Cannonball Café (7 a.m.–7 p.m. Mon.–Fri., 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat.–Sun.) prepares sandwiches (US$5), beef lasagna (US$9), quiches (US$9), and salad (US$7), in addition to coffee (US$3), pastries, scones (US$3.50), and juices. The atmosphere is relaxing and cozy; wireless Internet is offered free for customers at all locations.
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Cafés & Pastry Shops
Kingston
Carlos Café
Carlos Café is a Cuban-inspired bar with Martini Mondays (two for one 6–9 p.m.) and karaoke on Fridays (9:30 p.m.–1 a.m.). Prices range from US$1.50 for garlic bread to US$18.50 for lobster or filet mignon.
Cannonball Café
Cannonball Café (7 a.m.–6 p.m. Mon.–Sat.) serves sandwiches (US$4.50), lasagna (US$9), quiche (US$9), and salads (US$7), in addition to coffee (US$3), pastries, scones (US$3.50), and juices. The atmosphere is relaxing and cozy; wireless Internet is offered free for customers at all three locations: New Kingston, Barbican, and Manor Park.
Earl's Juice Garden
Earl's Juice Garden makes excellent juices and baked goods (US$2–5). Owners Earl and Cheryl Chong offer free seminars on the last Saturday of each month (22 Westminster Rd., tel. 876/920-7009, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.) and have a culinary academy (at the Red Hills Rd. location, 2–6 p.m. on the last Sunday of the month) where the Chongs teach students how to prepare 11 raw dishes and one cooked.
Mother Earth
Mother Earth (8 a.m.–4 p.m. Mon.–Sat., US$4.50–5.50) is an excellent veggie and fish joint owned by Georgia Adams serving pepper pot, fish, red pea, and gungo pea soups and entrees like tofu creole, Chinese veggie steak, veggie mince balls, two-bean stew, ackee and saltfish, and tofu or fish chop suey. Meals are accompanied by roti or rice and peas, pumpkin rice, and calalloo rice. Fresh natural juices (US$2–2.25) include beet root, cane, calalloo, June plum, orange, and papaya.
Nick & Allis
Nick & Allis (10 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Mon.–Thurs., 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Fri.–Sat.) serves fruit salads, wraps, sandwiches (US$2.25–4.50) and fruit juices (US$1.50–2).
Pastry Passions
Pastry Passions (10 a.m.–9 p.m. Mon.–Sat., 2–9 p.m. Sun.) serves excellent pastries and coffee.
Jamaica Juice
Jamaica Juice (10 a.m.–9:30 p.m. Mon.–Thurs., 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Fri.–Sat., noon–9 p.m. Sun., US$3–5) is perhaps the best shop in Sovereign's food court, with fresh juices, smoothies, as well as food items, most notably chicken or chickpea roti. The mango smoothie is highly recommended.
Café Aubergine
Café Aubergine ( , noon–9 p.m. Sat.–Sun., US$15–30) had the first tavern license to sell booze to the carriage men taking the two-day journey over the mountains to the North Coast from Kingston and Spanish Town. Today it is a well-recognized local favorite with Old World charm, serving a mix of Caribbean and Mediterranean cuisine.
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