Near Gate B, Local Bahamian Grill is the airport spot serving conch, peas n’ rice, and fried fish before you board back to the US or Canada.
This is in the international departures area of Terminal B, past security and passport control, so you need a same-day boarding pass to reach it. It runs through most of the flying day, usually from morning departures into the late afternoon bank, but it can shut earlier on light evenings, especially outside peak winter season. If you have a 90-minute gap between flights, you have time to eat here without clock-watching the whole meal.
Menu focus is straight Bahamian: cracked conch, grilled or fried fish plates, peas n’ rice, plantains, and coleslaw. Expect main plates in the $15–$25 range, with soft drinks around $3–$4 and local beer several dollars higher. Portions skew vacation-sized rather than “airport snack,” so one entrée often feeds one hungry adult without add-ons. It’s counter-order, pay, then wait for a tray, not table service with checks at the end.
Best move is a conch plate or fried fish with peas n’ rice; that’s what keeps this from feeling like generic terminal food. Burgers and generic chicken tenders sit on the same menu but don’t justify island prices when you can get those at any US airport. If you’re tight on time, ask how long the conch is running; when it’s backed up, grilled fish or prepped sides usually hit the table faster by 5–10 minutes.
Seating runs along the concourse side with direct views of nearby B-gates, so you can keep one eye on boarding lines at your exact door. Noise level tracks the bank of flights to Toronto, New York, and Atlanta; around mid-day it’s louder than the C-gates snack stands. Tip: order once, grab your drink bottles or cans to go, and keep whatever you don’t finish for the 45–60 minutes you’ll sit in the boarding pen.