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Belcour Lodge (10 minutes from Papine in Maryland, reservation required) is a beautiful private, colonial-era home set in a lovely river valley amid expansive gardens. Robin and Michael Lumsden offer Culinary Tours that include a stroll around the yard. Visitors will find an apiary with 50 colonies, a citrus orchard, and an abundance of other fruit trees.
Tandoor (Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m, Sat 12-10 p.m., Sun 12-9:30 p.m. US$10-30) was born out of the ashes of Akbar that once occupied this little piece of real estate in the heart of New Kingston. The restaurant is owned by Pushpa, whose Indian restaurant in Northside Plaza has long been the best in town.
Bamboo Garden Restaurant (35 Ward Ave., tel. 876/962-4515, noon\10 p.m Mon.\Sat., 1\10 p.m Sun., US$7\30) serves Chinese food ranging from sweet and sour chicken to butterfly shrimp to lobster with butter and cola. The restaurant is located upstairs from Cash & Carry Supermarket.
Passage to India Restaurant & Bar (Shop 2, Fisherman's Point Resort, next to Ocho Rios Cruise Ship Pier, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. daily, US$11–26) serves authentic North Indian cuisine, with dishes like palak paneer, mala kofta, chicken vindaloo, lamb, lobster, and shrimp, as well as South Indian favorites like masala dosai and idli.
Majestic Sushi & Grill was built on the success of Taka's East Japanese Restaurant and shares the top-ranking for Japanese food in Jamaica. In fact, Majestic has outdone east when it comes to decor and ambiance, located at Villa Ronai, which many might have suspected would be a tough sell given it's by no means centrally located.
East Japanese Restaurant:(Call for price and to make reservation ) open everyday including holidays ( Holidays 12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Fri - Sat 11:00 p.m )
Dragon Gate (11am-9pm Mon.-Sat., noon-9pm Sun., from US$7) has excellent fried fricassee chicken and rice, chow mein, curried shrimp, and chicken and broccoli.
Di Dragon (2-10pm Mon.-Thurs., 2-11pm Fri./Sat., 2-9pm Sun., US$15-25/lb., or around US$60 for a modest meal for two) is an informal backyard Chinese food restaurant specialized in seafood dishes. Try the ginger scallion, black bean sauce, or salt and pepper shrimp, king crab, blue crab, snapper or lobster, and you'll have no regrets.
