Local food spots in Jamaica

16 food across 9 parishes, each tagged by how easy it is to reach, from easy access to hidden gems that need a guide.

Kingston

Y-Knot Bar & Grill Easy access
A laid-back waterfront seafood restaurant and bar on a wooden pier on the Norman Manley Highway, just before you drive into Port Royal and…
Coronation Market Easy access
Jamaica's largest open-air market, in downtown Kingston. Fresh produce, herbs, spices, patties, and fried dumplings from street carts. Best…

Morant Bay Market Off the beaten path
A working local market in the centre of Morant Bay, with pepper shrimp, curry goat and curry beef with rice and peas, fresh pineapple and…

Oshea's 876 Kitchen Easy access
A small local kitchen near Port Antonio serving jerk chicken, escovitch fish, curry goat, callaloo and plantains. It also offers catering…
Boston Jerk Centre Easy access
The home of Jamaican jerk. A cluster of family-run jerk pits and stalls at the top of Boston Bay, with pork and chicken slow-cooked over…

Tommy's Jerk Center Easy access
A local jerk spot at Salt Gut near Boscobel, serving jerk pork, chicken and fish, soup and curry goat. Inexpensive and popular with locals.
Assaney Foods and Jerk Hut Easy access
A local food and jerk spot on Stennett Street near Port Maria.

Lyming at Walkerswood Easy access
A local restaurant in Walkerswood serving jerk pork and chicken, curried goat, rice and peas, and sweet potato pudding in a relaxed setting.
Sharkies Seafood Easy access
A seafood restaurant at Salem near Runaway Bay, serving seafood platters. A handy meal stop on the north coast.
Scotchies Easy access
A well-known jerk spot at Drax Hall near Ocho Rios, serving jerk pork and chicken. Not a secret, but a solid food stop on the north coast.

CP Valley Smokehouse Off the beaten path
An open-air smokehouse in Duncans serving jerk fish and chicken, rice and peas, festival, and macaroni pie. A good roadside stop on the…

The Pork Pit Easy access
A Montego Bay classic on the Hip Strip, known for jerk pork and jerk chicken with festival and hard-dough bread. Not a secret, but an easy,…

Little Ochie Seafood Easy access
A beachside seafood restaurant at Alligator Pond on the south coast, serving lobster, curry and fish. Other seafood shacks sit close by, so…
Border Food Village Off the beaten path
A roadside seafood market on the St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland border, on the A2. Open-air stalls are praised for fried lobster, steamed…

Prendy's on the Beach Easy access
A seafood spot on the Hellshire beach strip, serving seafood boil, steamed fish, lobster, curried shrimp and crawfish.
Grants Jerk Easy access
A roadside jerk spot on the A1 serving jerk pork and chicken. A handy stop on the way between Kingston and the north coast.