B & M Market — which has been featured on Michelle Bernstein’s television show Check, Please! South Florida (Episode 106) and twice in the Miami Herald — has been open since 1980. And according to co-owner Nafeeza Ali, it is one of the first and longest-running West Indian grocery stores in Miami. In 1990, Nafeeza […]
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This cluttered roadside room contains some tables scattered about and a counter with stools in front and hand-printed signs behind it touting assorted breakfast, lunch, and dinner specials. Cliff’s seems left over from another era, and so do the prices. For $5.50 you can get a lunch of jerk chicken, pork chops, cow foot, or […]
Clive’s Cafe makes its mark with Jamaican favorites such as curry goat, oxtail, and jerk chicken. The original Wynwood location, which had been around for nearly four decades, closed, but the Little Haiti digs make for a colorful haven in which to eat some of the best Jamaican fare in Miami. The chicken is cooked […]
You don’t have to head all the way to the island nation to get your fill of Jamaican food — just to the Hammocks, to Island Restaurant & Variety Food Store. At this orange-walled eatery, you can sample all the traditional Jamaican eats that might otherwise be difficult to find. Think callaloo with codfish, oxtail, […]
Jamaica Kitchen has been simmering down south in the Sunset West Shopping Center for over 25 years. The owners seem to know most of the customers, a steady stream that stroll in, place their orders at the main counter, and exit bearing plastic grocery bags that can barely contain the foods’ aromatics – all to […]
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Chef Maurice Chang’s Chinese father and Jamaican mother taught him to make magic when he was growing up in Manchester Parish, near Jamaica’s southern coast. One of Chang’s signatures is an egg roll that’s unlike any you find folded in wax paper. It starts with a thin yellow egg batter on a griddle, and as […]
This lively spot is the sister restaurant to Aventura’s fast-casual Jamaican concept, Jrk! Mangrove sneakily appeared on the scene at the start of 2024. Those in the know visited it first as more of a late-night dance hall spot. Now in its full glory, Mangrove is a speakeasy-style, full-service restaurant with Jamaican dishes that are […]
On a busy strip off 441 in Miami Gardens sits a strip mall devoted to all things Caribbean. While trying to hustle for a hard-to-come-by parking space in this tiny lot, you barely notice the plain-Jane storefront located in the middle of the complex. Patty Place is a walk-through, 300-square-foot take-out joint where you can […]
You can find better Chinese food elsewhere, but Sango is unparalleled when it comes to serving up big portions of authentic, affordable, and delicious Jamaican cuisine. A rotating daily menu ensures fresh meals, but it also means you’ll have to consult the calendar when choosing which day to visit. Wednesday is jerk day, with succulent […]