eastern heritage, Antoine has many years of experience in the hospitality industry, while Patricia worked alongside the previous owners, where she learned the Arabian culinary recipes and cooking customs firsthand.
Love and passion for this exotic food has inspired the couple to turn Sultan Restaurant into one of the most popular restaurants among locals and tourists visiting the island.
By visiting Sultan Restaurant you will be delighted with a unique experience of the Middle East in Aruba. Our Middle Eastern specialty dishes are prepared with the essential spices used across the region, in a slightly modern fusion style.
Typically, dishes are served according to savoury or sweet rather than in courses. Food is served in various platters and dishes at the dining table, plated and eaten with cutlery, as is the European tradition. In traditional Arabian restaurants, feasting takes place around a large, low table lined with Persian rugs and cushions — guests sit cross-legged in a circle while food is served at the centre.
Afterwards, tea is served in kamar baareek glasses (literally “narrow waist”) with sugar lumps and Persian sweets — and, if you wish, a hookah, enjoyed in the same communal fashion.
We proudly offer halal choices across our menu, prepared with the same care and tradition as the rest of our Arabian specialties.
We'd love to welcome you to Sultan Restaurant & Hookah Lounge.