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You’ll find a wider choice of restaurants than anywhere else in Jamaica and an excellent standard of food. Most places offer variations on traditional Jamaican fare, but you'll also find good Chinese, Indian and Italian cuisine. |
If you want a meal with a view, head to Port Royal for the waterside restaurant at Morgan's Harbour hotel or any of the fish places dotted around the village.For informal lunches, head to the food courts at Sovereign Centre in Hope Road, Island Life Plaza on St Lucia Avenue, the huge Marketplace complex in the Constant Spring Arcade or the two Manor Plazas on Constant Spring Road. If you're after truly authentic jerk chicken, try any of the smoking oil-drum barbecues set up on street corners.
1. Akbar. The best Indian food in town, in a tastefully decorated but rather dark air-conditioned indoor dining room. All the regular dishes, roti and plenty of vegetarian choices. The all-you-can-eat weekday lunchtime buffet (J$500) is well worth it if you're hungry.
11 Holborn Rd tel 876/922-3247
2. Carlos Café. Friendly place off Oxford Road with appealing décor and excellent service. Decent and inexpensive, food ranges from salads and sandwiches to steaks, seafood and pasta.
22 Belmont Rd
3. The Grog Shoppe. A shady spot on the Devon House grounds serving standard Jamaican meals at lunchtime and more European fare (and prices) in the evening. There are regular theme nights, such as all-you-can-eat crab night.
Devon House tel 876/929-7029
4. Heather’s Garden Restaurant. Solid Jamaican food in a quiet location with an extensive, medium-priced menu and a daily seafood speciality.
9 Haining Rd
5. Hot Pot. Popular spot for typical Jamaican meals in the heart of New Kingston, with excellent breakfasts, including cornmeal and banana porridge and saltfish combinations, and lunches of fish and bammy, curry goat, stewed beef and the usual Jamaican staples.
2 Altamont Terrace
6. JamRock. A perfect and always busy combination of bar, hangout, restaurant and patisserie; favourite among Jamaican dishes is the sumptuous "Jerk Nyamwich", and you can also get salads, soups, burgers, sandwiches, excellent patties, pastries and espresso or cappuccino.
69 Knutsford Blvd
7. Mother Earth. Centrally located and business like vegetarian restaurant doing a cracking trade. The menu changes daily; expect good Jamaican staples for breakfast and imaginative lunches with lots of pulses, soya and tofu. The patties are excellent, as are the natural juices and soya ice cream.
13 Oxford Terrace
8. Norma’s on the Terrace. Upscale eatery, situated on the terrace of the old Devon House stables and serving gourmet Jamaican food with an international twist. Menu highlights include peppered beef salad, smoked marlin and seafood chowder; afternoon teas feature delectable pastries. It's also good for a late-night espresso accompanied by one of the superb desserts.
Devon House tel 876/968-5488
9. Our Place. Laid-back place offers excellent Jamaican cooking and attracts a regular crew of lunchers. All the staples, from conch soup to curry goat, and evening specials such as janga night on Fridays. The bar is nice for a quiet drink.
102 Hope Rd
10. Red Bones Blues Café. Stylish, upmarket restaurant-cum-music venue with a distinguished but laid-back atmosphere, serving imaginative Jamaican-style food.
21 Braemar Ave tel 876/978-8262
