Ackee Tree Restaurant (8 a.m.-10 p.m daily, US$5-8) serves the best Ital stew and local dishes and is frequented by popular artists in the know. Noel "Wall" Masters runs the joint.

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Ackee Tree Restaurant (8 a.m.-10 p.m daily, US$5-8) serves the best Ital stew and local dishes and is frequented by popular artists in the know. Noel "Wall" Masters runs the joint.
Beach Road SeaFood Restaurant (across from Roots Bamboo, 8 a.m.\9 p.m Mon.\Sat., free delivery) serves fish, lobster, soursop fish, conch, and shrimp. Devon "Tiger" Reid is the shop owner. Late Night Hot Spot Bar is located next door.
Rankcle Stankcle fish shop, run by Owen Keith Oliver "Taurus" Morgan operates out of a riverside corner of the Negril Fishing Cooperative.
The Black Star Line is an Ital restaurant located at Bongo's Farm in Sheffield, serving natural foods out of calabash bowls, natural juices, and jelly coconut water. The eatery is open by reservation only.
Kuyaba (7 a.m.\11 p.m daily, US$12\27) has consistently decent, but pricey, international and Jamaican fusion cuisine, including pork kebab, brown stew conch, peppered steak, and seafood linguine lobster for main courses.
Whistling Bird Private Club for Fine Dining (7 a.m.\7 p.m, by reservation only) specializes in gourmet five-course meals (US$35) that offer a choice of dishes that include "Grandma's Favourite" pepperpot soup, pineapple chicken, escovitch fish, stuffed grouper, and bourbon rock lobster.
The Lobster House (at Sunrise Club, beside Coral Seas Garden, noon\11 p.m daily) serves Italian and Jamaican food: Dishes range from pasta with tomato sauce (US$8) to gnocchi (US$12), pizza baked in a wood-fired brick oven (US$10\16), and grilled lobster (US$26). Wines are about US$24\26, and great coffee is served.
The Boat Bar (between Rondel Village and Mariposa, 8 a.m.\10 p.m daily, US$10\30) is a favorite that has been serving chicken, fish, shrimp, goat, pork, and steak since 1983. The garlic lobster gets rave reviews. Bunny and Angie are the proprietors.
Ristorante da Gino (7 a.m.\11 p.m daily) is a good Italian restaurant managed by Vivian Reid, the wife of the late Gino. He was killed in 2005, allegedly by Italian thugs. The menu includes mixed salad (US$5), spaghetti alioli (US$10), linguine lobster (US$20), grilled lobster (US$25), and mixed grilled fish (US$30).
Marley's by the Sea does breakfast (8 a.m.\10 p.m), lunch by the beach grill, and dinner with a rotating menu including items like shrimp linguini (US$15) or pan-fried pork and mozzarella (US$18).