| AKBAR | Good Indian and Thai restaurant in the Half Moon Shopping Village.Gloucester Ave, Montego Bay 876-979-0113 |
| THE HOUSEBOAT | Floating restaurant in Freeport, ferry across from parking area. Pepper shrimp, tenderloin, seafood. Reasonable prices and very good. Call for reservations. Request a table on the outside deck for view! Recommended! Freeport Rd, Montego Bay 876-979-8845 |
THE PORK PIT | You can’t leave Jamaica without consuming jerk pork, jerk chicken (spicy or mild) and Wonder Bread. East of town is SCOTCHIE’S, reputed to have the best jerk on the island. Jerk pork, fish, chicken and breadfruit. 27 Gloucester Ave, Montego Bay · 876-952-1046. |
| THE BREWERY | Casual downtown bar and restaurant on the Hip Strip. Big screen TV and Karaoke. Wide variety of cuisine. Gloucester Ave, Miranda Ridge Plaza, Montego Bay · 876-940-2433 |
| THE PELICAN | Casual Denny’s-type restaurant on the Hip Strip. Good for kids, Jamaican food. Also serves alcohol. 952-1371 Gloucester Ave, Montego Bay · 876-952-3171 |
| THE NATIVE | Open for lunch and dinner. Outdoor terrace dining overlooking Walter Fletcher Beach and the coastline. Good local food. Gloucester Avenue (the Hip Strip) 29 Gloucester Ave, Montego Bay · 876-979-2769 or 876-940-4390 |
| SUGAR MILL | Opposite Half Moon golf pro shop. Outdoor dining in a lighted garden. One of the best. Coast Rd, Half Moon Golf, Tennis and Beach Resort, Montego Bay · 876-953-2314 |
| ROUND HILL DINING ROOM | Good and pricey. Al-fresco dining by the sea for lunch and dinner. Also, piano bar and entertainment two nights each week. Upscale. Rte A1, North Coast Hwy, Round Hill Hotel, Montego Bay · Reservations 876-956-7050 |
| ROUND HILL BEACH PARTY | Every MONDAY Beach barbecue buffet with Calypso band. Every FRIDAY Jamaica night with Jamaican buffet plus steel band or reggae band and Jamaican floor show. $49 for dinner and music (beverages extra). 50% discount for children under 12 years old. Reservations 876 956-7050 |
| MARGUERITES | Good restaurant over the water on Gloucester Ave (the Hip Strip). Formal dining room with excellent (pricey) menu. Flambé lobster, shrimp, fish and desserts. Fine for adults. 952-4777 Next door is Jimmy Buffett’s MARGARITAVILLE Sports Bar and disco with big screen tv, water slide, good light menu. Fun for teenagers and playful adults. Gloucester Ave. 876 952-4777 |
| GROOVY GROUPER | Doctor’s Cave on the Hip Strip in MoBay. Calamari, jerk pork and chicken, ribs, conch, crab cakes, snapper, burgers, Key Lime pie. All-you-can-eat seafood and live music each Friday. Modest prices. On the beach! Cave on the Hip Strip in MoBay 876 952-8287 |
| THE LOBSTER TRAP | Authentic Jamaican ultra-casual spot. Outdoor tables piled high with charcoal-grilled lobster — on the edge of the beach in Hopewell between Tryall and Round Hill. Do call for reservations 876-783-5046 Do not dress up. |
| WINE WITH ME | Attractive modern restaurant with upscale menu. 33 Gloucester Ave downtown. 876 588 9162 or 371 4804 |
| VALRIE‘S | For authentic Jamaican food prepared by Valrie herself, try this small roadside eatery in Sandy Bay (2 miles west of Tryall). Plastic utensils, plates heaped high, inexpensive, an occasional puppy in the car park, locals’ favorite). Breakfast, lunch and dinner ~ but call first to be sure she’s open. 876 953 5048. |
| THE PRINCE OF WHALES | Half Moon Shopping Village. Authentic English Pub serving such favorites as Spotted Duck, Toad in the Hole and Steak & Kidney Pie. Good place for lunch while exploring the Shopping Village. 876-953-9970 |
| TRYALL GREAT HOUSE | Continental dining inside or on a terrace under the stars. View! Happy hour 5-6:30, sunset cocktails and hors d’oeuvres (ONLY Tryall villa guests). The Tryall Club 12 miles west of Montego Bay. 876 956-5660 |
| BLUE BEAT | Jazz bar on Gloucester Ave (the Hip Strip). Have dinner at Marguerites, then go next door to hear good live jazz. Gloucester Ave 876-952-4777 |
| EL CAMPAY GALLO | Cuban restaurant Basic but good food and atmosphere – on the Hip Strip. 876-531 0637 |
| MOBAY YACHT CLUB | Burgers, coconut shrimp, filet, conch, crab cakes. Friday Happy Hour & all-you-can-eat buffet. 876-979-8038 |
| THE WHITE WITCH | Restaurant high up on the golf course serves a good lunch that comes with a breathtaking view. |
| RITZ CARLTON HOTEL | JASMINES is considered by some to be one of the best restaurants in Montego Bay, world-class cuisine blending Asian and Jamaican specialties. Excellent and pricey. also HORIZONS and MANGOES in the Ritz. Rose Hall, St. James Jamaica, W.I. 876-953-2800 |