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Yellow Canary (1 Harbour St., contact Crissie, cell tel. 876/404-8161, 8 a.m.5 p.mdaily, US$24.50), also known as Bramwell’s Restaurant, serves typical Jamaican fare for breakfast and lunch: ackee and saltfish, liver, corned beef, stew peas, cow foot, curry goat, stewed pork, brown stew fish, and fried chicken.
Nix Nax Centre (16 Harbour St., across from Texaco, tel. 876/993-2081 or cell tel. 876/329-4414, 8 a.m. 7 p.m Mon.Thurs., 8 a.m.8 p.m Fri.Sat., 28 p.m Sun., US$35) serves Jamaican favorites like fried chicken, curry goat, and stewed pork. Ackee with saltfish and stewed chicken are served for breakfast daily.
Wonderful Palace Fast Food (9 Harbour St., tel. 876/993-2169, 9 a.m.9 p.m Mon.Sat., 39 p.m Sun., US$38) has decent Chinese and Jamaican staples.
Dixon’s Corner Store (12 Bridge St., tel. 876/993-3840, 8:30 a.m.6:30 p.m Mon.Fri.) is an Ital restaurant serving excellent vegetarian dishes (US$3) like veggie chunks, veggie steak, fried whole-wheat dumplings, steamed cabbage, and saltfish. Delicious fresh juices (US$1) like sorrel and ginger are also served. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon run the place.
Anna Banana Restaurant (11 a.m.11 p.m daily) serves seafood and meat items prepared with Jamaican, Caribbean and soul food flair. Fish dishes cost about US$12/pound, with the pepper shrimp (highly recommended) at US$16/pound.
Survival Beach Restaurant (Allan Ave., Oliver Weir cell tel. 876/384-4730, son Everton cell tel. 876/442-5181) is an Ital shack on the beachfront marked by a yellow picket fence on East Harbour. Vegetarian food, jelly coconut, and Ital juices are served at reasonable prices (US$510).
Golden Happiness (2 West, tel. 876/993-2329, 10:30 a.m.10 p.m Mon.Sat., 29 p.m Sun.) is the best Chinese food in town, but the place lacks ambience and is best for takeout. The food is good value (US$47).
Cynthia’s (Winnifred Beach, tel. 876/347-7085 or 876/562-4860, 9 a.m.6 p.m daily), run by Cynthia Miller, serves the best fish, lobster, and chicken accompanied by vegetables, rice and peas, roast breadfruit, and festival at the best value (US$715). Painter, Cynthia’s business partner and chef, can be found out back in the kitchen.
Woody’s Low Bridge Place (10 a.m.10 p.m daily), run by Charles "Woody" Cousins and his charismatic wife Cherry, is definitively the coolest snack bar and restaurant in Port Antonio; it serves what is quite possibly the best burger (US$2.50) in Jamaica.
Sir P’s Cook Shop (cell tel. 876/787-5514) serves up local dishes like jerk chicken, roast fish and bammy, conch, and natural juices. Peanut porridge and pastries are served in the morning.
