Treasure Beach
Shaded by the large cassia tree, this little cookshop serves excellent homemade burgers and freshly caught fried fish. If you've been missing your veggies…
Must-see restaurants in Jamaica
Montego Bay
Best known as a nightclub, Pier One also has a restaurant with ringside sunset seating – which is as much of a draw as the very good Jamaican standards…
Treasure Beach
Perch under a thatch-roofed picnic shelter, dig your toes into the dark sand of Great Bay beach and tuck into garlic conch, jerk lobster or whatever else…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
Faith's Pen Rest Stop has a couple of dozen stalls. It's all here – jerk, soups and stews, curry goat, porridge and roast corn. It's been quiet since the…
Kingston
Popular and busy cafe with wireless internet, serving excellent Blue Mountain coffee and cakes amid icy air-con. Light dishes – quiches, sandwiches and…
Montego Bay & Northwest Coast
Divided into a casual, canteen-style dining area and a takeout section, this restaurant gets packed at lunchtimes as locals stop by for their fried…
Treasure Beach
Sway to the reggae from the speakers at this aptly named roadside spot, with the few tables scattered about outside. The Italian-Jamaican team cooks up a…
Negril
Simple wooden shack. Right on the water. Live steel-drum performances. Fresh fish plucked from the nearby ocean. Thoroughly reasonable prices. Big…
Negril & West Coast
On the eastern outskirts of Sav, this jerk spot and glitzy (for Sav!) bar hosts occasional DJ nights with prizes for best-groomed attendees. The jerk…
Jamaica
Shaded by a large tree, this cheerfully ramshackle joint is the best place in Belmont for some no-nonsense Jamaican food: heaped plates of ackee and…
Parottee
Overlooking the great morass, this thatched eatery will rustle up some lobster, or some fried fish with bammy for you. Take it out on the picnic tables…
Jamaica
The fact that this is a popular tour-boat stop for croc-spotters hasn't impacted negatively on the taste of Sister Lou's stuffed crab backs and pepper…
Treasure Beach
Run by delightful Rasta Delroy, this simple restaurant is a great stop for vegan dishes, such as curried chickpeas and garlic cauliflower, all served with…
Montego Bay
Fantastic choice: a true local’s spot, this rustic seafood shack (near Sandals Montego Bay) is also patronized by some very in-the-know tourists. Come…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
This is a popular rest stop and bar on the main highway opposite Green Grotto Caves. The curry goat is decent, the jerk hot and there is plenty of soup,…
Treasure Beach
Though the chef keeps erratic hours and the Jamaican standards are pricey and merely adequate rather than mindblowing, he's a terrific musician. Just bear…
Negril
There are some simple picnic tables, a bar serving Red Stripe and Ting, and a kitchen out back that produces decent, reliable takes on the jerk theme. And…
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
On a large deck over the water, this spot serves particularly good conch soup, as well as jerk and grilled chicken, fish, shrimp and lobster. It's also…
Jamaica
The stretch of the A2 that runs through Middle Quarters is lined with simple wooden shacks, with local ladies selling bagfulls of spicy, locally caught…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
A rooftop eatery that offers simple but delicious Jamaican fare, served on a sunny veranda. Pay for your meal at the B&L Supermarket on the 1st floor…
Port Antonio
If you're missing your regular patty fix, peanut porridge breakfasts and cups of fish tea, Tastee Patties next to Musgrave market will have you sighing…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
On the main road in the center of Long Bay, Yvette's is a lively open-sided restaurant and bar, with a thatched seating area. Strong on fish, curry goat…
Montego Bay & Northwest Coast
Spice is nice at this bakery, which is locally renowned for its coco bread, beef patties and desserts that'll get you through a siege, such as sweet…
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
An unassuming but top-notch main-street jerk joint serving jerk chicken and pork, along with bammy, festival and all the usual sides.
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
Crystal Edge specializes in Jamaican favorites, such as curry goat, stews and filling soups. It's also popular for Sunday brunch (served until 11am).
Jamaica
Popular cookshop and bar locally renowned for large portions of tasty – you've guessed it! – curry goat. Also good manish water (goat soup).
Negril
This Seven Mile Beach outpost of the Kingston ice cream empire serves huge scoops of its signature flavors, including grapenut and Dragon Stout.
Ocho Rios
The local branch of ever-popular patty chain, serving breakfasts and coco bread as well as cheese, beef, chicken and fish patties.
Ocho Rios
This branch of the ubiquitous but reliable food chain is good for cheap but filling take-out jerk dishes, curries and the like.
Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast
Ever reliable Jamaican chain selling patties of all varieties as well as breakfast porridge, saltfish and soup.
Kingston
Downtown branch of the always popular island chain, selling patties, porridge and soups. Eat in or take away.
Kingston, Blue Mountains & the Southeast Coast
Popular lunch spot cooking up Jamaican favorites such as stew pork, red pea soup and curry mutton.
Port Antonio
If all you're after is pizza, pure and simple, this hole-in-the-wall establishment is the place to head to. All the toppings you'd expect, plus a few…
Montego Bay
This restaurant provides a lovely setting from which to watch the sunset while drinking cocktails, followed by dinner on the elegant clifftop patio. That…
Montego Bay
As casual eats go, Toby’s is a good choice, especially if you’re staying on Sunset Dr and don’t feel like venturing onto the actual Hip Strip. The menu…
Negril
The concept of Pushcart is Jamaican favorites such as curried goat and oxtail, albeit minus Negril's street-food vendors. It's hard to argue with the…
Kingston
This 'Indian fusion' restaurant borrows liberally from across Asia, with plenty of north and south Indian classics, plus a smattering of Thai, Indonesian…
Jamaica
On first impressions, it looks like a modern run-of-the-mill fast-food place, but the menu is more ambitious than your typical Jamaican joint. There are…
Sonya's Homestyle Cooking & Juice
Kingston
A place that's famous for big traditional Jamaican breakfasts, washed down with fresh juices; the Sunday buffet (8:30am to midday) is particularly popular…
Negril
Replete with breakfasting locals and a few dreadlocked visitors, Goa is top of the morning for French toast, eggs and pancakes, alongside callaloo omelets…
